The Next Porsche Taycan Is Gunning for the Tesla Model S Plaid

Automakers are aiming for more metrics than just range in the fiercely competitive EV market.

The Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S Plaid have already exchanged punches once in the performance EV

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And now, the German company is taking direct aim at Tesla's high-performance competitor

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Manufacturers and car aficionados alike find refuge in the 12.94-mile asphalt ribbon that stretches

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Known as the ultimate performance automobile test, this tight, uneven, and winding circuit

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As a result, lap time at The 'Ring has developed into a kind of standard.

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A Nurburgring lap has evolved into a type of marketing exercise more than anything

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else with the introduction of each new generation of sports cars, GT cars, and now electric vehicles.

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