[quote Y8DR2EL65C7U7BT]British manufacturers turned putting pedestrian engines into sports cars into something of an art form. Usually hanging a couple of SUs off the side and something to drive a tachometer was deemed sufficent. On the other hand putting a fire pump engine into a racing car worked out rather well! https://www.hagerty.com/media/hagerty-ma...[/quote] Every Tesla ever made has been defined by the instant torque and acceleration afforded by the electric motor(s). In the opposite situation to that mentioned by Monaro23D, Tesla have taken the Model 3 motors and used them elsewhere, in this instance to control the paddles on the second stage of the massive Starship built by sister company SpaceX. The paddles are black and about a third of the way down from the top.