I know everyone has kinda been freakin' out...
 

that rumors abound about future generations of the Z being EVs. Check this out. That is one fast Datsun 1200 EV staged against a GTR :) :stirthepot:

Anyway, thought you guys might like some Friday entertainment.



DIY Datsun EV Does the Quarter in 10.4 Seconds | Autopia | Wired.com


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lmao, I guarantee that GT-R driver was pissed beyond belief.

crazy!

My buddy
 

My buddy beliefs that after market alterations are bad since top engineers have determined the best configuration for said vehicle. He raves about the GTR all the time. I just sent him this video. I think he will cry.

They should just make an electric gtr, now that would truly be something...

Let's see it beat the GTR on a course. That's where true engineering comes into play! Engineers FTW!!!!

10 second car

REAL cars have REAL motors....:driving:

probably not as pissed as other GT-R, early GT-R owners who blew their transmissions using launch control when the car first came out.

true, the Tesla roadster doesn't handle as well as the lotus elise, which is what its based on, because of all the extra battery weight, and thats a sports car with an electric motor. This datsun is only good for the straights. I think what they are doing is good and we shouldn't sh1t on it. as of now, every company is saying 'Green' has to be slow and boring, this car is saying :gtfo2: and going to the drag strip.

A guy that went to zcon says that a designer of the z told them the next z will not be electric/battery.

the kids need to shut up... gtrs only run 11's?

the datsun had one of the cleanest and sickest launches I have seen! GTR driver looked like a am.

Yes the GT-R run mid/high 11's stock. The one in the video appeared to have run 11.8 which is about right. It's pretty amazing what computers can do.

You almost make it sound like running 11s in bad for a stock car

A comparison (by a semi-regular person who drove an Elise and had the Tesla on order) I read said the Tesla may be slower than the Elise, but in an autocross situation it handled better - the weight tamed the Elise's bad tendencies a bit.

That’s funny the comparison (Road & Track - 06/2010) I read showed the Elise being a good bit faster in autocross. The Tesla is only quicker from a stop due to the 295ft-lb To@ Zero RPM'S. It's silly how they try to make it seem as though the Tesla is as quick as a Porsche 911 Turbo based solely on its 0-60 time. They purposely neglect to state what happens after 60mph in an effort to overly glorify the car. Oh and the Telsa was wearing R-Compounds during the test while the Elise was wearing just regular street tires. But they did mention that if the Elise was wearing R-Compounds as well the advantage would have been devastating. Not to mention the Telsa sells for $128,500 compared to the Elise SC @ just 55k. You can buy the Elise SC and a BMW E92M3 and still have 13-14k left over.

Doesn't seem that different to me? R&T, 4/2010:

While they acknowledge the tire difference, they don't seem to think it's insurmountable: