Originally Posted by E365
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by E365
The BMW M5 is AWD.
Well, that's new, that car was historically RWD.
Anyways, see edit above.
I see the current AWD M5 0-60 is 3.3 seconds, the same as the TrackHawk, and the TrackHawk has 100 more HP, but is also a fair bit heavier. Given the performance of the Demon, which is probably similar in weight to the M5, that's likely where BMW would have to be power-wise to get the M5 into the same 0-60 range as the Tesla. The instant torque and no gears to shift is a marked advantage for the EV, even if the overall HP is lower.
Exactly. And that's been the whole point of my posts. The first two pages of this thread are full of "its because of those darn liberals!"
Which is ridiculous. It's because Porsche understands the only way to make cars significantly faster right now is electrification.
Wrong! The EU and China have essentially outlawed ICE light duty cars/trucks from their markets. Porsche et al, are moving to EV in order to be allowed to continue selling vehicles in these markets. That's it.
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by E365
The BMW M5 is AWD.
Well, that's new, that car was historically RWD.
Anyways, see edit above.
I see the current AWD M5 0-60 is 3.3 seconds, the same as the TrackHawk, and the TrackHawk has 100 more HP, but is also a fair bit heavier. Given the performance of the Demon, which is probably similar in weight to the M5, that's likely where BMW would have to be power-wise to get the M5 into the same 0-60 range as the Tesla. The instant torque and no gears to shift is a marked advantage for the EV, even if the overall HP is lower.
Exactly. And that's been the whole point of my posts. The first two pages of this thread are full of "its because of those darn liberals!"
Which is ridiculous. It's because Porsche understands the only way to make cars significantly faster right now is electrification.
Wrong! The EU and China have essentially outlawed ICE light duty cars/trucks from their markets. Porsche et al, are moving to EV in order to be allowed to continue selling vehicles in these markets. That's it.
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