Oh, well, what we've all come to see, isn't it 1/4 mile drag race between the Tesla model s performance on the tie can Turbo s on an airport run.

Quick recap, Then both these cars have to electric motors one on each act also for will drive.

The Porsche weighs a little bit more, but has a fraction more talk that Tesla has a few more horsepower.

But the Tessler is quicker from 0 to 60 miles an hour.

According to the claimed manufacturer.

Figured 2/10 quicker.

But the Porsche is faster, supposedly from 0 to 100 miles an hour.

So this race is a bit close to cool, really, isn't it?

And before you ask, both cars have over 85% charge now launch control.

So we don't this into sport plus mode.

Foot on the brake for on the throttle, Ready to go.

What?

Goods also will get me a neck brace.

This is really thing.

This is neck and neck.

I'm bringing in reeling in huge upset.

The booth That is incredible.

That's like the same boat losing the 100 meters.

It just doesn't happen.

I genuinely didn't think the porter is gonna win that water race.

No ports engineers.

They're gonna be at home screaming at their screen saying, Just say it, Jack, or 100 vote architecture and better thermal management means the port could do these drag racers all day.

Where's the Tesla's performance would eventually tail off, But you didn't need to worry, boys.

You want it fair and square a one shot, level playing field drag race on the Tesla's Bean dethroned right?

So that's the figures out the way Nice and early on.

Good riddance, quite frankly, because the endless miracle comparisons between these two cars has bean fairly tedious.

Because if you're gonna drop a significant amount of money and actually live with either of these than it's how they drive on the road, how they make your field day today, the matter is a hell of a lot more from what they do on the tracks.

So we've got a day on the back roads and auto bonds of Germany to find out which of these two cars, all things considered, it is better if you want the most convenient electric car, the one with the most amount of interior space that will go the furthest that has the widest charging network.

Well, the Tesla model s is still king, even six years after it was launched.

This is the latest and greatest model s, of course, the model s performance.

And we've already showed you earlier what it will do if you kick it in the nuts.

But if you drive like my granny, then it should do 365 miles on the W L T P cycle, which is bloody good, isn't it?

Is over 100 Miles Maur than you get out of the Thai can Turbo s.

Why is that?

Well, quite a few reasons, actually.

The 1st 1 being the Tesla has a bigger battery 100 kilowatt hours versus 93.4 in the Thai can.

The tyke, and also has wider type, has got higher rolling resistance.

The Tessler is a little bit more slippery as a lower drag coefficient on dhe.

I'm guessing on this one because it's a Silicon Valley company.

The power management software in the Tessler probably isn't too shabby either.

However, actually swap into port for this.

Porsche decided early on in this project that was worth sack fighting, a bitter practicality, a bit of range in the name of its ultimate goal.

Making this car drive as much like the 9 11 as it possibly could.

Honestly, I spoke to the lead engineer on this project, and he said that was their only objective.

And you know what?

Close?

You sit low like you in the 9 11 you look out like you're in 9 11 You can use the front wings to position yourself on the road like you're in on 9 11 and you can tell that love and attention has been lavished on all the control weights and the touch points like you get in.

A good portion is it's those little things that really matter.

You see, driving along in this Tessler is quite serene, really.

It's whisper quiet.

It's softly sprung.

In fact, we drove this actual car all the way from London to stood guard for this test and only had to stop a couple of times for a 45 minute charge.

It really is a properly good road tripping.

This thing is a breeze, and as we all know, the role on performance it is almost painful, buck.

When you get to a corner, it all starts to unravel a bit.

The steering is super quick, but it's quite numb on remote the brakes.

They could be a bit stronger, the body control.

It isn't great if I'm honest.

This thing rolls and pitches when you turn into a corner.

It does have a low center of gravity, but even so, you can feel that this car weighs 2.2 tons.

Now, For most people, stuff like that doesn't really matter.

It doesn't affect them.

It's not a deal breaker, but for Portia, that's the stuff it cares about, Which is why the steering in the Thai can is superb.

It's not overly hyperactive, not overly caffeinated.

But you do feel like there's a direct connection to the front axle.

In fact, the best compliment I can pay it is that it feels familiar.

It feels like other portions.

Theo Air suspension is pretty plush, even on these 21 inch wheels on the brakes, the stopping power, the breaking field is in another league to the Tesla.

Admittedly, this car has carbon ceramic disks as standard, but actually 80% of the time.

What I'm feeling through my right foot is region.

It's artificial.

It's no pads on disks, which is remarkable, really.

Nobody's ever made fake brakes feel quite as real on the body control in this car.

Well, it's just witchcraft, really.

Admittedly, Portia's throwing pretty much every chassis ate it has at this car.

So the lesson models that cost a bit less.

But don't get the P.

D.

C.

C active anti roll bars in the four wheel steering.

A standard might not be as clever, but I can only drive what's being put in front of me on the way this thing goes around a corner is just magic.

You turn in the front end sticks and then because you've got that razor sharp proctor response, you can just pick a point somewhere just past the apex on.

Then slam the throttle.

You've got a ll the grip and you're just boosted down the next straight.

It's absolutely amazing to behold because you got all that grip because the body control is so good.

It just feels much, much faster than the Tessler point to point.

It's no twinkle toes don't get me wrong, but it definitely doesn't feel 2.3 tons.

But here's the thing on this applies to both cars.

There are a couple of things that limit the enjoyment when your shall we say driving enthusiastically in electric car on the first is sound.

