Porsche's gorgeous electric sports car looks to knock off Tesla's Model S in 2019

Porsche is coming for Tesla's grip on the high-end electric car market with its own battery-powered sportster, and it's hitting the streets even sooner than expected. 

The Mission E concept was unveiled and confirmed for a full production run back in 2015, but now Porsche is ready to share some more concrete details about the fully-electric, four-door sports car, which will be the first from the luxury automaker.    

Porsche chairman Oliver Blume spilled the details to CAR Magazine during the Frankfurt Motor Show. He said the car is in the latter stages of development and will be ready for launch by 2019, a year ahead of the initial 2020 estimate. At $85,000, it'll cost about as much as Porsche's entry-level Panamera and Tesla's Model S 75D iteration.  Read more...