An empty airfield in Bulgaria, judging by the license plates of the two cars, served as the battleground for a drag race between the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Tesla Model S P100D.
Representing America, the Model S P100D has a dual-motor setup, with the front one delivering 275 HP (279 PS / 205 kW) and 310 lb-ft (420 Nm) of torque, and an extra 503 HP (510 PS / 375 kW) and 531 lb-ft (720 Nm) produced by the rear motor.
Each mode results in a different total system output and torque, but officially, it puts out 750 HP in Ludicrous+ mode and needs 2.5 seconds to complete the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) sprint, although it was clocked at a whopping 2.28 seconds by MotorTrend three years ago.
In the green corner, we have the Taycan Turbo S, which is also capable of supercar-rivalling performance, with the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) acceleration taking only 2.6 seconds. Top speed in the Porsche is 161 mph (260 km/h), and its zero-emission powertrain can pump out up to 750 HP (761 PS / 560 kW) and 774 lb-ft (1,050 Nm) with the Overboost mode enabled.
As the two super EVs have very similar performance numbers, we could see it go either way, but if you had to, which one would bet on to emerge victorious?
Before finding out if you were right or not, it’s worth noting that both the Model S P100D and Taycan Turbo S are customer, not press, cars, owned by the same individual. Thus, there shouldn’t be any accusations of rigging the outcome, as we’ve seen in previous duels, in favor of either performance EV.