U-Drags Race: Lucid Air Sapphire vs. Porsche Taycan Turbo GT | Quarter Mile, Handling & More

[@edmundscars]

Over 2,300 combined horsepower gets the heart racing! Which of these two lightning fast cars is your favorite? What would you like to see them race next? Let us know in the comments! Update: For those inquiring in the comments, both drivers used the boost button as soon as they exited the corner, otherwise the races wouldn't have been nearly as close. Thank you for your feedback!

[@ericmichel3857]

So, if you guys were to spend your own money on one of these two, which would you choose? And why? I am thinking the Porsche would better suite my tastes, but the fact that the Lucid is faster, a USA car, and probably better comfort for daily use, I would probably go for the Lucid. However, it would be a tough choice.

[@Seventh7Art]

Model S Plaid offers the best value for money, nonetheless. It is slightly slower but for half the price.

[@FrankGallagherr]

Porsche isn’t all that.

[@georgedoolittle9015]

The AI is going to level up even these offerings😊😊

[@ericmichel3857]

@@Seventh7Art And apparently you can get a slightly used one for far less than that. I not interested in an EV, but it probably is the cheapest nine second car you can get. If I were to spend over $100K on a toy, personally I'd get a C8 Z06.

[@johnkiai5881]

Hands down to the Lucid creators just amazing super sport's sedan. Bravo Lucid.

[@4literv6]

Largest pack, most motors, costs the most and weighs the most. It should win! The air is also the oldest of the trio. The First air prototype that did 200+mph debuted in April of 2016. And lucid had the power train for it in a minivan beating a model s p90 back in 2015!

[@jezza6575]

@@4literv6both these cars are $250k!

[@G82Watts]

@@jezza6575 turbo gt is 230k .. weisach package is around 250 out the door

[@arindambaisya]

@@4literv6 Why should it win if it weighs more? It's the other way around. It wins despite being a 4 door full sized sedan.

[@jamied9448]

It's amazing a start-up with their FIRST car did this against one of the most famous racing companies with almost 100 years of experience.

[@pushkar2911]

I am a simple man. I see Lucid Air content and I watch it.

[@TheMadmax0609]

You should buy their stock.

[@mrb2349]

@@TheMadmax0609 seeing how superior their cars are, yes he should. You're btthurt because a 5 year old company stomps all over your dream cars.

[@TheMadmax0609]

@mrb2349 I have no problem with any electric car company, but Lucid is dying.

[@mrb2349]

@@TheMadmax0609 as much as you'd love that to happen, they are still going, with the Gravity SUV coming up.

[@TheMadmax0609]

@mrb2349 I've got news for you, once the Saudis stop supporting Lucid, they're done. I have stock and Lucid but I know they're going to fail.

[@TVCHLORD]

Edmunds found a entertaining series

[@lemongavine]

I’m glad I found it

[@Boomtendo4tw]

The Lucid won whilst the seat massage was running lol! That's amazing!

[@Domani02]

La Porsche s'en sort très bien

[@jepunit12]

These cars are monsters. From all the cars you test on U-Drags, you can tell from your expressions it’s a complete roller coaster.

[@jeffrey-f]

Nothing monstrous about big batteries

[@tornatic1983]

​@jeffrey-f Lol monsters when it comes to acceleration. Go drive one first then report back. I own a 1020 hp Tesla Model S Plaid and people that get a ride said its violent and too fast

[@anthonyc8499]

Yeah, I dropped everything to watch this. Don't judge me.

[@Sherlz10]

Lol

[@ManTa-o5y]

Hope the baby is fine....

[@21cooltool]

Even the soap?

[@KentBuchla]

yawn

[@MobileCryptoTesla]

So did i

[@Smzxe]

Rimac Nevera Vs Lucid Sapphire or Chiron SS or Chiron Pur Sport Lucid Sapphire is crazy fast

[@Dan-e2c]

Nevera will beat them all easy

[@Jackson-son]

Are you serious Man?!!Nevera is a hyper car having 2100hp

[@curtisalex456]

@@Dan-e2c True but it will be cool to see it.

[@FrankGallagherr]

I’ll take the Lucid Sapphire all day long and twice on Sunday!!

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

U realize the taycan turbo gt with weisach package would be faster then the lucid in a straight line right? Plus then they would all be 2 seaters.

[@chrispyy606060606]

Most people have no idea how fast a low 9 second 1/4 mile actually is. It’s just mental how fast those cars are at that weight.

[@somealias-zs1bw]

At that weight...exactly. There is something obscene about driving a vehicle that weighs more than a F150 pickup truck and trying to feel "fast."

[@blablah538]

I'm curious to see someone put wider tires all around on the sapphire because we have the touring which is half the power and very slightly narrower tires and it accelerates faster after 50 mph suggesting traction issues. The Grand Touring also hits 60 in the exact same time as the touring with 200 extra horsepower as further evidence. Just more evidence that the biggest developments in speed in the past 30 years have been tires

[@MrNOAH504]

What a way to make my morning! I woke up watching a few Lucid Air videos, then I was pleasantly surprised that this popped up shortly after! The icing on the cake is the Saturn ball cap, it brings back some very fond memories of my late dad and brother. Almost tearing as I type...

