Electric GT’s Tesla Model S Is A 778bhp Racing Beast
Electric GT is looking to steal some of the Formula E hype and become the first all-electric GT series in the world.
The first season will begin later in 2017 with seven rounds and three non-championship races in the Americas. Now we’ve found out just what the Tesla Model S race car will be capable of.
Testing had been taking place with the Tesla P85 model of the electric saloon but it’s been upgraded to the Tesla Model S P100D ahead of the first season, boosting performance figures.
The Model S in Electric GT trim will generate a staggering 778bhp from the P100D’s dual motors (seen as one of the main reasons why EGT switched to it from the P85+).
It’ll also go from 0-60mph in an electrifying (sorry) two second - a bonkers figure and will surely make race starts epic to watch. Performance over the regular P100D has been improved further by a huge amount of weight reduction (bro) - reportedly 500kg has been shifted by completing stripping out the cars.
The power unit is the same from the P100D - the only modifications are through weight loss inside the car, racing brakes, suspension and Pirelli slick tyres.
There’s also, of course, the new racing aero package, roll cage and that monstrous rear wing too. It’s one rapid racing machine and a looker too. We’re intrigued to see how Electric GT will fare when it arrives later in the year with its rookie season.
20 drivers and 10 teams will compete, with a few drivers already joining the ‘Electric GT Driver’s Club’ (Formula E did something similar ahead of its first season too).
The seven European races will take place at the Nurburgring (Germany), Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain), Mugello (Italy), Brands Hatch (UK), Zandvoort (Netherlands), Estoril (Portugal) and Paul Ricard (France).
Race weekends will feature a 20-minute practice session, 30 minutes to qualify and two 60km races of electric GT-car action, one in the day and one at dusk (we can’t wait to see those photos!).
It’ll be streamed on YouTube, Twitch and Periscope too, so perfectly accessible and free to watch. Just what we like to hear!
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Everyone who makes a “shocking” joke will be electrocuted
Its so shocking that you are threatening me like that
So we shouldn’t do watt?
Well that statement was a shock….
Kill me
if this means we can hear the drivers yell at each other then im in.
So… are there any other cars in this series other than Tesla?
I have a candidate
I think Fisker is in too.
I hope Lucid Motors joins lol
It’s so mean looking!
Sounds brilliant to me!
So if they were to compete in endurance races, they could just let the car drive itself while the drivers rest, that cheating?
Pretty sure that feature is going to be removed lol
Endurance races? In a Tesla? Well…
It was made by Campos Racing in Spain, ive been following the process closely, the most hard thing to do was the weight reduction, te bateries and cables are heavy.
PS: The dashboard tablet stays.
Dash tablet, essential for mid-race Car Throttle browsing
One of the thins that i don’t like recently about car throttle news is that these stupid electric puns are more important than a comment like this that is about cars and the news itself…
Sleek body, big wang, lightweight wheels with grippy tires… It all looks like a good recipe for a racecar, but without proper sound it will be no fun to watch
So its like fast bumpercars