Review of the Model S 85

Re:Review of the Model S 85 by benihana on Monday January 19, 2015 @01:06AM (#8910561)

Agreed, 0-60 in 5 seconds isn't slow, but it's not brutally fast by any stretch of the imagination.

I'm less interested in the speed and more interested in the handling. I am a BMW guy through and through because they are just so much fun to drive and just feel right. How would you compare taking a Model S through the twisties to say an M3 or even a regular 3 series?

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Re:Review of the Model S 85 by vetinari on Monday January 19, 2015 @06:12AM (#8911366)

Model S is a heavy car - with something over 2 tonnes, it is in weight category of 7er.

3er/M3 are different league in handling. Those extra 700 kg you simply cannot hide.

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Re:Review of the Model S 85 by lifeformed on Monday January 19, 2015 @02:41AM (#8910803)

it's 3 seconds, not 5.

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Re:Review of the Model S 85 by Domenic_S on Monday January 19, 2015 @02:53AM (#8910850)

No, the review was the non-P version which is the slower model.

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Re:Review of the Model S 85 by benihana on Monday January 19, 2015 @09:19AM (#8911983)

That's the P version rated at 700hp or so, not the one reviewed. But I would absolute rate 0-60 in 3 seconds as brutally fast. That's Porsche and Ferrari territory.

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