[@janissaryone1906]

This is a much better pairing, both are $250K ish cars that are top dogs in their luxury sports sedan segment. Surprised at how well the Lucid performed under braking and cornering, thought it'll give up the ghost but it was on par with the Taycan. Kudos for a great race.

[@LafemmebearMusic]

The Mitch match races are interesting too actually a perfect match is sometimes kinda boring

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

But on every lap the taycan beats it.. I think what u heard at the end where the lucid was making all types of noise from cooling and the taycan wasn't shows that the taycan is better suited when be pushed hard. I don't think they even used the push to pass button for the taycan at all either.

[@jezza6575]

@@PEACEOUTXX1That’s a lot of assumptions made from very little context!

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

@jezza6575 well u can clearly hear the car cooling as they said .. also the lucid air saphhire has many lap times around numerous tracks. The taycan turbo gt has beat it in all of them. But it's like they were saying the turbo gt takes skill to corner. I bet they end up getting a better time with more runs under it's belt.

[@B4R0N.]

It wasn't just on par! It was superior! That's where it gained the most time!

[@Glock7eventeen]

Wow the lucid even cornered quicker than the Porsche despite being much bigger and heavier, just an engineering masterpiece.

[@missingegg]

The engineering team at Lucid seems to have done some really impressive work with the Sapphire's traction control. Every review of the car I've read has been very impressed by what they've accomplished.

[@marcadewerisches9985]

I love the Engineering in the Lucid but They should Running it on Lagune seca

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

New plaid vs taycan video they got 1.41 Gs for the cornering. Looks like they learned how to corner it better. Now it makes sense. Porsche handling is on another level!

[@Glock7eventeen]

@@PEACEOUTXX1 You have to remember that both the Lucid and Plaid are 5 seater, 4 door sedans. You can comfortably fit 5 full sized adult men in both vehicles. The Taycan GT does not have usable rear seats for adults, they even have an option to get rid of them altogether, even the front seats aren’t very spacious and the roof line is super low. This gives Porsche a huge advantage and on paper the Porsche should be blowing both cars out of the water, but it’s not.

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

@@Glock7eventeen it sits 4 perfectly fine .. u should of known that the cornering is better in the porsche to begin with since it beats the saphire on every track. I knew they didn't push it to its potential in this video around the corner. I'm sure the weisach pack without rear seats even beats the lucid too the QM.

[@Ddbll94]

Hats off to Lucid. Beating Porsche engineering says something.

[@Robertkajman]

Only in this race, I think It is more like a driver fault who made mistakes while driving during turning back at the end of the straight and someone can tell me why the driver in Taycan was braking at the end in the second race. Turbo GT Weissach probably destroys Sapphire.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

⁠​⁠@@Robertkajman Taycan braking at the end of the second eace? Both drivers had faults only in a Porsche? Get out of here mate... And no, Weissach ain't beating the Sapphire at this

[@FullThrottle2]

@@Robertkajman Why would anyone buy a two-seater Turbo GT Weissach instead of Porsche tubo S? Weissach and Spahire it's not the same class of car.

[@Robertkajman]

@@FullThrottle2 it is the same class, but more hardcore one like the sapphire, they wanted to compare the quickest production version electric saloons. They could compare 1111 hp Lucid Air to standard Turbo GT to be fair.

[@FullThrottle2]

@@Robertkajman no it's not the same class because tycan weissach is already a two seater with a cage. It's not a competition for a family sedan. You could just as well put it up against Rimack Nevera or remove the entire interior from Lucida to lighten the car and then put it up against Porsche.

[@ahmedalqarni1995]

Lucid cars is only 3 years old , while porsches are +100 years . Gosh how lucid is a masterpiece.

[@mikeely9732]

If the Federal and State rebates disappear Lucid and others could very well go out of business. Tesla is one of the few EV companies that operate on a profit.

[@skillz1855]

Man Lucid hit those corners better than the Porsche well done

[@yulianmarkevych2709]

Lucid is absolutely insane car

[@eternalme6077]

This Taycan gave a better race than the Plaid......AWESOME Race guys. 🎸♥️

[@romansenger2322]

Thats what I would expect from a car with 2.5x the price, everything else would be embarrassing

[@SuzukiKid400]

@@romansenger2322the plaid is Tesla trash

[@romansenger2322]

@SuzukiKid400 what are you? 12 years old going through your puberty?

[@VacationWise]

Plaid is $89k and they had it in the slow track mode when tested.

[@r7cardosuarez806]

​@@VacationWiseJust like they didnt use the boost mode with the Taycan i guess

[@BmwAlfa123]

Craziest part is that in the second race the Porsche was actually ahead before braking, and Lucid beat it during braking/turning part.

