| ▲ | loeg 8 hours ago | |||||||
> It’s likely the first non-Tesla vehicle to run FSD, and it achieves 258 Wh/mi — roughly matching the efficiency of an actual Model 3. This claim is implausible, right? The Mustang is unambiguously less aerodynamic than the Model 3; there's no way it is achieving similar efficiency, especially at highway speeds. | ||||||||
| ▲ | volkl48 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
The Mustang is from before modern safety laws (and feature expectations) and therefore weighed a lot less than your average modern car. A stock '66 Mustang hardtop had a curb weight below 3000lb, in the lightest configuration close to 2500lb. Less mass to move will do a lot for efficiency just like aerodynamics will. Of course, you will also die or be horrifically maimed in an accident in a 1966 Mustang that you might walk away without any serious injuries from in a modern vehicle. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | KaiserPro 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
Yes it is implausible. But I imagine that they are probably not running it at 70 mph everywhere, just pootling about in suburbia | ||||||||