Musk Disputes Top Gear Test Results Between Taycan Turbo S And Model S Performance

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who once failed to sue the Top Gear television program for libel over the show’s review of a Tesla Roadster, is once again beefing with Top Gear over the drag race results between the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan published to its YouTube channel.

In the video we talked about earlier today, Top Gear claimed the results of its drag race between the Tesla Model S Performance and the new Porsche Taycan Turbo S resulted in a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.61 seconds for the Taycan and 2.68 seconds for the Tesla, a 0 to 100 mph time of 6.12 seconds to 100 mph for the Taycan and 6.46 seconds to 100 mph for the Tesla, and a quarter-mile time of 10.69 seconds for the Taycan at 131.6 mph and 11.08 seconds for the Tesla at 124 mph.

atc98092 - 11/1/2019 9:59:05 AM

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Actually, it's Drag Race Times that disputes the findings, and Musk is merely in agreement with them.

Truthy - 11/1/2019 11:09:17 AM

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What?

atc98092 - 11/1/2019 12:57:00 PM

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Exactly what I said. Drag Race Times is the initial source of the disputed results.

Car4life1 - 11/1/2019 1:19:57 PM

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Lol anybody with YouTube knows Top Gear’s quarter mile time is a full second slower than Carwow’s quarter mile time for the model S

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 11/1/2019 1:43:27 PM

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Correct. On a drag strip the times recorded are much different by Drag Times. Rant about Elon if you wish. Very odd that Top Gear would do a test but not use the results of the actual test they just did, but quote old test figures. What gives?

SanJoseDriver - 11/1/2019 7:31:01 PM

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The Model S wasn't in launch control while the Taycan was, I think that is the main discrepancy. The Top Gear numbers are simply incorrect, but I think that is the main item they fudged. They didn't post the actual numbers (2.8 seconds) and used a previous 2017 run because they knew something wasn't adding up.

Truthy - 11/1/2019 9:32:53 PM

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How do you know they did not use launch control? Quit making excuses.
It must be hard seeing your world view crumble.

SanJoseDriver - 11/4/2019 5:04:41 AM

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Watch the DragTimes video, based on the suspension the car was definitely not in launch mode.

SanJoseDriver - 11/1/2019 7:32:13 PM

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I mean, he's said stuff like this on the investor meetings 4 or 5 times. It's pretty transparent if you listen. The Model 3 was a bet the company program.

Truthy - 11/1/2019 9:35:09 PM

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And he overpaid for it by a factor of about 4. His cousins run the company. He is lining their pockets with investor money. Illegal.

Truthy - 11/1/2019 11:11:06 AM

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Elon can only stay ahead of his lies for so long.

supermoto - 11/1/2019 11:16:32 AM

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Next up - Musk states that all Top Gear employees are "pedo guys"

Truthy - 11/1/2019 4:15:56 PM

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I see no issue with Top Gear results. Another clue is Elon making ANOTHER PROMISE that 50 more hp will be upgraded soon. Hey, the test was today. Porsche should counter that they will add 51 hp soon.
The Model S has been defeated, dethroned. Stop with the excuses.

SanJoseDriver - 11/1/2019 7:35:35 PM

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I've already had two software based performance upgrades and one range upgrade, so I fully believe this is coming any day now. In China some people already got the update, which also includes single pedal driving and a range boost for some cars.

I don't accept the Model S has been defeated yet. Not until they do the test again with the S in launch control. I want to see other companies do this test as well since Top Gear has always had an anti-Tesla bias (they don't advertise).

Truthy - 11/1/2019 9:36:29 PM

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I know you won't accept defeat. You keep offering up caveats because the Porsche won outright. Sad.

SanJoseDriver - 11/4/2019 5:05:42 AM

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No, I don't think it won outright at all... they f-ed up. We'll see soon.

TomM - 11/1/2019 5:44:06 PM

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I fail to see any significance in this nonsense

Porsche is a true Premium Brand -and the other brand is not that.
Why anyone would buy an aging design like the S - that Musk himself has said will not be changed for a while - instead of a newer design of the Porsche - is not a true enthusiast.

MDarringer - 11/1/2019 7:26:30 PM

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The only drag race Elon takes seriously is one that Sharon Needles or Amanda Huggenkiss would be at.

SanJoseDriver - 11/1/2019 7:37:56 PM

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Damn it, why'd I have to google that.

MDarringer - 11/1/2019 8:52:50 PM

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#InDenial

MDarringer - 11/1/2019 8:57:54 PM

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@CanadianHypocrite Do you own an EV yet given how passionate you are about them and how much you browbeat people?

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 11/1/2019 10:37:42 PM

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@MD- Show me where I browbeat people. Oh I forgot, that was you looking in the mirror. I support facts. And the Top Gear test was not done correctly from a data collection standpoint. As far as the Taycan finishing first, is it launch control, is it tires? Surface? Who knows. It will all come out in the wash.

As well my life does not fit in a 3-Series BMW which is why I did not replace it when it got totalled. Nor would it fit into a Leaf. I will stick with SUV's and await a Hybrid 4Runner should it ever come to pass. Highlanders are for girls.