Tesla Model X Plaid v Porsche 911 Turbo S: DRAG RACE
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Thanks to Richard for joining us for the race: @RSEV
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Can a 2.5-tonne electric SUV beat a sports car over the 1/4-mile? Well, it’s time to find out as the Tesla Model X Plaid faces off against the almighty Porsche 911 Turbo S!
So let’s see how these two competitors compare. Starting with the Tesla, it’s equipped with three electric motors that combine to deliver 1,020hp and 1,420Nm of torque. It’s pretty heavy, mind, tipping the scales at 2,464kg, and a new one will set you back around £127,000.
As for the Porsche, well on paper, it’s noticeably down on power, with its 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six able to produce ‘just’ 650hp and 800Nm. However, it’s also massively down on weight compared to the Tesla, weighing in at just 1,650kg! Just like the Tesla it also has four-wheel drive, with the power being sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox. However, it’s a fair bit more expensive, coming in at around £180,000.
So we already know the Porsche is an absolute demon off the line, but will the combined power of three electric motors propel the Tesla to victory?! There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
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Who's choosing the Tesla over the Porsche? 👀 VOTE BELOW!
VOTE: I'm taking the Porsche!
VOTE: Give me the Tesla!
We need a Hyundai getz on carwow day 248
Please carwow
Porsche allday everyday 🔥🔥🔥
911 is masterpiece
Engineering in the Plaid is SciFi compared to the Turbo S which is a one trick pony here made only for racing, watch any MunroLive video about plaid and you'll understand (also Tesla was under 50% soc here)
Modified beetle
@@lukabosnjak3829no its not
@@viking_norhe's not wrong, I love that porsche but there's no hiding that the Tesla has had a lot of engineering
U just old mate,that's why..or u can't accept the innovation boomer
Using a vacuum for the tesla revving was too funny 😂😂
It’s funnier that the Porsche actually sounds like a vacuum cleaner
What about using a Jet Propelled Twin Turbo on a Porsche 911 GT3?
that is because electric cars are not real cars
Props to the editor 🔥🔥
@@PJ-iz2ncTrue 😂
I still can’t believe the 911 S’s ability to leap off the line as fast as if not better than most electric cars. It’s phenomenal.
Who ever engineered the Porsche needs a Nobel prize. That car is impressive 👏
911 turbo is certainly the most raced car at @carwow. A worthy benchmark
The 911 Turbo S is the benchmark
@@nafnaf0 the 911 isn't the benchmark you idiots. It's a DRAG RACE and there are plenty of production cars quicker than the 911. 🤣
Carwow is just showing people how dumb they are for spending $300,000 on Germany's iconic sports car when it can't even beat the latest technology at 1/3 the price. 👈 WAKE UP.
I feel sorry for some of you fanboys 🙄
Benchmark for what?
the difference between a turbo and turbo s is vast
@@amarjit_singh_1/4 mile and 0-60, almost every car (better or worse) are eventually compared to the Turbo S
That 2nd and 3rd launch on Matt was so perfect
Matt luckily didnt jumped it.
@@purwantiallan5089 - he didn't but he reaction time was better. The Tesla is clearly the faster car however Matt's reaction time was far, far better. If Matt drove the Tesla it would have been a one sided event.
Don’t forget that Matt get the best time for the Rimac Nevera. :)
@@LeeXRV I think you're underestimating the launch of a 911...
That masterpiece of a flat 6 every time!!
That smirk on Mat's face when he nailed the second launch 😏
That was a great race. Thanks Matt!
I am happy there is a company like Porsche with such a long and impressive history that still is relevant and awesome this day
Ferrari?
@@CPARyan86 cause ferrari leave lol, guess who won 2023 Lemans lol, there are reasons why ferrari appreciates way more than porsche lol
Gas power all day baby
@@soldierxgeez3823ye right 😂
They will stay relevant even for many years to come. Even cars like the Rimac Nevera get boring after you got used to the punch. It's the same thing with all electric cars. They just miss the aura and soul only a petrol engine can provide.
The Turbo S must be one of the few ICE cars that can lift off as fast as an electric car. Impressive.
Yes if you sit at every traffic light in launch control at 4000 rpm until the lights turn green
@@trancenut81still quick doe
Yes, when compared to a 2,5 tonnes heavy 6 seater SUV... Still a nice car, just not comparable cars in most aspects.
