@@ChrisDied since we reached this milestone (spoken of by OP) give it some time let ev charging stations increase in numbers, even more than 5000 miles won't be an issue... Its not a matter of if, its just a question of when..
Recently took a ride in a Plaid. The torque is mind blowing. Your eyes go to the back of your head, your stomach feels like you road a ride on the fair midway. The car is scary fast.
@@tonybtrucks3029 ALL I drive is manual. What do you mean by "where you going with this"? I already made my point. Did it sail right over your head? The point is that it requires NO SKILL to push a pedal to the floor and hold a steering wheel straight. Here you are congratulating a driver for his great performance when IT DOESN'T TAKE ANY SKILL with an automatic and launch control. A child could do it. What part of this are you not comprehending?
@@Unit_104really? I’m giving the driver of the ZR1 a compliment for a good launch and probably one of the better times he’s run only to have your insecure ass criticizing the compliment. That’s about as pathetic as it gets.
I was just thinking the same thing. Great off line but the transmission is the killer. Having to convert power of the motor, losing power in that conversion, and then having to fight with a direct driven electric motor throwing all of its torque and power to the wheels, it's a wrap
To everyone pointing out that the plaid is fast, *yes, we know*. I think we are all just impressed that someone managed to race against a plaid and *not* look like their car was standing still. In fact, after just running a 9, I will bet that Tesla driver was at least a little surprised to look out his peripheral vision a second into the race and actually see his opponent THERE, and not entirely in his rearview mirror. Give that Vette and it’s driver some credit.
Why would anyone give a Corvette credit? All that Motor and no technology. My M8 is like my copilot. I talk to it to change music switch driving modes and book and cancel appointments while it navigates me, gives me a massage, and gets me to your moms house in record time
The speed of an EV is one thing, but a lot of people underestimate the advantage they have when they don't have to shift gears. The Tesla just pulls all the way and the other cars fall back a bit every time they shift gears.
@@HoldFastFilms lol which is what a massive lithium battery can't handle overtime. You do realize these things blow up more than the media reports? This is like the scam video with the truck pulling a 4×2 ford with no load in the back. Next time they used a f250 with a light load and it toyed with the tesla. Not many people comprehend torque and mechanics which is why that video was misleading.
That’s so right, before Tesla they talked shit about horse powers, zero to sixty etc. Now, they said “oh well corvette got a better sound, Ferrari is better looking, Lamborghini is cool “😂😂😂😂
A car where your grandmother can push a button and do a 10 second quarter mile does not impress me as much as a stick shift car with no traction control and loses by a few car lengths.
Aint it crazy back in 60s /70s made some beautiful Air Power for the USA but we were building SQUARE CARS....... you can see we were way behind the times...
@@mikeyfourbarrel8473 First cars were steam then came electric and gas. In the late 1800's (1896 I think) there were more electric cars than gas, sometimes society makes the wrong turn. "Electric vehicles actually have their origin in the 1800s. The first American electric car was developed by William Morrison in 1891. His six-passenger wagon reached a top speed of 14 mph (though it is worth noting that in 1899 the land speed record was set by an electric vehicle at 66 mph)." Where would battery tech be if we didn't make that mistake?
@@TugIronChief I fucking hate Tesla and their Musky Dutch Tank CEO, however no conventional vehicle was ever going to beat a Tesla. Eclectic vehicles are simply and objectively better. It's not bias, it's science.
When I was a teenager working in a huge warehouse, riding across the warehouse in an electric cart, I always wondered what if they could just put in a giant battery and big electric motor in one of those. Wouldn’t it just practically fly off the ground? Well, here we are it seems.
@@davieee1168 serious questions: Is building a Tesla and its batteries that much worse on the environment than building any other car? Does the 1 time impact of mining whatever is needed for the batteries affect the environment more than the decades of pollution created in the lifetime of every gasoline powered car? And what do you mean by them not being practical? From what I've heard they're very roomy on the inside since the space taken by the typical drivetrain and power plant is freed up. And who drives more than 200 miles a day? Unless you're taking road trips all the time, there shouldn't be any worry about running out of power during a typical week.
