Porsche Taycan Turbo S vs Tesla Model S: Drag Race, Full Review and VMAX
Here is another EV heavyweight battle. In the green corner, the €140k, 750bph Porsche Taycan Turbo S. In the red corner, the €100k, 754bph Tesla Model S Performance Ludicrous. In this exciting episode, of Top Gear tested both supercars on the road, drag strip, autobahn, and at charging station. To see which one is the best click here.
Tesla Model S
0-60 : 2.68
0-100 : 6.46
¼ M : 11.08 @124.0mph
Taycan Turbo S
0-60 : 2.61
0-100 : 6.12
1/4 M : 10.69 @ 131.6 mph
How do we sum it up?
So, this figures out these cars but the real thing is how they drive on the road, how they make you feel day-to-day that matters a lot. So, the Tesla Model S is still a king after even six years of its launching. This car has the most amount of interior space that will go the furthest, with the widest charging network.
the Tesla Model S is still a king after even six years of its launching
This is the latest and greatest Model S Performance. It should do 365 miles on the WLTP cycle, it is over a hundred mile more than Taycan Turbo S. There are some reasons for this; the first one is Tesla has a bigger battery 100kwatt per hour vs 93.4 in the Taycan. It has higher rolling resistance, the Tesla is a little bit more slippery with lower drag coefficient. The other thing is the lack of gears. The Taycan actually has a two speed gearbox. It will change up to 60 miles an hour, on the other hand Tesla is a single speed but effect is the same, you don’t have any gears to change, don’t have any paddles to hit, don’t have any stick in the middle of center console to waggle around.
So, we end up finding that changing gear is the way we punctuate the driving experience on a good road. But in ideal condition, it’s the Porsche that can charge faster and up to 270KW, which means 22 minutes for a five to eight percent charge whereas the Tesla Model can only charge it up to around 150kw.