But what actually is your point, then? You’re saying that gas engines don’t make a bunch more torque than horsepower, like diesels do. Is that supposed to be a bad thing? I mean, you could make the gas engine create a lot more torque than horsepower by limiting its rpm. But why would you want to do that when the…

Not sure where they got the 420 number from, as it is not mentioned in the article they link to. The article suggests it to be around 650hp, using the same HP/L of the 5.5L engine. My guess would be that it will be a little less, so maybe 600hp.

Open up the article that they link to, and it says the 4.2L will make 650hp. No idea where they got this 420 number from...

One-hundred thousand miles is nothing for a modern vehicle.

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Four hours?! Wow, what phone is that? My S7 charges completely in just over an hour, provided I’m using it with a fast-charge capable charger.

This is true currently (location-dependent), but the problem is that your Mazda 3 will never improve. EVs can improve as their power source improves.

Seems like a Model S P100D weighs just under 2250kg. The “Roadster” would not be much of a roadster if it weighed more than that, and I think Tesla knows that. Technically it seats 4, but it is a two door, and I doubt the rear seats will have much room. Judging by the price tag, if they make good use of some carbon…

I’m sure it would. I think the point in having a 620 mile range, aside from having more batteries to draw from for increased power, is to help alleviate range anxiety. You don’t have to drive it for 620 miles in one go, but it is nice to think that you could make a few 2-3 hour drives before needing to recharge. I…

Also perhaps worth noting is that your assumed mass is just slightly less than that of a Model X. It’ll probably be closer to 2000kg, hopefully less.

*Centrifugal

I can’t imagine wanting to spend 620 miles (straight) in any car.

On top of what everyone else said, they can also use the electric motors to apply exactly as much torque as the tires can handle at any given moment to eliminate wheel spin and accelerate as efficiently as possible.

That’s too bad for them.

Yeah, she was definitely in the wrong. Probably not a good woman to be with!

It’s probably also a factor that they make cheap cars, and adding this tech makes cars more expensive, so their buyer market who also like cheap cars will not buy the cars if they are no longer cheap.

To be fair, I once backed into a roommate’s car when backing out of my (very small) garage. He always parked outside the garage, perpendicular to the direction I pulled in and out of the garage. On night, he got home very late and decided to back into his spot but leave like 3-4 feet of extra space to the end of the…

He wouldn’t really be feeling any forces. It’s acceleration that does that, not speed. Didn’t seem like he was accelerating/decelerating particularly fast. In his mind, on the other hand... Must have been nerve-wracking.

Funny, it seems to me like Europeans really enjoy making fun of the American health care system, saying that it isn’t fair, and only the big players get good care, and yet here Ferrari is saying “Screw the little guys, give me what I want or I’m out.”

Agreed. I’m sure it would be more expensive to implement that kind of a setup, but it seems like it would be way more efficient than essentially including an entire second turbocharger whose only function is to spin up the primary turbo and reduce/eliminate lag. Is it really so important to eliminate turbo lag that we…