SHOTS FIRED! Tesla's Elon Musk And Jalopnik Exchange Blows Over The Taycan On Twitter

Who knew 20 years ago that in very short order there would be technology that would essentially democratize conversations with individuals we never would have had access to before? Thank you, social media.

With the invention of things like Twitter and Instagram, now Average Joes can interact with the likes of previously untouchable personas. This includes C-suite executives of the world's more intriguing businesses, the President of the United States and then Hollywood's A-list.

We're living in uncharted territory, folks.

While some interactions can be insightful, others can be downright funny or mean. In an exchange that happened over the past 24 hours, Tesla's Elon Musk called out Porsche for its use of Turbo nomenclature to distinguish its higher-end variants of its all-new Taycan.

Musk simply said, "Um @Porsche, this word Turbo does not mean what you think it does" and continued about his day.

Then the folks over at Jalopnik retorded, "Um @elonmusk, this word Autopilot does not mean what you think it does" which is a distinct criticism of Musk's rather liberal use of the term.

The mic drop moment for Musk came with his two follow ups: "Jalopnik not sharpest tool in shed …https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopilot," and he stuck the landing with "Also, cars are called 'automobiles'."

That said, we've got to ask, does Musk have a point about the use of Turbo in an electric vehicle? Did Porsche botch the Taycan's nomenclature?

Car4life1 - 9/6/2019 9:16:00 AM

-7 Boost

LMAO It’s true everyone has trolled Porsche for that silly name! Really? Turbo is the best you could do marketing? And then you had to rely on a pathetic blog to defend you?

The Nurburgring is cute but all I care about is that stop light performance and highway pickup, I don’t encounter many track circuits on my commute...

Truthy - 9/6/2019 3:13:02 PM

+4 Boost

Do you worry about crashing into fire trucks?

runninglogan1 - 9/6/2019 2:51:14 AM

+6 Boost

Musk also said they're sending a Model S to the Nurburgring next week.

I love Tesla but I'll be extremely surprised if a Model S can get anywhere near the Taycan's time around the 'ring. Have you seen the brakes on that thing?

Just not gonna happen.

MDarringer - 9/6/2019 8:22:00 AM

+6 Boost

It will be hilarious to watch the shit from Tesla fail.

MDarringer - 9/6/2019 8:19:38 AM

+4 Boost

I thought Kamala Harris clicked for dick.

valhallakey - 9/7/2019 1:53:35 AM

-2 Boost

Fortunately Trump doesn't... those little tiny fingers... can't quite click...

MDarringer - 9/6/2019 8:16:12 AM

+5 Boost

Musk is a shitbag that would be better off silent.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 9/6/2019 8:39:52 AM

-4 Boost

If the Model S Performance can to a good time at the Ring and beat the Porsche (with a pro driver) so be it. A taller task may be 30 runs from 0-200kph. Time will tell. Competition makes everyone better. There would be no Taycan without the Model S.

supermoto - 9/6/2019 11:16:59 AM

+10 Boost

Musk got owned.

And if a Tesla could achieve a good Nurburgring time, why aren't there any official numbers yet? Tesla has been around since 2003, and the best time on the ring I've seen is about 8:30, which is a more than one minute (a lifetime) slower than the Taycan.

And 0-60? Please. Real life driving includes turns and braking.

valhallakey - 9/7/2019 1:52:15 AM

-2 Boost

I believe that 8:30 time was a model P70. The S is a much updated car since then, new motors better batteries etc... I think it might give the Porsche a run for it's money.