@@trancenut81 Let’s not forget that it’s also down 400hp. Porsche, always doing more with less.
You meant faster than a vacuum cleaner right? 911 is pure insanity!
Used to read Car and Car Conversions back in the 90s. My favourite test was the 0-100-0 test.
That quiet look into the camera was his best moment yet.
What Porsche did with the 911 turbo S is truly extraordinary. A masterpiece.
imagine ho much faster thenporche would be with 1000hp hahaha.
its shite all over the crap tesla.
Misplaced comment on a video where it lost to an SUV.
@@MatteoFitness barely, with almost double the bhp. Most non electric cars would fare much much worse. Also, drag racing is the only thing this suc can do. Test them in corners that will be funny to watch
@@MatteoFitnessmisplaced comment on a Video that showed a Car with almost half the horse Power Beating an electric Car in a drag race
@@MatteoFitness against an SUV with over 1000 horsepower. Of course it's gonna pull away in a roll, what did you expect? If you put the 2,5 ton Tesla on a track or curvy road against the Turbo S, it'll lose.
That second launch was a thing of beauty had to rewatch it a couple times. That side eye grin was soo authentic, such a good feeling when you get it clean like that
3rd one was also nearly perfect 💪💪
High pitched voice Mat screaming "He's not gonna do me" has to be one of the highlights of this channel 😂
I've been dreaming of this race
The 911 Turbo S deserves the equivalent of a jersey in the rafters such a beast and can do it consistently like nothing else. Such an epic car 🏆
Like nothing else 😂, car next to it is more consistent at launch and much less affected by traction for example, Model 3 was even more consistent
@@lukabosnjak3829 😂😂😂 you’ve got some watching to do. Not knocking the Tesla at all but in all races the Turbo S has been it’s always managed to be low 10s time after time without gearbox, engine or ‘charge’ issues.
@@Perceptence not in stock form, tuned ones have managed sub 10s for sure.
@@lukabosnjak3829Tesla is one of the leading causes of men turning gay. This is well known.
@@CPARyan86 five years newer? Get your facts check man ,that turbo s is 992 gen which is from 2020 ,that makes 3 year old ,lol
Drag race 1: 4:05
Drag race 2: 5:04
Drag race 3: 6:01
Rolling race 1: 7:04
Rolling race 2: 8:18
Brake test: 9:18
My 🐐 😭
Thank you for helping us from mat Watson' s bla bla bla 😂😂😂
You're the MVP
You forgot the smug face at 5:11
@@maxpoweroverdrivewell thats cool.
Alrighty Matt, now that you figured out that winter tire thingy, please redo that brake test with a Model S Plaid with the track pack. The extra cost fits into the price gap several times 😂
Love your videos mat Watson
Can you guys imagine how fast the next version of the 911 will be!?
@bahaeeddine3991 Slow af?
@adrenalinejunkie3828 like engines will ever reach that level, lol
@@adrenalinejunkie3828 up
@bahaeeddine3991 1440hp if it's a quad motor setup
Aren't they getting rid of their gas engines cause they shit? There shouldn't be a next version
Can we just appreciate how this 911 flawlessly launches every single time in every sigle drag race ....... 10/10
same for the tesla.
@@chickenp7038Except the Tesla is just an RC car... NOT a real vehicle. Glad electric is done and wont be around at all in a few years.
except it didnt launch properly on the 1st run .. 1/10 lol
@@tredogzs you are not seriously comparing a sports car to a family suv?
@@nieznanyx no, it launched the same, it was Matt who was too slow
When he told the editor to make electric car sounds for the Tesla I got an ad with Puerto Rican Bachata music. 😂☠️
Didn’t expect that!
That smile from Matt, getting it right with the 2nd launch 😆
Matt smiles before jump started it. 😂
Rigged. Why run the plaid at 40% charge lol
true, should've run the Porsche at 40% fuel - oh wait
@@geckygeck8999 😂
@@geckygeck8999 or just really high temperatures ;) the 911 is not immune from adversity bro
Does anybody also feel like mat is the perfect person to host drag races
I have a Model X Plaid that I haul around my big family (four kids!) in. It’s absolutely astonishing how that thing can move, for a practical, big, comfortable family car. It just feels unreal, like it has no right to be able to do what it does. The Porsche is always a Porsche and it can do things the Tesla can’t, obviously, but I’m so happy to have a family car that can give so many laughs. Kids love it too.
