I found comparison of the Daimler Double-Six and Tesla Model S (Back to the Future) interesting – I owned a Jag XJ12 SIII in the Nineties and run a Model S today. They were introduced 50 years apart and the Tesla is the first car that really feels like 50 years’ progress from that point. They are a similar type of car – similar size, both comfortable and refined, both pull relentlessly and effortlessly on tiny throttle openings. Tesla turned a reluctant industry on its head; the market is now full of followers. Where Tesla still leads is efficiency. To some extent it is achieved by compromise, such as exceptionally high (45psi) tyre pressures to minimise rolling resistance, at the expense of increased road noise and firm ride. The wheels are a snug fit in their arches to reduce drag, but this limits suspension travel, to the further detriment of ride. I’ve not driven an XJ in 20 years, but I remember a more complaint ride and less road noise. And Elon Musk? He’s the definition of George Bernard Shaw's unreasonable man, ‘The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.’
High carb diet
The ex-Peter Collins Aston DB2/4 engine (Hard to Top) appears to be sporting a pair of SU carburettors yet the caption states Webers.
Tesla vs Daimler
I found comparison of the Daimler Double-Six and Tesla Model S (Back to the Future) interesting – I owned a Jag XJ12 SIII in the Nineties and run a Model S today. They were introduced 50 years apart and the Tesla is the first car that really feels like 50 years’ progress from that point. They are a similar type of car – similar size, both comfortable and refined, both pull relentlessly and effortlessly on tiny throttle openings. Tesla turned a reluctant industry on its head; the market is now full of followers. Where Tesla still leads is efficiency. To some extent it is achieved by compromise, such as exceptionally high (45psi) tyre pressures to minimise rolling resistance, at the expense of increased road noise and firm ride. The wheels are a snug fit in their arches to reduce drag, but this limits suspension travel, to the further detriment of ride. I’ve not driven an XJ in 20 years, but I remember a more complaint ride and less road noise. And Elon Musk? He’s the definition of George Bernard Shaw's unreasonable man, ‘The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.’