[@isserdigan2835]

That is because the Sapphire was in Track mode. 😂😂. Taycan has no chance with the Sapphire. Sapphire goes 0 to 60 in 1.89 sec

[@BmwAlfa123]

@isserdigan2835 you missed the point ☠️

[@Illopp00ify]

Yeah you could see the Porsche losing time on exit with some slight oversteer, Sapphire 2 rear motors and crazy traction control is unbeatable out of corners on top of on roll acceleration.

[@Miata822]

I think each run we see is cut together from several runs. There are other inconsistencies, but the Lucid doesn't out-brake the Porsche.

[@TroySavary]

I think in the first race they used the push to pass on the way back while in the second they used it on the first leg.

[@NzeRaye]

Bro, this lucid can easily eat anyone's breakfast.. I don't think there's any other full size sedan that has all the luxury or comfort and weight that can take it on.. this thing is faaaaaaast.

[@Alps6408]

Don't care for EV's at all, but man that Porsche was punching! over 400 hp down and it was that close.

[@SSavolainen]

Porsche has over 1000hp but its limited and can't use it hole time...

[@chycoll]

Have you ever driven an EV?

[@karlin_oriley]

Both very crazy cars. The Sapphire is not only superfast but VERY comfortable too

[@atanasvasilev3228]

The Lucid is the fastest electric car out of the limited edition million dollars worth cars. It's absolute king. Range, speed, acceleration. The down side are the looks tho. It's not bad by any means, just isn't good.

[@Aggie4life77]

Agree on the looks!

[@JacobFramework]

This has got to be a top-10 all-time favorite video for me, THANK YOU, EDMUNDS!

[@lukashenningsen2983]

The Porsche has 1100 just for the launch, after the corner without launch controll only 800HP + Attack Mode for some seconds. The Porsche performs great against 1235HP of the Lucid the whole drag race.

[@dantethomas7964]

Porsches always punch way above their weight class.

[@donswier]

Who doesn't get a little thrill every time they spot a Lucid? Props to Peter & the team.

[@andynguyen144]

I don’t at all. I live in CA and they are quite common. Bought a model s plaid instead of lucid air gt

[@HyperVanilo]

I don't, the car might be comfortable to drive but to control everything in your car from screen? Yuck

[@martinmtawali7359]

the Tesla boys are so quiet these days of LUCID

[@timothyhingham3672]

A thrill? The lead sled styling rubs my fir the wrong way, but I respect the capabilities. The other thing is you have to a fanboi to decipher which trim you are seeing. So for all I know I'm seeing a lower end model. Like the other guy said, in Cali these are everywhere like any EV.

[@mebeingU2]

@@martinmtawali7359, dude…I drive an S and I still love how it pulls everyday I drive it. $80K v $200K is not chump change. My car may not be as fast as the Lucid, but it’s still in the top 5 U drags and faster than most cars that are on American roads. To each his own. G’day mate.

[@jacktheman1989]

Damn Edmond, pumping out fire videos left amd right

[@philipthulani3234]

That lucid is mad

[@azizmarz]

The lucid outcorning the Porsche with worse tires 😨. The sapphire is unbelievable.

[@Illopp00ify]

They have the same Pirelli Trofeo RS tires...

[@azizmarz]

@ they don’t lucid uses special tires in the middle low resistance compound and on the edge is sportier compound which has disadvantages

[@kennykuuun1017]

@@azizmarz The Sapphire is sold with those bespoke Michelin PS4S Acoustics but the one in the video is fitted with the Trofeos, which they mention at 0:33.

[@azizmarz]

@@kennykuuun1017 thank you for correcting me 👍🏻👍🏻

[@kennykuuun1017]

@@azizmarz No probs! Go Sapphire!! 🤙

[@LarsRR]

Despite this being the more sensible test (both are 4 seaters) I’d still love to see what the Weissach could do. It should at least be a little closer. Hats off to lucid!

[@DodgeChallenger426]

Well let's hope so, the Weissach Turbo GT has the same awful daily usability as your average supercar. How pointless to make a big sedan with four doors, cancel the rear seats and then put it on extreme tires only to be as fast as a 500-ish hp 992 GT3 on most tracks...

[@Masiii93]

Both are amazing cars. Porsche is always more track focused so props for that it does straight line so fast aswell. But in the end of the day i still enjoy so much more to watch ice car races. You never know the outcome as you do watching ev drags, more power = always win. Anyway keep up the great content ima watch every U drag no matter what👍🏼

[@ClemsonNY13]

I didn’t see either of the drivers press the 10s boost button from the Taycan. They mentioned that it would be pressed after coming out of the turn but I didn’t see any evidence that they did that. And it wasn’t mentioned again after the intro. If they had used it, I would have expected some discussion about the extra push of power. Curious.

[@braven7426]

Watch from 2:56. Says he's going to use it. They obviously don't show every second in the car.

