After teasing us with a series of drag races between their electrified prototype and the Tesla Model X, Bentley Bentayga and Ferrari 488 trio, Faraday Future is now ready to give us a taste of their performance.
The venue for these so-called “powertrain tests” is a testing ground in Irwindale, California, where the FF prototype looked to put the Bentayga, the Model X and the 488 Italian supercar to shame in a straight line.
So could it really be that easy? Well, according to Faraday Future VP of propulsion engineering, Peter Savagian, it’s simple math really. Initially, they went from a 4-second 0-60 mph (96km/h) sprint time to 3.4 seconds, and then to somewhere below 3 seconds – which is where you want to be.
During the video, you’ll here that it’s all down to torque and mass, so if Faraday Future can build a lighter car than the Model X, with more torque being sent to the wheels, mathematically it’s going to be winning a whole bunch of drag races, even against “Ludicrously” fast rivals.
So yeah, time for you to see just how quickly this thing takes off.