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      10-23-2019, 03:11 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by PhizzurpF View Post
Easy there, guy. No need to be defensive.

It actually IS quite embarrassing for Tesla. What other company is spending this much capital/time/effort developing PROTOTYPES that will never be available to the consumer just to prove a point?
I'm not defensive at all. In fact I don't think EVs belong on a track simply due to their current performance characteristics.

But pretty much every manufacturer tests their cars at Nürburgring, and sometimes they crash. Some of those cars are prototypes, others are test mules, and many will never see production. It doesn't really matter if the cars are intended for production or not, the manufacturer still gathers a lot of useful data. For example we can infer that Tesla realized they need more downforce at high speed as a result of the testing.

I really don't see what the big deal is if Tesla wants to join the big boys club by giving it a whirl. And covering up the wrecked car is not a big deal IMHO. No manufacturer wants their wrecked prototype being paraded around for the public to see.
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