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Originally Posted by Singh
Motortrend dyno'd a D4 S8 in the head to head with the Alpina, and it made 575HP. The latest RS 3 seems to be putting out about 400 stock, too. Makes a change from the B7 RS 4, I don't believe the C6/D3 S8 made stock power on dynos either.
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like the recent Motortrend reports, especially this one:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...t-test-review/
Key extract (for those not bothered about clicking through…) is this (emphasis added):
"Given the Model S P90D hangs with hypercars in acceleration from 0 to 60 mph, the list of cars the P90D beats to 60 mph is a long one, including everything from the vaunted Nissan GT-R to the big, bad Lamborghini Aventador and Bugatti Veyron.
Only two cars that we've tested can outright beat the P90D to 60 mph: the Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari LaFerrari. As for the "other" hybrid hypercar, the McLaren P1, the Tesla ties it in a race to 60 mph.
Although the Tesla specializes in short sprints perfectly suited for metered freeway on-ramps, it's also a capable drag racer. With a full charge, the P90D reliably rips through the quarter mile in 10.9 seconds, hitting 122.7 mph. Those numbers make the EV the fastest four-door sedan we've ever tested, besting both the mighty 707-hp Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and the Audi RS 7 at the strip. The P90D is a supercar beater, too, beating the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Nissan GT-R NISMO (among others) through the quarter mile"