Electrification dominated the Folha-Mauá Ranking 2022. Hybrid or 100% electric models occupied the first positions in general, with the right to a new record.
The Porsche Taycan Turbo S became the fastest car ever evaluated by Folha in partnership with the IMT (Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia).
The electric sedan started from scratch and reached 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. The result is only possible with the use of the “launch control”.
It works like this: the driver presses the brake and accelerator pedals at the same time and waits for a light circle to close on the dashboard. Then just release the brake and the car starts like there’s no tomorrow.
The combination of the two electric motors generates the equivalent of 761 hp of power, and the Taycan is capable of running around 400 km on a full charge of its batteries.
The arrival of the fueled Porsche at the top of the Folha-Mauá Ranking is also a sign of the times.
In the edition published in 2021, only one of the 82 evaluated cars was electric, the Jaguar I-Pace. That number jumped to 12 in a universe of 81 cars tested for the current ranking.
But 100% electric cars are still exceptions in the Brazilian market, and they depend on some factors to become more popular. Starting with the price: the Taycan Turbo S, for example, costs R$ 1.2 million. The most affordable model in the category is the Caoa Chery iCar, offered for R$145,000.
“The technology will be developed according to the needs of legislation, marketing and infrastructure availability”, says Everton Lopes, director of technological trends at AEA (Brazilian Association of Automotive Engineering).
“In the long term, all countries will move towards electrification to some degree, whether pure electric or hybrid. bioelectrification”, says the specialist.
How tests are done
To measure the performance of cars, the IMT (Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia) uses the V-Box, equipment that uses a GPS signal.
The acceleration and resumption tests are carried out on the ZF company track, in Limeira (São Paulo countryside).
The stage that checks consumption in the city is 27 km long. To simulate a road trip at 90 km/h, engineers drive for 31 km. Both routes are in São Caetano do Sul (ABC), where the institute’s headquarters are located.
If the car is flex-fuel, two measurements are made: one with ethanol, the other with gasoline.
The consumption of electric models is measured through the charger installed in the IMT. The test calculates the cost to run 100 km in urban and road modes.
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