VIDEO: Faraday Future’s crossover races a Bentley Bentayga, Ferrari 488, Tesla Model X to 96 km/h

Faraday Future (FF) is back with a follow up to its previous teaser, whereby the company’s first crossover goes up against Bentley Bentayga, Ferrari 488 GTB and Tesla Model X P100D in a drag race.

This time, we are given a lot more information about the test, which focuses strictly on the vehicle’s 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) acceleration capabilities, and takes place in Irwindale, California. The reason for bringing in all these exotics? To “prove what we can do, relative to those cars,” according to Peter Savagian, vice president of propulsion engineering at FF.

With this not being the quarter-mile drag race that we hoped for, it does downplay some of the hype associated with FF, although Savagian did mention that the crossover continuously improved its sprint time “from four seconds, to 3.4, to somewhere below three” with each development.

Meanwhile, Steve Schulz, technical fellow of powertrain development at FF stated that to excel in the sprint test required the team to follow a simple principle: “more current, more torque, equals faster acceleration.” He adds that FF’s software provides a competitive advantage that others, like Tesla, don’t have.

While full details on the electric crossover will only be revealed when it debuts at next year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 3, another teaser released by company showcases the car’s lighting setup. Called the “Solid State Lighting Array,” we are shown the crossover’s illuminated grille, which incorporates the FF logo, along with some slender-looking main headlamps.

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Gerard Lye

Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • Mr OMG on Dec 20, 2016 at 4:02 pm

    Can’t imagine a car that is so much bigger than any conventional sport car, running by only battery can easily tapao all the super cars. so much torque!

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    • kena tengok mileage la… battery meletup tau?

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      • Kunta bin Kinte on Dec 21, 2016 at 12:13 pm

        abang, where can battery letup? You think car battery samsung note 7 ah?

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  • applegreen on Dec 20, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    I think dominic toretto will no more in love with dodge charger. In future film he will drive FF anyway

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  • thepolygonal on Dec 20, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    Yes it’s fast… but will buyers actually buy this rather than the ferrari?
    I just hope it doesn’t ended up like certain merc with too much torque, the tyres getting bald too fast from starting and stopping too often.. remember.. for electric, full torque is available at 0.

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  • Faraday not found in a week on Dec 20, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    FF might be using DC motors with 120kWh battery pack

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