Recent content by Elfin

7:42? That's slower than the RSQ8. Lucid tested the Sapphire at the 'ring too but all I can find is that they were aiming sub 7:35. I wonder if the Sapphire has thermal issues. Supposedly that is much improved on the Gravity.

Ioniq used P Zero Corsa tires. Plaid, taller gearing and more power. Isn't the 7:25 with the track pack (sport cup 2 r?)

Civic Type R had Sport Cup 2 tires. We also don't know how much Gravity horsepower drops off at speed. Love this armchair racing. haha.

Yeah, no way it beats the RSQ8 then. Horsepower probably drops off significantly at high speed too. The Nurburgring is a silly measure of street car performance though.

Aren't those the Hankook Ions?

What's the Gravity top speed? I feel like it would be very hard to beat an ICE vehicle in an EV without a multi-speed transmission. Looks like RSQ8 hits 302kmh on the Nurburgring.

The staggered diameter may also make it impossible to carry a spare. Though the diameter between front and rear isn't that different so maybe the car won't freak out. I've seen Teslas on the side of the road with flat tires over a hundred miles from the nearest service center. Doesn't look like fun.

I switch between summer and winter wheels so rotation is free.

Diameter not width? In a car with staggered tire width you can run a square setup (often you'll actually gain performance doing this if you run front tires as wide as the rears.) No worries.

Is there another SUV with staggered tire diameter? The only cars I'm aware of with staggered tire diameter have a rear weight bias (like Porsche 911).

The car was designed to use those tire diameters (meaning the suspension, anti lock braking system, and stability control system). They could have designed a car with a square setup and achieved the same performance but they didn't do that. I would wait for the mid size model if you want a...

The front tires are 30.4" diameter and the rear tires are 31" diameter. As far as I know Tesla does not offer different outside diameter tires on any of their vehicles.

1 second faster on the Nurburgring. I doubt there will be a non-staggered option since the outside diameter of the front and rear are different. The car would not have the correct ride height and the wheel well openings would not match the tire sizes.

Curious how often you think FSD would crash without a human monitoring it. L3 requires a driver to be in the driver's seat so it doesn't help people who can't drive (technically they are not driving while the system in engaged though). I think the only L3 systems will be highway only like...

Looks most like a Lincoln Corsair to me.