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The battle between Tesla and German automaker Porsche is heating up.<\/p>
According to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport<\/em><\/a>, a special variant of Tesla’s Model S just sliced an impressive 20 seconds off of Porsche’s all-electric Taycan<\/a> sportscar’s lap time at Germany’s Nürburgring race track — escalating a high-profile spat in the world of electric cars.<\/p> Witnesses surveying the track measured a lap time of just 7 minutes and 23 seconds by hand — roughly 20 seconds faster than the Taycan’s 7 minutes and 42 seconds. The results have yet to be verified by on-site officials.<\/p> It’s also not clear how either vehicle differs from actual production cars under the hood. Neither carmaker published official specs of the vehicles that set the times as Teslarati<\/em> points out<\/a>.<\/p> The tiff between Tesla and Porsche began when Elon Musk mocked the German carmaker for calling<\/a> one of the versions of its all-electric sports car “Turbo” earlier this month, since an electric vehicle can’t take advantage of a turbocharger.<\/p> Ever since, Tesla has been coming after the German carmaker, going so far as to ship a specially modified Model S with a “Spaceballs”-themed “Plaid powertrain”<\/a> to the same German race car track where Porsche recently set its record.<\/p> And you might be able to get your hands on one of these track-ready Model S sedans yourself. In a Tuesday tweet<\/a>, Musk confirmed that a special “7 seat Model S Plaid variant” will go into production next fall.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Tesla Model S beats Porsche Taycan’s Nurburgring lap by ~20 secs: German auto mag<\/a> [Teslarati<\/em>]<\/p> More on Tesla and Porsche:<\/strong> Elon Musk: Tesla Model S Set a New Track Record in California<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Tesla’s Model S Just Crushed Porsche’s Lap Time in Germany<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read this article: 20 Seconds Faster The battle between Tesla and German automaker Porsche is heating up. Continue reading Beat Down<\/h2>
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