The Plaid is just extraordinary. I had the Ludicrous Performance before and the P100D before that, and while they were quick, their party trick was the jolt of that initial acceleration and then as you blew past 100 km/h they pretty quickly ran out of breath. Not the Plaid. It has that same initial jolt but that’s not even the fun bit. After that it feels like it starts picking up speed even quicker and it just pulls and pulls and it’s relentless. Frightening, almost. I’m flabbergasted that it’s physically possible but I enjoy every second of it.
Your kids are missing out.
@@SuperSnallygaster Missing out on what? Hearing the relatively boring sound of a forced induction flat six while crammed into the boot of a 911 they barely seats four people, let alone six? Come on 😄 I’d say they’re pretty privileged, comparatively speaking.
Except when you want to turn. Its a prius with 1000hp - junk
@@Scythersmile1It's a huge SUV that seats six people. Considering that, it handles pretty well. Or rather, really, really well. I've compared it to cars like the Bentley Bentayga, Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7, Audi e-tron, Volvo XC90 and the likes, and the the Tesla definitely holds its own in the handling department (though admittedly, most of the other ones have a significantly better ride quality). But of course you can't compare it to a sports car when it comes to handling, that would just be stupid.
@@Scythersmile1 I'm guessing you've never sat in a Tesla model X. It's a beautiful luxury car.
911 constant 10.2 quarter mile time throughout the videos is amazing
It's done a 10.1 on this channel before
The Ken Block's Ford Fiesta WRC 2010 can do 8.18 seconds quarter mile time.
@@purwantiallan5089 how old are you
@@genogeno72898.18
@@genogeno72898.18 years
How much battery did the Tesla start with and what did they finish with?
The Tesla had less than 40% battery! It's the reality of battery cars so maybe this is a realistic race. You won't always have 80%+ battery but I would have liked to see a race with the Plaid at closer to 80%.
Nah, that grin at 5:10 when Matt knew he was absolutely right about timing the launch better took me out haha! Another excellent, entertaining video! The 911 Turbo S never fails to impress me.
Carwow rigged the race by running a Tesla with a very low battery charge.
Here is a Tesla X Plaid with 6 passengers onboard destroying a Porsche 992 Turbo S:
ruclips.net/video/FCexImKlnyo/видео.html
And yet a 1.5 ton more of a 5 seater car does exactly the same, and it's way cheaper built and with shit aerodynamic, compared to the Porsche, I'd be more impressed by that
i burst out laughing at the greatest and most smug grin i have ever seen. he was so proud of himself. 11/10
@@gianfrancopuli5448
Your maths isn't the best is it? The 'Yesla' is less than a tonne heavier and is TWICE as powerful.
Add in that the drag co. is 0.24 it's VERY aerodynamic. Even at it's best the Porsche is 0.33. It is after all a performance car designed to go quickly around corners and the drag is coming from the active aero to achieve that.
And where as the 'Yesla' will decrease in value sharply the Porsche won't. If I could afford one I'd have one and not be worried about the EV barely edging me out on a rolling race from 70mph and know I've got a car with a braking system that works more than once and can annihilate said ev around the bends.
@@skylined5534, I didn't have the energy to discuss this with him. I'm impressed that an ICE vehicle performed the way it did against a performance trim EV. He's impressed at the numbers of the EV when it's pretty much expected. This is also a drag race. On a track, the 911 would decimate the tesla and the turbo S isn't even a track focused car. Had a similar "debate" with someone else on a video from RBR reviewing the M5 CS. The guy came in talking about how a Model S plaid would destroy the M5 CS lol. These people know nothing about motorsport.
Mat's side eye to the camera after 2nd launch is just brilliant 😂
criminal offensive side eye
I approve it.😂
😂😂😂😂
Reminded me of the glare in Mario Kart when you pass someone
Great racing 💪🏾
That Silver paint job, the design of the rims and the red interior in that 911 ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍
The Turbo S never ceases to impress me 🔥 what a beast
Especially with a 40% charge
@@hornprof46wtf
It lost😂
If you tried to run the Tesla back to back without a rest the Porsche would be even more impressive. Tesla’s can’t manage heat and can’t do repeat performance without a rest. This is the only type of race they should be winning easily and if they can’t win that’s pretty embarrassing. They have nothing else that’s close to the Porsche such as cornering ability, interior cabin quality, exterior build quality, future resale value, zero wait time to refill so on….
that 911 sounded like a lawn mower I used to have. What did they do?