@@myetoob23 The INCREDIBLE tonnage of earth required to be mined to create just one battery is staggering. The rare earth metals needed are just not easy to get to. And how much oil/gas must be consumed to to extract them? Then, when the battery is at end of life, it must be disposed. These ARE NOT good for the environment. And the rate at which they will accumulate will only accelerate. Regarding range issues, when new, is not as much a problem. The batteries, however, lose range as they age. To make matters worse, EVs operating in cold climates become FAR less efficient, making older EVs in colder climates essentially totally impractical for many. I know because my friend in Texas bought a Model X from his friend in Wisconsin who just couldn’t use it as he needed to in the cold. Super fast? Yes. Practical for drivers in the cold? Not as much.
@@davieee1168 Elon Musk did not found Tesla Motors. The answer was lithium ion batteries that made easily portable computing devices possible. It was an inevitable development really. The AC Propulsion tzero is actually where Tesla Inc got its start. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Propulsion_tzero
@@myetoob23 To the stupid politicians who coined and use the phrase God Guns and Babies. I think God Guns and Condoms would be more appropriate. WE are breeding this planet out of existence!!!! More babies more pollution BOTTOM LINE! Those same idiotic individuals don't even want BIRTH CONTROL now. Total POS
@@terryhodges5850 the batteries have a 10 year warranty. I'm sure in 10 years on a gas car you spend more than 7k for the battery on a tesla. You spend more than 7k in just gas, oil changes, regular breaks, tires, batteries and other maintenance on a gas vehicle. That's not including serious issues with gas engines after 10 years.
@@terryhodges5850 - I’m not sure where you’re from but Tesla are cheaper than those high performance cars plus you and your passengers ride in comfort. I take it you don’t own a 9sec combustion engine car to understand the difference in price point.
I'm a huge car guy. Obviously can't beat the sounds of a fuel supplied engine. But I think everyone needs to marvel at what a true piece of engineering tesla has created. A 100 year old man could jump in, hit the pedal and run 9s every time. When guys spend years of hard earned money to break into the 9s and rarely consistently.
The funny thing is that EVs have SUCH an incredibly efficient motor that the fact that the batteries have a FAR lower energy density than gasoline (A Tesla Model S P100D has the energy equivalent of a 4 gallon gas tank) means that there is MASSIVE room for improvement on that front. Not much improvement is needed on the motor front - they're doing just fine. But imagine what a Model S plaid would do with, say, 1000lbs less weight (assuming we can improve battery energy density sufficiently).
I agree...although we’re also bumping up against the limits of tire adhesion. Personally I don’t see any need for a car faster than my Model 3 LR let alone the Plaid. On another note, how silly does a “fast car body design” look when simple sedans are this quick!?
@@johncahill3644 exactly...wonder how much weight you can take off the plaid all else equal and not have the tires spin when mashing from a stop...already on my model 3 performance if the tires are a bit worn there is a tiny amount of wheel spin
@@rm1626 The acceleration from a dead stop is what the Tesla Roadster will resolve with the SpaceX package (10,000 psi air cylinder). Other ways to help with fast take-off from a dead stop is to implement a system like the McMurtry Spéirling car, that has 2000kg of downforce at 0mph due to fans sucking it to the ground. Cool stuff!
5-seater family sedan with two large trunks vs 2 person sports car with barely a small trunk.. Props to the vette for knowing how to launch but it’s mind blowing how fast the Tesla is. Imagine if Tesla had a car similar to the Corvette..
Friend checked one of these out from work a few months ago, absolutely bonkers. We didn’t put it into launch mode but even just it’s “normal” acceleration was stunning. Fun ride, I still think I could do better at $140K but that’s not likely to be a dilemma anytime soon.
Yeah you could do better in 1 way or another. Like, buy a used terminator cobra and spend 100k on mods to be faster. Or buy a more luxurious ride. But you can't do both and there's nothing faster that will be remotely as reliable
Don’t forget beyond the $140k you need a charger for it and have to give thought to whether or not you are going to run out of charge everytime you drive one.
@@msk3905 Yes, for most people who can afford a $100k car they can also afford a home with electricity and that makes it very much easier to power up an EV than to fuel a gas car... i live 26 miles away from the nearest gas station where the price is about $5 a gal. , so i would save alot of money by not driving a gas car anymore.. i believe the Tesla model S plaid can average about 300 miles on a full charge and most people i know do not ever want to sit inside a car for even just 200 miles without stopping for a break.. that all being said the EV`s are still far less popular than gas fuel cars being less than 10% of sales are but i think only because the prices have yet to match, but as they do start to equal in price with economy of scale im pretty sure a gas fuel automobile which has been so common over the last 100 yrs will become a very rare item among all the new car markets...
