Jeff V.

That's pretty much how I feel. But I also feel the same way about the C8, so there's that.

I really, really hope the widebody models look better.

OnPoint

I think the widebody will help the C8 quite a bit.

lostsoul

Damn I can order it now. but it shows on the website its 123K

--"Prices shown include the $1,500 California Clean Fuel Reward and potential incentives and gas savings for a total of $7,000."


I thought they ran out of tax breaks or are they lying to entice buyers. The EV idea worry's me.. but man.. that speed and I can carry the kids.. ahhhh.. but its not a vett =-/.. ******* GM.. they should have the e-ray out this year at least.. something.. bastards are going to stretch it out for 10 years, meanwhile the new Z is going to be announced in a few weeks. Ford is suppose to come out with a new Stang.. maybe full ev.. F@ck even Hyundai or kia is coming out with a fast ev box.. What are we going to doooo?????

sstonebreaker

Looks like not everything's pixie dust and unicorn farts with Tesla.

25 Problems With Tesla Nobody Talks About

Electric GT’s Tesla racing series will be a test of driver strategy to avoid overheating

PRE-Z06

It'll be easy to do like in Japan I believe, you can’t use the full power until on a racetrack. Though the electric cars can’t stay out for very long, so my assumption is ICE will be regulated to “off-road” use only and you will pay for this enjoyment.

Just road in Tesla on the new Vegas Loop and it didn’t even use auto pilot? Seems like a promotion of energy waste and obesity.

ShagVette

Umm, did you do a quick search just to find anything negative? - both of your article links are from 2018

MitchAlsup

More importantly, you don't find them at your local track !!

sstonebreaker

So? If you had something newer that showed an advancement, you would have linked it.

fzust

I can't believe someone posts this with the recent history of the C7Z.....

MitchAlsup

Ed Paez used to rent TWS and have two(2) 4 hour open sessions per day.

I got 72 minutes on a single tank of gasoline in my F355B in a single stink in 103º Texas summertime temperatures.

MitchAlsup

I had forgotten about the big puddle in tun 13 at TWS and on my first lap out dumped at least 10 gallon of water in the passenger seat.
Luckily, I was the first car there and it was relatively clean water and dried fairly quickly.

Shinobi'sZ

Have to love the haters who are too blind to see the writing on the wall. I own a C8 Z51 and a C7Z with 2650 Maggi at 850hp. Neither of those cars are as fast as a Tesla Plaid, whether it be quicker to 60mph, 1/4 mile, or even now on the track. Tesla just offered me $90K trade for my C8 with 2400 miles on it. That is as much as I paid for it plus tax. I will keep my C7Z and sell it when the hybrid C8 comes out someday. For my daily driver...that drives itself too. I will use my new Tesla Plaid when I get it later this month. I sold my Tesla P3 and it is the only car I ever missed.

For comparison sake, you could send your C8 to get twin turbos and DCT clutch upgrades and at 1045hp it still won't turn a quicker 1/4 on DRs then the Tesla Plaid...which holds 3 more passengers too. Sorry I love all of my sports cars, but the day has come where ICE is melting away into past. Hopefully there will be a Corvette someday with as good as performance specs...the Tesla even has a drag coefficient of like .20....when has the last time a Vette has been low....C5 Coupe .29?

Shinobi'sZ

So it's interesting you say that about off road only. I work in transportation engineering...first for highway design and construction, now in rail. All though we have new Tier IV Diesel Locos making over 5000 hp that will do 125mph (conventional rail), the new hybrid diesels (battery tender and soon hydrogen) are putting out over 8000hp. Anyway to your point, I was talking to a PHD from Berkley in transportation and air quality about 4 years ago and he tells me by 2030 it will gas cars will be regulated to off road use. He said with electric and autonomous vehicles the safety factor will go up to the point that from an insurance perspective, driving gas cars will be ruled unsafe for the highway system and therefore relegated to off road use. I told him I didn't think by 2030, but it certainly seems there push for it in order to end ICEs in the next 10-15 years.

Shinobi'sZ

It's different up until 2018 (Dec) Tesla was allowed as a new start up to qualify it's buyers for large federal tax breaks. After so many vehicle sales the and certain profit threshold was met, the federal rebates went away. I know this because I purchased a Tesla Model 3 Performance on Dec 29, 2018. I was able to claim the max on my taxes which was $9K from the feds, $3k from the Ca, $850 from PG&E, so damn near $13K in tax break and credit from buying a car. Basically paid $72K and got over $12K back.

California still offers a clean air rebate, just not what it was a few years ago and federal credit has expired.

Dominic Sorresso

Jay Leno tries to break record in Tesla's new Model S Plaid on 'Jay Leno's Garage'

https://www.reddit.com/r/TSLALounge/...tm_name=iossmf

PRE-Z06

It’s coming no doubt, the definition of the word safe I’m afraid will be the thing that causes the extinction of the ICE and the joy of driving. Do you really feel satisfied after driving the Tesla?

Breaking a record without all the safety equipment that is required to run that fast lol

WeaponsGradeTorque

It's game over. Congrats on your purchase.

powercurve.jpg (1313×875) (cnet.com)

cv67

i can almost see an ev for a round town beater but thats a stretch for me. Who knows
0-60 under 2 is friggin insane....guess Ill keep my foot out of it from now on..chits changing lol

WeaponsGradeTorque

z06801

I think what will be regulated is how much power can be expended in a certain time down to the second.