You know its a good day when carwow uploads
That’s every day
They upload almost every day loll
Did you learn from your mistakes Tony?
@@jdavidblaisyep. Sometimes 5 days.
@@Caden_Cooksalmost everyday.
Crazy findings!!
I would be impressed to see them in a cross country race to see which will vehicle will arrive quicker
I agree. Let's load up the family and give it a go!
Oh, wait..
So much respect for this current gen Turbo S…. Its a masterpiece.
No doubt.
An SUV (which costs significantly less) can win drag race against 911 turbo S 😂🤣
@@mynk_rjptnope, the porche won with less power
yeh up against a cheaper suv lol
@@hassyg4083 I love the way Tesla fanboys compare cars, if the Tesla won but someone argues that the other car is cheaper you go like "doesn't matter, it's better" now that a porche wins you go like "oh but is 40k more"
Still holds true today. There is no substitute. Porsche engineers seriously earn their money on this car. The side eye from matt on second launch is epic
Yeah, you think so? Then tell me why Porsche almost went bankrupt in 1992. Tell me why they can only sell 300,000 cars a year When they've been in existence for 92 years? WHY DON'T MORE PEOPLE BUY PORSCHE CARS? 🤔
@@TheMadmax0609 because they are expensive af ... but worth every penny of it .... unlike the tesla, its price is way cheaper .... and the build quality is way lower then what you would expect from the price ;)
@@GlidingClips the Tesla is safer in a crash than any Porsche ever built. So ask yourself, who has the better build quality?
Anyone who buys a new Porsche gets screwed so hard they should get tested to see if they're pregnant. $230,000 for a Porsche Turbo S and that price doesn't even include Lane keep assist, Lane change assist or adaptive cruise control.. Porsche charges $6,000 extra for technology that is standard in a Toyota Corolla.
Wake up, stupid. 🙄
@@GlidingClips oh, and fire up Google search and you'll see the Porsche Macan starts out at the same price as the Tesla Model Y.. yet the Model Y out sells the Macan almost five to one. Why is that?
Come back when you have a better argument.. 👋
@@TheMadmax0609 ok mr. google search .... Better google the term "target group" ! Almost no-one who wants an suv thinks about porsche. People who want suvs go with jags, mercs, bmw, kia, dodge, etc. .... People who want to buy a Porsche go for 911's or caymans ..... SPORTSCARS.... A "niche" that porsche specialized in. If you were able to use google correctly you would have realized this ;)
And Still their sportscars pretty much outperform anything you want to pitch against it. Be it dragracing or laptimes + Build quality even in their non comfort highend sportscars like the GT3RS is like 27 times better then Tesla quality xD
The fun question is how much delay was there between launches to accomodate the electric golf cart? Also does it have a parachute to offset the crappy brakes?
When drag racing I usually have one hand on the wheel, radio in the other and I look sideways at the car I'm racing... Now I'm in traction
With 650hp, very precise it is! They sure fine tuned it to the perfection
Yep. The spec likewise even rivalled LMP Hypercars like GR010 Hybrid.
Honestly I think it has more HP then what they say they always do that lol
@@frankiedesam8624 close to 700 for sure 🫡
The way the Porsche launches is insane!
Got beat 😂
@@gypsyemperor7535it's really not hard to watch a video before commenting on it, just shows everyone how incompetent you are.
@@CPARyan86supercar vs heavy family SUV XD
@@jozefjozefczyk3936650 hp 800nm vs 1000 hp and 1400nm + instant response cuz of electric motors
@@jozefjozefczyk3936 forgetting that the tesla has 1000hp and a better power to weight ratio? and electric so it has instant torque and still lost the drag race
Would also be interesting to do the usual braking test.
Some people like to drive and some people just like to go fast in a straight line. Different cars for different people.
We never get tired of hearing her voice " 3,2,1 go! " after all these years. Please put her behind the wheels in one these races
She's probably part of the video production crew and camera shy.
