The Braking Test: A Humbling Experience for a Tesla Owner

As we prepared to put our Tesla Model X to the test, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and trepidation. The car's impressive acceleration and top-end speed made it a formidable opponent in any drag racing challenge. But as we began the braking test from 100 mph, I realized that this was going to be a very different kind of competition.

The objective of the braking test is simple: the car that stops in the shortest distance wins. But as I launched the Model X into reverse, I quickly discovered that this was not going to be an easy task. The Porsche 911, our opponent for this challenge, seemed to be effortlessly pulling away from me. "These cars are so evenly matched that it's all down to the launch," I said to my co-hosts as we watched the Porsche take off like a shot.

As the Model X struggled to keep up, I realized that the Porsche had a significant advantage in terms of braking power and traction. The Tesla's massive size and weight made it difficult to stop quickly, and despite its impressive acceleration, it was struggling to maintain traction on the pavement. "I think it's my battery," I said, "not leaving the line as quick as you but it stays with it." But even that advantage seemed to be nullified by the Porsche's superior braking ability.

As we continued the challenge, it became clear that the Tesla was in trouble. The Porsche was pulling away from me, and no matter how hard I pushed the Model X, I couldn't seem to close the gap. "It's insane how quick that is," my co-hosts exclaimed as we watched the Porsche come to a stop in record time.

But even though the Porsche had taken the lead, I refused to give up. I was determined to find out what was going wrong with the Model X and to learn from its mistakes. As we took to the track for another round of racing, I realized that the Tesla's weakness was not just its size, but also its power delivery. The Porsche's engine seemed to be more efficient at delivering torque, which gave it a significant advantage in terms of acceleration.

The second challenge was a rolling race from 35 mph, and I was determined to pull ahead of my opponent. As we took off, I could feel the Model X's massive weight pressing down on me, but I was confident that I had enough speed to take the lead. But as we approached the first turn, it became clear that the Porsche had a significant advantage in terms of agility and handling.

As I struggled to maintain my speed, I realized that the Porsche was not just faster, but also more agile. It was able to take corners with ease, while I was struggling to stay on course. "It's not going to do me," I said, as it became clear that the Porsche had taken a commanding lead.

But despite its impressive performance, I refused to give up. I was determined to find out what was different between our two cars and to learn from their strengths and weaknesses. As we took to the track for another round of racing, I realized that the key difference between our two cars was not just its size or power delivery, but also its aerodynamics.

The Porsche's sleek design seemed to be cutting through the air with ease, while my Model X was struggling to maintain traction. "These new Tri motor plaids just have so much more top end," I said, as it became clear that the Porsche had a significant advantage in terms of acceleration.

As we continued the challenge, it became clear that the Tesla's aerodynamics were a major weakness. The Porsche seemed to be able to take corners and straight-line speeds with ease, while my Model X was struggling to keep up. "Don't think there's much I can do," I said, as it became clear that the Porsche had taken an insurmountable lead.

But despite its impressive performance, I refused to give up. I was determined to find out what was different between our two cars and to learn from their strengths and weaknesses. As we took to the track for another round of racing, I realized that the key difference between our two cars was not just its size or power delivery, but also its braking ability.

The Porsche's advanced braking system seemed to be cutting through the air with ease, while my Model X was struggling to maintain traction. "It doesn't really matter," I said, as it became clear that the Porsche had taken an insurmountable lead.

But in a surprise move, we decided to switch gears and try a different challenge: a break test from 100 mph. The objective is simple: the car that stops in the shortest distance wins. But as I launched the Model X into reverse, I quickly discovered that this was going to be a very different kind of competition.

The Porsche seemed to be effortlessly pulling away from me, and despite my best efforts, I was unable to close the gap. "I crashed," I said, sheepishly, as we watched the Porsche take a sharp turn around the corner. It was clear that the Tesla's braking ability was not up to par in this challenge.

As we continued the break test, it became clear that the Porsche had taken an insurmountable lead. Its advanced braking system seemed to be cutting through the air with ease, while my Model X was struggling to maintain traction. "It's insane how quickly that is," my co-hosts exclaimed as we watched the Porsche come to a stop in record time.

Despite its impressive performance, I couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment and frustration. The Tesla had failed me in this challenge, and it seemed clear that I needed to take a closer look at its braking ability. As we took to the track for another round of racing, I realized that this was going to be a tough lesson to learn.

