Recently, Elon Musk created huge buzz on the web, when he claimed that his Cybertruck can beat Porsche 911. He replied to a short street race video, putting Tesla’s Cybertruck against Lamborghini. As is the norm in the world, the claim is going viral by Elon Musk on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
It begins with the two vehicles sitting at the red light of an intersection as if readying up for a drag race, where the Cybertruck proceeds to outperform and dominate a Lamborghini. Tesla and X owner Musk re-posted the video, claiming that the vehicle Cybertruck was so good that maybe it could even beat Porsche 911. Debate went viral.
Watch the video as Cybertruck races vs Lambo
Cybertruck can also beat Porsche 911
Musk added his characteristic flair by saying, “Cybertruck can tow a Porsche 911 behind it and still beat the Porsche 911!” As he mentioned, this referred to an earlier viral clip of a Tesla video circulating on social media in early 2023, during which a Cybertruck overtook a Porsche 911 in a promotional clip.
Tesla fanatics and opponents alike had filled the comment section with praise for its speed and torque, one exclaiming, “No one touches electric torque like this: 0–60 in two seconds—that’s awesome!”
However, not only the team at YouTube’s Engineering Explained but even they have doubts about Cybertruck’s speed claims. He pointed out that Tesla listed the Cybertruck top speed at 130 mph on its website, and on the other hand, there is the Porsche 911 Carrera T which they said it outran the Cybertruck with a speed of 181 mph so that after some distance the Cybertruck could never go ahead.
MotorTrend tested the claims made by Musk with six quarter-mile drag races between a Porsche 911 and a Cybertruck.
According to its findings, the Porsche kept beating the Cybertruck and suggested that Tesla’s video might have been set to favor the Cybertruck. MotorTrend found out that slight changes from the Porsche driver could tilt the race, such as delayed shifting or less acceleration.
The Cybertruck is still a matter of debate regarding speed and power, though claims made by Musk are largely appreciated and scrutinized at the same time. Once this all-electric pickup enters the market, consumers would see more stringent tests, which would further clarify its true capabilities.
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