[@abuamin1550]

@@braven7426 But for hyundai Ioniq 5 N, they pressed the boost button! watch the Ioniq 5N vs V wing

[@takara6526]

I am pretty sure that if they used it they would definitely mention it. Plus you would see a little bit of difference in the acceleration of the Porsche

[@jmnapigkit]

@@takara6526they actually replied on the other comments. They used boost that’s why it was a close one. Also he said if not for boost it would not be a close one.

[@takara6526]

@@jmnapigkit maybe I missed it . I am going to watch it again . 👍🏼

[@Traumatree]

"You owe me a 9 sec car" has a totally different meaning 20+ years later. A reboot is in order!

[@jezza6575]

10 sec car*

[@fjalics]

Rimac Nevera wants to know if anybody is interested in mid 8s.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

@@jezza6575 Both of these are low 9s in the 1/4

[@Qor-Re]

lol no need for a reboot they still have another movie coming out

[@bmwguy007]

​@@lukabosnjak3829the correct movie quote from original fast and furious referenced *10 sec car*

[@mr10secondGT]

Gents. When you up shift the paddle after you brake you get an additional 120KW for 10 seconds! Results are not factually correct because it wasn’t done! Taycan didn’t show its true position and would have won. Easily.

[@cpolo88]

My goodness. That lucid is insane 🤯

[@HyperVanilo]

Duh, don't you see the horsepower difference? Plus the Sapphire has tri motor

[@bulolo_wilber]

The fact that it kept pulling away as though the Porsche was an ICE car is simply insane, the Porsche beat the Plaid, easily. That's saying something for the Sapphire

[@Jimster481]

Lucid is king. People said Tesla was car 2.0, but then Lucid is Tesla 2.0. It literally demolishes everything and the interior is huge.

[@pouyaoskouie6350]

the price is a bit of a killer though, a plaid still seems more worth it. You basically get the same performance but for less than half the price.

[@Jimster481]

​@@pouyaoskouie6350 I agree that the price is absolutely huge and the plaid is definitely a huge discount compared to this car. However, as Edmunds proved in its own new drags, the plaid does not have anywhere near the performance of this car as this car puts a literal football field sized gap on the plaid. Even with a track pack, the plaid cannot keep up with this car in the corners, let alone in a straight line. So it is a cheaper car for much less performance overall.

[@pouyaoskouie6350]

@ idk about much less performance, we are talking 2 seconds here after all, it’s basically at the same level as the 2nd and 3rd place. There is a gap sure, but the fact that the plaid is under 100k and still competing on the same level with all these cars is nothing short of insanity.

[@Jimster481]

@@pouyaoskouie6350 Well it was the track pack version that competed at the same level, it would be lower performance without the track pack for turning and braking. It does have the same power in terms of straight line acceleration though.

[@pouyaoskouie6350]

@@Jimster481 it really wouldn’t have made much of a difference tbh, track pack is just for repeated breaking and wider tires.

[@ashishpatel350]

Both are better than Tesla

[@KP-xi4bj]

Superchargers or FSD? No.

[@valerystoichkov7429]

Of course. Tesla is junk.

[@ew10j4turbo]

In your dreams 😂

[@santosonly7]

@@ew10j4turbo No really. The Lucid spanked the Plaid worse than it did the Taycan.

[@ew10j4turbo]

@ lets see on draggy not this stupid race

[@JacobFramework]

Considering the Lucid Aid is a spacious, comfortable family sedan, I would love to see what they would create with a true supercar to equal the Turbo GT

[@BVZTIII]

Uhm, they are both 4 seat sedans. This isn't the Weissach Package version. Just saying.

[@BALANCEDPORTFOLIO]

Lucid will be bankrupt long before then ... and Mr Rawlinson may be missing his fingers

[@ashman991]

Lucid is like the 720s of electric cars😂

[@singingLeaf123]

sf90

[@SiweLSiweL]

Yes it is!!!

[@FrankGallagherr]

No, the Lucid is reliable!

[@ericn3221]

750S

[@Miata822]

@@FrankGallagherr came here to post that 😆

[@GDM22]

Good job by both drivers, timing the braking and the tightness of the turns, there was a lot of speed they had to brush off, the Lucid just looked a bit quicker everywhere.

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

It doesn't really make sense when the 2nd race the porsche was a car ahead of the lucid and then after the turn it was miles ahead and by their own stats they pretty much have equal G force.. alot of it comes down to driving when races are this close. He braked so early .

[@justme307]

@@PEACEOUTXX1 Which is why drivers switch cars and cars switch lanes.

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

@@justme307 yea but they both said the taycan takes more skill to drive... so clearly it's time will approve and again that's not even the fastest variant! End of the day the turbo gt with weisach package is the fastest around track and the fastest in a straight line! Porsche 👑

[@lukabosnjak3829]

@@PEACEOUTXX1 What do you mean by Porsche king? It just lost to a way more luxury oriented car that's the same price...

[@GDM22]

@@PEACEOUTXX1 The Weissach pack is two seats, it is rrelevant.

