Which is fastest, all-electric, hybrid, or pure ICE? The full spectrum of the current automotive performance world has been put on display in several three-car drag races, featuring a few of the quickest production vehicles ever made. The contenders include the Tesla Plaid family sedan, the rather exotic Ferrari SF90 supercar, and the shockingly well-engineered Porsche 911 super sports GT. Sure, there are faster examples of each powertrain type in less-produced vehicles, but this astonishingly close series of races puts some of the more accessible examples of high-performance street cars to the test.
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- Founded
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1947
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Enzo Ferrari
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Maranello, Italy
- Current CEO
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Benedetto Vigna
- Total Vehicles Sold In 2022
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11,115
- Revenue In 2022
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$4.8 billion
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As far as automotive giants go, Tesla is comparatively a spring chicken. That said, it has not stopped the manufacturer going from strength to strength since its inception in 2003. Tesla’s electric vehicles have taken the world by storm, and since the debut of their first car model, the Roadster, they have proven that they’re here to stay, thanks to some incredible vehicles like the Model 3, and the Model X, not to mention their performance-oriented Plaid editions.
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July 1, 2003
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Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning
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Austin, Texas, United States
- Current CEO
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Elon Musk
- Total Vehicles Sold In 2022
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1,247,146
- Revenue In 2022
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Tesla Reported Revenue Of $81.5 Billion In 2022
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- Founded
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1931
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Ferdinand Porsche
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Stuttgart, Germany
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Oliver Blume
- Total Vehicles Sold In 2022
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Porsche sold 309,900 vehicles in 2022.
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Porsche reported revenue of $37.10 billion
Porsche, Ferrari, Tesla/ICE, Hybrid, BEV
Judging by the specsheet, you would expect either the Tesla to rocket ahead with its instant electric torque, or the Ferrari to eventually catch up and pass the Tesla at the top end. The real surprise in this contest is actually the Porsche, which weighs roughly the same as the Ferrari and certainly makes far less power. And yet it’s a serious contender.
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All Kinds Of Fast
What’s really impressive is that all three cars, with a wide range of powertrains and price points, are all within a bus length at the end of a half-mile all-out drag. While it’s something of a platitude, we really do have quite a lot of high-performance options in the world right now. If only we had some affordable high-speed hybrid options to match the lower-cost high-performance ICE cars and depreciated EVs, for those of us without six figures to spend on a fast car.
