Porsche’s Mission E Is Coming for Tesla
Mission E will reportedly come in three power levels, starting at 402 hp and reaching 661 hp.
The British publication Car Magazine has learned that the base Carrera version of the Mission E will come with 396 hp. The Carrera S will then have 529 hp and, topping the powertrain variations, will be the Turbo pushing out 661 hp. All three levels will have four-wheel drive, a two-speed transmission and a range of 300 miles. The 0-60-mph times are expected to reach a head rest bumping 3.5 seconds but their top speeds limited to 155 mph.
Aesthetically, production versions of the Mission E will certainly be toned down from the original design concept. We can see that on the current prototypes the suicide doors are gone, the ride height is more practical and the headlights more conventional. However, the amount of interior space available in the Mission E is expected to be comparable with the Panamera.
The price of around $75,000 for the base model promises to be competitive. In fact, it’s starting to look like Porsche has decided they want to eat Tesla’s lunch at the higher end of the electric car market. A Tesla Model S 90D, also boasting four-wheel drive and the same kind of range, starts at $87,500. Also, Porsche certainly hasn’t been shy about its prototypes running around with Teslas in tow.
Even without Tesla’s habit of overpromising and underachieving, we wouldn’t bet against Porsche dominating them in the upper tiers. Of course, by 2019 there will be even more electric car models on the market, but the current race is to produce more affordable family models. Porsche will, no doubt, leave that for the other Volkswagen group brands.
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