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Porsche Humiliates Tesla at the Nürburgring

The Truth About Cars

Zuffenhausen has knocked Tesla off its perch as king of the ‘ring, throwing down an all-electric lap time within a shout of the bonkers Rimac Nevera. This time around, Porsche development driver Lars Kern cracked off a lap time of 7:07.55 rocking a trio of electric motors with horsepower well into four-figure territory.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. But this is all fine. He’s not wrong.

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Tesla electric motor and Porsche 911 meet in sacrilegious perfection

Teslarati

There is a reason why the Porsche 911 is regarded as one of, if not the best, combustion powered car ever created. Changing the Porsche 911’s powerplant — well, that feels almost sacrilegious. Credit: Sacrilege Motors The 911 Cabriolet was equipped with a modified Tesla Model S motor capable of producing 500 horsepower.

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Drag Race: Porsche & Tesla Face Off With Their Flagship Electric Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

Can Porsche’s all-electric Taycan Turbo S compete with Tesla’s new Model S Plaid? It was, indeed, a showdown between two stunning, high-performance electric cars. Porsche’s top-end variant of the Taycan, its Turbo S, […].

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Tesla Model X Plaid gets another drag race win against 1000hp Porsche

Teslarati

A Tesla Model X Plaid has taken on a modified Porsche 911 Turbo S and has once again shown its capability as a drag race monster. Despite the size of the Tesla Model X Plaid, more and more owners are taking the vehicle to the drag strip due to its incredible performance capabilities. But they aren’t the only ones.

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Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Scout brands to adopt Tesla’s NACS

Teslarati

Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) has nearly been adopted by every automaker in the industry, now including Volkswagen’s entire lineup of brands. Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche will adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port beginning in 2025, as announced on Tuesday in a press release. Stellantis owns U.S.

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New Porsche Taycan Turbo GT smashes Nurburgring lap record with huge margin over Tesla Model S Plaid

EV Central

The incoming 2024 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT has posted a new lap record for an all-electric sedan smashing the record set by the Tesla Model S Plaid by an astonishing 28 seconds. In any case, the new lap is quick enough for the Porsche EV to take the crown for the fastest production EV. “Lars’ lap time of 7:07.55

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