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The world's fastest-accelerating car is about to get even faster.
Tesla's high-end Model S will soon be able to go from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 2.4 seconds, following a software enhancement next month that shaves off a 10th of a second. That's a new threshold that distinguishes it from any other production car on the road.
Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk teased the update in a tweet on Wednesday—but there's a twist. When the changes are delivered wirelessly next month to all P100D Model S vehicles, the owners will have to figure out how to enable it. It's what's known in the tech industry as an "Easter Egg"—a hidden feature that requires a specific series of gestures to unlock.
From Tesla's blog:
The Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode is the third fastest accelerating production car ever produced, with a 0-60 mph time of 2.5* seconds. However, both the LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder were limited run, million dollar vehicles and cannot be bought new. While those cars are small two seaters with very little luggage space, the pure electric, all-wheel drive Model S P100D has four doors, seats up to 5 adults plus 2 children and has exceptional cargo capacity.
The 100 kWh battery also increases range substantially to an estimated 315 miles on the EPA cycle and 613 km on the NEDC cycle, making it the first to go beyond 300 miles and the longest range production electric vehicle by far.
The horizontal acceleration is greater than the vertical acceleration of gravity — in other words it can accelerate faster on pavement than it could fall off a cliff.
For comparison, see Wikipedia's list of fastest production cars by acceleration.
[Updated to add quote from Tesla's blog. -Ed.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @02:18AM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @06:53PM
If I'm dying from cancer, with months to live and no cure in sight, I wouldn't consider dying in an accelerating Tesla to be a big problem for myself, it might be a great inconvenience for the driver and other passengers...