Electric car does 0-60 in 2.3 sec

[JTsyo]

Downside is that it's a RC car. I can't see spending over $1K on a RC car though. Might as well get a plane or helicopter.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Holyyyy shhabbbizzlesss.

 

[waggy]

god damn. 0-100 in 4.9? wow

i want it.

 

[Wyndru]

That would suck to crash that thing at 100mph.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

What if you take a wrong turn and crash it? That is 1100 bucks down the toilet.

 

[bignateyk]

These traxxas RC cars are pretty awesome. I have one of the monster truck models that does like 40mph and can survive jumping/flipping/crashing at those speeds.

 

[ElFenix]

These traxxas RC cars are pretty awesome. I have one of the monster truck models that does like 40mph and can survive jumping/flipping/crashing at those speeds.

100 mph involves just a little more energy than 40.

 

[Saint Nick]

Want.

 

[RGUN]

100+mph, 10 lbs..... I can see some bones being broken by parents giving these to inexperienced drivers thinking its just a toy.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I know what I want for Christmas

 

[LTC8K6]

"Controlling this lithium-polymer-battery-powered, all-wheel-drive projectile requires an iPhone or iPod Touch, so you can run the Traxxas Link telemetry app that unlocks the car's top speed. "

 

[Hugo Drax]

100+mph, 10 lbs..... I can see some bones being broken by parents giving these to inexperienced drivers thinking its just a toy.

Expect lawsuits.

 

[bignateyk]

"Controlling this lithium-polymer-battery-powered, all-wheel-drive projectile requires an iPhone or iPod Touch, so you can run the Traxxas Link telemetry app that unlocks the car's top speed. "

I wonder if it uses a cell signal to communicate? It might get out of range too quickly at 100mph for the standard RC.

 

[Arkaign]

Jesus, that's a pretty dangerous thing to have off the shelf lol

Can you imagine a nefarious person who got one of these, and strapped a kilo of semtex or C4 to it? You could make a micro jihad missile and drive it right into a target installation by remote at very high speed, and it'd be hell to stop it (unlike a suspicious truck/van, or human target approaching).

 

[JTsyo]

Jesus, that's a pretty dangerous thing to have off the shelf lol

Can you imagine a nefarious person who got one of these, and strapped a kilo of semtex or C4 to it? You could make a micro jihad missile and drive it right into a target installation by remote at very high speed, and it'd be hell to stop it (unlike a suspicious truck/van, or human target approaching).

And they could train using GTA2's RC car.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i wonder what it runs in the 1/4 mile

 

[RGUN]

i wonder what it runs in the 1/4 mile

Assuming that it maxes out at 100mph, it will run 11.45s 1/4mile. If it maxed out at 110, it would run right near an 11 flat.

 

[ThePresence]

Pffft. Try 366 MPH.
http://youtu.be/dTHWBSluUjU

 

[DaTT]

Traxxas has pretty cool stuff. I have a Nitro Rustler that came with the 2.5 engine, but have since swapped it out for the 3.0 engine. It will do well over 70mph....but 100 mph out of electric? awesome.

 

[ShawnD1]

newly developed 1650 Kv motor.

Over a million volts eh? Impressive.

 

[LTC8K6]

Over a million volts eh? Impressive.

Should be K/v for rpm per volt.

Electric motor turns 1,650revs per volt.

 

[arcenite]

Pffft. Try 366 MPH.
http://youtu.be/dTHWBSluUjU

I'm... not even sure of the point of this thing.

 

[randay]

Electric drag cars on 1/10th quarter mile(132ft) do around 120 mph in 1.2 seconds.

I had a funny car that would consistently do 1.5s @92-96mph.

but i guess the point of the car in the OP is that its off the shelf...

 

[DesiPower]

Oh a RC... meh... where and how often will you find a field big enough to run that stuff...

btw I was wondering about the "G" on a real car with that kind of acceleration.. will it be great enough to wear a special suite or something?

 

[eLiu]

100 mph involves just a little more energy than 40.

6.25 times as much to be precise.