Less ugly than the Chevy is a pretty low bar.

How is it “sub-standard”? It had the legally required equipment. By definition, it met the standard.

i did a dumb and got hurt and it's everyone's fault but mine!

This is dumb!!!

Regen adds heat to the batteries

1. They ran with other traffic in testing which is standard. They did reserve the track when they ran in the official timing sessions.

The DMC-12 is slower than a Dodge Neon.

Not an SRT-4.

A regular Neon. 

The Model S that Tesla used was

So that’s how they broke the record. Carpool lane.

Simple.

I mean, they are trying to beat a production car, so why bring a R&D car to compete?

It feels like we’re breathlessly comparing apples to rutabagas. If consumers can’t buy a car *exactly* like the ones on the track ... what the hell is the point here?

Given that seems to be the only way that a Taycan can lap the Tesla out there, it was a smart move. 

Found the guy Torch was talking about getting emails from

And that person has earned their pay three times over, today.

I cayenne only imagine how Tesla is feeling after macan such big claims only to get passed by Porsche. They cayman they failed on the ‘ring. Better call 911 after that burn.

I don’t own a Tesla and in fact i’m fairly close to being a Porsche fanboy.

You know someone at Porsche was like “Hey the Tesla has broken down! Quick send out a Taycan”!

Track owners have renamed that portion of the course, Schadenfreude Corner.

Seems like an odd hill to die on for sure. I personally think that the whole “unplanned” nature of the run makes the consequent shitting on Porsche that much better.