Model S Plaid Revealed
06-12-2021, 05:42 PM
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06-13-2021, 10:25 AM
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Umm, who cares if it's better tech? Yeah, it's fast. So are plenty of other cars.
Heck even a "regular" Tesla is faster than most high end sports cars in a straight line. Great for it and its owners. So what?
Many of us care far more about 0-60 or track times.
Sounds like you're arguing with yourself.
Heck even a "regular" Tesla is faster than most high end sports cars in a straight line. Great for it and its owners. So what?
Many of us care far more about 0-60 or track times.
Sounds like you're arguing with yourself.
I like the Corvette just as much as you all, but I won't drink cool-aid. The other technological approach is superior in every way. The Plaid will destroy the C8 on the track as well as on the drag strip. And probably beat the C8 Z08 (if it ever comes out) on the track as well. Truth hurts.
06-13-2021, 10:58 AM
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Look I love Corvette's and have owned many, my C5 TT in particular getting two articles in Vette Magazine. My current C7 Z with 2650 Maggie is far more fun to drive than my C8, the C8 is far more fun to look at than the C7. But when I sold my Tesla Model 3 Performance to a family member who was commuting a lot...it's the only car I ever missed selling. So I guess that means I was really satisfied driving it. I'm not going to miss the C8 at all. The ME platform will be around for a while and in about 2 more years it will be old news. I really hope that GM releases a C8 that can keep up with a Tesla Model S Plaid. I may go back to a Vette when that day comes. But I know a lot of people from Porsche, Lambo, Vette, and Bugatti might be in denial...but there now is a car for less than $150K that will wipe the floor with them in each of the perspective areas....and hold 3 more passengers. Think about it...how much does it take to get a C5, C6, C7, or C8 into the low 9's and a 0-60 below 2 secs? Do they even have street tires...or are they running drag radials also? Telsa Model S is running on 21" wheels....not 15-18" DR setups. I have said it for over a year and all of the cry babies in the C8 section talk smack but it is the truth...GM needs a hybrid C8 that will perform as good on the street as a Tesla from 0-60....that is what 90% of the C8 cheerleaders rave about it is how fast it gets to 60mph. That is what the world has become now.
06-13-2021, 12:18 PM
#64
Melting Slicks
Can a Tesla do a 25-30 minute session on track?
Real question, I've never seen one try.
Real question, I've never seen one try.
06-13-2021, 03:34 PM
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A Tesla
06-13-2021, 07:19 PM
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That’s great, but why did this get moved to the C8 Z06/ZR1 section and not the other cars forum? 
I wonder what kind of real world results will be achievable with the Plaid S and what the rest of the industry will build.
I feel like Tesla’s days of being the only game in town are rapidly approaching their end with the EPA regulations etc, will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Whats this car cost with no options checked, what about the one pictured above (roadster)? That’s a good looking car.
I wonder what kind of real world results will be achievable with the Plaid S and what the rest of the industry will build.
I feel like Tesla’s days of being the only game in town are rapidly approaching their end with the EPA regulations etc, will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Whats this car cost with no options checked, what about the one pictured above (roadster)? That’s a good looking car.
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06-13-2021, 08:05 PM
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Melting Slicks
Unplugged Performance Reveals Insane Model S Plaid Pikes Peak Racer (motortrend.com)
"Illustrating this point, Schaffer points out that as the state of charge decreased in the Model 3, "the power would go down in ratio to some degree." The same does not hold true for the Unplugged Performance's Pikes Plaid racer. At one point Pobst rolled into the pits at Laguna Seca with 34 percent charge remaining, only to announce the car feels as quick as it does with a full charge. "That's a big difference."
"Pobst was able to silently pass several Lamborghinis, Porsches, and McLarens, before shattering the splitter on his second lap of the day."
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06-13-2021, 08:10 PM
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Look I love Corvette's and have owned many, my C5 TT in particular getting two articles in Vette Magazine. My current C7 Z with 2650 Maggie is far more fun to drive than my C8, the C8 is far more fun to look at than the C7. But when I sold my Tesla Model 3 Performance to a family member who was commuting a lot...it's the only car I ever missed selling. So I guess that means I was really satisfied driving it. I'm not going to miss the C8 at all. The ME platform will be around for a while and in about 2 more years it will be old news. I really hope that GM releases a C8 that can keep up with a Tesla Model S Plaid. I may go back to a Vette when that day comes. But I know a lot of people from Porsche, Lambo, Vette, and Bugatti might be in denial...but there now is a car for less than $150K that will wipe the floor with them in each of the perspective areas....and hold 3 more passengers. Think about it...how much does it take to get a C5, C6, C7, or C8 into the low 9's and a 0-60 below 2 secs? Do they even have street tires...or are they running drag radials also? Telsa Model S is running on 21" wheels....not 15-18" DR setups. I have said it for over a year and all of the cry babies in the C8 section talk smack but it is the truth...GM needs a hybrid C8 that will perform as good on the street as a Tesla from 0-60....that is what 90% of the C8 cheerleaders rave about it is how fast it gets to 60mph. That is what the world has become now.
