RE: 'Plaid' level Model S revealed with lap record

RE: 'Plaid' level Model S revealed with lap record

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RacerMike

4,192 posts

210 months

Tuesday 17th September 2019
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hyphen said:
RobDickinson said:
huh Porsche even described their car as a prototype?
As per Chris Harris's Ferrari rant a few years back, yes Porsche will have done everything to maximized their times.
That’s either purposefully misunderstanding the different between the Taycan prototype and the Plaid model S prototype or just not understanding the fact that anything that’s isn’t officially on sale and approved is strictly speaking a prototype...which is a fair thing to not know.

But to summarise:

The Plaid model S is at best what would traditionally be called an X0 or X1. It’s an existing car with a very early prototype Powertrain in. A bit like the famed XJ220 Transit. Which was a Powertrain test rig for the engine.

The Taycan prototype that did the time would have been a TT or PP car which is ‘Tooling Tryout’ or ‘Pre Prodction’. That is, it represents the production car in nearly every way, but is made ‘off line’ or still has some as yet unverified minor components.

To be fair, Porsche are pretty honest with their times. They happily admit that they tune the geometry where allowable by the production components to get the most out of the car, but they don’t go to the extremes of some who remove interiors, run more boost or tyres that aren’t actually supplied with the car.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 17th September 2019
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RobDickinson said:
yes?
Just wondered as your postings border on the obsessive side of things!

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

253 months

Tuesday 17th September 2019
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ruprechtmonkeyboy said:
Just wondered as your postings border on the obsessive side of things!
Just trying to add some balance to the bullst spread on PH.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 18th September 2019
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RobDickinson said:
ruprechtmonkeyboy said:
Just wondered as your postings border on the obsessive side of things!
Just trying to add some balance to the bullst spread on PH.
That's the equivalent of trying to push the ocean back with a broom so good luck with that. smile