If you are a car enthusiast, I think many people would recognize the names Richard Hammond and James May and think, "Oh, those are them."
Yes, the BBC show "Top Gear" that they appeared in is very famous. *Although not mentioned in this story, the other host on Top Gear was Jeremy Clarkson.
So, what did the two Top Gear stars broadcast on YouTube this time?
"Race the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT against the Pipistrel Velis Electro, one of the world's first commercially available electric aircraft"
something like.
In the first place, it seems a bit strange to have a car that runs on land, whether gasoline or electricity, and an airplane that flies in the sky race the same distance from start to finish, but since these are the two Top Gear guys, we have no choice but to watch it as if it were a serious race.
Apparently, they previously raced a Cessna 182 against a Bugatti Veyron about 20 years ago (amazing!), and this time it's the "electric plane vs. Taycan Turbo GT" version.
The race runs east across southern England, starting at Henstridge Airfield on the Somerset/Dorset border and finishing 174km (129km in a straight line) at Dunsfold Airfield, formerly the Top Gear test track.
No, no, no matter how you look at it, the Taycan Turbo GT, which is driven on land, has to navigate various obstacles such as traffic lights, speed limits, and other cars (traffic jams), whereas an airplane can fly through the sky in an almost straight line, so it was a win from the start...right?
That's what any normal person would think, but the key point here is that this electric plane needs to stop at Thruxton Airfield, which is about the halfway point, to charge.
I see, the race is well calculated so that the travel time between the Taycan and the plane is close.
The winner of this race was to drink James Gin, a gin made by James May, but what was the outcome?
ha ha ha
As you can imagine, this is not a serious race, so it's something to watch for entertainment, but what surprised me was that Porsche officially introduced this YouTube video, so I couldn't help but write about it.
If you liked Top Gear you'll probably enjoy this.
If you are interested, please click here (18:42)↓
Source:(Official)Land vs air – racing the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT against an electric plane
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Since I got my hands on a Porsche 911, I've been completely hooked on Porsches and I can't stop loving them, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are the 911 Carrera (2/991), 911 Carrera Cabriolet & 911 Carrera T (1/992), GT3 (1/997) and 718 Cayman GT4 RS.
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