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Written by Ollie Marriage
We"ve done this once or twice before, but we thought you"d like to see how a tremendously fast car fares against a mad, no limits racing car. In this instance it"s an all-electric line-up, both with twin electric motors driving all four wheels. In the case of the I.D R Pikes Peak those two motors develop 670bhp, while in the Tesla they"re even more potent, producing 760bhp. And the difference in torque is even more pronounced, with the I.D R"s 479lb ft playing the Model S"s 722lb ft. So the I.D R, I"m sure for reasons of packaging, dynamics and weight, falls 90bhp and 243lb ft short of its rival". But then more than gains it back when you put them on the scales. VW"s racer weighs a little over a metric tonne (its 1,100kg published figure includes the driver). Which is less than half the weight of the 2,241kg Tesla P100D. Power to weight ratios are 654bhp/tonne (I.D R) and 340bhp/tonne (Tesla).
Date written: 29 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13867
We"ve done this once or twice before, but we thought you"d like to see how a tremendously fast car fares against a mad, no limits racing car. In this instance it"s an all-electric line-up, both with twin electric motors driving all four wheels. In the case of the I.D R Pikes Peak those two motors develop 670bhp, while in the Tesla they"re even more potent, producing 760bhp. And the difference in torque is even more pronounced, with the I.D R"s 479lb ft playing the Model S"s 722lb ft. So the I.D R, I"m sure for reasons of packaging, dynamics and weight, falls 90bhp and 243lb ft short of its rival". But then more than gains it back when you put them on the scales. VW"s racer weighs a little over a metric tonne (its 1,100kg published figure includes the driver). Which is less than half the weight of the 2,241kg Tesla P100D. Power to weight ratios are 654bhp/tonne (I.D R) and 340bhp/tonne (Tesla).
Date written: 29 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13867
