Sunday 17 December 2017

How to make an Alfa Romeo 4C Spider faster at the drag strip (Hint: Tesla Model X) – update



Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
Credit: Motor Trend Canada

To add a little perspective – an Alfa Romeo 4C Spider can do 0-60 mph in just over 4 seconds.1,2,3

Question: How to make an Alfa Romeo 4C Spider faster at the drag strip?
Answer: Put it on a trailer & tow it with a Tesla Model X.



Better coverage with additional material below. Don't be put off by the first frame you see.



Video above no longer available, but check this:



At one point in the video above, the reporter says, “They get in the passenger's seat & go full Tourette’s4 on us.” This is the sort of thing he’s talking about:
https://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-much-fun-is-tesla-model-s.html
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1 “Factory testers say it’ll hit 60 mph in 4.1 seconds” – Motor Trend Canada: “2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider First Drive Review”, http://www.motortrend.ca/en/news/2015-alfa-romeo-4c-spider-first-drive-review/

2Alfa Romeo 4C Spider can do 0-100km.h in 4.5 seconds” – Finance: “Tesla’s Model X races a sportscar towing an 1800kg trailer”, https://finance.nine.com.au/2017/12/01/14/38/tesla-model-x-beats-supercar-while-towing-an-1800kg-trailer

3 “... zero to 60 in 4.2 seconds which means it would embarrass a Lamborghini Diablo in a straight line.” – Motor Trend Channel: “2017 Bentley Bentayga vs. 2016 Tesla Model X P90D Ludicrous - Head 2 Head Ep. 76”, see second video above

4 Merriam-Webster: “Definition of Tourette’s syndrome”, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tourette's%20syndrome
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