But as we continued the challenge, I began to realize that there was more to being a great driver than just raw power and speed. The Porsche's advanced braking system and agility made it a formidable opponent, but it also taught me valuable lessons about handling and control.

As we wrapped up our challenges and said goodbye to the Porsche, I couldn't help but feel a sense of respect for my opponent. It had been a tough lesson to learn, but in the end, I emerged with a newfound appreciation for the art of driving. And as I drove away from the track, I knew that I would be back, ready to take on the challenge once again and push myself to be a better driver.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhich is quickest in a drag race a Porsche 911 Turbo S or a Tesla Model X plaid well we're going to find out by racing them over the standing quarter mile because I'm Matt Watson and you're watching carwow Buy sell carow let me tell you about this Porsche 911 Turbo S it has a 3.8 L twin turbo Flat 6 engine which ports out 650 horsepower and 8800 NT M of torque it drives all four wheels by an 8-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with launch control and boy can this car launch it's even quicker than its numbers suggest in terms of weight comes in at 1,650 kilos and the price 18,000 now that Tesla it has three electric motors one on the front axle two on the back and combined they put out £ 1,20 horsepower and 1,420 Newton M of torque it's a heavy old thing though weighs in at 2.5 tons it's expensive but not as expensive as this Porsche so if you'd like to compare the stats of both cars side by side just pause your video now if you haven't done so already make sure you subscribe to this Channel and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss the next upload which is a really cool drag race I filmed earlier today so hit subscribe and the bell icon let's let's get on with this race but before we do let's speak to the driver of the model X plaid it's Richard Simons from rev hi Richard how are you very good Matt I'm looking forward to this one it's going to be close right I've already raced a model X plaid against a Ferrari sf90 and the Ferrari 1 but it was close this car is really quick that car is really quick and the last time we raced I think the model X was on winter tires caused some controversy though I don't think it affected the launch at all what do you think I think I should just have it but the Porsche will it come back at the higher speeds I guess we have to wait and find out it's not the best day it's pretty chilly out here it's not ideal for Batteries is it well no it's great for internal combustion engines though the colder the better denser air more power you reckon you're going to win I think it's going to be close if I time the launch perfectly I think you could be in trouble I've seen how hard it launches but I'll be doing my best Matt let's take it on let's go now before we race we're going to do the customly car wasse sound so I'm going to rev up my engine if you think that sounds terrible you're right but it sounds better than the Tesla which makes no noise at all actually let's put it into sport a little better but not much no point doing it with a Tesla in fact editor Mak some electric car sounds for us that's enough of that nonsense if you're thinking about buying a an electric car maybe a new Tesla then click on the pop out banner up there follow the link in the description below to go to car W they can compare a wide range of offers on a wide range of cars and you can also check out our reviews now if you want to do all that at a later date just simply Google help me carwow and we will help you buy your next car be you or used yeah help me car you got it Richard I'm going to warm up my tires okay we should do a cold Tire start no I don't want to listen you've got 1,020 horsepower I've only got 650 I want some warm tires although maybe you should be warming your tires because you have way more power anyway I just want to do this for and Giggles any what's on the radio right Richard I think my tires are warm are you ready ready when you are dude weren't you even impressed by that you you just just sat there all cold come on I was doing something on the screen I couldn't even hear anything I thought I heard something but yeah whatever let's go 3 2 come on come on Tesla oh no he's like beating me at the top end this is not what I expect I've got him oh stop it stop it right don't be so smug you got off the line better than me there's a bit of a delay on this when you lift off the brake and I didn't time it perfectly so you got ahead but then this seemed to pick you up you then accelerated a little bit more at the top end which I was not expecting I was expecting you to at least come back on me but it just didn't seem to be doing that what's going on I reckon if I time my launch better you know best two out of three let's do it 3 2 1 better start from that there it's coming back but he's not going to do it come on right back at you these cars are so evenly matched that it's all down to the launch but let's just check something Steward can we just double check that I didn't jump the launch is he going to have a smug grin on his face in the moment there was no jump yes I didn't jump one each best to out three 3 2 1 closer launch that time oh he's just pulled ahead of me on the launch oh here comes the blood he's just got the lead on me come on it's not going to do me though he's not going to do me do you reckon it's your battery I reckon it's 2 and 1/2 tons not leaving the line as quick as you but it stays with it it's so close it's so close and you're actually reeling this in a little bit that's the surprising thing oh well this thing is so good at launching it just does it every single time so then what exactly happened well