Many times we are very reticent, not only to the electric car, but also when the epithet of sports car is added to it. For some it is a real vexation, but the people of Hagerty wanted to check for their own means if this statement is substantiated or, on the contrary, high-performance electric cars should be recognized as sports cars. To find out, they have faced, neither more nor less, that at almighty Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport against the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphireor what is the same, 1,500 combustion CV against a total of 2,220 electric CV.
And it is that this is how high-flying electric cars now spend it, a type of car that has the advantage of not requiring too many surgical interventions to increase its power. Thus, the Model S and Air are put on a par with a gasoline hypercar that, to enjoy its high power, you need a W12 8.0-liter four turbos.
The Bugatti Chiron challenged two electric sedans of more than 1,000 CV
Specifically, the Tesla Model S Plaid develops 1,020 hp, covers 0 to 100 in 2.1 seconds and reaches a top speed of 322 km/h. The Lucid Air Sapphire, for its part, offers 1,200 hp, does 0 to 100 in 1.9 seconds and enjoys a top speed of 330 km/h. However, the Chiron rises to the occasion with 1,500 hp, a 0 to 100 in 2.3 seconds and reaches a top speed of 350 km/h.
But after all, we are talking about figures on paper, and that, dear readers, is not everything. And although it is true that the Chiron is the “slowest”, in the long run it manages to overtake both electric sedans. The problem is that the race is 1/4 mile, so there is not enough time for the Frenchman to claim victory.
However, that does not mean that the Chiron Pur Sport loses, since it is in second place with a time of 9.3 seconds, the same as the Model S Plaid but with the advantage of crossing the finish line with a difference of tenths. Thus, the Lucid Air is declared the absolute winner after managing to cover the distance in an impressive 9.1 seconds.