Replies to post #5689 on Saleen Automotive, Inc. (fka SLNN)

[FredVestor]

What is crazier is that was 8 months ago and they still haven't released any performance statistics. Like none.

[Milesblue42]

Foursixteen/GTX vs 626 Horsepower Mercedes McLaren SLR

Interesting read: Is Saleen lying in order to sell its version of the Tesla Model S?

Steve Saleen said to USA TODAY that he “regeared [the car] for quicker acceleration” which should result in a “up to three-tenths of a second faster” zero to 60mph time. Later at the same event, he claimed that the zero to 60mph should be in the “mid to low 4 seconds“. Tesla advertised a zero to 60mph of 4.2 seconds for its P85 (the version of the Model S Saleen “tuned”) and according to a recent presentation by Javier Verdura, Director of Product Design at Tesla, the car has now a 3.7 seconds zero to 60mph time. I don’t understand how Saleen’s mid to low 4 seconds can be three-tenths of a second faster than Tesla’s already advertised 3.7 to 4.2 seconds.

Mercedes McLaren SLR road test

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0403_2005_mercedes_benz_slr_mclaren/ Stats

The SLR, assembled only in left-hand-drive versions by McLaren in Woking, England, retunes the SL55 supercharged V-8 to 626 horsepower and 575 pound-feet.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0501_2005_mercedes_benz_slr_mclaren/

The large, comfortable, 3858-pound GT coupe shown here happens to be the sixth-quickest production car Motor Trend has tested, catapulting itself to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and through the quarter mile just eight seconds later at 127.3 mph. To achieve such breathtaking performance in most supercars requires deft toe-work on the pedals and/or expensively traumatic clutch abuse. But anyone who can smash a gas pedal to the floor can drive this new SLR McLaren with nearly the same results and do it over and over again with impunity.

Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0501_2005_mercedes_benz_slr_mclaren/#ixzz3YhPmsNoA

The FOURSIXTEEN/GTX has only 416 horsepower

DaReal what about this video? Around the 2:15 Mark....

Looks like some Saleen Doubt about Saleen Foursixteen acceleration has been erased....IMO

[wj2005]

Well this is from a source that doesnt know anything about Saleen other then what is online. Frederic Lambert (the owner and source of this information) is nothing more then a door salesman.

Saleen isnt even currently sold in Canada to my knowledge and the only reason for this information to be posted on his site is because he follows Tesla only.

Now regarding the warranty:

This is something that is in the USA and NOT Canada so I am sure the source (frederic Lambert) doesn't have a clue what the laws are here in the USA since he is from Canada. It is called the Magnuson-Moss Warranty act insert-text-here

By law, the warranty can not just be "voided". It is illegal for Tesla to do so. So the information from that source is completely incorrect and either just speculation/opinion or setup to make Saleen just look bad.

What is interesting is that it is just one sided emails... Not including what was sent. I wonder why???