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01-31-2021, 08:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Tesla Model S breaks the 200 barrier, as well as getting close to breaking the .200 cD barrier https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/t...tesla-model-s/ 1,020 horsepower, 200 MPH O-60 in 1.99 seconds 1/4 trap speed of 155 mph 520 miles of range .208 drag coefficient It's great to see the EV future has arrived - even if I can't even afford it. Indeed, this clip of the Simpsons' can (thankfully ) be looked back on and laughed at as a memory of past EVs. : https://youtu.be/CcmZ1dof3Qw

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it doesn't have plaid cloth inserts

See what you did there.

....and www.scotlandshop.com/tartanblog/tartan-projects-car-seat-upholstery is there to fill your need.

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Is anything faster than that 0-60?

Road car wise, no.

Race car wise: Cobra Jet.

Considering what that car is and what this car isn't that a very impressive comparison.

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1/4 trap speed of 155 mph

Elapsed Time? 60-foot time?

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