TEST: Porsche Taycan 4S and Tesla Model S “Raven” at 120 km/h on the highway [video]

Electric car rental company Nextmove tested the Porsche Taycan 4S and Tesla Model S “Raven” AWD Performance on the highway at 120 km/h. The Tesla Model S did better, but the electric Porsche wasn’t much weaker.

Tesla Model S Performance AWD vs. Porsche Taycan 4S

Before the test, the Porsche was driven by a driver who has driven a Tesla since 2011. He started with a Roadster, now he has a Roadster and a Model S - the current Model S - the fourth car from the California manufacturer.

He praised the Porsche very much., its chassis and behavior on the road when overtaking. In his opinion the car is better here than tesla... It also rides better, gives more direct impressions, while Tesla cuts a person off the wheels even in sport mode. The S Performance, on the other hand, seemed faster to him., with a stronger impact than the Porsche Taycan.

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Highway Range Test: Porsche vs. Tesla

The Tesla Model S Performance is a battery variant with a usable capacity of 92 kWh (total: ~100 kWh). The Porsche Taycan 4S had a battery capacity of 83,7 kWh (total 93,4 kWh). Both cars were driven with the A/C set to 19 degrees Celsius, the Taycan was put into Range mode where the top speed is 140 km/h and the suspension is lowered to its lowest setting.

The experiment was carried out at a time when Ciara (in Germany: Sabrine) was raging across Europe, so the data on energy consumption and range are not representative of driving in other conditions. But, of course, they can be compared with each other.

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After 276 kilometers, the Porsche Taycan 4S had 23 percent of the batteries and consumed 24,5 kWh / 100 km. The Tesla Model S had 32 percent battery remaining, and the car's average consumption was 21,8 kWh / 100 km. As the car owner later admitted, without wind, he would have expected about 20,5 kWh / 100 km.

On that day, the Porsche Taycan covered 362 kilometers, most of which it drove on the motorway at 120 km/h (average: 110–111 km/h). After this distance, the predicted flight range dropped to 0 kilometers, the battery has long been signaling zero capacity. At the very end, the car lost power, but was able to switch to drive mode (D) - although it only allowed 0 percent power to be used.

In the end Tesla covered 369 kilometers with an average consumption of 21,4 kWh / 100 km.. The fuel consumption of the Porsche Taycan, taking into account the actual distance traveled, was 23,6 kWh / 100 km. Calculations showed that the Taycan should travel 376 kilometers with a full battery, and the Tesla Model S Performance - in these conditions - 424 kilometers.

Although the battery in an electric Porsche was draining faster, the Taycan picked up power at the Ionita charging station. The Taycan got a charging power of 250 kW and charged the battery to 80 percent in just 21 minutes (!).

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