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Tesla 'Easter Egg' Makes the World's Fastest Car Even Faster (bloomberg.com)
The world's fastest-accelerating car is about to get even faster. Tesla's high-end Model S will soon be able to go from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 2.4 seconds, following a software enhancement next month that shaves off a 10th of a second. That's a new threshold that distinguishes it from any other production car on the road. From a report on Bloomberg: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk teased the update in a tweet on Wednesday -- but there's a twist. When the changes are delivered wirelessly next month to all P100D Model S vehicles, the owners will have to figure out how to enable it. It's what's known in the tech industry as an "Easter Egg" -- a hidden feature that requires a specific series of gestures to unlock. These speeds are crazy fast. For perspective, the Model S already outpaces sold-out supercars with tiny production runs, such as Ferrari's $1.4 million LaFerrari, Porsche's $845,000 918 Spyder, and Bugatti's $2.3 million Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Tesla's seven-seat Model X SUV will also shed a 10th of a second, putting it on a par with a $1.15 million McLaren P1.
Ok..I LOVE the performance of the Tesla, now, PLEASE make a version that looks once again like a sports car, and not like a family sedan.
If they could make one with this performance, and in the ballpark range of a Vette, man..I'd be in the market for that immediatly.
Sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree.
There's nothing like driving around something that can snack on a Vette and eat an Ferrari for lunch, that looks like the family wagon. Talk about a sleeper...
owners will have to figure out how to enable it
No way could this end badly.
The car is already insanely fast.
I highly doubt gaining fractions of seconds on top of that via "Easter Egg" gestures that are tied to a single function that gets enabled is going to spell the end of the world. If you can't control your Tesla before this, then you probably shouldn't own one.
Get pulled over with a radar detector on your dash and that's a guaranteed ticket! Without one, you stand a chance of escaping with just a warning.
In all likelihood, not sure your age, so I could be off here, but it could be an age thing. When I was in my 20s I would have thought a flashy looking car would be better. Once I hit my thirties and long time married, I still would love a performance machine, but the last thing I'd want is some flashy looking car that makes me stand out from a crowd.
Let me blend in with the crowd... until I leave them in my dust and they sit wondering "what was that thing?"
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I've never owned a car in my life that had more than 2 functional seats
Then you clearly don't have children and/or don't do practical work involving a vehicle. My daily driver is a pickup because I need that sort of vehicle for various tasks (hauling, plowing, etc) that could not possibly be accomplished with a little sports car. Good luck hauling a 4x8 sheet of plywood in your 911. If you have a family in most parts of the US you will immediately need at least a third seat and some cargo capacity. People don't drive minivans because they think they are awesomely fun to drive.
I like cars that are fun to drive too (and have owned several) but two seat sports cars are hugely impractical and generally expensive luxuries. Nothing wrong with that but not compatible with the banalities of daily life for many of us.
The only state they are illegal in is Virginia.
>>>"the owners will have to figure out how to enable it"
I think these guys forgot that they are not designing a video game. How about Easter Egg car payments, with Tesla having to figure how to get the cash?
As an alternative to spending a lot of money on a sports car, you could just buy a t-shirt with the slogan "I've got a tiny penis" as it would convey exactly the same message at a fraction of the cost.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
Law Enforcement (at least once) has tried to go after WAZE, for "Stealing" revenue.
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
But hey, Elon Musk can claim all he wants, that's marketing (ie. damn lies.)
As long as he says it's the fasted car in production, he's telling the truth. The 918 is out of production (only 918 made, in 2014), as is the Rimac Concept On(only 8 made, also in 2013-2014). Also, everything I can find on the Rimac lists 0-60 times of 2.6-2.8 seconds, making it slower.
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If it isn't wiggling the steering wheel back and forth while the car is in park and muttering, "Vroom, vroom!" I'm going to be severely disappointed.
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