@@gabriel.hongkong She left Carwow
Porsche dialled that 911 in perfectly, what a car!
All of that with 40% battery... Insane
Two seat sports car versus 6 passenger mini van awesome race!
The torque at high speed in the newest Teslas is insane. Huge kudos to motor and battery research and development!
And the brakes???
Still dead inside
@@1someone644 track package
@@Kronos0999turbo s sounds like trash so not much difference lmao
@@notyourtypicalfarah7194 I'd rather have some feeling than none
Matt - could you start giving us the power/weight ratio in the reviews? It might give us a better feel for performance across different classes.
A microwave can cook faster than a grill, but which would you rather use to cook a steak?
Porsche is a microwave here, only barely usable for racing, nothing else. Model X can do many more things
@@lukabosnjak3829 🙄
A microwave isn't consistent just like petrol cars so the grill thanks, it puts the heat up instantly and sustains it like the plaids.
The vacuum cleaner killed me😂😂
Irrespective of how this turned out I’d wanna be in the 911 any day of the week 😍
The house is very impressive🏁
No doubt.
Yes, with 3 motors, no transmission, almost double the hp and no emission laws which limits car producers in further developing your technolgy. In terms of superiority its far more impressive what Porsche did if you objective enough to admit that
@@adihadzimustafic5899Except its not. Tesla has only been building cars for about 15 years now.
And in case you missed it... this particular Tesla here is NOT the Model S, its the 2.5 ton big SUV Model X.
A supercar that barely can hold its own against a high power family suv just proves two things:
1.) ICE is done, if that 911 is supposedly so impressive.
2.) 911 lost to a frickin SUV.
Oh, and Porsche made an electric sports car, they call it Taycan.
Still not enough to beat Tesla, even though it takes the Model S Plaid with track pack to stay ahead.
With only 40%SOC it’s still quicker and faster than the 911 which it should be regardless of it weighing over 1000 pounds more. This is old news though.
ruclips.net/video/U-mku8PiC_g/видео.html
@@adihadzimustafic5899yeah, Porsche has all the same advantages when they build an EV, and yet the S Plaid costs $50k less than the Taycan, is much quicker AND faster, has much more passenger and cargo space, and has almost twice the range on a similar sized battery.
Amazing race⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Itd be interesting to see how much energy each car uses to perform each test. Not sure how that can be calculated and compared?
1lt of fuel is more or less 10kWh. So if the Porsche has a 60lt tank, it has about 600kWh worth of energy, while the battery pack of that Tesla is 100kWh.
@@tozzasqueAnd the Tesla has more range while being a six seater SUV. So 6x more efficient.
Soc was 40%, I have a feeling it was not at 100% for the drag races🤔
It was so close at 40%, at above 90% the beloved Porsche loses to a portly (non)suv. And if it was the Model S sedan, it is not even a race anymore! I'm a huge fan of the 911, but electrics are blowing them away. That suv is cheaper to drive than a pruis, almost has the space of an odyssey, out runs a 911 to its electronically limited top speed, costs 40% less, and does it without attracting unwanted attention. Truly amazing.
Car wow is dishonest making not a 90 - 100% batt when race a Tesla this guys need to make this state of charge to not humiliate the European car industry 😂
@@ew10j4turbohardly dishonest when they specifically mentioned it in the video
If it has a 100kWh battery (tesla looks like it hide that on their website), that's enough for nearly 8 mins flat out(100%-0%). Those couple of drags and a roll easily pull it down to 40% from 90%.
@@Dink10828Not even closely. A Model S Plaid uses 2% per Quarter Mile run, a Model X slightly more, i guess 2,5% but let's say 3% euqals 9% for the 3 Quarter Mile Races and let's double that for the one 1/2 Mile =55% and i really think in fact it was even lower. I Guess it is ok to start with about half battery but they should mention it on the beginning.
I was not expecting it to be that even between these two.
Yes, how can an unsporty full size 7 seater family SUV be that quick?!?!😂
??? 1000Hp vs 650Hp?
@@nahnahbro1787 model x is almost 2000lbs heavier, plus people like to say that Teslas don't have any top end, but here we have a 6 seater SUV pulling on Porsche's fastest car in the top end
The Tesla battery was low also. At 80% or more charge it would have ran 9.8-9.9 in the 1/4
They didn’t charge the Tesla full
I feel like I've ssen this exact race 4 times already. Mat races the 911 against EVERYTHING. I'm tired omg 😩😩😩😩
Was the Plaid at 100 percent at the start ? What was it after the 2nd roll race?
