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0-60 mph in 1.9 sec

This might sound really stupid. But isn't performing such acceleration on a daily basis close to the limit of harming one's health? I mean micro concussions for example.

Really curious because that acceleration is amazing!



You'd probably go through tires before you'd hurt yourself.


It's less than 2G. Nothing for a couple of seconds.


>But isn't performing such acceleration on a daily basis close to the limit of harming one's health?

Yes, and also the health of nearby drivers, bystanders and inanimate objects.


That's still only 1.5g. That's a lot for a straight-line acceleration, but it's not that crazy for a turning acceleration.

Fighter pilots and race car drivers pull much greater gs all the time. So do rollercoaster passengers, though.


Yes, that's a real problem. I took my Model S P85D to the track (fun, but felt really heavy in corners) and had a concussion for 3 weeks afterwards. And that was just Insane mode, not even Ludicrous.

The Roadster should come with a health advisory


F1 cars accelerate faster than the Roadster's advertised numbers and the drivers don't wander around constantly concussed.

I am curious how you managed to get a concussion in a heavy sedan that can only maintain 0.87g of lateral grip. Were you in a collision?


> had a concussion for 3 weeks afterwards

Should this be "a concussion with symptoms which lasted 3 weeks afterwards"? I thought a concussion was the traumatic injury itself.

Either way I hope you are ok!


Similar acceleration figures to a litre sportsbike (though the new Roadster takes it to a faster level again, but still in the same ballpark).

The acceleration is mind-bendingly fast at first, but after a while, you get used to it and it just feels kind of normal. I can't imagine the new Tesla being any different.

Not to play down the achievement at all, those stats are amazing! But highly doubt there's a health risk associated with some mild longitudinal G forces, assuming you're in otherwise good health.




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