i see the future of tuning cars - SRT Forums

nutz · 05-09-2008, 02:56 PM

wow thats a quick car

Tesla Motors

blackedoutsrt · 05-09-2008, 03:05 PM

I would miss the engine sound, exhaust sound and the smell of unburnt gas eminating from my catless exhaust. But yeah, its quick. More power to the hybrid people, the more hybrids= less gas used = lower prices= more gas for me.

SilverSerfer · 05-09-2008, 03:11 PM

Yea I like it Loads of torque but the main thing thats going to get people is:

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Oh and I believe Lotus is making the entire car and Tesla just drops in the Motor and drivetrain.

MonsterLemon · 05-09-2008, 03:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by blackedoutsrt

I would miss the engine sound, exhaust sound and the smell of unburnt gas eminating from my catless exhaust. But yeah, its quick. More power to the hybrid people, the more hybrids= less gas used = lower prices= more gas for me.

QFTROOF!

nutz · 05-09-2008, 03:15 PM

yea it expensive, but everything is in the begining..10 years down the road twice the power and milage at a quarter the price...gives me hope for the future!!!!!

oh yea fuck the middle east and their oil!!!!!!!!!!

JSLsSRT4 · 05-09-2008, 11:05 PM

i love the vehicle and if i was dirt rich id probly jump on one to be different however... i dont like that it gets 225 miles per charge... what if i were going from san Francisco to san diego in 1 trip, thats roughly 500 miles, id have to stop half way to find an AC plug? how long would i have to sit around to get driving agian????

edit: so it takes 3.5 hours to charge guess no going on road trips with this bad boy!

nutz · 05-10-2008, 12:09 AM

like i said its just the begining,new technoligy takes time but i think this is a good example of what could be done for the future. i like the fact that without carbon based fuel speed is still posible. just imagine if a major car manufacture invested in this not just some small "green" company.we could all drive cars with that type of "off idle" acceleration for a couple cents a mile. 10 second cars could become the norm! not the exception. not to mention no more smoging your car. in the next few years long comutes and americas easy life style is gona change dramaticaly. everything now depends on cheap transportation cost for example the milk you buy only cost a few cents to make but the transportation to the grocery store cost 10 times what the milk cost so whats gona happen when fuel cost are 6 bucks a gallon, your milk is gona cost twice as much, milk is just an example. but our future is not looking so good here. projected cost of living in the next ten years is 3 fold, that equals some scary stuff in a socioty like we have !