Porsche Taycan Turbo S vs McLaren Senna | DRAG RACE

Porsche Taycan Turbo S versus McLaren Senna
Data for 1/4 mile and 0-62mph (0-100km/h), 3x races
EV vs hypercar, similar on paper at the drag strip, but who wins?!
The Porsche Taycan Turbo S has arrived as my first EV and despite its weight managed a ludicrously fast acceleration from the line thanks to instant torque and 4wd. To see really how fast it is, let's put it up against the ultimate Shmeemobile, my McLaren Senna with 800hp and a weight almost 1,000kg less than the Taycan.
On paper the official figures are closer than you might think with both cars claiming a 0-62mph (100km/h) time of just 2.8 seconds, but the Porsche taking 9.6s to 124mph (200km/h) hence a 1/4 mile of 10.5s vs the Senna taking a mere 6.9s to 124mphh (200km/h) and therefore getting to the 1/4 mile in only 10.1s. However, with temperatures below 5C and a slightly damp runway, whether the Senna will get the traction is certainly to have an influence.
Thanks to Vbox, we are running the new Performance Box Touch to get some numbers, giving us best figures from the day of:
Porsche Taycan Turbo S:
0-100km/h (62mph): 2.77s
1/4 mile (402m): 10.88s
McLaren Senna:
0-100km/h (62mph): 2.77s
1/4 mile (402m): 10.26s
The results are fascinating, with both cars taking exactly the same time to reach the 100km/h (62mph) mark but with the Senna then breezing through and getting to the 1/4 mile substantially quicker, overtaking the Taycan at quite the pace before the line. For the Senna to beat it's claimed 0-100km/h speed considering the conditions is quite impressive, and to be within 0.16s of the 1/4 mile time equally so considering we are running in full road spec. The Taycan also managed to beat it's claimed 0-100km/h but by nowhere nearly as much as we've seen from others attempting the same which does leave some open questions, but manages to make up a lot of ground in the run to the 1/4 mile as well.
Thanks to Vbox for their help with the equipment:
www.vboxmotorsport.co.uk
/ racelogic_uk
Thanks for watching, Tim
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Details
02:44 Taycan Process
04:03 Senna Process
05:33 Race 1
07:14 Race 2
08:28 Race 3
09:43 Senna Figures
11:49 Taycan Figures
15:15 Conclusion
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[@Shmee150]

Time for a showdown! Porsche Taycan Turbo S vs McLaren Senna, my first EV vs my ultimate supercar. Does it go the way you expected?

[@iwolfdk]

Damm that taycan is fast as f....

[@mjamotovlogs1108]

I’m big fun of u

[@HVManager]

The newest addition is the GR... not taycan😉😉 P.D: the spec on taycan is MEGA!

[@ethanhunt528]

Taycan can do 10.4. Carwow and McLaren can do 10.1 in summer.

[@snivytepig3372]

Nice to see the two cars together that tycan turbo s is fast but in my opinion the senna is faster great video keep up the good work:)

[@MagisterSzczypior]

My dream drag race: Matt from carwow in Porsche 911 Turbo S, and Tim in his Senna.

[@calebm.5698]

Senna would likely crush the 911

[@richardhauser1924]

@@calebm.5698 I doubt it the 911 turbo a has a quarter mile time of 10.1 sec

[@borinvlogs]

@@richardhauser1924 That's on dry therefore AWD 911 Turbo S goes like rocket, but Senna has more power and a lot lighter designed to be a monster for tracks with best braking system, aero and downforce of a race car.

[@turkishcypriot8013]

Porsche will beat Senna no problem

[@DR_socal]

My money is on the Senna. The top end on it is absolutely brutal.

[@JaspreetSingh-pg8fj]

Carwow - They lent me this car so I can race them. Tim - So I've bought these cars so I can race them

[@sorenslothe]

Imagine working on allotment of cars at McLaren and seeing these videos with the Senna on track and being driven hard. You'd have to feel like you'd done a bang up job getting Tim one.