[@vincentlee4016]

That was a close race... that porsche is quick . Closest car to ever catch the Lucid

[@Aggie4life77]

Exactly! People are acting like it was a complete blow away. That Porsche is the only car I’ve seen that hung with it outside of the Bugatti and Rimac both beating it.

[@K0Flo]

I mean that’s the new taycan though. Like the 2025 refresh top dog. Against a car maker that started making cars in 2022… like it’s not a matter of it barely losing it’s a matter of lucid dethroning the top dogs that have been doing it for wayyyyy longer

[@stefanschuchardt5734]

With EVs the game changed. It's much easier to build an electro motor + Lucid founder worked at Tesla, who have much more experience than Lucid existed. I bet Lucid wouldn't be able to keep up if ICE engines were the norm without alternatives, especially against Porsche. And that's why China is now building competitive vehicles. We live in a different world now.

[@hovanesmarkaryan896]

The 2nd race was fumbled big time, I think the Taycan could’ve done much better than 29.1 seconds Please keep posting more race videos of the Taycan Turbo GT, we need to see it against the SF90 and Revuelto

[@eflam3374]

I have never seen any other car come this close to a lucid!

[@G82Watts]

Good race. Why was the push to pass button not used in the porsche after the turn though? U guys never even mentioned it. Seems like it was forgotten. The weisach pack variant will probably beat the lucid though.

[@hovanesmarkaryan896]

These guys drove this car below its potential 100% - the Lucid is an absolute BEAST though

[@nabushdinosaure]

You are delusionnal thinking the Weissach package would shave 1s vs the normal one. Only difference is minor weight difference. If it shaves the time by 0.2-0.3s this would be the max.

[@G82Watts]

@@nabushdinosaure well I think they can def improve the time they got with more runs under its belt. Espically with the saying it took more skill to turn the corner and a 9.3 QM is slow for the turbo gt. It's capable of 9.1 without the weisach package. But as far as straight line acceleration and track times the wesiach pack is the new top dog over them all. The lucid was overheating after just 2 runs in this video

[@nabushdinosaure]

@@G82Watts The Taycan can do 9.1s on the dragstrip. The Lucid can do 8.9s on the dragstrip, so 9.2s is slow as well for it. The weissach package is only 150 Lbs lighter which will give a marginal performance difference in straights and corners (like all weissach packages on P cars). Yes it will be faster, but just a little... Also the Lucid has very good cooling , clearly not overheating in 2 30s runs like that...Even a Lucid air dream can lap the Nordschleife without overheating, and it's not sapphire cooling... It clocked 2min44s on VIR on PS4S tires, this is an extremely fast car in corners as the max G's shows, marginally better than the Taycan. On equal tires, I'm sure you can expect identical lap times from those cars. Not removing anything from the Taycan GT, but the Sapphire is on par.

[@jsh139]

Love the Saturn hat. What a throwback.

[@BTHHansen]

So the top five are two McLaren supercars and three electric family sedans. Life is good.

[@sailorforlifebestti3366]

There's German engineering vs. American but California engineering is different.

[@jezza6575]

Yup, it’s the weather that attracts all the best minds in the world!

[@FrankGallagherr]

I’ll take the Lucid Sapphire all day long and twice on Sunday!!!

[@peterhammer6915]

the Taycan for me thnks. If I pay 250k for a car, it has to look nice. The Lucid is one of the ugliest cars out there.

[@sailorforlifebestti3366]

@@peterhammer6915 Nothing wrong with second place..

[@peterhammer6915]

@@sailorforlifebestti3366 in this race it was an expected result. But on curvy countryroads or in the mountains the Taycan is on a totally different level of all Ev:s bar Rimac.

[@ronvancleave3085]

Awesome, impressive Lucid. Anticipating ICE ZR1 vs the EV top dog. We need a F1 in here at some time vs Leader Board top 3. Should be right up Red-Bull's alley.

[@TB-vb3ov]

Zr1 isn't doing better than 29 some secs guaranteed. So Lucid for sure is still top dog.

[@mateokovac2642]

That Saudi Lucid is nice, but yeah, Porsche all day. Best cars on the planet for a loooong time now.

[@rrd1975]

That Sapphire shined brightly! What would it take to defeat this car? Maybe another ultra-rapid electric car like a Remac Nevera?

[@electric8668]

I hope Sapphire Air Lucid vs Rimac Nevera will be next.

[@nickfarrington2390]

Knocking it out of the park guys, keep them coming...

[@KevinValdes]

I've had my Sapphire for about 7 months now. I daily it and it's the best car I have ever owned. You do eventually get used to the speed though. Whenever I drive my 720S, it feels slow and clunky in comparison (it is more "raw" though, driving that is an occasion. Meanwhile I go to Publix in my Sapphire) I am happy that the car is the biggest sleeper ever and attracts zero attention. Outside of an automotive event, I've only been approached twice on the street by people asking if my car is a Sapphire. Which is not a bad thing, I'd probably be in a bit more trouble if it did attract attention. Funnily enough, other than a Lucid event, I have yet to see another Sapphire in person besides mine. I've seen more McLaren F1's in person than Sapphires.

