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07-05-2012, 09:17 AM | #1 | |
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Why did Tesla offered only 10 minutes test drives of the Model S?
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07-05-2012, 02:16 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like a typical 'first drive' media launch to me. Why did journalists only get 2 or 3 laps around a small racetrack when the GT-86 was launched? Oh, because they were pre-production cars and weren't supposed to be judged as production-ready vehicles.
The weird thing here.. is that it sounds like they might have been driving production-ready Teslas. |
07-05-2012, 06:50 PM | #3 |
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Reviews have also been ridiculously glowing - even included in R&T's best muscle car list... seriously?
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07-06-2012, 08:00 AM | #4 |
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Let's see, an electric vehicle with a limited range battery, an event with a limited timeframe, a bunch of people all wanting to take a turn, and they complain that their time was limited?
I think the writer is trolling, electric cars are always good for controversy. |
07-06-2012, 10:04 AM | #5 |
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Muscle cars are grouped by explosive feel and 1/4 mile times. A Tesla does have similar 1/4 times as a Camaro SS or Mustang GT. It only has HP equivalent to 400+hp and torque of 300+lbs, but it is all available from 0 RPMs. From what I understand the Tesla does have only about half the range, but how much does one drive over 3 hours per day in a Muscle Car?
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07-06-2012, 10:30 AM | #6 | |
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Muscle cars also sound awesome, are tail happy, and are decidedly masculine. The Tesla has a hubba bubba pink vag in comparison. Since the comparison is so ridiculous, I am questioning the rest of the reviews as well. Maybe I should just go drive it and find out 1st hand. |
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07-06-2012, 11:49 AM | #7 |
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They don't want the press to know what will happen in the eleventh minute.
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07-06-2012, 12:12 PM | #8 |
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One thing in particular about the Model S control knobs ... all have the highest setting of eleven, unlike standard muscle cars, whose settings are typically numbered from 0 to 10. These go to eleven.
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07-06-2012, 12:35 PM | #10 |
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07-06-2012, 01:24 PM | #11 |
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Why are we discussing a online blog with poor grammar in THE TITLE!!!
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07-06-2012, 04:23 PM | #12 |
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^^^Do we care?^^^
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