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We all know Tesla is the leanest manufacturing program in the world, updating the line hundreds of times a day — with no concept of “model years” corresponding to product design/features. Porsche, like everyone, is going to have a very difficult time scaling the Taycan to 500 cars produced a week. In fact in may be impossible because they’re not vertically integrated. There are many reports of the Audi E-Tron factory going down to 3 shifts of week and idling the plant.
So while we’re all patiently waiting for our 2021-2022 Taycans to be built, the madman Elon Musk could tell his engineers to do whatever it takes to make the 2020 Model S “Track Performance” be the Taycan killer at area racetracks. They could go to a 3 motor setup with rear torque vectoring. Improve the thermal management and cooling. Offer a factory carbon ceramic option. Put in the dynamic swaybar system. Use 305 width “cheater tires”. Essentially copy every trick the Porsche is using, but do it in 6 months and ship in April before Porsche can even fill a boat with customer cars and get it through customs. Most of these systems would be things he has in mind for the Roadster, but no chassis to build it on yet.
I for one welcome the EV performance arms race!
So while we’re all patiently waiting for our 2021-2022 Taycans to be built, the madman Elon Musk could tell his engineers to do whatever it takes to make the 2020 Model S “Track Performance” be the Taycan killer at area racetracks. They could go to a 3 motor setup with rear torque vectoring. Improve the thermal management and cooling. Offer a factory carbon ceramic option. Put in the dynamic swaybar system. Use 305 width “cheater tires”. Essentially copy every trick the Porsche is using, but do it in 6 months and ship in April before Porsche can even fill a boat with customer cars and get it through customs. Most of these systems would be things he has in mind for the Roadster, but no chassis to build it on yet.
I for one welcome the EV performance arms race!
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