Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway

shah269 · 02-14-2013, 03:37 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/au...SAw5wFvyVdJ5mg

Naptime · 02-14-2013, 03:40 PM

Uber V8 · 02-14-2013, 04:39 PM

checkmate.

http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most...iar-test-drive

kyleb350 · 02-14-2013, 05:09 PM

Props to Tesla for data capturing. If what they refute is true, the editor is just trying to make a bigger story out of a normal road test.

Edmbimmer88 · 02-14-2013, 09:23 PM

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013...?smid=pl-share

The rebuttal.

just4kickz · 02-14-2013, 09:38 PM

lol who to believe?

Vic311 · 02-14-2013, 10:02 PM

Elementary my dear Watson...

shah269 · 02-14-2013, 10:49 PM

I have had the chance to drive the Tesla Lotus.
I hated it. It was like the car had it's engine sitting on the roof.
Turn too hard and too fast and wooooooh stand back as this baby start to get sick!
And don't push it too hard on a hot day in NJ traffic or the engine will over heat.
Over all I was not impressed.
Good idea? YES! Will they figure it out one day? YES!
Is that day today? Sadly no.

Comet · 02-15-2013, 06:12 AM

I believe Tesla

also:

johanness · 02-15-2013, 12:47 PM

Tesla = garbage

Elon: "Broder in fact drove at speeds from 65 mph to 81 mph"

Such tragedy. The tester must have been out to lunch to want to keep up with traffic and use his heater.

Let battery tech catch up to Elons imagination of what he thinks his car is.

mact3333 · 02-15-2013, 04:06 PM

I was one of the early ones who out a deposit for Model S...I canceled order and got an M3 instead at that time.

I recently saw a Model S and I am glad I didnt buy one...not built well at all...the hinges and welds looked very cheap and interior materials felt cheap too.

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shah269 Major 322 Rep 1,035 Posts Drives: 2009 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Stalled Out on Tesla’s Electric Highway http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/au...SAw5wFvyVdJ5mg
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Uber V8 Volcano Knuckles 416 Rep 491 Posts Drives: 2017 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	checkmate. http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most...iar-test-drive
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kyleb350 Brigadier General 429 Rep 4,709 Posts Drives: '21 X3MC Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee iTrader: (6)	Props to Tesla for data capturing. If what they refute is true, the editor is just trying to make a bigger story out of a normal road test.
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Edmbimmer88 Private First Class 14 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 25 iX40 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (3)	http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013...?smid=pl-share The rebuttal. __________________ Electric/Hybrid - 2025 BMW iX 40/2016 BMW X5 40e Fossil Fuel SUV- 2010 BMW X5 35d Fossil Fuel Car - 2009 BMW M3 e92/2010 BMW 535i/2006 BMW 330i e90
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Vic311 Banned 42 Rep 1,463 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Elementary my dear Watson...
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shah269 Major 322 Rep 1,035 Posts Drives: 2009 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I have had the chance to drive the Tesla Lotus. I hated it. It was like the car had it's engine sitting on the roof. Turn too hard and too fast and wooooooh stand back as this baby start to get sick! And don't push it too hard on a hot day in NJ traffic or the engine will over heat. Over all I was not impressed. Good idea? YES! Will they figure it out one day? YES! Is that day today? Sadly no.
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Comet Troll Harder 403 Rep 596 Posts Drives: 997 GT3, 997 4 GTS, X6M Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal, Beirut iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 Porsche GT3 [8.00] 2012 Porsche 4 GTS [5.34]	I believe Tesla also: __________________ Last edited by Comet; 02-15-2013 at 06:18 AM..
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johanness Banned 56 Rep 1,739 Posts Drives: 2008 Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, Vancouver iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4M COUPE [7.00] 2012 BMW X1 xDrive 28i [9.00]	Tesla = garbage Elon: "Broder in fact drove at speeds from 65 mph to 81 mph" Such tragedy. The tester must have been out to lunch to want to keep up with traffic and use his heater. Let battery tech catch up to Elons imagination of what he thinks his car is.
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mact3333 Captain 126 Rep 876 Posts Drives: 16' YMB/Blk F82 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Portland Area iTrader: (1)	I was one of the early ones who out a deposit for Model S...I canceled order and got an M3 instead at that time. I recently saw a Model S and I am glad I didnt buy one...not built well at all...the hinges and welds looked very cheap and interior materials felt cheap too.
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