[@nordicvolkan]

Yea this was epic & super fun to watch . 👍

[@nigels6786]

I think plaid vs tycan would've been a better match up

[@TurboJLo]

Was the button for 10 second power boost on the Taycan Turbo GT used at all?

[@G82Watts]

I noticed that aswell.. they never even mentioned it so I think they legit just forgot about it. We gotta remember that this isn't even that fastest variant of the turbo gt though aswell 😮

[@TurboJLo]

@@G82Watts If the Taycan was @ ~1019hp for the first 10 seconds after the launch and only ~800hp for the remaining 20 seconds of the race then it was a rather impressive showing for 400hp less for 2/3rds of the race IMHO

[@justme307]

You think that 777 HP without it that it could do a 9.3 1/4-mile?

[@TurboJLo]

@@justme307 The power boost (ie max power) is automatically engaged with Launch Control so the 1/4 mile is done within the first 10 seconds thus using max power for only that part of the race since it appears they never pressed the button during the rest of the race. Wouldn't have won but would have been a bit closer.

[@porkchopexpress6969]

@@G82Wattsdid you not watch, dude mentioned it in the beginning.

[@Emilthehun]

Crazy to think that there are 1k hp family cars driving around. What a great time to be alive!

[@fj06carnone]

We finally found the replacement for displacement.

[@jghall00]

Big electric motor > small electric motor.

[@WindyCity1992]

Lol, no, we haven't. The Mcnurty Speirling is the only good example of going toe to toe with gas cars. Anybody can make an awd 1300 hp car accelerate fast. Love lucid though

[@Illopp00ify]

@@jghall00 In this case the small electric motor is more powerful than the bigger (Porsche) one:)

[@augustortiz]

⁠​⁠@@WindyCity1992Rimac Nevera would tear any factory stock gas car apart and its not even close. And theres a Nevera R with 2100hp and less weight coming soon. I still prefer gas cars but let’s be real. These are really heavy sedans. There are plenty of videos showing how even heavily modded gas cars struggle with EV’s.

[@larryc1616]

4680 Roadster = GAME OVER ⚡️🇺🇲

[@RyuTsuchiya]

This was super exciting to watch

[@Livelovelaugh684]

The lucid out-corning the Porsche…interesting indeed.

[@wiktorturo2417]

traction not cornering

[@G82Watts]

New plaid vs taycan video they got 1.41 Gs for the cornering. Looks like they learned how to corner it better. Now it makes sense. Porsche handling is on another level!

[@DodgeChallenger426]

@@G82Watts You can't just take numbers from another day - you never know how much the conditions changed. You can take exactly the same car and the same day and in the morning maybe you pull 1.20 G and in the afternoon 1.40 G.

[@Designcaj123]

Lol. 😂U dreaming

[@chrismasey6959]

This was oddly entertaining and extremely boring at the same time.

[@festo8885]

Sparky fans can argue all they want, but engines gearboxes and exhausts add a whole lot of drama that is just missing here

[@Teejaay1]

believe me, it wouldn't be boring if you sat there

[@artoodeetoo3064]

Fast but in a completely sterile and silent car. Don't think I could ever do it, let alone for 250k, in a car with battery tech that's obsolete in a year.

[@lowvaeater]

Lucid inhouse powertrain and inhouse 1000 Hz ESP really does wonder.

[@WestCoastSupercarsandClassics]

Great videos and great format! Bravo, finally we see a bit of comprehensive performance. Cars were surprisingly well matched, I'd love to drive that Taycan tho... it looks so good.

[@DaBrute]

I liked before it even started 😁

[@drdetroitwheels]

I didn't think the Porsche would do that well against the lucid it is an absolute beast

[@RadDadisRad]

The Lucid looks similar to the Toyota Crown. Imagine being in the Porsche getting mopped by something that looks like a Toyota Crown. BTW I absolutely *LOVE* the Lucid Air Sapphire. 920V battery architecture future proofing itself as it has the highest battery architecture of anything out.

[@Ac14111]

I am at a restaurant and stopped eating just to watch this. Omg , breaks my heart that the plaid is not the fastest anymore

[@NzeRaye]

I know people would say ...how about the Rimac nevera or the Batista,, but hey ,, what if lucid made a sports car in the same category as those two?

[@jezza6575]

McMurtry Spierling would spank em all on a U-Drag!

[@NzeRaye]

@jezza6575 this is a track only fan car,

[@N.Wesselmann]

The way Porsche can't reproduce max power without using Launch Control boost on subsequent runs... I mean, it's still a great car, but I guess times have changed a bit. Not being able to access full power consistently feels like the kind of thing Porsche fans used to criticize Tesla for. It's the age of computers, not just mechanical engineering anymore-at least when it comes to objective performance, emotions aside.

