Humiliated by 18 seconds, to be exact. And that wasn't even a stock Plaid.
A modified 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid just lapped the Grand Course at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in 2:50.7.
That's 4.5 seconds quicker than we recorded with a production Porsche Taycan Turbo S at our 2021...
Each sensor has a range that it works in. Ambient air will never need to go to say 250f, and coolant won't ever need to read -25f, so they probably just use a sensor that works in the useful range for that application. Each of those is probably a different sensor that works differently.
Even every 2 weeks I'd trickle charge it. The 1 volt chargers are only like $15 on Amazon.
Avoids coming out to a dead battery, the battery will live longer, and eventually you car will start doing shit like discharging over 2-3 nights of sitting.
There isn't that much of a difference between two grades of gas.
This was not done in a controlled, scientific fashion. It's like the guys that think they get 25 more miles out of a tank of gas after an oil change.
Is there a current example of an awesome sports car and SUV being built on the same platform?
Edit: before anyone says BMW, remember we already talked about the M cars being overweight
Let's say they decide to invest a billion dollars or whatever into a new platform
What are they going to share the new Mustang platform with?
The Camaro was built alongside the Cadillac sedans (which sell half of what the Camaro did, but are much more expensive vehicles). Other Cadillac models...
Remember when the S500 GT500 curb weight was leaked it was almost 100lbs heavier than actual...
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/2020-shelby-gt500-mustang-leaked-specs-720hp-7500-rpm-650-ft-lbs-4500-rpm-4225lbs-curb-weight.108893/
The 2005 Mustang GT had a curb weight of 3,450lbs. Imagine being that light!
A10 trans is no lightweight, the IRS is heavy, but it's still only 3,740lbs for the base 2025 GT
4100-4300lbs is just nuts
It would be hard to see them doing a whole new platform when they are only selling 40,000 a year, and if that goes down to 30,000....
They'd have to make a $70k base car like the Corvette
What?
It is a (highly) modified version of the street car.
It has the engine from a GT500
Transaxle had to add weight
That rear suspension setup has to add more eight
Has to have more cooling
Beefier brakes wheels etc
It's obvious they are adding to and beefing up what begins life as the...
I mean there's nothing stopping you from sanding it down and trying to touch up the paint
But depending on what wheel it is, you can try to find a used one on eBay or buy a reproduction wheel from a vendor like American Muscle...