General vehicle thread

[Irving]

Porsche doesn't seem to have a problem doing 0-60 in under 3 seconds and having acceleration work a crap after 100mph. Then again, it has two gears.

[Jer]

Porsche doesn't seem to have a problem doing 0-60 in under 3 seconds and having acceleration work a crap after 100mph. Then again, it has two gears.

Yes, two gears means more moving parts means more stuff to fail and/or need maintenance. Personally, I prefer direct drive and a car capable of running 10's in the quarter mile since it clearly has no problems accelerating after 100mph if that's one of your biggest concerns in a new car. Rumor has it that the new "Plaid" version of the Model S might even crack into the 9's in the quarter mile... still direct drive too BTW. As of right now, the Model S is faster 0-60 and has WAY more range with about the same top speed (155mph vs 162mph) so there's seemingly no benefit from that 2-speed gear box. If that extra 7mph on the top end is the most critical aspect of a new six-figure-car then the Porsche is the clear winner.

Porsche has plenty of bigger problems though. Their EPA rating just came in on that car and their claimed "nearly 300-mile range" turned into only 201 miles. Ouch. For comparison, the 2012 Model S that had only a 60kwh battery had an EPA rating of 208 miles. Once again a "Tesla killer" that we've heard so much about forever and hoped it would give us something amazing and help push things forward can't even pace the performance specs of a car made 7 years ago. We've seen this play out numerous times now and all it proves is how far ahead of the pack Tesla is on battery tech.