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10 Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, & McLarens The Ludicrous Tesla Model S Is Quicker Than

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Zachary Shahan 8 Comments Enzo Ferrari, fastest cars, ferrari, Ferrari 458, Ferrari 458 Italia, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Ferrari 599 GTO, lamborghini, Lamborghini Murcielago, Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670–4 SuperVeloce, Lamborghini Murciélago LP640, Ludicrous Tesla Model S, mclaren, McLaren F1, mclaren mp4-12c, Porsche, Porsche 911, Porsche 911 GT3, Porsche Panamera, Porsche Panamera turbo, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model S P85D, Tesla Model S P90D

As I wrote the other day, the “Ludicrous” Tesla Model S is by some standards the quickest production car in

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Tesla Model S P85D VS. P85+ Drag Race

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014 Christopher DeMorro 2 Comments drag race, drag racing, Dual Motor Drive, Elon Musk, McLaren F1, Model S, Model S P85D, Model S P95+, P85+, P85D, Tesla Model S

In a drag race pitting a Tesla Model S P85D with the Dual Motor Drive versus the former top-dog P85+, you’ll see what a difference an extra motor can make.

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5 Supercars Slower Than The Tesla Model S P85D

October 10, 2014October 11, 2014 Christopher DeMorro 41 Comments 911, Elon Musk, ferrari, Ferrari 599 GTO, McLaren F1, Model S, Model S P85D, P85D, Porsche 911 GT3, Shelby, Shelby GT500, SRT Viper, Tesla, Tesla Model S, viper

The Tesla Model S P85D has 691 horsepower can go from 0 to 60 MPH 3.2 seconds. That’s fast, but how’s it stack up against other supercar competitors?

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Gordon Murray Thinks Hybrid Supercars Are On The Wrong Road

June 19, 2014 Steve Hanley 2 Comments composite construction, Goodwood, Goodwood Hill Clumb, Gordon Murray, Gordon Murray Design, Gordon Murray T25, laferrari, McLaren F1, McLaren P1, Porsche 918

Suddenly, every high end automobile manufacturer in the world wants to have the biggest, baddest hybrid super car on the

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2015 Yamaha Electric Car Taking Shape

February 24, 2014 Jo Borrás 3 Comments 2015, 2015 Yamaha, electric car, EV, Gordon Murray, mclaren, McLaren F1, Motiv, Motive.e, T.27, Yamaha, Zytek

Another motorcycle company is eye-balling the car business as MOTIV.e marks the birth of the 2015 Yamaha electric car, designed by F1 legend Gordon Murray!

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McLaren Ready For Electric Formula E Series

September 6, 2012 Christopher DeMorro 5 Comments 2014, electric racing cars, electric racing series, FIA, Formula E electric racing, Formula E series, mclaren, McLaren cars, McLaren F1, McLaren for sale, McLaren Formula E, mclaren mp4-12c

When the FIA announced the Formula E electric racing series, some were skeptical that such an ambitious project would even get off the ground. But several high-end racing teams have already expressed interest in racing, and you can add to that one of the most famed Formula 1 racing teams of all time; McLaren.

Yup, the Big M wants to get in on this new-fangled electric racing series. Awesome.

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Sbarro Intencity; Electric F1 Car for the Road (video)

March 4, 2012 Jo Borrás 1 Comment 2012, Batteries, battery, car, concept, Delphi, electric, EV, f1, Formula 1, franco, Geneva, geneva auto show, legal, McLaren F1, new, Offbeat, plug-in, road, road-legal, salon, sbarro, show, street-legal

Eccentric mega-builder Franco Sbarro wants to bring the experience of driving a Formula 1 racecar to public roads. Sort of.