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Re:Tesla Roadster by ZeroGravitas on Friday November 17, 2017 @08:58AM (#15721959)
There's an Engineering Explained video that takes this approach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvIVGGhEis

They estimate 2.0s is roughly the limit on standard tires, F1 cars can do it faster due to stickier tires.

He also has a video about Tesla acceleration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGsWvRa1XA

Which talks about whether the Model S has an advantage over the (old) Roadster due to the heavier vehicle gripping better.

Interestingly the number he calculates for a theoretical roadster car is very close to Tesla's new number.

They also have a video about "rollout" which can alter 0-60 times and needs to be taken into account for comparisons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvIVGGhEis

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