Let’s be clear and not conflate terms. Any timed race is going to measure speed, within a specified distance. In a contest of acceleration, you measure velocity at the end of that distance, which is the trap speed. Since this was a 1/4th mile distance, and the X crossed the line with a higher trap speed, we can…

Too true. #worldstar

“In the 1/4. But it is still not a faster car.”

“liking a single gear, quiet, electric car is the complete opposite of being a car guy”

You should’ve stuck to mowing your lawn...now you’re playing with semantics.

They’re both road-going production vehicles, with the Trackhawk literally advertised as such:

Meh, I’m actually less interested in poor fruit analogies.

Again, I stated the Trackhawk has notable acceleration, which it does, especially for a vehicle of its heft. Tossing a Hellcat motor into it, is when people took notice (in answer to your original question).

Not in this race. The Model X has less horsepower (500 range) vs the Trackhawk (700 range).

It more means performance-hindering mechanical limits come into play for ICE vehicles, in this type of contest. They’re both production vehicles and plenty fast, so there is meaning to be had.

“When have jeeps been knowing for their acceleration rates?”

I generally refer to the internal combustion thingies as engines, but have no problem calling them motors, either. By any definition I’ve looked at, they fit the description.

According to the video, the Model X had better ET and trap speeds, so both quicker and faster in the 1/4th.

Not sure if you’ve driven one, but they’re pretty fun to drive and quite different than an ICE vehicle. Personally, I don’t off-road, but you can do some pretty dynamic things with the Model S.

But we also have to put it in perspective. The vehicle is designed for daily commuting and road usage. It just *also* happens to be very quick at anything below 120mph, and corners very flat...two things that translate into fun (or free marketing), when necessary.

I doubt many people are shopping in this price category for an autox vehicle, but it looks like doing the event in a Model S is fine. The 3 may be the car to shoot for, though.

That will depend on the track. At one of our local places, they have charge stations (just like they do fueling stations), so everyone can keep on driving.

“I don’t know where you are going with the Paul Ryan comment, elaborate?”

Quality of life would be pretty horrible if people were only to focus on necessary spending. Regardless, a weekly $1.50 was enough to grab the attention of Paul Ryan. I’d be hesitant to launch into an argument about $3 killing people, when the party is using such amounts to justify sweeping tax changes.

There are enough electric cars (or even hybrid-electric) on the road to test this theory out, now. Looking at number of accounts from Model S owners, this is a non-issue.