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Old 03-23-2009, 12:29 PM   #23 (permalink)
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If the power output of the motor is to be believed based on the graphs and the weight is about 1200 kg's then I could believe it would be able to accelerate damn fast off the line.

276lb/ft torque from 0 to 4.5k rpm with no gear changes. All the elises with that kind of peak torque (audi 1.8T and s/c hondas) comfortably get under 4 seconds.

It would be obviously alot closer with a elise S/C but I still think the tesla would win in a careful straight line. However over a 1/4 mile... might be closer.
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