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:

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

#Porsche #Taycan #McLaren #Senna #DragRace

[Shmee]

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?

[Mohiyadh]

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

[Szczypiorniak]

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

[JaspreetSingh-pgfj]

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

[YuwanThayakaran]

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

[Roman_Klein]

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

[georgeskourgias]

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

[DailyDrivenExotics]

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

[siddharthkaushik]

Matt Watson wants to know your location 😂😂😂

[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. 🤨

[Slayer-]

The Senna in that color looks delicious lol

[gunnarmh]

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

[RCTanksTrucks]

Both incredible cars. That Porsche launch is truly impressive!

[YouTube]

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

[Rehanjames]

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

[AbdullahHood]

Carwow - Hi it’s Matt Watson here...

Tim - hold my beer

[BarryAllen-pdjv]

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

[chucky]

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

[krstanoski]

When you realize how fast is 911 Turbo

[anupshikhare]

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