In this Tesler, it doesn't really make any.

Maybe a high pitched wine from the electric motors.

Where is in the Thai can?

Well, Porsche has actually made quite a big effort with the sound that the tiger makes it.

I looked down here.

There's a button called electric sports sounds.

So if I press on there, then you get more hums at low speed, and then this kind of work she SciFi whistling noise when you press the throttle near that, quite like it.

Uh, we're Yeah.

The other thing is the lack of gears.

The tie can actually has a two speed gearbox.

It will change up at about 60 miles an hour when you're on a full bore launch Control.

The Tessler is a single speed, but the effect is the same.

You don't have any gears to change.

You don't have any paddles to hit.

You don't have a stick in the middle of the center console.

It's a waggle around, and what you end up finding is that changing gears the way we punctuate the driving experience on a good road.

It's the way we find our rhythm, and without that, you tend to arrive at corners with a bit more speed than you realize.

And at that point, wait isn't necessarily your friend.

Time for a top up and right here is the Tesla's advantage.

Tessa now comes with A.

C.

C s adapter, so both cars can use pretty much any public charging point.

But only the model s can use Tesla's massive global network of super charges.

However, in ideal conditions, it's the portion that can charge faster at up to 270 kilowatts, which means 22 minutes for 5 to 80% charge.

Where is the model s can only charge it up to around 150 kilowatts.

So it takes a little longer.

All right.

So while these two are juicing up, literally feel the electricity vibrating through this cable, I thought I'd give you a little look around how much space you get with each car.

Because in this regard, they are actually quite different in the front.

We've already been sitting there quite a long time.

The poor should sit a lot lower the center console higher.

It's more of a kind of cockpit enveloping field.

The Tessler you a bit more perched up.

It's a bit more airy.

They've made more of the fact that you don't have to have a transmission tunnel, so the center console lower.

You can breathe a bit more franks or fruits, depending on which way you butter your bread.

They both having boots in the front, basically.

But the Tessler is about twice as big as the one you get in the Thai can back seats.

Now, I'll admit, I probably got a little carried away when I was doing my walk around video with the tight end when I said it had plenty of room in the back.

It doesn't I was getting carried away.

It's a bit cramped back there for anyone over 58 which is me, a bit tight.

The Tesla, on the other hand, lots more leg room, lots more space for proper adults, three of them across the rear bent lots and lots of space boots.

This is where It gets quite interesting, actually, because on the tie can you have just a little notch back?

Live here and you come for the back seats down in there.

You've got about the same amount of space did you get in a VW golf in the Tesla?

However, you've got a massive hatchback at the back and you can put down the rear seats.

Do that and you've got pretty much the same amount of space is you get in the Mercedes E class wagon.

And while we're here, I thought there's a couple of features on the tie can that you might want to see their quite amusing.

If I'm honest.

The first is this.

The spoiler is in hand cleaning mode now.

The only purpose of that mode is when you're washing your tie can you can fit your share more leather under the edges here and give it a proper clean.

And the other is the charging port flap.

You probably would have seen it gliding effortlessly back into the body work, but I've just discovered that he's got something called a winter mode Now.

That means when it senses an obstruction usually caused by ice on a really cold morning motor will apply 20% more talk.

Have you ever heard of anything more German than in both interiors?

The screen is king.

Pours prefers quantity with five in total, while Tesler keeps things simpler with 21 the size of a five a side football pitch.

The porch doesn't get over the air updates like the Tessler yet, although it is coming, but both have unique ways to keep boredom to a minimum.

Port is the first car to have an apple music app fully integrated.

Just link your account in your full library history and even pours his own curated playlists are there for you to fiddle with.

Tesler predictably, goes one further on top of the karaoke E arcade games and fart.

Perhaps we already know and admire is now a Tesla theater at the Lets You link YouTube on Netflix accounts, tow the car on what's whatever you want, so long as your partner, right?

So we've done drag racing.

We've driven on the roads, we've charged up.

We've caught up on peaky blinders.

But being as we are in Germany, there's just one thing left to do, and that's drive as fast as we possibly can on the public road, which is fortunate, actually, because we're a little bit late for our flight.

So there is a point to all this.

First things first I need to activate night assist mode.

And now we're just looking for one of our favorite road signs, huh?

Okay, So this car is limited to 161 miles an hour, which is about 259 kilometers an hour.

That Tessler is limited to 155 miles.

An average is about to 50 kilometers now.

So Ali should be having quite a lot of fun.

A cz Well, all right, we're already up to 30 2 42 50 259 That's top speed.

We're still going to 65 The caution beginning this quickly.

But it is 268 That was easy.

If anyone was wandering Porter Bill in a little bit of extra speed at the top end in your tyke and turbo s.

Wow, man, that was easy.

Okay, so they're waas a little bit of science to our top speed run.

Ali and I both clocked the instantaneous energy consumption when our respective cars hit their top speeds and the point, and that is that we can give you the theoretical range both cars would hit if they were to run with a full battery at their top speeds until they ran out of juice.

Little bit of retrospective top gear mats needed here on a little bit of movie magic.

So here's those numbers.

Don't say the top gear doesn't bring you the facts that matter.

Now.

I know a definitive verdict is what we all want.

One car wiping the floor with the other.

But the truth is that all of us, the media and the fans have crushed these two together as arch rivals.

When in every way but straight line speed.

They go about their business in Tokyo in different ways.