Powertrain
Two rear motors, no differential, and the power figures that do not agree.
Key facts
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive, two rear motors, no differential
- Power
- over 1 MW (over 1,341 hp)
- Gear ratio
- 8.4:1
What it is
The car is described as rear-wheel drive, with two rear motors and no differential. Each motor drives a wheel through an 8.4:1 planetary gearset, with its own inverter, which is how torque vectoring is described.
The engineer figure is over 1 MW and over 1,400 Nm. Other reports say about 1,500 hp, and a per-motor figure of 500 kW is also printed. A lower version at 800 kW and 885 lb-ft is described as still in development. Cobalt-steel laminations are reported.
Figures below come from Tesla posts or from engineers speaking to outlets. Where sources disagree, the spec sheet says so.
Open questions
Not yet published by Tesla
The 1 MW, 1,500 hp, and 500 kW figures are not the same claim. The spec sheet uses over 1 MW and notes the other reports.
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