the Porsche won it completed the standing quarter mile in 10.2 seconds the model X came last it took 10.3 seconds now we're going to have a rolling race I'm going to be in second gear and we're going to do the half mile starting from about 35 M hours I'm right in my power Band 3 2 1 go come on can I pull it back now I'm pulling away now easy I'm not going to cat that Tesla oh my gosh Richard I've got like no chance it's insane how quick that is did you actually top out yeah just topped out then as well 167 mph I don't think I even got up to that that's insane these new Tri motor plaids just have so much more like top end don't they compared to the old performance models yeah strange you always get to jump in the EV but normally stuff like that comes back and somehow this just keeps pulling even though it's the size of a house don't think there's much I can do to try and like I've got an idea actually I've got an idea let's let's try again the higher speed we start the more Advantage you've got I guess that's exactly what I'm thinking how how much difference does a low battery make to these new Teslas is it really such a big deal or have they sorted that out like Porsche managed to sort out for the ti cam well I'm under 40% and pulling on that car so I think it's pretty sorted to be fair okay so it doesn't really matter so what I'm going to do now is get us up to 70 so let's do it again 3 2 1 go come on now a little bit of an jump come on now he's right there no still no I need gaping me that's just utterly insane you were pulling past me you were like increasing the Gap I do not know what's going on it's all changed everything has changed yeah it's it's amazing isn't it you six-seater toe bar yeah and it just isn't you're just not coming back at it you're just not coming back I'm not not only not coming back you're increasing your lead it's incredible anyway let's move on to the last challenge where you're about to be humiliated now we're going to have a break test from 100 mph the car that stops in the shortest distance wins now if you'd rather watch another drag race click on the pop out banner up there for the link in the description below I've picked out one of my favorites for you if not stay here for The Brak test and some Tesla humiliating here comes the line yeah you definitely just crashed and I didn't that was inevitable I thought the Gap would be bigger to be fair but yeah it was inevitable and so it was just want to say thanks to the guys that lent us that Tesla Model X next rent they came all the way from Germany especially now if you're after an electric car you can buy it through car including Teslas so click on the pop out banner up there for the link in the description below and you can see our top 10 list of electric cars and check out the offers available on them through carwow anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like let me know which of these two cars you think is best in the comments below it's this one click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to get a car W to sell your car the easy way all you have to do is upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car and thanks for watching oh there's a link to Richard Simmons channel in the description too sorry I forgot Rich sorrywhich is quickest in a drag race a Porsche 911 Turbo S or a Tesla Model X plaid well we're going to find out by racing them over the standing quarter mile because I'm Matt Watson and you're watching carwow Buy sell carow let me tell you about this Porsche 911 Turbo S it has a 3.8 L twin turbo Flat 6 engine which ports out 650 horsepower and 8800 NT M of torque it drives all four wheels by an 8-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox with launch control and boy can this car launch it's even quicker than its numbers suggest in terms of weight comes in at 1,650 kilos and the price 18,000 now that Tesla it has three electric motors one on the front axle two on the back and combined they put out £ 1,20 horsepower and 1,420 Newton M of torque it's a heavy old thing though weighs in at 2.5 tons it's expensive but not as expensive as this Porsche so if you'd like to compare the stats of both cars side by side just pause your video now if you haven't done so already make sure you subscribe to this Channel and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss the next upload which is a really cool drag race I filmed earlier today so hit subscribe and the bell icon let's let's get on with this race but before we do let's speak to the driver of the model X plaid it's Richard Simons from rev hi Richard how are you very good Matt I'm looking forward to this one it's going to be close right I've already raced a model X plaid against a Ferrari sf90 and the Ferrari 1 but it was close this car is really quick that car is really quick and the last time we raced I think the model X was on winter tires caused some controversy though I don't think it affected the launch at all what do you think I think I should just have it but the Porsche will it come back at the higher speeds I guess we have to wait and find out it's not the best day it's pretty chilly out here it's not ideal for Batteries is it well no it's great for internal combustion engines though the colder the better denser air more power you reckon you're going to win I think it's going to be close if I time the launch perfectly I think you could be in trouble I've seen how hard it launches but I'll be doing my best Matt let's take it on let's go now before we race we're going to do the customly car wasse sound so I'm going to rev up my engine if you think that sounds terrible you're right but it sounds better than the Tesla which makes no noise at all actually let's put it into sport a little better but not much no point doing it with a Tesla in fact editor Mak some electric car