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F8 Tributo vs Tesla Model S, Musk’s electric challenge Ferrari – Mondo Auto

Ferrari against Tesla, a challenge that in a certain way compares two epochs of mobility. Internal combustion engine versus electric powertrain, a battle that is currently taking place on the market and that instead there are those who wanted to move to the track, in an unprecedented Drag Race challenge that saw F8 Tribute it’s a Tesla Model S Performance. One of the peculiar characteristics of electric cars is undoubtedly acceleration, thanks to the immediate torque that makes even a battery-powered city car a little lightning bolt over short distances. With all due respect also a Ferrari.

If the start could be a problem, however, on the quarter mile even the fastest electric car could find it very difficult to keep up with a supercar from Maranello and the comparison set up by DragTimes’ YouTubers highlights all the capability of the Ferrari F8 Tributo which proves to be really a tough nut to crack too Elon Musk’s electric, which in this comparison enjoys an additional power boost thanks to the software update that brings Cheetah mode as a dowry.

Yet as soon as the traffic lights go out it is right Tesla Model S Performance to gain the head of the comparison, thanks to an ability to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in just 2.3 seconds, a figure that cannot be matched by the F8 Tributo. With the speed that increases, however, Ferrari’s 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 has its say, with Tesla Model S being overtaken by the racing car from Maranello in all three comparisons. Comparing the time measurements, the Ferrari F8 Tributo stopped the hands at 10.2 seconds in the quarter mile while the Model S stopped at 10.5 seconds.

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Waiting for the first deliveries of the SF90 Street in the United States, the F8 Tributo is the fastest mid-engined model in the Cavallino range. Thanks to its V8 that delivers 740 hp and 770 Nm of maximum torque available at 3250 rpm, it can reach a maximum speed of over 340 km / h and take from 0 to 100 km / h in just 2.9 seconds. As for Tesla, the Model S Plaid should arrive soon, which thanks to its three engines could write a new page of electrified speed.

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