[@JaspreetSingh-pg8fj]

@@sorenslothe absolutely

[@DR_socal]

This comment deserves more likes! He is buying them and using them appropriately. :)

[@YuwanThayakaran]

Would be insane to rent a larger airfield and drag race all the Shmeemobiles 👀

[@MrChilongaso]

World's Greatest Drag Race 😎

[@soulforsale2834]

I'll drive the G-Wagon for the LOLs

[@fpsproductions6073]

If your interested I released a few stop motion videos!

[@dansrod5952]

This has got to happen

[@jhplays3209]

Yuwan!!!!

[@Rehanjames98]

It’s amazing how raw the senna is . You can hear every single road chip 🔥

[@Mohiyadh]

I`d like to see you race the Shmeemobiles with Mat Watson :D

[@SayakMajumder]

He has done that already

[@summertyme5748]

@@SayakMajumder What just happened?

[@sugarsaint]

@@SayakMajumder yep

[@Kronos0999]

@@SayakMajumder When?

[@nixonkhandare1027]

They have done a couple of races just Search up

[@georgeskourgias2196]

I know it's crazy difficult to arrange but imagine a drag race with all the shmeemobiles

[@Shmee150]

It's beyond difficult to arrange! Even this took a heck of a lot of work for us

[@orvillemendonca6586]

@@Shmee150 you can do one with car wow and matt?

[@blakeu8547]

@@Shmee150 You should talk to the carwow guys and collab for a video! You might be able to get all of your cars going at once!

[@the-andredraai8538]

@carwow Senna VS new 911 Turbo S

[@nicolasdujardin5691]

I dont get whats so hard to get 2 of your own cars to a place to do a dragrace? You drive one, a mate drives the other one, you drive to a empty straight road and stomp the gas an film it ..?

[@Roman_Klein]

where is rolling race and brake test? 😀 and why didnt we hear, “so what exactly happend” ? 😀

[@avinashrai11141]

I was waiting for that.....😀😀😀

[@mateosinani7936]

🤣

[@ambadia9289]

Haha

[@asherbraham]

Carwow fanboy lol

[@haileysdad2378]

Hahaha awesome!! Carwow all day 👍👍

[@Slayer-33]

The Senna in that color looks delicious lol

[@soapmcdroppin4765]

Careful now it might turn to a cake lol

[@gunnarmh]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought this was a CarWOW video

[@happybeerlove]

Just like carwow but far less cringy

[@keinname1192]

@@happybeerlove stfu

[@ovs4744]

Happy Beer Love debatable

[@Radio-uh6un]

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMEEE

[@rslikker9765]

@@happybeerlove 😂 couldn't agree more

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Both incredible cars. That Porsche launch is truly impressive!

[@Itszuu]

**Launch xD

[@InHerMajestiesDefense]

lunch?

[@KayJblue]

It’s hungry indeed.

[@YTpatron]

Launch*****

[@lethalno1]

😂😂

[@AllCarsChannel]

I saw the taycan one week ago on Park Lane in London. That green in combination with a gold wheels looks mental.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Yeah I saw one a couple days ago for the first time here in San Diego.

[@vika0194]

The car looks pretty. Especially for a Porsche. But nothing more than that.

[@woyeszaigirdar2793]

I'm your suber

[@fastlanegaming]

All jokes aside, I want to see the Tautara vs the Agera RS to know what was going on with that Tautara Run for once ever. 🤨

[@Wolfdings]

I'd go for the Bugatti Bolide VS Agera RS :)

[@stealthhtm23]

doubt SSC would, since they know it’ll get destroyed

[@yesayadwita489]

It's tuatara

[@magicmonkeyist]

Yeah they're taking their time. Probably trying to squeeze a few more bhp out of that engine!

[@allah_who]

Only shmee can make it happen

[@hampusforsberg6723]

Its insane how fast the senna get past the taycan after the start its like a damn rocket.

