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Oct 20, 2019 ETC
Tesla's Nurburgring run revs up debate over speed records

A Model S apparently went faster than a Porsche Taycan, but it was clearly modified

Tesla Inc's attempts to humble Porsche with a new lap record on Germany's legendary Nordschleife racetrack have reignited a controversy about the value of lap times, as the circuit steps in to quash claims of cheating. Porsche and U.S.-based Tesla are battling to establish supremacy in lap times for four-door electric sportscars, but comparisons are not exact, as conditions, ranging from car modifications to tyre types, vary with each test. "We want to have circumstances that can be u

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