Comments by "Golden Croc" (@GoldenCroc) on "Porsche Macan GTS v BMW X3 M40d v Tesla Model Y: DRAG RACE" video.

  1. Quite easy actually. More boost, more compression. Nothing special to it really.
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  2. Its not 1:1 though, like for like its heavier than a diesel. But the gap is closing.
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  3.  @ab-15188  High power diesels made mostly for personal transport arent really of interest in other markets, its a european curiosity. Thats why they dont focus on it.
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  4. Please look at what model they are running in the race... it might answer some questions. Instead of speculating idly...
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  5. Just unlocked the factory software current limiter to the motor a little bit.
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  6.  @JonLondrezos  Probably 100kg or so is possible at current, so not that much, yeah.
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  7.  @darrenhenderson5355  Differences in platform design and construction would explain it. As far as I know the EV drivetrain in the Model Y is currently heavier than the ICE drivetrain of the other cars. You also need to consider the weight numbers are factory supplied, meaning we dont know the real numbers. Historically, some manufacturers have been quite a lot off from reality, by more than 100kg.
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  8.  @rogerstarkey5390  We dont know the contents of the tank of the cars in this race, as far as I know. I dont really see your point here? The EV getting potentially faster and the others getting slower, at max energy contents? Conversly, the opposite is also true: The ICE cars benefits spped wise from lower tank contents, the EV does not and it can make quite a difference at very low levels in the EV. But this surely isnt a surprise to anyone, so I dont see why you bring it up? Or was there some other point?
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  9. This Macan GTS and Tesla Y are almost exactly as quick as the 2 generation old Cayenne Turbo. More horsepower but quite a bit heavier, and much more lossy drivetrain in that one. And much more primitive auto box as well.
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  10. Torque doesnt matter, horsepower does. The tesla almost always got all if it, while the others takes a few moments. And after the update, it has just about the same horsepower to the ground as the Porsche and way more than BMW. So theres your answer.
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  11.  @alexkid408  Just power to weight, but yes. measured on at the power unit, EVs are generally more efficient in transferring power because of their simpler drivetrain. Meaning they put more of ther power units stated power to the wheels.
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  12. Depends on what you mean by speed, and what cars... In some ways its already happened.
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  13.  @kimangvon1318  Oh I agree with that ICE cars are a lot of fun, and acceleration times tells nothing. But I am not too sure of the future of ICE longer term, sadly. Will you even be able to legally drive an ICE car on the roads in 30 years in most places? I am not really sure.
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  14. Not many cars you can buy a 3.0 diesel in these days that arent almost 2000kg though...
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  15.  @ilijajesam  Yep, but they are quite heavy these days. Closing in on 2000kg, as I said, unfortunately...
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  16. As you do with electricity as well.... and in the places you dont, its coming, trust me.
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  17. Crank. As always.
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  18. "man" <- there is your answer, perhaps...
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  19.  @darrenhenderson5355  Not all cars, but many. No, nothing special about EVs in that case, in fact they may well be better for accuracy, generally. They are not a lot heavier, and getting lighter all the time. So far it seems that with the same construction methods and design an EV with a normal sized battery in this class can get down to about 100kg heavier, which was my point.
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  20.  @rogerstarkey5390  One-to-one. As in: Not the same in all aspects. I was referring to the things outside the drivetrain differences.
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