Carlos from Spain:

I'm thinking this is all due to a simple confusion, when Musk read that the Taycan set the world nurburgring record for an EV sedan, he had to google google nurburgring track to know what it was cause he never heard of it, and he mistook the 22km full track for the 5km F1 section and said "5km in 7:42? hold my beer" and went on twitter...  now he is grabbing Cup 2 R tires, "tunning" the car, and god knows what else to not completely embarrass himself smiley

Many in the cult are hoping that Musk and Tesla cheat for bragging rights but there is only so much that can be done to make the Model S perform.  Raven, for example, only changes the front machine to the Model 3 configuration, meaning that the rear machine is still susceptible to overheating.  The battery pack cannot be made any lighter otherwise the machines will underperform.  This was the reason why the performance variant of the Model S started with a 85 kWh battery pack and now sits at 100 kWh.  

The aerodynamics of the Model S, while a low drag configuration, is not optimized like that of the active aerodynamic surfaces found on the Taycan.  The Raven suspension is allegedly updated to include adaptive, dynamic performance; however, once again, Porsche has an entire suite of technologies starting with the integrated suspension controller starting with Porsche 4D-Chassis Control, PASM, PDCC sport, and PTV plus.  The rear electronic limited slip differential is similar to those found on other high performance Porsches.  The braking system features much larger carbon rotors with six piston calibers up front.  Even the contact tire patch of the Taycan is significantly greater than that of the Model S and that is before we discuss the addition of all-wheel steering.  

Not sure how much modification Tesla must perform to make the Model S even vaguely competitive with the times of the Taycan.