Tesla recently said it is aiming for a 0-60 mph time of less than one second for its future roadster. Have we reached the level of crazy?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently announced that the new Roadster the EV maker has been promising for seven years will finally go into production towards the end of this year, and that it will be able to speed from 0-60 mph in less than a second.When Musk announced the model in 2017, he claimed the car would do the 0-60 trick in 1.9 seconds. That was already totally outrageous. And now another a second or almost is being shaved off that time.
In the world of motor racing, you expect to be pushed to the limit; it's the nature of the sport. When it comes to cars on the road, that kind of acceleration is nonsensical, downright dangerous. Tesla Model 3 Photo: Tesla Yes, it's possible to reach these speeds with a car powered by a 150-hp engine, but the temptation is much greater with a model equipped with a monster engine under the hood... or hyper-powerful electric motors.