[@vatsalgohil7541]

Senna came back like a freakin' missile

[@YouTube]

They say blue and green should never be seen....this proves it wrong! 😝

[@taiga8848]

Sup youtube.

[@AndrewLaMonica1]

Hi responed to youtube

[@gowen_places_5471]

KZbin is a car person???

[@rajayonandroruslito]

Wha- ah...

[@petarnom6104]

OMGGGG

[@siddharthkaushik2142]

Matt Watson wants to know your location 😂😂😂

[@RiasGremoryS54]

That's what i was thinking 😂😂

[@corpro5195]

*so what exactly happened*

[@Abubakar..]

Yianni is on the search team

[@jacobchacko7656]

Ya yanni and mat are best compination in drag race

[@afzalbanwar]

Funny thing is the new turbo S did 10.1s in matt drag race

[@DailyDrivenExotics]

Wicked video Tim. Love these comparisons. Now I want a Senna. Lol

[@nick5618]

Sema lol

[@rohithms1086]

Senna you mean

[@heroinsnorter]

sema

[@dew62169]

www.autotrader.ca/a/mclaren/senna/vaughan/ontario/5_49295788_20180226212601507/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=2_15_96&pc=K2L%202A2&sprx=-1&modalXS=1 😏 Black and Purple

[@karmafris]

ah yes the Maclarry Sema

[@krstanoski994]

When you realize how fast is 911 Turbo S.....

[@Pipinanes]

Just have to say that these drag races were absolutely incredible to watch! Looking forward to watching more like these in the future! Thank you Shmee!

[@LifeofPalos]

This was AWESOME dude!!

[@miltcoronado3392]

Tes

[@Shmee150]

Thank you! The home of the most trusted beard in automotive news knows what's up

[@jebronlames4097]

Agreeeeeeeee palos

[@snivytepig3372]

Hi life of palos I agree with you aswell

[@DrippyElite]

I bet this will be on ur new vid lol

[@chucky8894]

I forgot how quick the Senna actually is in a straight line.

[@borinvlogs]

And even quicker when it's rolling on the track with best braking system and downforce

[@ronaldov09]

And to think how the Hoonicorn absolutely decimated the Senna in a drag race.

[@Iamkoool2]

@@ronaldov09 a man of culture i see. that hoonicorn is out of this world

[@wolfgangbarrio5043]

Impressive if you think the Senna is not even a straight line beast.

[@anupshikhare4112]

Bring up the Porsche 911 Turbo S from carwow 10.1 sec: 1/4mile senna killer💀

[@noob_driveregy7744]

Senna is also 10.1 like Tim said...

[@cstraley]

@@noob_driveregy7744 not bad for a damp road imo

[@flexzyftw3195]

@@noob_driveregy7744 no senna can do it in 9.9 secs

[@ELECTRICEYEMEDIA]

@@noob_driveregy7744 992 Turbo S is $225K Vs the Senna's $1M+ tag lol. Add down pipes and a tune to the 992 Turbo S it runs 9.5's on stock tires in the 1/4 mile and still under $250K. Even the 5,200 lb Taycan Turbo S runs 10.3@130 mph and once a firmware comes out for it it will also run 9's. ;)

[@alcooliciianonimi9146]

Porche has the advantage to beat so many cars because its lighter lmao and not so comfortable. Its well designed for race, not for day to day driving. I prefer an nissan or Urus to be comfortable with and still got insane speed. The german vanity for not losing it is at the extreme. Then, they do not put the secret buton there for maximum acceleration speed within 20 sec

[@pip5461]

Totally bonkers ...wow....I've been waiting so long for this comparison, and finally here it is..... love both of them...

[@AbdullahHood]

Carwow - Hi it’s Matt Watson here... Tim - hold my beer

[@davideboni2735]

Hold my Cheeeers

[@joshmcnulty5950]

Imagine getting to drag race your own cars but especially these two

[@AbdullahHood]

@B Tim has been on Carwow before 👍🏻

[@AbdullahHood]

@@joshmcnulty5950 Not just these two... there’s a few other interesting drag races in his garage 😎

[@AbdullahHood]

@@marksapollo All jokes aside I don’t think Tim was aiming at CarWow with this video.

