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Tesla may be understating performance of 60-kWh Model S

Under the "sign us up for that job" heading, the crew at Drag Times took it upon themselves to perform some straight-line road tests with a 60-kWh Tesla Model S. And the publication found that the automaker may have been a bit too modest about the performance levels of that particular all-electric sedan, something that perhaps BMW is already aware of.

Specifically, the 60-kWh car, in repeated dashes, went from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.1 seconds, a full 0.8 seconds faster than what Tesla estimates. And for the quarter-mile, the tested 13.7-second time was a half-second quicker than the automaker's number.

The publication – which earlier calculated that each drag run in an 85-kWh Model S costs around a nickel's worth of energy – surmised that Tesla's understatement may have something to do with the car's horsepower, which Tesla estimates at 302 but which, according to the dash reading during those happy track runs, was closer to 320 horsepower. We'd be more than happy to test Drag Times' theory if given the opportunity.

http://green.autoblog.com/2013/07/05...0-kwh-model-s/

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Great car. My brother in law went to the Tesla store in the mall in NJ and he was talking to the reps for a long time. He was told that right now the lease deals on the model S start at $999/month but that when Tesla starts its own financial services they will be able to offer deals closer to $800-$850/month. When you consider that price plus the tax credit and the fact that you would be saving about 75% in fuel costs this thing starts to make a lot of sense fast. After seeing VOSSEN hook up a blue model S with CV1s I am starting to get some ideas.