Horsepower wars and "how much is too much"?

[robvas]

Actually @IceGamer said above 60mph... I don't see any 60 - 130 or 60 - 150 times... that would be more to the point don't you think?
Sorry, but now I'm curious...

It's faster to 150mph either way

And you can do the math. If it goes 0-60 in three seconds and 130 in 12.3...60-130 is 9.3 seconds. Stock dark horse is going to take 11-12 seconds

Not sure where he's getting his information about the Model 3 but maybe he's confusing it with the Mach E, which is a dud on the highway. Or may e his just misinformed about electric cars.

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[IceGamer]

It's faster to 150mph either way

And you can do the math. If it goes 0-60 in three seconds and 130 in 12.3...60-130 is 9.3 seconds. Stock dark horse is going to take 11-12 seconds

Not sure where he's getting his information about the Model 3 but maybe he's confusing it with the Mach E, which is a dud on the highway. Or may e his just misinformed about electric cars.

If your numbers are right, I didn't fact check them but I would trust you that you picked some reliable source, then I am wrong.
I never checked any times and my source in this case was what I saw and felt on the Autobahn... The Model 3 performance that I had for 3 weeks was brutal in the beginning, decent going forward but nothing compared to it's initial punch. However, the biggest 'issue' was simply driving on the Autobahn. I had to recharge the car literally every second day and the car couldn't keep up its power for long. Obviously the average speed on the Autobahn is 80mph and I usually go something between 112 and 155 mph and in that environment the car felt slow, especially after 20-30 km it definitely took power away and limited top speed to 112mph...

But I see the issue with my initial statement. Thank you for reminding me that I didn't described the right circumstances I was referring to.

 

[robvas]

What year was the one you had? The 2024 is the upgraded one

 

[agreywolfe]

"how much is too much" depends on the tire.

how much is enough? depends really, couple hundred, you dont really need any more than that on a regular basis.

most cars only need enough horsepower to go the speed limit. Torque matters more for them so they can get their slow asses clear of the intersection.

 

[Sofa King]

It's faster to 150mph either way

And you can do the math. If it goes 0-60 in three seconds and 130 in 12.3...60-130 is 9.3 seconds. Stock dark horse is going to take 11-12 seconds

Not sure where he's getting his information about the Model 3 but maybe he's confusing it with the Mach E, which is a dud on the highway. Or may e his just misinformed about electric cars.

Although, at the Ford dealer today (getting another S650), I saw a poster that says the mach e can get an update to fix that (after purchase).

 

[robvas]

Although, at the Ford dealer today (getting another S650), I saw a poster that says the mach e can get an update to fix that (after purchase).

You can't update the pre-2024 models

And even the best 2024+ only traps about 115mph. Could take down a manual 2024+ GT but it's no Tesla.

The non-upgraded 2024 models are still faster than the old Mach E, 107mph traps according to the forums

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