If it’s sarcasm they are probably trying to imply that Tesla is a big company and ignoring the overlapping leadership because it would devastating to their argument
I think there is nothing cool about engineering in this. Its comparing electric power train at its best with ICE at its worst, the Porsche will eat that truck up on a track and it wouldn't be a fair comparison either. Can the Cybertruck beat a Taycan while towing a Taycan?
Its a marketing stunt, looks cool at a shallow glance but its deceptive and pretty uninspiring if you think about it.
Porsche sells every car they make, even ridiculously expensive special editions that have insane margins, plus their legendary menagerie of costly options. The upcoming electric maccan is going to print money for them. I wonder where this idea that they're dying comes from.
We already know an electric vehicle has better straight line acceleration and torque than ICE vehicles, so not sure showing this again is really going to convert many people.
Reminds me of the touring car racing with both Dodge Vipers and Porsche. The Vipers kills them down the straight, but then look like they are standing still vs the Porsche when there are corners. I'd love to see real examples of how well the Cybertruck corners and handles rougher terrain.
And lets face it, i'd rather get there a little later in a beautiful car then drive around in this Homer Simpson Persephone looking monstrosity.
I don’t think many drivers drag race routinely. I’d like to see the cybertruck beat a 911 — or a Camry — doing a few thousand miles of normal driving. It only has to not break down, not have pieces fall off, not crash itself, not kill anyone.
This spectacle video seems to demonstrate something meaningful, but it doesn’t.
Wonder why they decided to do this against an ICE 911 and not the Porsche Taycan?
> "The Taycan Turbo S will take you from zero to 60 mph in a neck-snapping 2.6 seconds, though Motor Trend and others have clocked it at 2.4 seconds; as fast as a three million dollar Bugatti Chiron (the fastest gasoline-powered car in the world). That is faster by a second than the Tesla Model S."
What’s your point? That a truck with zero product iteration beat a sports car that has had ~50 years of product iteration? (while also towing said sportscar)?
I’d say that’s quite remarkable and reflects well on Tesla’s engineering prowess.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 71.4 ms ] threadIf that's sarcasm, I don't see the point.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/886776/Tesla-Model...
https://youtu.be/upJ7jSUoRwo
Its a marketing stunt, looks cool at a shallow glance but its deceptive and pretty uninspiring if you think about it.
But props to the Tesla for being fast in a straight line. I have more fun using both pedals and turning the wheel occasionally.
Thanks for 1800%
Huge international fan base and decades of legacy
I'll wager $5000 for fun. Porsche won't survive. You can see my previous comments about TSLA taking over in 2009.
I wish someone bet me then but my shares did very well.
Reminds me of the touring car racing with both Dodge Vipers and Porsche. The Vipers kills them down the straight, but then look like they are standing still vs the Porsche when there are corners. I'd love to see real examples of how well the Cybertruck corners and handles rougher terrain.
And lets face it, i'd rather get there a little later in a beautiful car then drive around in this Homer Simpson Persephone looking monstrosity.
No, it doesn't unless you've made some mods to it. The current lineup of 911s are all at 4 seconds or less.
That was my data source. Double checking the main Porsche website gives similar #s
This spectacle video seems to demonstrate something meaningful, but it doesn’t.
> "The Taycan Turbo S will take you from zero to 60 mph in a neck-snapping 2.6 seconds, though Motor Trend and others have clocked it at 2.4 seconds; as fast as a three million dollar Bugatti Chiron (the fastest gasoline-powered car in the world). That is faster by a second than the Tesla Model S."
Oh.
Porsche 911 was first released in 1964.
Okay.
I’d say that’s quite remarkable and reflects well on Tesla’s engineering prowess.