Well, yeah, pretty much; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Powertrain Front and rear motor combined output up to 615 kW (825 bhp), 1,300 N⋅m (960 lb⋅ft), 3-phase AC induction motor The rear axle has a traditional open differential. Models with Dual Drive dual motors also have an open differential on the front axles. *** The front and rear axles have no mechanical linkage-with dual motors, the power distribution among them is controlled electronically *** .[citation needed] With the introduction of the tri-motor Plaid version in mid-2021, new performance levels were achieved, making the Model S Plaid the fastest accelerating production car in the world.[citation needed]
I have driven many sports cars, I own myself a Nissan 300ZX modified to over 400 HP. My daily drive is now a Tesla Model 3 Performance. While ICE vehicles are fun, and the sound of engines with turbos are even more fun, I have to admit, EVs are the future... as someone from Tesla told me when I got the car “welcome to the future”. I can say that I am never ever going back to ICE. It actually took me just one day of driving the Model 3 to know that I am never going back. Cheers
@not today 755hp 3560lbs rwd vs 1000hp 4828lbs awd, obviously the car with more wheels delivering power will win from a standstill while having similar power to weight ratios, we've already seen roll races where the zr1 wins due to a slightly superior power to weight ratio. The record bone stock quarter mile with stock tires on the ZR1 is a 10.2, while drag slicks and race fuel while otherwise stock is a 9.58. It can't compete with a Tesla from a dig, it's just not physically possible
Tesla's have no lag time when it comes to torque. They launch at 100% torque right off the line. V8s have a lag time reaching full torque. On a longer track the results would likely be different. Especially in factory configuration. Props to both cars.
Agreed as their are no gears 😐with gas powered cars you HAVE to switch between gears otherwise the engine would overheat 😐even though the switching of the gears may only take a few milliseconds those milliseconds can mean the difference between winning and losing a race 😐
Anyone who hasn’t experienced a Tesla S is missing out. It’s just mind blowing. I have had sone fast cars and motorcycles (turbo/n2o drag cars, Hayabusa etc.. 8 sec quarters. 227 mph top end. But I drive just a regular dual motor S (not even a plain) and it made me seriously giggle. I immediately called my car buddies and told them what they are missing out. Unless you have driven or ridden in one, you just can’t explain the substantial acceleration. Absolutely amazing.
@@TaxmanTV if we’d been around in the 1900’s, you’d have heard things like : “the horse got a really good start, kudos to tge rider. i’ll bet that contraption can’t run on grass”
When I worked for a Lexus dealer back in 2007-8 they made a variant of the Gs series cars that was a hybrid gas/electric called the gs450h. When I got to inspect/pdi my first one off the truck and I did the 10 mile test drive I was blown away by the torque that car produced. I remember thinking then that electric cars are gonna be some of the fastest cars on the market and on top of that without adding anything to them. They are like that straight out the box, that car could run in the 9s all day with a trunk full of groceries, 4 people and a baby seat in the back.
@@craigthescott5074 As a person who is sensitive to loud sounds, I personally enjoy EVs and their quiet nature a lot. Especially when some combustion car owners think it’s a good idea to hurt the ears of innocent people by revving their engine off redline.
I love this weird transition period from gas to electric we’re in, this comment section pretty much all agrees that the Plaid is basically gonna win against most gas cars in drag races but that doesn’t take away from us noticing the guy who lost really did a great job.
I'm not convinced that electric cars are the future. You can take the Vett on a road trip but you can only take your Tesla to the damn grocery store, then it's back to your home charger. So, you're paying lot's more for a car with limited range that actually presents more of a deleterious impact on the environment than it's fossil fuel counterparts. Additionally, all of this comes at the expense of the American taxpayer who's on the hook to provide subsidies for people who purchase of these stupid golf carts! I really hope the extra acceleration is worth it to you...
@@pinkydavis6113 Funnily enough, the Tesla has more range than the Corvette. And EVs have a smaller impact on the environment than equivalent ICE cars. Read any total environmental impact report.
