From hot-rodded Mustangs to the S7 supercar, Steve Saleen created a name wringing horsepower out of 8-cylinder Ford engines. His eponymous firm’s latest creation, although, is some thing diverse. And after a lengthy gestation, the Saleen 4Sixteen, a modified Tesla Model S, has finally produced its debut at Pebble Beach.
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The car’s quoted output of 416 horsepower remains unchanged from the Model S P85 it is based upon, but Saleen’s tuned EV is not just spoilers and stickers. Adjustable monotube-damper packages are offered, as are carbon-ceramic brakes (which Saleen says will trim 18 pounds per corner compared with the factory steel stoppers) behind either 21- or 22-inch specialty wheels.
The largest distinction is in the transmission, exactly where the stock 9.73:1-ratio gets swapped for an 11.39:1 alternative with new straight-reduce gears.
“With that gearbox, it sounds like one thing that should be screaming down Mulsanne straight,” Saleen grins.
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Outdoors, the bumpers and rockers are redesigned, a trunk spoiler is added, and the hood, front splitter, and rear diffuser are all composite pieces. Thanks to the revised aero, cooling, the new transmission, and lowered suspension, Saleen expects the 4Sixteen to provide efficiency that’s “approaching 20 % better” than the Model S, all whilst also enhancing slightly on the stock 265-mile electric variety.
“This is not a fad. It is a trend,” Saleen says. “Tesla has proven that this modifications your entire driving point of view. It is green, it’s fun to drive, it is sensible . . . it does every little thing much better than a gasoline counterpart.”
Of course, the 4Sixteen project wasn’t inexpensive, and its cost reflects that—at $ 152,000, Saleen expects his latest project to compete with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG.
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