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We’ve pitted an ultra-high-tech plug-in hybrid supercar against a heavy-hitting, twin-motor family hauler to see if instant EV torque can outrun pure Italian pedigree! It’s the Ferrari 296 taking on the all-new Porsche Cayenne EV!

Can thousands of pounds of luxury SUV really hold off Maranello's finest off the line? Let’s check out the stats…

Starting with the Ferrari 296, it’s powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 mid-engined hybrid setup, pumping out a staggering 830hp and 740Nm of torque. All that power is sent strictly to the rear wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox, and thanks to built-in launch control, it squeezes every bit of performance out of its sleek 1,640kg body. It’s an absolute engineering masterpiece, but perfection doesn't come cheap, this beauty will set you back £279,343!

Then we come to the challenger: the all-electric Porsche Cayenne EV. Don't let the SUV shape fool you; this monster packs two electric motors delivering an astonishing 1,156hp and a back-breaking 1,500Nm of instant torque! It's an absolute titan on the scales at 2,645kg, but with all-wheel drive traction launching all that instant power, it moves like a guided missile. The price tag? A surprisingly accessible £130,900 alongside the Ferrari!

So, the Cayenne EV has a massive 326hp advantage and double the torque of the Ferrari, but can it overcome a massive 1-tonne weight penalty when the lights go out? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!

Thanks to / onyxrental for lending us their car for the race!

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00:03what i went in a drag race between the ferrari 296 gts and the new porsche km turbo ev we're
00:09going to find out by racing them over the standing quarter mile i'm matt watson you're watching car
00:13wow this ferrari has a three liter twin turbo v6 hybrid with 830 horsepower and 740 newton meters
00:23of torque driving the rear wheels only by an eight-speed automatic gearbox with launch control
00:27it weighs about 1.6 tons that porsche has two electric motors that combined put out an incredible
00:341156 horsepower and 1500 newton meters of torque still it does weigh 2.6 tons to compare the car's
00:40stats side by side pause the video now so yanni what do you think is going to happen you don't
00:44look right in that car matt it doesn't suit you in the slightest first of all the sun is going
00:49to burn
00:49you i should be in that car and you should be in this car that's not you mate is an
00:54electric suv very
00:55much more me exactly that and what are you doing in the convertible i feel sorry for your white skin
01:00well i've got mediterranean skin i live in cyprus but anyway what i think is going to happen this
01:04kite is rapido and i used to own one of those cars i know how fast they are as well
01:08so i think this is
01:09going to be a really good race i wouldn't put my man on either i think it's going to be
01:12close well
01:12let's do it let's race come on ferrari all over the place
01:36the launch is insane
01:41blimey that car is so fast
01:51this was impressive i was starting to reel you back in but wow wow we were this was fast and
01:59i
01:59know how fast that is this is stupid stupid don't think it's done though i reckon if i get a
02:05bit more
02:06traction i do a bit of wheel spin i might have you don't get too confident yet yanni we're gonna
02:10do best
02:11three out of five no problem i'm looking forward to the start of the video to the end of the
02:15video
02:15to see how much of a tan you've got very funny now before we do some more drag racing i
02:19really
02:19need to want more tires so we're going to do some rolling races first 50 miles an hour cars in
02:24their
02:24least sporty setting which is for me sport yours is comfort and we're going to get to 50 miles an
02:29hour
02:29i'm going to be an automatic you don't have gears but it doesn't matter i'll go three two one go
02:32i'm a race to the half mile right here we go three two one go
02:41oh he took forever
02:52oh he's coming
02:56here i come
03:00bye
03:08okay there you got there i did i saw you coming and you're coming fast as well why are you
03:13coming
03:13fast how are you coming first oh i'm pleased with that all right now we have a rolling race but
03:19in
03:19our spoiler settings and i'm in manual mode so it's gonna be a roll on for about 50 miles an
03:24hour
03:24i'm in third gear you're yawning that's so tired is that indicative of the fact that evs are just
03:31too boring for you regardless of how fast they are they just make you yawn exactly that i'd much
03:35rather be in that with the roof down enjoying the sun all right let's go let's go let's go
03:39here we go three two one go oh look at this it's close
03:53got him now
04:09for a big brick that is insanely fast
04:14and for the first bit you're on it but we've got to just take our hats off to this amazing
04:19amazing
04:20car once it's wrong this thing is insane isn't it sport plus push to pass incredible pulling but
04:27that ferrari is so fast and it is a really nice car just doesn't look what it should look like
04:32in my
04:32opinion right let's do one of the race which is like a halfway house between the drag race and the
04:37rolling race this is gonna be real close okay yeah and what we're gonna do now we're gonna roll in
04:4110 miles an hour i'll be in first gear you'll be having your push to pass on when the starter's
04:46hands go down we race over the full half mile this is going to be super interesting three two one
04:59i was on that so fast
05:11got me for the first bit come on ferrari
05:23are they coming
05:27here we go here we go
05:32i've run out push to pass
05:39i run out i push the pass you know i was trying to push it again i need that one
05:44bit more i need
05:45more it's like in the computer games when you run out nitrous isn't it you're like come on but
05:49you didn't have any more did you i just beat you that was wicked that was really good really good
05:55so
05:55you've been amazed with how that car performs in terms of acceleration now you're going to experience
05:59what it's like under braking because even though it weighs 2.6 tons it is mad let's do a brake
06:04test
06:04and then we'll do the final drag racing for the decider
06:16what oh yes yes yes yes i thought i was gonna have you because i was a bit behind but
06:21then my car
06:22just kept skipping on the abs honestly what do you think about the braking performance on that for such a
06:26big heavy car i had the brakes on full and then all of a sudden i heard the regen
06:31and it gave me a bit more extra brake well there you go i can't believe you won it ain't
06:36over yet
06:36though we've still got these drag races today one nil to you i'm coming for you because i know if
06:40i get a good launch you are toast
06:49come on ferrari he's ahead
06:56wow
07:18ah that thing's mad isn't it it's absolute bonkers i've got to say this is bonkers in a way for
07:24a
07:24rear wheel drive car so fast off the line two nil to you you win this one you you've done
07:30me clean
07:30sweet ah come on this is the decider i've got a feeling he's going to try and humiliate me on
07:35this
07:43one
07:45look at this 80 90
07:53100 110
08:04120 130 140
08:09oh no
08:15oh i got smashed we could do this all day long pal and you're never catching me wow anyway here's
08:21the
08:22thing so then what exactly happened well the porsche won it completed the standing quarter mile in 10
08:27seconds the ferrari took 10.2 seconds
08:33just want to say a huge thanks to the guys at onyx for lending us this guy you can rent
08:37it from
08:37them if you want to drive a bit now if you want to see that ken ev go against something
08:41even more
08:42spectacular than this watch that video there watch it it's gonna blow your mind anyway i hope you
08:47enjoyed the video if you did give it a like if you haven't done so already subscribe to this channel
08:50because we've got some amazing drag races coming up very very shortly and you do not want to miss
08:55them believe me there's a very special one in there and as ever thanks for watching and i'll see you
08:59next
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BONAZEL
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It’s time for an electric vs exotic drag race showdown!

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