@@logitech4873 The average range of gas fueled vehicles is 412 miles while the average Tesla Golf Cart is under 350 miles. When you consider the limited number of charging stations there's no comparison regarding convenience. I don't know what environmental impact reports you're reading but it sounds like Democrat propaganda. Mining enough REE's to bring enough batteries to market will completely destroy entire echo systems, the disposal of these short lived batteries is also a huge environmental problem, and the electricity needed to accommodate the increased demand comes largely from coal. Additionally, the cost of converting our infrastructure will be billed to the American taxpayer. So I hope all of you Tesla driving virtue signalers feel real superior tooling around town...
@@eclark9965 ok Time is not always the best way to judge what's good or bad just because it's faster doesn't mean it's better doing a road trip on a tesla has many benefits like having to stop and stretch and go to the bathroom or eat and I know because I have experience on road trips if your the only one in the car then I guess you have a point but if you have a family with you then you'll understand the importance of having to stop and take a break just because you get there faster doesn't mean you get to experience a nice and fun road trip with people and have a look around it's a ROAD TRIP if you want to go somewhere as a form of transportation them take a plane or a train because your eager to go somewhere faster
@@xpreflex6265 being held up for longer on a trip isn’t a benefit. You can stop and stretch to your hearts content in any car. You should have realized what you were coming up with as a rebuttal was nonsense. Oh. And our power grid can’t take summer air conditioning…but plugging in millions of cars would work out great. Sure.
@@eclark9965 yes you can stop and stretch with any car but I never said that they can't im just saying that there are benefits of having to stop and take a break while charging and that's with the battery technology we have now you haven't even considered the future improvements of EVs like charging speed the 4680 battery can charge from 9% to 80 in 29 minutes charging speed will evolve over time and you can't be held back longer of you plan your trip it's a ROAD TRIP you don't just get in the car and decide to do a "road trip" also like the battery I mentioned even power grids will change and become more efficient like Changing to nuclear power plants🤦♂️
@@xpreflex6265 you take 5 minutes to stretch. You’re at the charging station for an hour. Most of the charging stations out there are not the half our version. We can agree that you want a car that can get somewhere efficiently giving the decision to stop and smell the roses up to you rather than a forced reality.
@@craigbmm4675 lol no. Do you think super chargers just magically fill the batteries in a second? And Tesla’s are boats, can’t turn for shit. Look at Nurburgring times vs the corvette, which has less horsepower.
@@splenced7091 Can't turn for shit? Well, this is a luxury car, not a race car. Still, if you want to look at Nurburgring times for proof the Plaid handles like shit, the Plaid beat a lot of pure sports car's times including a GT-R, Many BMWs, Porsches, Bugattis, Lambos, Ferarris, ZR-1s, etc. The list is on line. The coming Roadster will be faster, and when batteries becomes smaller and lighter for the same density, things will change even more. This is the future.
Tried a Model S Plaid. And this thing is mindblowing. You know, i love cars. I love the sound, the noise, the smell, the vibrations, the manual gear etc. I love that pure mechanic soul, this incredible human creation. From the deep of my heart. But, obviously, electric cars are the future. Because it works, and it works too well. It breaks my heart to imagine that we're observing the end of an era. That thermic cars will soon be something old, something you watch, hear and use by nostalgia. But i have to admit, this is it. This is where we are now... And trying to fight it would be unnatural. It would be like refusing what we love in the incredible cars like the ZR1 today because of what they were in the past. It hurst but this is the way... I'm sure we and our children will find how crazy the cars from tomorrow can be and how we can love them. And, in 10, 20 or 30 years, regarding where we will be, we'll watch today's cars and thinking with a little smile on our faces and a bit of nostalgic love in our mind, that finally, and for good old engineering reasons, it couldn't have been different.
This technology physically impossible to beat on acceleration. It’s just simple science. And I know that combustion engines are all soon to become collectors items. But I still love them, because I grew up with them, and they’ll always have a place in my heart. It’s cool to be alive during this time. Cheers.
I do.,..LOL ...I have a 1/10th Slash Taxxas 2WD with 2 cells so its 7.4Volts.Been doing this for 10 years....more power? Add another 3.7 volts to make it 3 cells and put that in the Slash and it goes much faster...Even take a look at a 6 cells and that 4 wheel drive losing it tires.
Yep big change from when i was a kid trying to get my brushed mechanical speed controller rc up to 35mph lol. Now my brushless rc's do 50+ easy..and last 2x longer. Crazy fun i must say.
