{"id":34637,"date":"2022-10-26T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34637"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:13:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T14:13:59","slug":"porsche-tri-motor-taycan-compete-tesla-model-s-plaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34637","title":{"rendered":"Porsche to make tri-motor Taycan to compete with Tesla Model S Plaid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Porsche and Tesla have built up a sort of rivalry between the Taycan and Model S, and now the German automaker is reportedly looking to take the rivalry to a new level with a tri-motor Taycan to compete with Tesla Model S Plaid, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car to the N\u00fcrburgring racetrack to break a record in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to use the famous proving grounds for the electric automaker\u2019s own latest performance vehicle.<\/p>\n

Tesla started testing early Model S Plaid prototypes at the track<\/a>\u00a0and achieved some impressive lap times. However, the vehicle was delayed, and it didn\u2019t launch until two years later.<\/p>\n

Last year, Tesla brought its then brand-new Model S Plaid to the N\u00fcrburgring track and beat Porsche\u2019s record\u00a0with an impressive 7:35.579 lap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It appears that it created a sort of rivalry between the two companies, and more specifically, between the two flagship sedans.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Porsche brought a Taycan back to N\u00fcrburgring and beat Tesla\u2019s time by two seconds<\/a> to again claim the\u00a0fastest lap record for a production series electric car, but not without controversy since the automaker used a Taycan equipped with a new \u201cperformance kit\u201d that is \u201conly available in Germany and only for the 2023 model year Taycan Turbo S sports sedan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now according to a new report from UK\u2019s Auto Express<\/a><\/em>, Porsche is testing a new Taycan with a tri-motor configuration \u2013 like the Tesla Model S Plaid:<\/p>\n

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The Taycan range kicks off with the entry-level rear-wheel drive version, and the new tri-motor variant should supersede the Turbo S as the fastest model available. Given the upgrades, we predict a slight increase over the Taycan\u2019s \u00a375,500 starting price, with the upcoming flagship costing well in excess of the \u00a3142,400 Turbo S.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Performance kit or not, this version could really make a mark in terms of performance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear when the new tri-motor version of the Taycan will hit the market, but it will interesting to see if it pushes Tesla to have a response when it does.<\/p>\n

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