sounds for us that's enough of that nonsense if you're thinking about buying a an electric car maybe a new Tesla then click on the pop out banner up there follow the link in the description below to go to car W they can compare a wide range of offers on a wide range of cars and you can also check out our reviews now if you want to do all that at a later date just simply Google help me carwow and we will help you buy your next car be you or used yeah help me car you got it Richard I'm going to warm up my tires okay we should do a cold Tire start no I don't want to listen you've got 1,020 horsepower I've only got 650 I want some warm tires although maybe you should be warming your tires because you have way more power anyway I just want to do this for and Giggles any what's on the radio right Richard I think my tires are warm are you ready ready when you are dude weren't you even impressed by that you you just just sat there all cold come on I was doing something on the screen I couldn't even hear anything I thought I heard something but yeah whatever let's go 3 2 come on come on Tesla oh no he's like beating me at the top end this is not what I expect I've got him oh stop it stop it right don't be so smug you got off the line better than me there's a bit of a delay on this when you lift off the brake and I didn't time it perfectly so you got ahead but then this seemed to pick you up you then accelerated a little bit more at the top end which I was not expecting I was expecting you to at least come back on me but it just didn't seem to be doing that what's going on I reckon if I time my launch better you know best two out of three let's do it 3 2 1 better start from that there it's coming back but he's not going to do it come on right back at you these cars are so evenly matched that it's all down to the launch but let's just check something Steward can we just double check that I didn't jump the launch is he going to have a smug grin on his face in the moment there was no jump yes I didn't jump one each best to out three 3 2 1 closer launch that time oh he's just pulled ahead of me on the launch oh here comes the blood he's just got the lead on me come on it's not going to do me though he's not going to do me do you reckon it's your battery I reckon it's 2 and 1/2 tons not leaving the line as quick as you but it stays with it it's so close it's so close and you're actually reeling this in a little bit that's the surprising thing oh well this thing is so good at launching it just does it every single time so then what exactly happened well the Porsche won it completed the standing quarter mile in 10.2 seconds the model X came last it took 10.3 seconds now we're going to have a rolling race I'm going to be in second gear and we're going to do the half mile starting from about 35 M hours I'm right in my power Band 3 2 1 go come on can I pull it back now I'm pulling away now easy I'm not going to cat that Tesla oh my gosh Richard I've got like no chance it's insane how quick that is did you actually top out yeah just topped out then as well 167 mph I don't think I even got up to that that's insane these new Tri motor plaids just have so much more like top end don't they compared to the old performance models yeah strange you always get to jump in the EV but normally stuff like that comes back and somehow this just keeps pulling even though it's the size of a house don't think there's much I can do to try and like I've got an idea actually I've got an idea let's let's try again the higher speed we start the more Advantage you've got I guess that's exactly what I'm thinking how how much difference does a low battery make to these new Teslas is it really such a big deal or have they sorted that out like Porsche managed to sort out for the ti cam well I'm under 40% and pulling on that car so I think it's pretty sorted to be fair okay so it doesn't really matter so what I'm going to do now is get us up to 70 so let's do it again 3 2 1 go come on now a little bit of an jump come on now he's right there no still no I need gaping me that's just utterly insane you were pulling past me you were like increasing the Gap I do not know what's going on it's all changed everything has changed yeah it's it's amazing isn't it you six-seater toe bar yeah and it just isn't you're just not coming back at it you're just not coming back I'm not not only not coming back you're increasing your lead it's incredible anyway let's move on to the last challenge where you're about to be humiliated now we're going to have a break test from 100 mph the car that stops in the shortest distance wins now if you'd rather watch another drag race click on the pop out banner up there for the link in the description below I've picked out one of my favorites for you if not stay here for The Brak test and some Tesla humiliating here comes the line yeah you definitely just crashed and I didn't that was inevitable I thought the Gap would be bigger to be fair but yeah it was inevitable and so it was just want to say thanks to the guys that lent us that Tesla Model X next rent they came all the way from Germany especially now if you're after an electric car you can buy it through car including Teslas so click on the pop out banner up there for the link in the description below and you can see our top 10 list of electric cars and check out the offers available on them through carwow anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like let me know which of these two cars you think is best in the comments below it's this one click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to get a car W to sell your car the easy way all you have to do is upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car and thanks for watching oh there's a link to Richard Simmons channel in the description too sorry I forgot Rich sorry\n"