@@404Droid rc aircraft pilot here. i knew it was coming the first time i saw a brushless 3d pattern plane rip up the sky with unlimited verticals for 15 minutes straight. seeing a model S p100 blow the doors off a mb 550s amg on the interstate confirmed it.
Yup, my old man has that same Tesla... ruins anything, anywhere, every time...out of a corner, on ramp, dead stop dig, on a roll.. then he rolls his window down to wave and have a chat.. an 88 year old man.. in his grocery getter... it is funny.
I can see a whole carload of people, the family, groceries, the family pet, stopping by the dragstrip after leaving the grocery store, winning a couple of races and then a few minutes later being at the Home Depot shopping for gardening supplies.
@@bigshnitzeljesse i guess if thats what you need to envision these as mismatched machines. Im old enough that I won't have to ever purchase an electric car. I'll keep my dodge challenger until I cant get gas or cant afford it. By then I shouldn't be driving anymore so.... im going to be an oldtimer still riding a horse in 1920, refusing to buy a car🤣. I know it will be fine. Innovation and new things are wonderful. As a kid and growing up i saw test tube televisions. Then came the "transistor" that replaced those glowing light bulb looking things. On and on, I've seen more technological changes during my lifetime than I could have ever imagined. We as a planet need to keep moving. Im just getting too old to keep up. So when you see the dodge challenger with the grey haired biker blowing off the rear tires.... im still alive for the day🤣
@@vf12497439 I'd not put them in same category. Since car engines worked the same way for longer than you've been alive, and electric is in no way similar. They all have a "carriage", but so do ships and planes and 🛸. A gas powered TV would be something tho
I love how it's only apples to oranges, when the one you want to win gets is ass handed to it. It's vehicle to vehicle, plain and simple. Both were designed to do the exact same thing, but one simply did it better.
@@DalionHeartTTV EXACTLY. The Tesla can take the fam on vacation, fetch groceries, and then spank a vette at the drag strip. The vette does win in one category, though; that is one sexy looking automobile. I'll take one of each, lol.
Compared that to fox body if I saw correctly, It wasn't complete destruction. Look anywhere on RU-vid and see the size of the gap between the teslas and the other car. The Vet did not do so bad.
@@Alongfortheride693 lol the Tesla has 250 more horsepower and awd.. of course it will win. We are appreciating the skill of the people involved here, not the cars.
You talking about a 1000hp ICE car? If so it would likely get smoked too from a dig. The likelihood of that 1000hp gas car hooking up like the Tesla is slim to none.
@@TheDirtyDirtMcGirt Tell me you don't watch much drag racing without telling me you don't watch much drag racing. 1000hp gas cars run in the 8's all across this nation every week, what are you talking about? They hook up no problem. 1000hp Hondas are runnng 8's. Four door Cadillacs are running 8's in street trim. Hell I have a 32 year old Foxbody using ancient technology that runs only a second slower than that Tesla with two-thirds the hp.
I only have a 2020 Model 3 LR and not a Plaid but I can dust off most cars at the light which I don’t often do since it’s not for racing. The ZR1 driver did really good and gave an impressive outing.
It's a dumb fast family car. It has air ride, soft suspension, it's for families. Top-end? Add in gears. At GoodWood there was this McMurtry EV. Sounds like a jet fighter, but is a pure EV. Trashes literally everything available currently. Go check it out.
The Tesla Plaid will keep pulling away, fact. The Plaid is capable of at least 216MPH(More to give), Vette can't come near that. No contest at any speed, vette would only do better on a track.
Strange sense of humor...So now it's "motorheads" vs "electricheads" smh lol What happens to enthusiasts in general? Why people gotta always assume bullshit. I'm sure they thiink of nothing else curled up every night in bed shaking ..wake up screaming "no electric no electric no..." come on now it's not that serious
Yeah but ever thought about putting a ZR1 body on a Tesla battery? Wouldn't that be a sight to see? Not gonna lie, I do own a C7 and I love my corvette, but these Tesla are kicking our butts.
Best part of this is knowing if something goes wrong with the ZR1 you can actually fix it not having to deal with that non-existent Tesla customer service or non existent parts!
