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Just my 2 cents: I've driven both a P85D and a 2014 Porsche 911 4S cabriolet fairly extensively. Guess which one I decided to buy?

The Porsche. These might not be two cars that are commonly cross-shopped, and the Tesla does beat the Porsche to 60 mph. Still, the Porsche was clearly the winner in just about every other way in my estimation. Anyone else have a similar experience?

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> the Tesla does beat the Porsche to 60 mph

I wonder if it would do it 60 times in a row. http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2014/see-how-good-porsche-laun...

The sound of the engine made me drool. And being able to do it hands off... that's some damn fine engineering and software!

> in just about every other way

I might not be able to buy a Porsche any time soon, but which ways are you suggesting?

Not sure how the Porsche was the winner in every way? Going from point A->B (work commute), is your foot hard on the pedal every day? Can you even have your foot all the way down (traffic)? Tesla wins by far in terms of energy-efficiency, luxury, capacity, and just overall being more useful than the Porsche (and still being fun to drive). The only minus is the price tag. But Porsches aren't cheap either. But yeah I understand, any true racing enthusiast would probably choose a Porsche over a Tesla.

>Tesla wins by far in terms of...luxury

Except it doesn't. One of the biggest complaints about the Model S is that its interior belongs in a specced-up Accord, not an S-class competitor.

Since the interiors of the two cars are done in completely different styles, I can easily believe that buyers disagree about which one is better. I can assure you, however, that whenever I'm at a stop sign or light next to a Porsche Panamara, my foot is hard on the pedal if it looks safe to do so.

I like the Tesla but it was a C63 for me.

The next car might be a Tesla though.

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