{"id":27871,"date":"2026-11-12T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/?p=27871"},"modified":"2026-11-12T20:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T01:11:17","slug":"porsche-mocks-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autonocion.com\/us\/porsche-mocks-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche Mocks Tesla For Roadster Reveal, Wants to Focus On “Tangible Innovations” Like the Mission S Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

I get a lot of enraged emails every time I write about the Tesla Roadster. CEO Elon Musk has an army of believers who can see a fake car spiral through the air<\/a> and think this is the future of driving in America. I guess you need those kinds of coping skills if you sunk $50,000 into an electric sports car that should have existed nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Sorry, some of us just wanted an actual sports car, not a rocket-powered shell of a car. However, I’m not the only one unimpressed with the goofy demonstration.<\/p>\n

Porsche’s CEO also took a jab at Tesla on November 11.<\/p>\n

Porsche Mission S is the “future of sports cars”<\/h2>\n

Bloomberg reported<\/a> on Porsche’s Berlin conference, where CEO Michael Leiters stated: “We want to completely steer clear of any kind of effects and shows.”<\/p>\n

Instead, Porsche said it wants to stay focused on tangible technology innovations.<\/p>\n

This rivalry likely stems from both Porsche and Tesla revealing a vehicle on the same day. Porsche revealed the Mission S, which is basically a sexier and more aggressive 911. In October, Porsche stated: “The clear objective here is the highest level of engineering excellence and maximum flexibility. This is underpinned by decades of motorsport experience, innovative and brand-defining technology, and the forward-looking design unveiled with the Mission S.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later that night, Tesla revealed the Tesla Roadster. In a dark studio, Tesla showed a shell car with SpaceX rockets, demonstrating its incredible G-force on a curved ramp before it did a barrel roll through the air, hovering over the ground. Not only am I not convinced it’s real, but I also wouldn’t be impressed even if it were. What am I supposed to do with a car that does flips in the air? Why would I ever want to hit 60 miles per hour in less than 1 second? How much would it cost to replace those tires<\/a> every time you did something stupid like that? This seems extremely<\/em> impractical.<\/p>\n

That flying version of the Tesla is available by invite-only anyway. So this demonstration was for, well, basically nobody. Tesla fans will argue that it’s just a way to market the brand’s innovation and insane technology. But drivers were more focused on the Mission S, which is actually something you can buy and drive.<\/p>\n

Sure, the Roadster’s shell clone thing can fly, but Porsche’s Mission S is actually the “future of sports cars,” showing off tangible performance specs that push boundaries while still offering an exciting drive and road-legal status.<\/p>\n

Leiters has now claimed that the Mission S has garnered an “overwhelming” response from customers. But it will cost even more than the 911, which could make it just as unreachable as the Roadster for many Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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