@MrGriff305, your comment shows your ignorance. All true "gear heads" embrace a vehicle no matter what powers it. And considering one is AWD and one is not makes quite the launch advantage. And to say it wasn't even close is just plain stupid. Not to mention it's a C7, not even the newest hotness, as you referred to it. Oh, and a little heads up. This outdated Vette stills laps Nurburgring over 30 seconds faster than a Model S Plaid.
Hearing petrolpurists talk about 'soulless' EVs feels for me like a repeat of history. When cars were invented horseriders had the exact same argument about a horse vs a lifeless machine. You can only chuckle reading back on their arguments back then. What the naysayers don't realize is that the petrolcars are at the end of their era, having evolved into the most awesome they can be, and the EV's are just at the start of theirs. I have no doubt that in time EVs will deliver on all fronts and then a whole lot more we can't even imagine right now. Embrace change people, life is more fun that way and you can appreciate a true genesis when you see one.
Girls crowd around my little vw dune buggy and 58 Chrysler, every single gas station, stop light, etc. Ive met near half the town already just because they want to check out my car. Never saw that happen to a Tesla.
Imagine taking a Tesla back to the ‘60s when everyone would laugh at your car that drove up and had no motor noise. You could go town to town collecting pink slips like a bandit.
Did you know that a camshaft and valve springs are no longer needed to open and close valves in a recent ICE? Each valve has its own tiny electric motor that opens and closes the valve where lift and duration are controlled electronically.
There are very few experimental engines with what you are describing. Koenigsegg's FreeValve being the most well known. There are a few cool DIY setups out there as well. I don't know of any production vehicle that has electrically operated valves without camshafts.
@@zoidsfan77 I don't know of any production vehicles with this set up either so that makes at least 2 of us that agree on something whether we like it or not, don't it?
It’s not only about peak performance in life, I’d take the Vette over that Tesla any day, just to hear that awesome engine, and being able to instantly fill it up and keep on driving, once the gas tank is empty. ✌️
i love the sound of the tesla. and it’s faster and has the range of lots of gas cars these days. so that’s pretty cool. especially since it gets to 80 percent in under 20 mins
I prefer to be racing my car than believing I can tune it to win. Learn to code, much easier and better results. Combustion engines have peak and we are just getting started with EV.
Bob is right. Feeding the horse better food, working out the horse was great until combustion engines came out. And we see how that turned out. But never lose sight of that word “fun”. You do whatever is “fun” to you. I know how to tune combustion engine cars as well as electric cars. And for me, electric is more fun. Mainly because we’ve topped out the combustion engine. However like Bob said, “We are just getting started with EVs”. That means for me, I haven’t even uncovered all the goodies available for tuning an EV…. This has me excited.
@@bobbyDig It’s nearly the equivalent of having robots play basketball and land 3 pointers constantly. It takes the sport out of it. The EV is too unsustainable anyway, though. It won’t make it much further than where it is now.
welcome to the 21st century, unless you want to get stuck in the past. The world is changing, life is short, everything progress, accept it. Did you think horse riders were pissed when "motorwagen" was first invented?
It’s unreal. Look at those numbers. I drove one yesterday and went 130mph. It literally feels like you are driving in a video game. It doesn’t feel real. Also - I felt extremely safe. It feels very wide and solid. Strong. Incredible experience.
You absolutely cannot compare an electric car to a gasoline powered one. Completely different. Put that ugly thing on a road course and see what happens.
@@johndexter4971 they did, at Nürburgring the fastest lap time is a Porsche hybrid half gas half electric, and second place is a Volkswagen all-electric ID-R lmao.
@@TheBalrey Tesla build mostly cushy cars, without much regard for handling nor ability to have good endurance in the tracks. ID-R is built by VW racing engineers, who had enough knowledge from races like Le Mans to come up with an adequate EV racing car with good amount of downforce to maintain traction. EV or not, Teslas are not serious cars for people who enjoy driving winding roads.
@@jasonvanesch3093 Let's see, the Vette was doing 131 and the Plaid was doing 151 and still accelerating if he keeps his foot in it. Sure the Vette was "catching up". 🤣🤣 The Plaids top speed with street tires is a limited 175 (if not limited there is a video of it doing 216 which took about 27 seconds). They claim a C7 ZR1 can hit 212 (also with proper tires I imagine) BUT what does it's torque curve look like? The Plaids is virtually flat all the way.
