The Tesla Plaid Will Smoke Every Car Ferrari Makes for $150k

I am not sure if this is serious or not.
You do realize cars are more then all out speed, right?
If it was just about the fastest stoplight to stoplight, there would be no market for vintage/classic cars as a lighted used tesla/GTR/Vette would be an easy pick.

And that has nothing to do with 'expensive handbag status'... the driving experiences are quite varied and different then your usual appliance.

 

set a new fastest lap around the nurburgring....then come and talk to me.

if automotive credibility were only linked to 0-60 or 0-100 mph times, then ferrari would have lost the fight years ago.

 

Can a Mod merge this with any of the other "Tesla smokes everything else off the line" threads?
Maybe even merge them all into one, since they seem to keep popping up?

 

There is nothing comparable to the beauty and romance of a Ferrari, the leather shrinking on the dash is art....

 

Great post and I think many people have stuck their heads in the sand about the speed of electrical (environment be damned). Too many people got their undergarments in a twist due to personal bias. I've said many times, 1/4 mile, speed traps, lap records, don't care about politics.

Lap Times and records don't have feelings or generate CO2.

To answer your question, Ferrari is making an all-electric car in 2025. I wasn't around, but I'm sure many people, some folks, were angry when we transitioned from electric to steam to ICE and now back to electric. I'm sure hippophiles to this day shake their fists at our "iron horses.

People like to whinge. I think folks need to get over it. *IF* they ban our classic cars from the road, then I'll pick up my pitchfork and join them.

Ferrari always had an element of speed. That said, we've entered the realm way beyond any reasonable rate at a normal stoplight. Doing 8 sec 1/4 miles in a populated area is like shooting off a gun. We'll continue to have speed wars forever. I guarantee it. Motor nerds will simply obsess about the hundredths, hell thousandths of second just like Formula 1.
"Yeah? The Ferrari 3000XX does 1/4 mile in 5.326 seconds?" Well, the New Mclaren 800GTR-XZ does it in 5.312 seconds"....
Rinse repeat.
Hell, say in the year 2100 - substitute those numbers with 3.342 and 3.335 (electronically limited of course to certain areas)

Ferrari has to stay competitive, hence 2025. To your point, NYSE: RACE doesn't have to be the "fastest" (especially when that title changes yearly) but they have to at least be in the neighborhood. I'm not one of those that believe they need to move to a different city made for retirees. That's what their grand tourer cars are for.

 

More than likely, the next phase of Batterymobiles will be the safety speed issue with new regulations on how you are allowed to build a Batterymobile. Then you will see some 'dumbed down' cars that can only top out at xx speed. But if you want to go Ferrari/Lamborghini fast, well then you are definitely going to pay for that exclusivity.

The vintage car conversion market, that's going to be the one to watch.

 

It's not just off the line, they are steadily hitting track records too.

I respect some folks who feel Ferrari should no longer be competitive when it comes to speed. I simply disagree.

 

Well, considering 2025, Rimac/Bugatti, Evija, Koenigsegg, are around the corner - those safety speed issue regulations need to come sooner rather than later. I do find it ironic though that some in the Ferrari crowd (not specifically you) are concerned about going 'too fast.'

I would dare say Enzo would spin in his grave.

 

Yawn... text messages are faster than a Ferrari.

 

@Golden Steed
A lot of folks are still super far behind the eight ball...

Nothing wrong with this. As I said, if the powers that be ban my vintage cars, then I'll bust out my torches and tell me where the march is?
Otherwise, I look into the future with my eyes wide open than my head in the sand.

Don't worry, though; this is why Ferrari is making an all-electric car. Thankfully the board at Ferrari agrees with you and me that Ferrari should still be competitive when it comes to speed.

I don't understand the counterargument; if Ferrari were to relinquish at least being near the top of speed, then the proverbial 'fancy handbag' moniker is truly here. Never mind, Rolls Royce and Bently have a lock-in in that department.

Most people here probably don't know Enzo would have been the first to adopt electricity; he would be the first to focus on SPEED. Piero said this on tape, way before electrification came into vouge. Enzo always said the 'best Ferrari' is the 'next one.' What can I say? I believe in that ethos.

 

I mean, I guess Ferrari can change their ticker symbol from "RACE" to "BAG"
Leave F1 and fully focus on their fashion shows instead.
Instead of having fast cars, shift their priority to aesthetic beauty.

I respect your view that this should be Ferrari's future, I hope you respect that I disagree.

 

The no answers expose a lot actually and ironically provides the affirmation of your conjecture. Take heart though, 2025 is coming.

 

Im in shock anyone out of high school still cares about 0-60

Ferrari, has been a luxury/status symbol for a long time now.

 

Take the whole electric part out of the equation, a Dodge Demon is quicker than basically every Ferrari also. It didn't do much do hurt Ferrari sales though.

That being said, when Ferrari makes an electric car, presumably it will be in the same straight line speed realm as every Tesla. It'll look different, handle differently, have real leather, and so on.

 

Can you imagine the Ferrari handbag...one litre volume when new, then 600cc a few years later, then 200cc and useless because it won't hold lip gloss and a condom at the same time. Purse snatchers won't even target them cuz they are stuck to their owner.

 

Just a matter of time.

 

I don't understand how anyone who actually cars about cars doesn't care about 0-60. Its one of the few metrics that you can actually enjoy on the street.

 

The enjoyment of 0-60 on the street ended in the 3/4 seconds. Faster is far too dangerous on city streets. Heck even 3-4 seconds is too dangerous considering how awful most pavement is.

We jumped the performance shark over a decade ago.

I consider modern performance like the guy addicted to online porn constantly searching for the girl who is just incrementally more attractive to jerk off to. It went from fun to being a mental/emotional illness.

 

When Mercedes fans post comments about their latest bashing of Ferrari in our F1 forms, I relish it. The competition is good. Yes, we have not won an F1 championship in over 12 years. However, I'm the type of person that prefers to acknowledge shortcomings rather than bury them. Otherwise, how do you get better and WIN?

I mean, I guess Ferrari can change from being fast/pretty to just being pretty.