[@jackj2851]

The way that senna was catching up was scary

[@Shmee150]

Almost like the Taycan is standing still by that point

[@jza80_mkiv]

That car looks menacing as well

[@Cyborg_Auto]

You were scared ? Lol

[@shockwave1xD]

But on the other hand it‘s only half the weight and has more power

[@adrian5206]

Your videos makes me really happy! As I imagine myself one day having those dream cars. Gives off that inspiration vibe and nonetheless thanks for the dedication!

[@Carlife0830]

I was not expecting THIS! This is crazy great job Shmee!

[@matthewwood3000]

You really need to take your senna to do a Carwow drag race

[@drewfwieuriskfi]

Matthew Wood it would be cooked by 1000hp M5 or 911 turbo s

[@matthewwood3000]

@@drewfwieuriskfi yeah ik but it would be great to see it race other cars

[@Pagani-oy2bc]

Wow. They look so amazing next to one another. Such great color combos. Congrats Tim, all of your hard work through the years has worked out so wonderfully.

[@Shmee150]

Thanks so much for the support

[@AtkinsCars]

Very cool! Thanks for setting this up!

[@bernaflip]

This was awesome! Do more of this in the future please!

[@BarryAllen-pd1jv]

You should collab with mat from carwow for some epic drag races

[@alexdyke7176]

He did do a few years ago

[@happybeerlove]

Tim has more class than that

[@Abubakar..]

And yianni

[@TristanSilverwood]

@@happybeerlove lol really

[@dyremk1]

Jimny vs m8

[@johnirons9223]

The noise of all that gravel hitting that carbon underbelly!! 😳😭

[@chrisman3673]

@@iwantsexseemyvideo5157 be gone bot!

[@TheTomAndJerry]

Open my canal 😂😂😂

[@bernhard.k]

Lightweight, no noise isolation

[@ActionManXVI]

ive watched many carwow drag races but ur front POV is a game changer! Awesome content mate would love to see more

[@MrJeepCanada]

For some reason, I get more excited when I see the speedo in KM/H lol

[@qr8907]

5:52 I thought my screen crashed haha

[@theRappinSpree]

I’d love to see the Senna against a 911 Turbo S for the 1/4 mile

[@firewaffle1]

Yes

[@Shmee150]

Likewise, in dry conditions! I'll see what I can do

[@victorrosenbaum8588]

@@Shmee150 what about 918 vs senna

[@lotsofcurveslover]

I would put all of my money on the Turbo S

[@bayern1806]

Turbo S would destroy it.

[@jaychong2864]

OMG more drag races plsss!! Its so fun to watch 😍

[@HighRiderSonoma]

Thanks for making this video. It was awesome to watch. Keep up the great work

[@VentiTimes]

I’m so happy for you Shmee, I wish you the best for the future

[@Shmee150]

Thanks for the kind words, and to you!

[@VentiTimes]

@@Shmee150 thank you

[@muldix]

Holly shhhhhhhhhh That Senna is from totally different planet. INSANE Thank you Tim! Always wanted to see this

[@joshuaschroeder8027]

Keep up the great videos.. enjoying your presentations for years!

[@HDvroom10]

What a fantastic video! So good and really exciting to watch. The learning curve.....👏🏼

[@sample.text.]

That was insanely cool. The Senna really is just a different breed isn't it?

[@wolfgangbarrio5043]

Total beast. Still don't like the Sennas looks tho haha

[@kieldonahue6185]

Been looking forward to this since you got the Taycan. They are completely different kinds of vehicle.

[@Shmee150]

This was in the plans before it was collected believe me; takes a lot of time to set up this kind of thing

[@montevallomustang]

This is on of the coolest videos I've seen in a while

[@Eggjuggler]

Great Video Tim, its awesome to see you living the dream! Can’t wait until you get the new Shmee Cave to see all these toys together !!

