I have seen two racing videos which prove how important aero is for performance.
First video below shows the i-Pace being faster than X100D in quarter mile (beginning of video) but the X pulls away (a lot) in the roll race (starts at 2:30). Even the presenter is surprised by it but he doesn’t contemplate aero.
The second video shows the more powerful Jeep Trackhawk having the same off-the-line acceleration, but the X pulls away when typically ICE cars pull away (or catch up) on Teslas at higher speeds (race starts at 6:50). I really thought the i-Pace had good aero, but apparently not. The Jeep obviously doesn’t.
First video below shows the i-Pace being faster than X100D in quarter mile (beginning of video) but the X pulls away (a lot) in the roll race (starts at 2:30). Even the presenter is surprised by it but he doesn’t contemplate aero.
The second video shows the more powerful Jeep Trackhawk having the same off-the-line acceleration, but the X pulls away when typically ICE cars pull away (or catch up) on Teslas at higher speeds (race starts at 6:50). I really thought the i-Pace had good aero, but apparently not. The Jeep obviously doesn’t.