Tesla Model S Spotted At Nurburgring Reportedly “Broke Halfway Through A Lap”

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Tesla Model S Spotted At Nurburgring Reportedly “Broke Halfway Through A Lap”

After Porsche announced that its 750 HP Taycan EV, being dubbed a “Tesla-killer”, had set a 7:42 time at the Nurburgring, Elon Musk quickly Tweeted out that the Model S would be there the “next week” to make a run of its own.

That’s when, unfortunately, Road and Track actually called the Nurburgring, who informed them of the truth at the time: that Tesla did not, in fact, have an upcoming track time booked – and that the Nurburgring was instead booked solid for the season. 

But one week later, a Model S was spotted at a shop outside of the Nurburgring with “a clear wicker attached to its trunk lid and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Rs, some of the stickiest and most aggressive tires you can buy today.”

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But, despite the Model S being at the Nurburgring, Road and Track says they heard the Model S would be instead participating in the Ring’s Industry Pool – where timing is “strictly prohibited” and “there’s so much traffic that a fast lap is impossible”.

Some sources on the ground said that Tesla has booked a private track to set a time for next week. The Nurburgring issued a schedule change for September 21, inserting a new 30 minute private window into a session that was already set for public laps and Ring taxi laps. Carving out time from a public lap session was likely an “expensive proposition” and “guaranteed to make the track money”. 

Meanwhile, Musk himself has said that the run probably won’t be this week.

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Even funnier is that a Model S had already been spotted on the track, but wound up breaking halfway through a lap:

We’ve also heard that a Model S, likely the one with the wicker and the Cup 2 Rs, was on the track already and was absolutely flying, pulling away from other cars, but broke halfway through a lap.

Many have noted the configuration of the Model S that was spotted near the track, asking the question of whether or not the car would really be setting a record if it doesn’t offer its modified configuration to customers. Will the company be running a special edition of the vehicle made just for the Nurburgring? Even better, will the Model S battery swap make an appearance?

Meanwhile, Musk Tweeted early Thursday morning that the Model S he plans on running has 7 seats.

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…a claim that was rightfully met with immediate skepticism from social media…

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Tyler Durden

Thu, 09/12/2019 – 09:05


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