[ad_1] Data from our track tests indicates that Model S Plaid can achieve 7:20 at the Nürburgring. With some improvements, 7:05 may be possible when Model S returns next month. — Tesla (@Tesla) September 19, 2019 Unofficially, observers said it went around the track in a time of 7 minutes and 23 seconds, besting Porsche’s […]
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Intrigue at the Nurburgring as Tesla unofficially beats Porsche’s fastest lap
[ad_1] To ensure a good time, Tesla put a modified version of the Model S with “fender flares, wider wheels and tires, a rear spoiler, an expanded front grills, and seriously sticky tires,” according to Engadget’s sister site, Autoblog. That’s what was visible on the outside, and Tesla has yet to say what, if any, […]
Watch Tesla’s record-breaking Laguna Seca lap
[ad_1] In 2016, Musk tweeted that Plaid would be reserved for the upcoming Roadster, so it appears that plans have changed. He explained today in another tweet that the triple motor Plaid setup is “about a year away,” with plans to make it available into the Model S, X and Roadster, but not the cheaper/smaller […]
Porsche Taycan sets four-door EV speed record at the Nürburgring
[ad_1] Porsche really, really wants to convince you that the Taycan will outperform Tesla’s cars in the right circumstances. The automaker reported that its pre-production EV set a (rather specific) lap record for four-door, all-electric cars on the Nürburging-Nordschliefe, completing its 12.8-mile run of the legendary circuit in seven minutes and 42 seconds. It unsurprisingly […]
VW’s electric ID.R racer smashed a Nürburgring efficiency record
[ad_1] Part of this came through energy regeneration at the brakes. The ID.R produced 9.2 percent of the energy it needed for the lap through recovery. Even the generator providing electricity for the ID.R was eco-friendly, running on near-emissions free glycerin instead of gasoline. As is often the case with cars like this, VW isn’t […]
Watch Volkswagen’s ID.R set an electric record at Nürburgring
[ad_1] Earlier this month, after lots of planning and testing, Volkswagen’s electric ID.R racer set a record for “the fastest lap ever driven in an emission-free racing car” at the famed Nürburgring-Nordschleife. An in-car video proving the record was released then, but now Volkswagen has put together a short behind the scenes video showing all […]