“So, if they are twisting this in the worst way, then what is the explanation of having a 7 seat sedan go around a race track? Better weight distribution?”

They’re already playing the options game pretty heavily (you can option it out to ~$250k) , but you’re right - I think they spooked people off with sticker shock.

The anti-Tesla bias is deep. Yesterday, Jalopnik was mocking Tesla for not having a track time. Today, they are twisting Elon’s tweets in the worst way. They aren’t there to set a dumb record, the goal is to be the fastest electric car and faster than the Taycan, to show they have better quality in every aspect.…

I expect the reason is pretty simple. Tesla thinks it can beat the Taycan time while rubbing it in that they were carrying 100 lbs they didn’t need to.

You think Tesla didn’t plan their ‘ring testing and just threw something together post-tweet?

Yes, the CTS-V was the record that the Project 8 beat.

Tesla haters and fanboys really need to stop reading too far into tweets.

It has to be that big. Twice a year I tow a 12-foot travel trailer. 

Agree with you for the most part... But can offer this: I bought a Model 3 last year, and have put 15,000 miles on it. I can’t speak for other drivers, but for me it is, by far, the easiest car to drive long distances. I stay far more alert and for longer when using Autopilot than I do in my other car with…

In a Tesla with Autopilot on, though, sure, you won’t necessarily have a disaster immediately, but the dangerous situation is prolonged dramatically, and the potential for a nasty wreck is still present, just extended out for miles and miles and minute after minute

Uh huh. Elon is so bad that his SpaceX has done things NO OTHER MANUFACTURER has done, and has basically kicked China and the Europeans out of the space launch market. Oh and Tesla finally got the legacy auto manufacturers off their collective asses to FINALLY give EVs a look, instead of sitting on their ass selling…

Except Ford didn’t build those gas stations or refine that gas.

He’s calling for regulation, not nationalization. Big difference.

He did.

This needs more stars. If I wanted to read a press release I could go to Audi's website.

“if gas stations were allowed to...” - This is America, the ARE allowed to do this. They’d sell less gas if they did. Go back 100 years and you’d have cars that ran on proprietary fuel blends (ethanol, various ratios of oil mixtures, various octanes, etc.). A dominant standard will emerge at a given level of…

Most laughable is the bit about long-term battery health as if Audi gives a fuck about reliability outside of their warranty.

So you want to nationalize the Supercharger Network, a private asset financed by Tesla investors as a strategic advantage? That would be a perfect way to destroy it (see history of all nationalized assets ever). If VW, etc. want their own network, build it. If the US wants a nationwide charging network, build it.…

Don't apologise for shit Hogan. You spoke the truth and Audi fed you marketing garbage. Tesla for all their faults, has absolutely destroyed in battery and motor tech.

And excuses, apparently.