[@zagato77904]

Already knew the outcome. It’s always been lucid > Plaid > Taycan.

[@TroySavary]

You apparently missed the chart at the end. Taycan second spot, Plaid 5th.

[@zagato77904]

@ even better. Glad garbage tesla last

[@Jeroenneman]

​@@zagato77904 Yeah, absolute garbage right. A second slower, and half the price...

[@jtherealtor]

Imagine how much faster the Taycan would be if it had matching HP

[@braven7426]

Or if the Lucid has less weight

[@DragTimes]

both cars trapping below normal....

[@lowvaeater]

Tesla Roadster 2 was announced in November 2017 with similar performance as Sapphire, its been 7 years and accounting. On the other hand Lucid is achieving this with longer range on a luxury large sedan. Lucid is at least 7 years ahead of competition and counting.

[@TB-vb3ov]

Tesla will be doing 8.8 without the cold thrusters so the roadster will be quicker snd most definitely handle better

[@r7cardosuarez806]

​@@TB-vb3ovElon said the Roadster will do the quartermile in 3.4 seconds, but only if you vote him for president in 2032

[@RRBOROOAH]

I don't see a 400+ hp difference.

[@romansenger2322]

Maybe because 1251hp minus 1108hp arent 400hp difference?!? The math aint mathing.

[@RRBOROOAH]

@@romansenger2322 According to the udrag numbers displayed at 0.44 Lucid- 1234 hp and Porsche 777 hp with a boost of 1092 hp for 8s. Lucid did 28.1s and Porsche 29.1s .So if we do the math and run the numbers Delta ------------------Avg. Power difference(hp)= (1234x28.1)/28.1 - (1092x8+777x21.1)/29.1 = 370.402061 hp. I hope math maths. :)

[@RRBOROOAH]

@@romansenger2322 I dont see a 370 hp difference.

[@romansenger2322]

@@RRBOROOAH so we are comparing peak power only again, for EVs? Really? Electric field weakening? Back-EMF? Do we know the power curve? Could be the Lucid Hits peak power for a tiny rpm range. A Model 3 Performance for example has over 500hp only between 80-120km/h, after that its lower, at 200km/h its barely over 400hp. Real world is decided by the power curve, not some trump card numbers.

[@spoolindsm127]

Gotta admit for the HP deficit the Porsche is crazy impressive

[@braven7426]

It's also lighter

[@r7cardosuarez806]

​@@braven7426Still worse power to weight

[@ericship8383]

1019 horsepower vs 1234 horsepower not surprised the plaid also makes 1200 horsepower too so the fact that the taycan has the worse power to weight outta the three and still keeps up with the sapphire and plaid in a straight line is impressive enough no doubt the taycan beats both in the corners though

[@phillipcarroll6625]

Plaid makes 1020 not 1200

[@sailorforlifebestti3366]

Paid us very uncomfortable to me. It seems unstable after certain speeds.

[@ryanpuryear]

@@ericship8383 Sapphire had higher G cornering in the test.

[@LafemmebearMusic]

It literally wasn’t better in the corners tho…😅

[@braven7426]

1019 or 1092?

[@DonLee1980]

Lucid made an insanely good car. But I have a suspicion that the TRofeo RS tires weren't hot enough to work properly. And given that the cars sit around for quite some time during filming, the tires were probably too cold. I know the Lucid handles great, but I'm pretty sure the Porsche should have the edge in braking and turning.

[@Kimich-cf2vb]

Porsche✌🏽

[@peterhammer6915]

The Sapphire is incredible but I would still take the Porsche. Have been driving with my Taycan 4S now for almost 4 years and every time I sit in the car its a pleasure.

[@azizmarz]

You need to test drive the Air. You will not believe how good it is

[@peterhammer6915]

@ its surely a great car but for slightly different purposes than the Taycan

[@FrankGallagherr]

Porsche is not all that

[@Aggie4life77]

@@azizmarzthat Air is nice and fast as hell, but I’m picking that Porsche GT all day over it! Hell, I’ll take the Turbo or turbo S over it! You will never use those top speeds anywhere!

[@azizmarz]

@@Aggie4life77 exactly that why lucid is better. More comfortable, more range, messaging seats, best in class in storage space. It just better in every way.

[@cedricedemps]

So the car with more horsepower won Wow that's just amazing I would have never guessed it

[@braven7426]

And the lighter car lost

[@TechnicallyJeff]

Very close! That's awesome. I'd love to have either one of these cars.

[@sailorforlifebestti3366]

Retire the Sapphire Now!

[@G82Jesse]

Porsche REALLY brought the power in their new upgrades when compared to the existing Taycan Turbo S. A 10.5 second quarter mile -> now a 9.3 is an absolutely monumental jump.

[@MichelOM1995]

the porsche is really fast

[@McBeamer94]

Watch the subtitles closely @4:05! 😜😂🤣

[@origaminefretami3480]

All Tesla has going for it is price. German Porsche and the Saudi Lucid are the big dogs.

