Chinese hypercar breaks Nurburgring record
05-16-2017, 07:44 AM
#11
That's the actual footage of the lap.
05-19-2017, 10:58 AM
#13
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I have to question whether a 1300hp electric car could run a full lap, or if this time is "stitched" together using sector times. Only a 7-minute uncut video will answer that question...
I'm leaning towards the side of skepticism. I can't imagine the size of the battery pack you'd need - and what that battery pack would have to weigh.
I'm leaning towards the side of skepticism. I can't imagine the size of the battery pack you'd need - and what that battery pack would have to weigh.
05-21-2017, 06:44 PM
#17
For a pure electric, it's more a question of whether it can complete a continuous lap at full boil without going into a heat management "limp mode". How many ludicrous speed launches can a tesla do before it needs to cool? I've heard 5 or so? Less than 10? 13 miles at the ring is like launching over and over and over.
It is quite valid to ask whether the car really drove a single lap in the time indicated, or had segment times recorded to calculate a theoretical best lap.
05-22-2017, 12:36 AM
#18
I watched the video. I'm hungry again.
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05-22-2017, 09:02 AM
#19
Fair point... I kinda went on a tangent thinking of hybrids depleting their battery at the track.
For a pure electric, it's more a question of whether it can complete a continuous lap at full boil without going into a heat management "limp mode". How many ludicrous speed launches can a tesla do before it needs to cool? I've heard 5 or so? Less than 10? 13 miles at the ring is like launching over and over and over.
It is quite valid to ask whether the car really drove a single lap in the time indicated, or had segment times recorded to calculate a theoretical best lap.
For a pure electric, it's more a question of whether it can complete a continuous lap at full boil without going into a heat management "limp mode". How many ludicrous speed launches can a tesla do before it needs to cool? I've heard 5 or so? Less than 10? 13 miles at the ring is like launching over and over and over.
It is quite valid to ask whether the car really drove a single lap in the time indicated, or had segment times recorded to calculate a theoretical best lap.
05-22-2017, 06:43 PM
#20