[br438]

Originally Posted by G80M4

i watched the whole video - he hardly mounts the kerbs and he hardly uses the brakes. coasts a lot.

Noticed that. It is possible that brake temps would not allow anything more for an entire lap. That is a heavy (5,000lb) car to be slinging, and they would've found the sweet spot for heat/fade as they worked up to this.

That car is 700lbs heavier than our SUV X3 m40i...

[chris719]

Originally Posted by GTS Daddy

I watched the Tesla video just after the Taycan vid. That Tesla looks mighty unruly. Also, I've driven a Plaid and the brakes can hardly handle a couple of back to back launches. How the F do those same brakes handle the Green Hell? sus

I believe Tesla cheated given the braking performance demonstrated in other reviews. Cheated as in, it wasn't 100% stock. Do you think Elon is above minor cheating to claim some ego points? I don't. Misha Charoudin drove an updated Model S with "raven" motors without the plaid option and the brakes were absolutely toast in less than half a lap.

[RM7]

Originally Posted by br438

Noticed that. It is possible that brake temps would not allow anything more for an entire lap. That is a heavy (5,000lb) car to be slinging, and they would've found the sweet spot for heat/fade as they worked up to this.

That car is 700lbs heavier than our SUV X3 m40i...

Given the racing I've done, I'd have to believe this was the reason why. It's like the guy going 170mph in the 4800lb Model S into a turn. You have to slow down way in advance and on a track you can overpower the brakes with any car, this effect will just be exaggerated with a heavier car.