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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>Tesla\u2019s competition with Porsche, in which it set a new lap record on Germany\u2019s racetrack, has reignited a controversy about the value of lap times, as the difference in conditions made the value of lap times debatable.<\/p>\n

Porsche and Tesla are battling to establish supremacy in lap times for four-door electric sports cars, but comparisons are not exact, as conditions, ranging from car modifications to tyre types, vary with each test.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to have circumstances that can be understood and replicated,\u201d said N\u00fcrburgring spokesman Alexander Gerhard, adding that the racing circuit operator had moved to tighten rules by which a car maker can claim a certified lap time.<\/p>\n

Automakers use the Nordschleife, one of the world\u2019s most treacherous courses with 40 right-hand and 33 left-hand turns, to hone a vehicle\u2019s sporting characteristics and burnish a car\u2019s image for marketing purposes.<\/p>\n

Tesla was spotted this week with a variant of its Model S sedan at the circuit, which is 20.8 km long, with slanted cambers and a 300-m altitude difference between its highest and lowest points. According to German car magazine Auto Motor und Sport, Tesla recorded an unofficial time of 7 minutes and 23 seconds, beating Porsche\u2019s Taycan\u2019s lap time of 7 minutes and 42 seconds.<\/p>\n

However, critics voiced concerns that Porsche and Tesla weren\u2019t competing under similar conditions. \u201cThe car was heavily modified,\u201d said Stefan Baldauf, who photographs prototype vehicles being tested on the circuit for a living. \u201cAside from a roll cage and the driver\u2019s seat, the interior had been stripped out,\u201d he added. \u201cThe windows were blacked out, so it was hard to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tesla also appeared to have semi-slick tyres, used only on racing circuits and unsuited for everyday use, Baldauf said, adding that a comparison is \u201chardly fair if this is the vehicle used to demonstrate that Tesla is faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Porsche spokeswoman told Reuters its Taycan was tested using standard tyres. Notary Jens Boehle, who certified lap times by Porsche, said, \u201cScope for cheating is as big as you can imagine. Is it a prototype vehicle, a standard road legal vehicle, or is it a specially modified racing version of a standard road car? These are just some of the questions that need to be answered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tesla declined to comment on its lap record effort. The company\u2019s CEO Elon Musk responded on Twitter, saying that \u201cthe final configuration used at N\u00fcrburgring to set the record will go into production around summer 2020, so this is not merely for the track.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gerhard, the N\u00fcrburgring spokesman, said that officials are trying to standardise speed record attempts, as in some runs for the record cars were allowed to make a flying start using a 20.6- stretch of the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now mandate that the full 20.8 km is used,\u201d Gerhard added. \u201cAnd we employ a notary to measure the time following rumours that another manufacturer had cheated, by speeding up video footage.\u201d<\/p>\n

N\u00fcrburgring hopes the new rules, introduced this year, will help revive the circuit\u2019s popularity as a venue for competitive benchmarking to be \u201ca believable benchmark,\u201d according to Gerhard.<\/p>\n

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