Everyone loves the . Two motors. Lots of instant electric torque. Room to terrify the whole family. But you know what's cooler? A 1980s Porsche. That's right. This Porsche 944 is faster than everyone's favorite modern tech wonderboy.

If you tl;dr'd our earlier P85D vs. Hellcat post or have the reading skills of someone who thinks "big wurdz R hard," you may have mistaken that post on driver fail as "I HATE THIS SITE! YOU GUYS JUST SHILL FOR TESLA!"

Oh no no no no no. Bless your hearts, no. I only shill for crusty old Porsches around here.

[Full disclosure: The Porsche 944 has given me many, many oil spots on the ground, several months of poverty and a fun nastygram about "inoperable vehicles" from my landlord.]

Sure, this Porsche 944 may have had a few things done to it, like a full electric conversion, but it's still a 944. Better yet, it was built by the Miramar High School EV Team. That's right. A bunch of high schoolers built a 944, and it's crazy enough to make Tesla owners everywhere drop a single tear into their pumpkin spice lattes.

"This thing...why is this thing so fast?"

Here is the list of specifications on the "Black Pearl" Porsche 944 build, per :

Keep in mind that the minimum weight for a Spec 944 is 2,600 lbs. This sucker's not just packed full of delicious electric torque, but it's extremely lightweight for a 944 on top of that.

of the run itself. I'll just excuse myself to a corner where I can squee in peace.

The 944 posted a 10.50 quarter mile to the P85D's 11.90. I'm in love.

This just goes to show you that there's no replacement for...batteries? Batteries and light weight, I guess? Sure, let's go with that.

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