[@CCBGroupe]

This was amaizing, and didnt expect this type of content from Shmee, and i have to say it was a treat ✌️😁

[@sandypatrol3457]

It’s crazy how a four dour saloon has a similar quarter mile time than a hypercar!

[@Shmee150]

It's mad isn't it! But after that point it's game over and a different league

[@alichaudhry12]

With only 55 percent charge as well

[@stijnvanhees5281]

@@alichaudhry12 that has no affect in performance. A battery gives the same power till the last few percentages.

[@broperfect7669]

@@user-tz1kw6rl6t it’s not about cost lol if I was to chose between even a 200k lambo and a Porsche tycan anyone would take the lambo cause after half mile the petrol cars just fly

[@broperfect7669]

@@alichaudhry12 your not even a car guy we all know that petrol cars need time to take that gas up then they go crazy if that was a half mile the tycoon would be like a turtle lol

[@richardheath3923]

A really entertaining video as always. Nice to see a drag race that got down to business quickly - on other channels drags races involve six minutes of padding before you get off the line. P.s. I’m going to be saying this a lot but the finished appearance of the Taycan is utterly stunning!!

[@TheofficialAnonymousadvice]

Love the drag races. Please do more!

[@Acematics123]

brooks pulled 10.3 in the taycan, what a beast of an EV. The senna just screams music to my ears

[@edwardtran1974]

Drag strip always quicker. Cos the surface is smooth. Less friction and drag

[@brianiswrong]

Can you imagine how much this cost to arrange ,set up and run. And we get to watch it for free 👍

[@TheDonMagicWon]

And then KZbin pays them

[@malcolmar]

Agreed!

[@jgulf]

Very much not for free - Google has aaalll your data

[@P.dripps92]

Love this channel so damn much.

[@stefanedmeades4298]

“Tim there’s a phone call for you”, who is it? Mat Watson from Carwow! “Quick pack all this stuff away and let’s get off this runway!!!”

[@gerardobarraza8922]

Can't wait to see the taycan in the Nürburgring!!

[@GreeFi]

Mat Watson vs. Shmee vs. Yiannimize incoming? :P

[@ryanschaff123]

Good lord I hope not, the day that obnoxious donut is on this channel is the day I lose all respect for Shmee

[@paulburnett5306]

I enjoy all of your videos and content Tim but this one was a beauty

[@gaminglegend1211]

YES!!! Thankyou Tim for making this drag race.

[@motlakamakhura]

Now im curious what will happen if he races against the porsche 911 turbo s from carwow

[@dilpreets7]

Porsche 911 turbo S does 10.1 sec 1/4mile on carwow lol

[@Eggjuggler]

I would love to see that !!

[@famaccount479]

The Porsche would win, but just the 1/4 mile, after that the Senna will overtake and disappear on the horizon.

[@mungiki1000]

amazing how the senna caught up and smoked the already insane taycan!!!!amazing!!

[@malcolmar]

What a great idea for a video! Score 1 for internal combustion cars. This was really impressive and well done. Also cool to think Shmee has 2 cars that can go 0 - 62 in under 3 seconds. Many others would be lucky to have 1 car that fast. Again, well-done and congrats!

[@mcsnod]

Great video! I’m thinking about getting a Taycan Cross Turismo so really cool to see you do these tests. They are just making me want one more although I do have range concerns. Such a great looking car and the interior is fantastic, looks like you are having a great time with it! 🙌🏼

[@josephmcdonald9933]

What is amazing is the fact that the posche is so much heavier

[@csmarkham]

If there was a turnaround and race back, you’d see the effect of that weight. It wouldn’t be remotely close.

[@jojoshoot2392]

Taycan hahah I’m faster then you *few seconds later* Senna: we don’t do that here

[@Chance_It_Oz]

This is why Tim’s channel is so good - using his cars and really showing us what they can do!

