--- title: "Tesla’s Model S Just Crushed Porsche’s Lap Time in Germany" description: "According to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Tesla’s Model S just sliced an impressive 20 seconds off of Porsche’s recent record lap time at Germany’s Nürburgring race track. Porsche’s four-door all-electric sportscar, the Taycan, recently set a record at the track. Witnesses surveying the track measured a lap time of just 7 minutes and […]" date: "2019-09-17" modified: "2019-09-23" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-model-s-crushed-porsche-lap-time" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "elon musk" - "model s" - "porsche" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Tesla’s Model S Just Crushed Porsche’s Lap Time in Germany ![According to a German magazine, the Tesla Model S just sliced an impressive 20 seconds off of Porsche's recent Nürburgring race track record.]() *\Image: Tesla\* ## 20 Seconds Faster The battle between Tesla and German automaker Porsche is heating up. [According to German magazine *Auto Motor und Sport*](), a special variant of Tesla's Model S just sliced an impressive 20 seconds off of Porsche's all-electric [Taycan]() sportscar's lap time at Germany's Nürburgring race track — escalating a high-profile spat in the world of electric cars. ## Beat Down 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. 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* points out](). ## Nürburg Drift The tiff between Tesla and Porsche began when Elon Musk mocked the German carmaker for [calling]() 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. 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"]() to the same German race car track where Porsche recently set its record. And you might be able to get your hands on one of these track-ready Model S sedans yourself. In a [Tuesday tweet](), Musk confirmed that a special "7 seat Model S Plaid variant" will go into production next fall. **READ MORE:** [Tesla Model S beats Porsche Taycan’s Nurburgring lap by \~20 secs: German auto mag]() \[*Teslarati*\] **More on Tesla and Porsche:** *[Elon Musk: Tesla Model S Set a New Track Record in California]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()