I agree. That actually would be very cool. Read more

Nope this is not “paid their dues”. Its more like “haven’t done their homework” Read more

I don’t take it personally. I am an automotive journalist (among other things). I get paid to point out the good, bad, and stupid things that people do with cars. Read more

No that is not my gist. My gist is that they didn’t prepare for the effort.  Read more

That is correct and that will definitely be an issue Read more

You’re right on all of that. The difference is that all of those guys prepared for the effort. Tesla didn’t. Read more

I don’t disagree with that but again my point is that Tesla (Musk) didn’t prepare for this. Everyone knew the Taycan was coming. Hell I saw Porsche winter testing with it in Finland almost two years ago. You had to assume that Porsche would do some sort of record at the Ring given their history. Why would you ignore… Read more

Every manufacturer cheats it up a bit at the Nurburgring but the GT R lap was fully egregious. It was so bad that Porsche broke the unwritten rule and publicly called them out on it. Read more

Yep Read more

Yeah it does! Read more

Good points Juan however my point was why take risks that you don’t need to take just for the sake of one mans ego. Starting a record attempt effort a week before the attempt is taking much more of a risk than it should be Read more

And Space is just up. Doesn’t make it any easier Read more

Trying to push for a lap record on the Nurburgring with no prior testing or experience is dangerous and foolhardy. The reason manufacturers (other than Tesla) use the track to test cars is that it puts stresses on cars that can’t be replicated anywhere else. 160mph through Flugplatz is not the place to figure out that… Read more

A) Very few manufacturers have applied for official records attempts as it is a relatively new standard imposed by the Ring. The Taycan was carrying on board data which they showed in the video. B) The tires used by Porsche are an option that consumers can buy C) The Taycan used is pre-production which is very… Read more

I get all of this and it makes me happy that all the employees are on board with this. I also love the continuing “scrappy start up” nature of Tesla. Read more

If he pulls it off I’ll be the first one to stand up and applaud his success. Read more

Wise? You do realize you’re reading Jalopnik right? Read more

Ouch! Read more

They do now ;) Read more

Nah its the internet.  Read more