It’s 2026, and this isn’t my first launch control start in a powerful electric vehicle. The first in a vehicle with 1,139 max horsepower, to be sure, but I brace myself and don’t think twice about telling my drive partner to drop the hammer. As he does, I have just enough strength in my thumb to start the stopwatch on my iPhone as lateral forces shove me back into the seat. And, maybe, just quick enough reflexes to stop the timer again as the digital speedo blurs past 60 miles per hour.
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