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      12-16-2019, 06:19 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Sedoy View Post
That's correct, Model S was not in "Ludicrous mode" in that Top Gear review. In fact, they showed Tesla time from different test they did earlier, before Taycan arrived. Some fake news by Top Gear...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ture=emb_title
IIRC Top Gear did that because that was the fastest Model S they tested. Subsequent tests were of slower times. So yeah Top Gear was actually biased towards the Model S if that is what they did.

Ludicrous mode is not repeatable performance while the Taycan can do the same runs multiple times. After a few runs the Model S would go into limp mode whereby an e-Golf will outrun it. I don't buy into one-trick ponies.

I have already seen vidoes of Taycan beating Model S. Honestly it's all very measurebating. If I am in the market for a hipo-EV and I have deep pockets, the Model S is not even remotely on my radar to X-shop.
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