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Re:Tesla Roadster is the fastest production car ever made by King-Aaron on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:21AM (#15719496)
0-100kph in 1.9 seconds is the sort of performance the Group-A Jet Sprint boat I used to copilot had. That's with a 600+ hp, methanol powered drag engine. At full power, it could pull a full G accelerating.

That performance in a road car would be mental. However, you can still manage it quite well - there are supercars (and highly modified street cars) that can pull similar numbers, and you don't immediately die when driving them so long as you have the experience. Having breath lockouts and such is almost offensive to the sort of people who can handle these sorts of vehicles.

I'd be more inclined to suggest a buyer preselection system, or at least offer in-house driver training.

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Re:Tesla Roadster is the fastest production car ever made by blunte on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:46AM (#15719646)
Yes exactly, drivers should have to have at least a little training before unleashing that kind of power.

One need only look at Youtube for videos of what happens when normal people try out their new overpowered toys.

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