I'd like to see a poll. How many would like to have/drive the Tesla Plaid? How many would rather have/drive the Corvette ZR1? I think that would be interesting. Results below. I also posted at bottom (I think!). Ta Ta! I wasn't planning on the poll being done here, but it sorta looks like it sorta went that way. Of course this wasn't scientific in anyway. I counted as best I could. Some responses needed interpretation ie Gas vs EV, explaining type of car they preferred, For weekend vs daily driver, not the Plaid but waiting for a roadster, coulda woulda shoulda's, I prefer shifting, but many were clear in what they wanted. ZR1 did come out with more votes. Best I could count. ZR1 - 37. Tesla - 26. The first half of votes seem really close. "Maybe" within 3-5. Then the 2nd half votes increased for ZR1. Many people has expected had different votes for one or two cars. I tried to count what their 1st choice was. Appeared to me we have some serious enthusiast here. LOL Take care everyone! Thanks for taking the time to give your opinion.
I have a Z07 and a Plaid. I prefer 80/20 of Plaid/Vette. There is so much the Plaid can do for every day driving that it makes the Vette feel archaic, but the sound and vibrations of the Vette are perfect for weekends! Have a great day guys.
It must be thrilling to go to a Drag Raceway and hear the thunder of engines as they idle, the smell of top fuel exhaust, and the deafening roar as the cars launch. Oh wait, it’s just a Tesla.
@@KnightOnBaldMountain the point is to cross the finish line before the other guy. You can make any pile of shit loud or smelly, in fact there are many, many loud smelly piles of shit in the 14's that somehow pass tech inspection out there. Nobody is ever impressed by them.
That first race with the 17 second Mustange. Ack in the day, I had a stock 68 Buick Riviera (4,470 lbs) that ran 15.05 at Fremont CA. I had fun street racing that thing as long as we were already moving between 25-30 mph. I beat a lot of so called muscle cars on the El on Friday and Saturday nights. I miss that car but hopefully who ever owns it now is taking good care of it.
Your story struck a nerve with me 🤣 , I remember driving my grandma's stock 68 , 390 ford galaxy , and beating the guys in the 78 Camaros and Trans Ams , when I was a teenager in the 80s. ..... I think that car was a 2 barrel , can't recall.
I used to be into R/C Cars big time when I was younger. I first started off with gas R/C cars as electric R/C cars that batteries didn't last that long. However, I took a 10-15 year hiatus from them and went with electric R/C cars as they improved the batteries. I could tell right off the bat that Electric R/C cars were quick and quicker off the line. Once Car companies solve the range problem and the prices come down on Electric Cars I don't think it will take too much convincing the American Public to switch over once they find on fun these cars are to drive.
Funny, you're right. When I was racing RC cars in the 90's, ALL you wanted was "4 minutes plus one lap" battery life. Now it's like "hold my controller, I'm going for lunch".
The infrastructure needs to improve too, like where to recharge and how long it takes. Apartments, for example, need to have the ability to recharge EVs.
It's not only the transition from nickel metal h to lithium Palmer batteries that changed the rc game. The huge jump was in the new brushless motors from brushed. Huge huge improvement there. Back then we had to work at getting our rc's up to 30mph. Now ready to run rc's out of the box do 50 to 60. Nuts.
Dude called it on the nose : "They run 9.30s every time - set it and forget it." Proceeds to run 9.35 and 9.36. But I'm more impressed with the ZR1. No one cares about a 1 speed golf cart.
@@jasper5097 you ev boys keep saying that but when you run into a 1000hp+ car on the street and get embarrassed you get as quiet as the tesla itself. seen so many teslas come down to texas streets thinking they are going to dominate everything and then end up going home with 0 wins.
@@OG.Pancho.Villa. wow in all my years on RU-vid I've never heard anyone lie so hard. Show me a video of a street car beating a Model S Plaid on the street (ie on street tires). Plenty of non road legal ICE cars can beat the Plaid in 1/4 mile races. Few, if any at all, road legal ones can.
My uncle Remo drove a 1962 Studebaker. He used it during a liquor store robbery in Cactus, MO back in the late 60s. The Studebaker stayed parked behind his old, rundown house over the 10 years he spent in prison. Remo wanted to start up his Studebaker when he finally got home but stopped in his tracks when he noticed hornets had built a huge nest in the front seat. So Remo had to take the bus everywhere.
