It's all about power to weight and handling

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There were a couple of threads about torque and gear ratios and their effect on performance which I think were quite useful though a little heated. Performance here means acceleration and speed, not handling. Taycan's handling is already superior to everyone else.

Just my opinion, the only practical approach is not fiddling with gear ratios but improving the power to weight ratio. Up the horsepower of the motors and shed a few pounds.

Here's a table extracted from the US websites. I think the real competitor to the Taycan is the Plaid. The e-Tron is a Taycan on a budget and Lucid and EQS are lux cruisers. The Plaid is just about power but handles like a pig. I don't need a car that can do 200 mph. Given its sporty heritage the goal for the Taycan should be to get around the Nürburgring faster than the Plaid. Just my opinion. And hopefully this trickles down to the lesser models.


Taycan Turbo S​
Audi e-Tron GT
quattro​
Tesla Model S
Plaid​
Lucid Air Dream
Edition​
AMG EQS
Sedan​
Base Price (USD)187,400142,200178,590169,00147,500
Power (hp)75063710201111751
Torque (lb-ft)7746129051025752
Top Speed (mph)161155200168155
0-60 mph (seconds)2.603.101.992.503.40
Curb Weight (lbs)5,1015,1374,7655,2025,952
Transmission 22111
Range (EPA) miles201232375520277
Power to Weight (hp/lb)0.1470.1240.2140.2140.126
Nürburgring lap time7:42.3*7:30.909

* the Taycan lap time was in a Turbo . The Turbo has 235 less horsepower than the Plaid and is only 12 seconds off its time due to its better handling.
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I don’t have a lot of time to comment right now, but I did quickly want to ask, isn’t the turbo s 750hp only available on launch? So, not as relevant for a lap time? I’m not sure if the plaid hp is continuous or not. I’ve never looked.
 
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I don’t have a lot of time to comment right now, but I did quickly want to ask, isn’t the turbo s 750hp only available on launch? So, not as relevant for a lap time? I’m not sure if the plaid hp is continuous or not. I’ve never looked.
I just took the highest hp and torque numbers otherwise I would have to do Boost and non Boost.
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