The turbo s super impressive as always, it gonna take years before it becomes slow in drags
It got beat by 7 seat family car
@@gypsyemperor7535 which has 1020 horesepower
@@Goofery2735 Half the price, much better car for daily overall and wins on any street, turbo s is slow now...
@@lukabosnjak3829 tesla is for femboys
@@gypsyemperor7535 I mean stock production cars 😂
Wry smile at the camera from Mat at 5:10, but the launch synchronisation in that second race was perfect!
Proper 7 seater supercar indeed!
Still remember the first model X race urus g wagon and svr
I can't wait to see this comparison with the Model S equipped with ceramic brakes😏
even at 40% it kills it, imagine at 90 haha
but yeah the brakes....
It's a 2.5ton SUV...
@@maxou5757 I know. I own one and an s plaid also. The brakes are terrible.
@@ImportImageRacing I'm Sureeeeeee you do LOL ! Get the upgraded brakes if you want to track.... That's what it's for...
@@maxou5757 yep, iir is one of my companies. I was actually researching modding the 992 turbo s to see what it could do. But living the dad life i wouldn't actually use it. I actually developed big brakes and forged wheels for the s3xy line. I have them on a pallet at my warehouse. Track package on the plaid s is appealing, except no vehicle on the planet depreciates worse than teslas. So it's hard to grasp throwing more $ in a 21 plaid s with 5k miles.
Imagine cornering...
Although it's quite a simple calculation to do on your own, I think showing the bhp/tonne figure of the cars you guys are comparing will be a very nice stat to have (especially in races when you have many cars).
It's the way Gordon Murray will want it
The fact that you're comparing a 7 seater SUV to a 2 seater purpose built sports car proves the death of the internal combustion engine lol
How do you go about getting your car on one of these drag races?
6:13 "Oh, here comes the plaid"
Sounded exactly like Doofenshmirtz
it's visible how the inside cameras have improved!! loved it!!
What was the battery percentage, and what driving mode was the Tesla in? Did the Tesla have winter tires?
This still wasn't answered. I had the same questions because typically this runs high 9's all day.
40%
@@myxalplyx 40%
would be interesting to see a 1/2 mile race
Tesla will be win
The 911 is like literally the benchmark for all performance cars
A family SUV (which costs significantly less) can win drag race against 911 turbo S 😂🤣
@@mynk_rjpt trash talker
@@mynk_rjptexamples?
No. McMurtry
@@mynk_rjptThe price tag isn’t only for the power, it’s for the quality. The fact that 650hp Beats 1,000 is nuts. But both cars are insane let’s be real.
Good to see Richard on another channel - good race :)
Never thought a 911 would win a sound check on a carwow Ever.
After watching lots of your video Matt, I’m just so impressed with that Porsche. Only thing to say is ‘DAMNNN’.
Engineers at Tesla probably had this race exactly in their minds when they planned the specs for the Plaid.
Yet, it still lost to the 911
Carwow rigged the race by running a Tesla with a very low battery charge.
Here is a Tesla X Plaid with 6 passengers onboard destroying a Porsche 992 Turbo S:
ruclips.net/video/FCexImKlnyo/видео.html
@@hassanger8128considering it’s a 2.5 ton suv it shouldn’t really be surprising. What is surprising is that this is even a race. A 3 row suv vs a 911 and it’s close🤯
@@hassanger8128 With 40% soc. So... not a fair race.
@@hassanger8128it has 40% battery... When it's not the tires, it's the battery ☠️ No comment on you comparing a 180k£ supercar and a 120k£ family SUV
Plaid model x runs 9.8 consistently so I'm guessing this battery was down at the start or not using drag mode?
He said it was 40% during the roll race, it only uses 2% per 1/4 mile. So probably started under 50%.
Yes the SOC was unusually low.
@@thedumbconspirator4956 I'm guessing they brought it down to the level where they would have the closest race
I don’t think the plaid was actually launching in plaid mode with a full charge. I think they’re into the 9s when that’s done
I always wondered who Matt looks like.. I finally got it. He looks like Rove Mcmanus from Australia
The carbon wrapped motors are the unsung heroes. All anyone has to do is look at the dyno chart of a Plaid.📈 The 100-200 KMH times are also insane.