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

Price is all it needs. It's 90% of the car for like 40% the price

[@lynklynks7246]

@@thedumbconspirator4956 Exactly. Altima-driving keyboard warriors love to cosplay as millionaires debating which car they'd buy. 🤣 Of course I'd take the Lucid or the Porsche over the Tesla, but in the real world the Plaid track pack is the clear value proposition winner for anyone who isn't silly rich.

[@lynklynks7246]

Also, not sure what you're getting at with the Saudi comment. Just because the Saudi gov't invested in Lucid doesn't mean it isn't still an American company. The Sapphire was designed and built by Americans.

[@origaminefretami3480]

@@lynklynks7246 Without the Saudis, Lucid would be dead already, so better thank the Saudis 🇸🇦 Love how its all about speed until the Tesla is slower. Cope.

[@r7cardosuarez806]

Americans love funding the Saudis. Porsche all day 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@michaelsavo-mg2pc]

Porsche always does great with less horse power great engineering

[@braven7426]

And less weight

[@jozefjozefczyk3936]

Porsche lost 😂😂

[@r7cardosuarez806]

True. German engineering is unmatched lol

[@jazzi24881]

That tesla plaid is a bargain you can get a pre-owned for 50k vs 250k

[@4literv6]

Exactly or a brand new one with the factory track pack for 110k with full warranty!

[@Lando_Sage]

There's no plaid here?

[@BBingo-v5i]

You can buy them used for cheap because they are outdated, have zero reliability, are cheaply built and poorly equipped in the interior

[@AfriqueNY]

​@@BBingo-v5i yes. A bargain

[@Lando_Sage]

@@BBingo-v5i the other side of that is they share over 90% of parts with the Model S LR, where Sapphire and Air trims are almost different cars entirely.

[@allin4once]

The Porche is amazing for having significance less HP and TQ and coming with car lengths. IF Porche wanted to, they could just thur it up 20% and move up to number one.

[@romansenger2322]

Ferdinand Porsche is spinning in his grave for hearing how you butchered his name.

[@lukabosnjak3829]

What do you mean if Porsche wanted, they had the opportunity and didn't do it, its not only slower for drag racing here but is a much less practical and luxury oriented car... For the same money

[@r7cardosuarez806]

They will do that when the Plaid successor arrives, Lucid sells not enough cars to be a relevant competitor.

[@isserdigan2835]

FYI the reason why Sapphire did not win the 0 to 60 was because it was on Track mode. They did that because it works better for the test vs only 0 to 60

[@ryanpuryear]

I asked after plaid v sapphire and you guys delivered!!! 😮😊

[@Robertkajman]

Taycan Turbo GT Weissach is faster than Sapphire, that's a standard Turbo GT. The full power in Turbo GT is available only in 10s seconds when using overboost mode, standard power is on the level of 790 hp.

[@danieltanuwijaya7675]

Non Weissach is used because Weissach removes the back seats. 4 seats vs 4 seats.

[@reggiewhite4111]

The Lucid outcorners the Porsche We live in a strange world.

[@Dingodil_1]

Only in murica they compare 900hp car with 1200hp car.

[@urbanstrencan]

Porsche Taycan Turbo GT for me all day long ❤❤❤

[@GmbHRS7]

Plaid is still better just because of the price for $60k you can get 1100hp car and you’ll be smoking people left and right ,how often you see this $250 cars on the road? 🤣

[@r7cardosuarez806]

Cope, Plaid aint shit

[@garosama4517]

Lots of copium from the Americans as usual

[@TheArkDoc]

It's impressive that a relatively new car company filled with techies just out performed the world standard in sports cars...at its own game. Really impressive.

[@FLBoyCanScrap]

Taycan just lost its Porsche badge today.

[@ganymede6535]

Because it didnt beat the lucid😂? It beat 2 mclarens and the tesla and was really close to the lucid. Or is it because the taycan is electric?

[@FLBoyCanScrap]

@ganymede6535 Because if it actually had porsche braking and cornering, it would have beat lucid. Inexcusable especially since it was launching harder than the Lucid.

[@hovanesmarkaryan896]

You’re joking right? The fastest production 911 ever would have been destroyed by the Taycan in this test The Lucid is no joke, it is literally the leader from all their tested cars

[@FLBoyCanScrap]

@hovanesmarkaryan896 the fastest 911 also wouldn't lose the cornering to the Lucid like the Taycan did. A Porsche Ev, that's supposed to drive like a Porsche, outcornered by a 10,000 lb aircraft carrier.

[@ganymede6535]

@@FLBoyCanScrap you do know electric cars are heavier than gas cars right. Therefore they have a futher distance to stop. It didnt do bad its just the lucid is a more powerful car

[@BestiaDuff]

Love Licid.... the most underrated car... it's a monster ❤

[@u.wunschel7311]

German EV 👍

[@john.s]

really interesting, cant wait for future models competing