Recently, while whirring around the worldwide roadways of PGR4 (Project Gotham Racing 4, a semi-realistic racing game for the Xbox 360 alone) with my Xbox 360, I unlocked the Tesla Roadster (by beating a Ferrari Testarossa in an Invitational event on electricity alone, ha
!) I immediately went to PGR4's Michelin Test Track to assess this car's potential. The car's excellent handling and driftablility was hand in hand with...a 130 MPH top speed
. I was surprised: how could a 196 MPH Lamborghini Gallardo and a 192 MPH Ferrari Testarossa be beaten by a 130 MPH Tesla Roadster? All three cars have exceptional handling as well.I then found out that the Roadster was electronically limited to 130 MPH (in-game and in real life), most likely to keep the roads safer. The fact that the Roadster beats cars much faster than itself still remains a mystery; however the Roadster may be a giant killer...
Until a Tesla Roadster (or similarly powerful electric car) with no speed limiter is released, electric cars will still not be adopted by performance-minded drivers
. I wonder how fast the Roadster would go with no speed limiter installed...
Picture from:
http://www.teslamotors.com/display_data/pgr4_3.jpg
8 comments:
Ha ha, pathetic!
Guess what the fastest car in the world is...
Thanks!
The fastest production car is the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, made by Shelby.
Correctamundo!
Wow, an electric race car! Depending on the HP and Torque, I'll say perhaps 160+ MPH?
Our Mercedes-Benz ML350 (2008) is electronically limited to 130 MPH. I dunno about the other Mercedes' and BMWs.
Limited to only 130 mph? Most German sporting vehicles are electronically limited to 155 MPH, sadly wasting potential.
I just checked both websites. Most Mercedes' are limited to 130-145 MPH. BMWs are limited to 155. True, too bad they limit the potential. The Mercedes SLK and SLR roadsters are allowed to go to 160 MPH, though.
Not just 160. SLK is allowed to go to 150 or 170, SLR McLaren is allowed up to 206 MPH. These are just estimates, keep in mind. The SL-class is about 160 MPH.
Thanks for the expansive info, Prad! Lucky SL/SLK/SLR drivers... Of course, with an ECU microchip tuning device, all of those limiters can be easily, safely, relatively cheaply, and legally circumvented!
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