Nobody really talks about motors in their ev, not like ice where drivers brag about their engines and know all the technical details, cars are becoming appliances, like a fridge or washing machine, even an old, die hard, petrol head like me has lost interest in modern cars, evs just put the rest of the nails in the coffin!
@@Markcain268 doesn't mean you can't nerd out about technical details of an EV. Cars are challenging to build, an EV just introduces a different set of challenges and hurdles to what you would in a typical ICE car. Stuff like battery cooling, motor speed, as well as whether or not you should fit a transmission in there. Porsche decided to go with a two speed gearbox in their taycan so that the motor can perform better at higher speeds. Tesla chose not to because transmissions induce parasitic losses and hurt powertrain efficiency, so they decided to try to get their motors to spin as fast as they can (20,000 rpm) over a single speed reduction gearbox.
An ugly boring mouse on wheels
Hmm, let's show these two round some corners....won't be a contest.
@@barneyrubble9309well obviously. It’s an SUV that weighs over 2 tonne. If you wanna go down that route, let’s see which can take the entire family and their luggage on holiday. Horses for courses. You can keep the 911 though, I’d take the plaid any day of the week.
Matt, you need to use the Sport Response button on rolling races otherwise it has to spool up first.
Without reading any comments, I'm guessing that a Telsa fanboy will talk about the absolute pleasure to have a family dragster that can get groceries...... So much accommodation, it is incredable....
Damn I didn’t see that exhaust sound option in my model x
They both launch so incredibly well. For the power it has the 911 Turbo S is so fast. It is the standard to which others are judged for quarter miles. 10.2 second quarter mile is real solid. The top end on the PLAID models is truly unique
The two cars have a nearly identical power to weight ratio. And they both have excellent AWD systems so launching performance (assuming that both drivers launch perfectly and both cars are using tires of similar performance) is similar between them too. The only other big factor in play here is air drag, and although the Model X has a larger frontal area since it is a tall SUV, the 911 has lots of air vents to cool its engine which creates drag, which explains why it lost the first time. But the two following races the Porsche won since it launched better. So that explains the outcome of the races.
@@beanapprentice1687
I'll help out a little here. The Tesla has a nominal drag co. of 0.24. The Porsche, even at its most slippery through the air has a drag co. of 0.33.
@@skylined5534ever heard of downforce?
Model S Plaid and no contest
Quarter American kilometers.
That’s just an incredible result for the Tesla. I never gave the Model X a chance in this at the beginning and it was utterly fantastic. Still would rather have the 911 obviously, but my word…
Right.. my microwave heats a steak quicker than a grill...but which would you rather eat?
😂😂
@@bearcat0551the one that doesn’t cost $50?
Matt that was your best launch ever!!!!!!
Was this in the plaid launch thing?
That Plaid is insane!
Don’t you mean the Porsche
@@caymanjoe2527you do realize that a freaking Porsche is being compared with a unsporty full size 7 seater family SUV here right?😂
@@maerklin29800 they are nothing a like the Porsche is a engineering master piece !!! The only thing they have in common is a similar 1/4 mile drag time… put them both on a track and the Porsche will be gone, the plaid wouldn’t even be close
@@caymanjoe2527 Perhaps the 911 is a sportscar and the Tesla is family car to say the least and hence the Porsche is better at track performance! 🤦🏻
@@caymanjoe2527 Plaid is NOT a track car i****😂
PDK transmision is aaamazing .. 911 is a masterpiece 😍
MATT have you tried a Porsche 911 with Akrapovic Exhaust ?
We sre talking about full size suv that seats easily 5 adults + optionally 2 kids with a ton of storage vs 2 adult seats sports cars. Amazing that their performance is equally matched.
That 2nd race launch 🚀!!! Good job
Been waiting for this for a long time 🤌
Hair dryer for tesla reving is so accurate
I'd just like to point out that the cars have very similar weight:power ratio, and with low charge, the Porsche probably had an advantage in this area. It's not impressive that it barely won against an electric car with low charge and with similar power to weight ratio, in cold weather which gives it another advantage.
The Turbo S never disappoints 🚀