Tesla vs Tango drag race - LotusTalk

dstevens · 12-04-2008, 06:14 PM

dfa2100 · 12-04-2008, 06:16 PM

Does the Tango have no top end to it at all? Lord knows it doesn't look aerodynamic. I clearly do not follow drag racing enough to understand this sort of thing.

smicker · 12-04-2008, 06:52 PM

Note the Tesla in this video had the interim powertrain, locked in second gear. A recent run with the final single-speed powertrain resulted in a time of 12.7 @ 104.74.

--Paul

cjud · 12-04-2008, 08:04 PM

What is going on with the new transmission? Is it being installed in the current production Teslas?

smicker · 12-04-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cjud

What is going on with the new transmission? Is it being installed in the current production Teslas?

Yup, as of about 60 cars ago. The first 40 with the original transmission are being replaced at no cost.

FLuXeXigeS · 12-04-2008, 11:59 PM

so what type of tranny is the proper one?

and thats the quietest drag race i have ever seen or heard LOL

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smicker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 410 Images: 2	Note the Tesla in this video had the interim powertrain, locked in second gear. A recent run with the final single-speed powertrain resulted in a time of 12.7 @ 104.74. --Paul

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