Tesla Model S vs BMW M5: the drag race: Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, Tesla Motors, Racing, Videos There are man...

Tesla Model S vs. BMW M5: The drag race

Tesla Model S vs BMW M5: the drag race: Filed under: EV/Plug-in, BMW, Tesla Motors, Racing, Videos There are man...

There are many burning questions these days to which we seek answers: who will win the upcoming presidential election? How does the Tesla Model S Performance stack up against the BMW M5 on a drag strip? And, of course, who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong? While we can't speak to the either the political or metaphysical queries, we now have one answer to the automotive one. On paper, the answer seems clear. The BMW M5 is said to scoot from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in 4.2 seconds when equipped with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, while Tesla says the Model S Signature Performance edition can do that in 4.4 seconds. What happens beyond that speed is anyone's guess, but it should be kept in mind that the gas guzzler's 4.4-liter V8 puts out 560 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque – maybe more – compared to the battery-operated sedan's 416 hp and 443 lb-f...

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