Friedrich
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- First Name
- Friedrich
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- Apr 30, 2019
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- Future: 2020 Porsche Taycan, 2022 Tesla Y; Current: Boxster S, Acura MDX; Past: 66 VW Beetle, 82 Porsche SC Targa, 91 Acura NSX, 98 Porsche Carrera Cabr, 2002 Porsche Carrera Cabr, 2004 Porsche Cayenne S
well.....my first impression of the video from Top Gear was that it seemed to pro Porsche, like a public relations ploy sponsored by Porsche......now people are saying that the Tesla was not in launch control mode based on what was visible on the Tesla dash screen, which of course would be cheating or incompetence from the Top Gear Tesla driver. The Tesla driver would have had to put the car in Ludicrus mode AND launch control.
A fair race needs someone that loves the tesla to drive the Tesla and to make sure it is driving in proper modes, and a Porsche fan drive the Porsche, and the video should show that everything is proper. The Top Gear video is actually a disservice to Porsche, now labeled in the infamous phrase "Fake News." Also testing one vehicle is the necessarily accurate either. There can be something wrong with that vehicle or the driver that day. (of course you can say that about any sport)
I am a Tesla and Porsche fan, but I do favor the Porsche as I consider it a sports car, whereas the Tesla S Raven is a sporty car. It always been my complaint about American "sports cars," the just drop a massive powerful engine in a car, but forget about the engineering details of a true sports car's handling.
A fair race needs someone that loves the tesla to drive the Tesla and to make sure it is driving in proper modes, and a Porsche fan drive the Porsche, and the video should show that everything is proper. The Top Gear video is actually a disservice to Porsche, now labeled in the infamous phrase "Fake News." Also testing one vehicle is the necessarily accurate either. There can be something wrong with that vehicle or the driver that day. (of course you can say that about any sport)
I am a Tesla and Porsche fan, but I do favor the Porsche as I consider it a sports car, whereas the Tesla S Raven is a sporty car. It always been my complaint about American "sports cars," the just drop a massive powerful engine in a car, but forget about the engineering details of a true sports car's handling.
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