If there’s a way to race it, people will. Even a 6,634-lb EV pickup truck against a bright red sports car staple. But when these two Brits used a dual-motor Tesla Cybertruck for a series of drag races and brake tests, they discovered the hulking stainless steel truck had a problem. And it doesn’t kick in until about 100 mph. 

A series of drag races confirms that the Cybertruck is quick, but the Tesla truck runs out of steam at over 100 mph

Yianni Charalambous and Mat Watson wanted to see how a Tesla Cybertruck would fare in a series of drag races. But this was a typical, soupy day in the UK, not an abandoned runway in Texas. So, no, they didn’t line up other electrified pickups like the Rivian R1T for the test. No, they put the dual-motor, AWD Tesla Cybertruck against a base Porsche 911 Carrera.

In the first test, the Cybertruck gripped harder than the RWD 911. But by the end of the drag, Yianni discovered that there was a limit to the Cybertruck’s thrust. “Acceleration is great. However, at about 100 mph, it just feels really slow. It just slows up,” he said. That’s by design. Tesla says the dual-motor Cybertruck has a governor at 113 mph, while the tri-motor Cyberbeast will top out at 130 mph.   

The duo repeated the races, changing a few variables as they did. But the results were often the same. Yianni’s AWD Cybertruck hooked up well, but it ultimately ended the races out of gusto. “So, you mean [in] real-world, legal speeds, it’s quick,” Watson said. “And then, [on the] Autobahn, not so much. But why would the Americans care about that?”

He’s got a point, too. American highways top out at around 85 mph, but the national averages hover at around 65 to 75 mph. Taking a performance car up into triple-digit speeds would quickly land you in felony trouble. It’s probably for the best. After all, getting a license in the United States is much easier than in the UK or Germany. You do the math.  

Check out the video of the Porsche 911 versus Tesla Cybertruck drag race below!