How exactly does one get to test drive a Tesla? How awesome was the acceleration?
Long story short - my brother is in a "business leaders" organization and one of the guys in the group owns a Tesla dealership. I have been bugging my brother to get me the hookup to get a ride, and the guy let me drive it.
Its a freaking awesome car. Absolutely amazing on all levels. Prior to today, I thought they were kinda basic sedan looking on the outside nothing special, but now I think they are one of the coolest cars I have ever been in.
Its so.... futuristic, its really cool. The door handles on the outside light up and go flush with the car when you are driving, the interior is insanely nice - the quality seems extremely high (then again I havent been in to many $100k+ cars). It has different driving modes (sport, normal, comfort) and it really plus on the comfort mode. The suspension get softer and the car is ultra quiet - which is weird. There is no key or on off for the car. You just walk into it and put it in gear and drive. Then when you are done you just put it in park and get out, the doors automatically lock when you leave the car and the car is off.
I was in a sport model Tesla Model S - and man it was really really really fast. I got to punch it a few times and the torque is waaay more than any gas motor. I think the guy said it does 0-60 in a little under 4 seconds - all with no motor sounds which is very odd. At one point we pulled up next to a newer (2007ish) Saleen Mustang at a light. The guy was reeving his motor and wanted to race, I pinned it at the light and we smoked him in acceleration (I let off after hitting the speed limit - he kept going). Its funny because he was in a clearly built race car, and I was in a luxury sedan. Definitly made me think - if someone can properly harness this technology/motor in a stand up jet ski it would be really cool. I think you could get a TON of power and torque, which would be really fun in a jetski
