New Tesla electric sedan car

[MR.hp]

Looks pretty nice

480 Watt motor should go pretty good



http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/26/t...ile-range-0-6/

[Z28SSMAN]

I used to know a girl named Tesla. Lol

[Fast One]

Bob,

Nice looking car! I've been hearing about it for a few years - it's good to hear that they're really going to build it. Did you mean a 480 kW motor? 480W = 0.64 HP. Not enough to move a 3,800-pound car. On the other hand, 480 kW = 640 HP. From what I've learned about electric drag-racers & their massive low-end torque, I would expect much better than 0-60 in 5.5 sec or a 14-sec 1/4-mile from a 3,800-pound car with a 640 HP electric motor. Are they using some aggressive torque-management programming to prevent driveline damage?