[@mikesaini5258]

Bro Shmee dude This video is awesome with a crazy car collection like you have I would love to see this kind of thing all the time... cant wait bro

[@mikesaini5258]

Some track time comps With your analysis like that guy Robert Mitchell does Except in a more focussed manner (less distracted like his vids) -- just the way u did this one man bravo...BTW I have a hurricane Evo RWD do you think I should order the STO?

[@randomwhatever4268]

Always great to see that Tim enjoys his cars instead dog having them as showroom trophies

[@perpetualintellectual2026]

Would you ever consider tuning it? I remember seeing you in the Senna at shell garage on bayswater road.... Amazing car

[@volvlov759]

Closer than I would have thought. Great video.

[@Rehanjames98]

Well this is a first ! We want more of this 🔥

[@miltcoronado3392]

This is a really good drag race!!!! 😃

[@erbyone8118]

The taycan looks so good in that spec Tim, bravo 👏

[@auzsquadfamily3912]

Love both of these! Awesome channel subscribed ✅

[@DamianDoi]

thank you so much for giving us such killer content.

[@floridaboi3five2]

Shmee's consistency and dedication are simply amazing. Love the channel!!

[@fitfogey]

Porsche: “I’ve got this.” Senna: “Hello darkness my old friend.”

[@seanmurdock2279]

😂😂classic

[@tobytoxd]

You gotta admire the masters of engineering represented by both of these cars! 😍 Superb racing! Just superb!!

[@FT001]

Epic race Tim! As usual. Been here since the GT8

[@harshitagarwal6598]

I guess i am early. Quick question Shmee , how was your experience with Carwow and would u do vids with them again ??

[@Shmee150]

For sure, I meet the team often!

[@bramverhoeven9028]

9:06 I almost thought what is Jeremy Clarkson doing in this video 😂

[@simondarrie666]

All they wee stones hitting the senna makes my toes curl , thank the lord for PPF , great video bro 🙌

[@Ndw1995]

10.5 in horrific conditions is seriously impressive for a light RWD car

[@001barca]

Porsche’s best time in carwow is 10.3 to 1/4 mile. I think your driver is launching it wrong

[@ihavenoname4851]

So you can’t see the weather conditions... he even said it was damp and cold.

[@001barca]

@@ihavenoname4851 Even then, it shoud be faster than Senna to quarter mile

[@pointbreak24]

The amount of speed the senna carries while passing the taycan is genuinely mind boggling......that level of pure power tho

[@randyle4520]

Always giving us what we wanna see 💪🙏 .

[@crospotter13]

Insane video! We need to see you as a guest on Carwow that would be so cool :)

[@aidanabitz5588]

Shmee: this is my newest addition to the garage, me: WHAT ABOUT THE YARIS!!!!!

[@alirezazadeh]

YASSSS

[@aryxn0154]

Can we have some behind the scenes 👀👀

[@Shmee150]

You can indeed via Close Friends on Instagram! www.soclose.me/x/shmee150

[@Harley_ashtonn]

I find it bonkers the speed of these two. Then you watch the hoonicorn destroy it . Crazy to see in general how far the speed of both stock and modded cars have come. Each and every vehicle are amazing in there own right

[@Diablo-oi1pt]

Amazing launches, very fair, thank you!

[@ItisBean]

992 Turbo S can do 1/4 in 10.1 secs, Senna vs Turbo S is more interesting 😅

[@ActionManXVI]

The way that senna climbs jesus christ those numbers are scary

[@MikeKayK]

Awesome video! Was hoping for a rolling race from 70mph though, just to show the Senna's insane advantage when you take the launch out of the picture.

[@29Autocare]

Heloo Shmee.. Great Video... Best Regards from 29AutoCare, Indonesia

[@charlie1832]

Tim’s insta story later after shooting this- the taycan ran out of electricity on the way home

[@Slayer-33]

MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS TIM. You need to do these more often. Perfect setup.

[@willharris2601]

I would love a drag race with all the Shmeemobiles!!

[@revenantnox]

Thanks for filming this. I’m considering making the Taycan my next daily driver.