Ingenexts model S Plaid is basically the standard production car, save for big brakes by Mountainpass Performance, and a set of performance tires (Michelin Pilot Super Sport) — mostly safety stuff. In addition to offering a range boost to 520 miles (powered by the 115-kWh battery pack), the Plaid Plus is designed to be much more capable than Teslas Model S plaid. The latest iteration has three electric motors, four-wheel drive, 1020 hp, and 200 miles per hour of top speed, although at this point, all-electric brands limit the top speed at 175 miles per hour. The latest iteration is not just the fastest-accelerating car Tesla has produced, it is the fastest production vehicle on the road today.
The Tesla Model S plaid out crazy performance numbers, and the tech that underlies the vehicles crazy speed is equally as surprising. The focus is this time around on speed and power, with Tesla proudly boasting the Model S Plaid series is one of the fastest production cars ever built. The Tesla Model S Plaids range is especially impressive, and it shows that even with more EVs on the road, Tesla is still beating the crap out of them. Not only are these improvements yet another way The Tesla Model S Plaid has managed to outperform its competitors, but they also demonstrate you do not need to sacrifice horsepower or speed in order to own an electric vehicle.
To boot, Teslas Model S Plaid includes Teslas new Palladium Motor, which uses carbon-sleeved rotors, promising improved horsepower and efficiency, as well as reduced overall size. The new high-spec model boasts a third motor, boosting combined power up to 1,020 hp. In addition to impressive horsepower and speed credentials, Tesla says the Plaid is capable of offering a driving range as high as 390 miles. Driving range and acceleration characteristics differ between models, with the battery pack of the Long Range Version offering a maximum of 412-miles range, and the Plaid Model offering a maximum of 390.
Charging speeds are improved as well, with the Plaid capable of using all 250kW of the firms new V3 Supercharger stations, an increase of 25kW compared with last years Model S and Model X models. The Tesla Model S range-topping Plaid has now received a number of software changes, including a new Track Mode, in a recent update of the models Over-the-Air system. Track mode has made its way into more well-established Model 3 Performance, allowing drivers to tweak the distribution of power and traction control to better perform around the track.
Ingenext, the Quebec-based company best known for selling modules to help unlock software-locked features on Tesla vehicles, has managed to circumvent software limitations on the Model S plaid, to completely unlock the 200-mph speed limit. Ingenext has not only managed to hit the 200-mph speed mark, fulfilling a Tesla promise with the Model S Plaid, the EV has achieved the top speed of 216 mph (348 km/h). When Tesla first announced the Model S Plaid, Teslas newest high-performance flagship electric car, Teslas promised a top speed of 200 mph (322 km/h).
On 23 August 2016, Tesla unveiled the Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode, its new top-level car, featuring all-wheel drive and a revised estimated range from the EPA of 315 miles (507 km). On January 27, 2021, Tesla updated its website to delete the Performance trim, replacing it with a Plaid trim.
On November 20, 2015, Tesla announced that it would be conducting a worldwide voluntary recall of all 90,000 of its Model S cars in order to test a possible flaw in the cars front seatbelt assembly. Although Teslas Model S sedan has spurred national conversations on the safety of partially automated vehicles, and has been reported to have caught on fire following some types of high-speed impacts, its safety credentials are buoyed by the decent results from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetys crash tests, and by knowledge that vehicle fires are not unusual, whether they are caused by electric-powered vehicles or by gas-powered vehicles. Teslas Model S sedan was the first mass-market vehicle to demonstrate that electric vehicles can be fun to drive, environmentally friendly, feasible as daily transportation, and even usable on longer trips.
For 2021, Tesla is adding even more performance to the Model S. The new high-end model, which will be called Plaid, will boast 1,020 horsepower from its three onboard electric motors, and is said to have the ability to reach zero-to-60-mph in 2.0 seconds. In early September 2019, the (trooper-motor) prototype of a Tesla Model S went faster than the official record for fastest4-door EV sports car at Laguna Seca Raceway, beating a previous performance record held by a Tesla Model 3.
The updated model was grayed-out from its confirmation launch by Tesla, prior to confirmation from Elon Musk that the vehicle had been cancelled. It is unclear if a retractable spoiler would have made it into the final production model, and Teslas June 10 shipping event was not especially instructive on that front.
Unlike Model 3, drivers are also treated to a new 12.3-inch display behind the steering wheel, and a larger 8-inch unit makes an appearance at the rear for rear-seat entertainment. The Tesla Model S Plaid also comes with hidden vents, and, as with Model 3 and Model Y, users can manage their airflow using either of the cars two touchscreens.
Considering that the Tesla Model S Plaid costs about $127,000, that is kind of cheap in comparison to its nearest competitors million-dollar price tags when it comes to pure performance.
