Tesla Model S Performance vs Chevrolet Volt Drag Racing 1/4 Mile

[geraquiroz]

Well no kidding.
Tesla 416hp $120k
Volt 149hp. $40k

[DragTimes]

under full acceleration from 0-110 MPH the Tesla used 1.1 kWh, then while decelerating from 110 MPH to 0, the regenerative braking put .5 kWh back into the battery. So net energy used for the run was .6 kWh. The battery is 85 kWh, so that would allow for 141 passes.

[rolandsj]

17 sec for Volt is pretty good. like both of those cars

[bloggulator]

Too funny - no contest there.... but also to have a drag race, and have no noise except a subtle hum and the sound of tires gripping asphalt!

[barrettjet]

A software mod Volt will do it in 5 seconds too. But no warranty. So it is not the car  that's slow, it's the conservative software and < 9  secs isn't slow.

[DragTimes]

negative.. it could do about 50 1/4 mile passes all out before needing to charge...

[wavey]

You can get a used leaf for $15k and a used volt for $18k now. They're actually reasonably priced now

[Falcon]

The charging thing will be solved by the end of next year. Tesla announced an expansion of their Supercharger net that will allow you to go coast to coast. It will perform an 85% charge in 20 minutes.

[lgisdatdude]

"The one on the left is so quiet"
Meanwhile they're both EVs. Volts can run on pure electric all the way up to top speed.

[jeffzahnd]

I think that when drag racing a car, the most expensive car should be handicapped 0.1 second for every 1000 dollars over the cheaper cars sticker price.

all joking aside, the volt is FUN to drive, let alone crazy practical bang for your buck (used). my girl got one just like the on jay leno drives for 15, 000 and puts about 60 miles on it every day. charges it at home, and work... very FUN car to drive 0-40 mph, and very comfortable to drive with one gear, and very quiet ride. It's just a different/refreshing driving experience from anything you'll get with gas!

this coming from a guy who owns a supercharged c6 corvette with over 700 hp....

I have yet to drive a tesla, but that thing is is amazing from what I've seen. can't wait for the second roadster, and even the tesla 3 to come out!

[Ddub]

if youre right then it would be impossible for the tesla S to accelerate constantly for 12 seconds...which this video clearly shows that it can. therefore, the batteries MUST be discharging energy fast enough to power that. the edmunds report was in a recent issue of Car&driver...go look it up.

[ivantuma]

in a race across the country, the volt would win every time (wouldn't even need to speed) :) but seriously they are two different classes of vehicle. I have a gen1 volt - people in twin turbo V8s want to race (after leaving me in the dust, they probably think, yea these electric cars have a ways to go - meanwhile my estimated fuel consumption is still 250+mpg)

[bbor]

Still interesting to see the two numbers, I am sure no one thought it would even be close. 12.5 @108 though, damn better than I expected.

[DragTimes]

as I said before, the car will do 100 1/4 mile runs under full acceleration.

[Photonenshizzl]

that v8 in that tesla sounds massive lol just kidding :D. I think its pretty funny to do quarter mile races with an electric car 

[ReinhardSchuster]

12.56 nice better than BMW M5 or Audi RS6, and 50% ceaper

[sandyt]

I love the sound of a full camp and open headers but I have to admit that having driven fast electric vehicles they are really a blast, nobody really got it right as well as Tesla who has finally gotten all the bugs or most of the bugs out of it. Their super charge battery recharging is a wonderful idea and the replacement automated battery pack is incredible

[MBWARFARE]

Damn...that Dodge Viper that rolled up at the end!

[artyte_b]

"that one on the left was so quiet!" this is why tesla wins!

[esaedvik]

Superchargers put out 250 amps. Tesla states on their website that Supercharger stations charge 50% in about 20 minutes. It charges about 100 kilowatts in that time. Plus it's all solar power and free, forever. It's not sci-fi anymore, they're around already and there will be many more.