06-14-2021, 10:46 AM
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06-14-2021, 02:18 PM
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Look I love Corvette's and have owned many, my C5 TT in particular getting two articles in Vette Magazine. My current C7 Z with 2650 Maggie is far more fun to drive than my C8, the C8 is far more fun to look at than the C7. But when I sold my Tesla Model 3 Performance to a family member who was commuting a lot...it's the only car I ever missed selling. So I guess that means I was really satisfied driving it. I'm not going to miss the C8 at all. The ME platform will be around for a while and in about 2 more years it will be old news. I really hope that GM releases a C8 that can keep up with a Tesla Model S Plaid. I may go back to a Vette when that day comes. But I know a lot of people from Porsche, Lambo, Vette, and Bugatti might be in denial...but there now is a car for less than $150K that will wipe the floor with them in each of the perspective areas....and hold 3 more passengers. Think about it...how much does it take to get a C5, C6, C7, or C8 into the low 9's and a 0-60 below 2 secs? Do they even have street tires...or are they running drag radials also? Telsa Model S is running on 21" wheels....not 15-18" DR setups. I have said it for over a year and all of the cry babies in the C8 section talk smack but it is the truth...GM needs a hybrid C8 that will perform as good on the street as a Tesla from 0-60....that is what 90% of the C8 cheerleaders rave about it is how fast it gets to 60mph. That is what the world has become now.
imo Tesla does need a top notch design team for both the exterior and interior, because looks do matter and EV competitors will seize on it.
I doubt i'll own an EV in my life time as my DD vehicle, unless they can match ranges of the ICE and the ease of re-charging equal to the ICE fill-up.
06-14-2021, 08:20 PM
#77
Melting Slicks
Yep.
imo Tesla does need a top notch design team for both the exterior and interior, because looks do matter and EV competitors will seize on it.
I doubt i'll own an EV in my life time as my DD vehicle, unless they can match ranges of the ICE and the ease of re-charging equal to the ICE fill-up.
imo Tesla does need a top notch design team for both the exterior and interior, because looks do matter and EV competitors will seize on it.
I doubt i'll own an EV in my life time as my DD vehicle, unless they can match ranges of the ICE and the ease of re-charging equal to the ICE fill-up.
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06-14-2021, 09:00 PM
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Look I love Corvette's and have owned many, my C5 TT in particular getting two articles in Vette Magazine. My current C7 Z with 2650 Maggie is far more fun to drive than my C8, the C8 is far more fun to look at than the C7. But when I sold my Tesla Model 3 Performance to a family member who was commuting a lot...it's the only car I ever missed selling. So I guess that means I was really satisfied driving it. I'm not going to miss the C8 at all. The ME platform will be around for a while and in about 2 more years it will be old news. I really hope that GM releases a C8 that can keep up with a Tesla Model S Plaid. I may go back to a Vette when that day comes. But I know a lot of people from Porsche, Lambo, Vette, and Bugatti might be in denial...but there now is a car for less than $150K that will wipe the floor with them in each of the perspective areas....and hold 3 more passengers. Think about it...how much does it take to get a C5, C6, C7, or C8 into the low 9's and a 0-60 below 2 secs? Do they even have street tires...or are they running drag radials also? Telsa Model S is running on 21" wheels....not 15-18" DR setups. I have said it for over a year and all of the cry babies in the C8 section talk smack but it is the truth...GM needs a hybrid C8 that will perform as good on the street as a Tesla from 0-60....that is what 90% of the C8 cheerleaders rave about it is how fast it gets to 60mph. That is what the world has become now.
If it’s a 25-30 minute race then the C7Z06 will win even if it has to run at a slower pace short shifting to keep temps in check it’d still be faster than a Tesla at “part throttle”
06-14-2021, 09:04 PM
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06-15-2021, 07:26 AM
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good point. but hey the environment will be safer (jest).....hahah