Porsche Taycan & Tesla Model S Compete In A Drag Race & Handling Test

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:00:29 +0000

The first Porsche Taycan drag race has been recorded, and with none other than its main arch rival — the Tesla Model S. German TV channel VOX runs a car enthusiast program named “Auto Mobil.” The recent episode that aired on this Sunday featured the drag race and a handling test comparison of both cars

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Tesla vs Porsche EV Rivalry Accelerates the Death of Fossil Vehicles

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:30:32 +0000

Tesla Official Twitter Account ImageWhilst seemingly irrelevant to everyday driving, the ongoing competition between Tesla and Porsche over EV performance supremacy is quickly demonstrating that fossil sports cars are becoming obsolete — an important symbolic milestone for the EV revolution which will have repercussions in higher volume segments. If Porsche wants its Taycan to keep pace with the Tesla Model S Plaid, Porsche will have to allow it to outperform the company’s current flagship Panamera combustion sedan. And that will only highlight the inferiority of fossil vehicles

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Tesla’s Leadership At Nürburgring Is A Win For Everyone

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 22:49:11 +0000

If you are a lover of all things auto, you should celebrate Tesla’s leadership on the Nürburgring track, and I am going to explain why I think this to be so

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Porsche Taycan Already Faster Than Panamera Sibling & Other Combustion Peers Around Twisty Race Tracks

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:36:00 +0000

Despite not surpassing some of its combustion peers over the full lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit, a recently released onboard lap video shows that the Porsche Taycan has effectively outperformed its Panamera sibling (and the BMW M5 and M5 Competition) over the twisty first half of the course. This indicates that on the vast majority of the world’s race circuits, where mid-speed corners dominate over high speed straightaways, the Taycan will be able to lap faster than the Panamera and similar 4-door saloons, such as the BMW

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