P90D Ludicrous Mode Easter Egg Engages on Tesla's Fastest Model S Ever

While Volkswagen is doing all it can to mitigate the damage caused by Dieselgate, Tesla has always handled scandals in a more transparent and urgent way. If there's a problem with your model S, they send a technician to your home or even diagnose the vehicle via the internet.

The Model S has always been a bit of a wild horse, capable of competing with sporscars in a straight line. A year ago, they brought the sprinting game to the next level with the P85D, a twin-engined monster with 700 horsepower that can humiliate Ferraris.

Being the modern company that it is, Tesla also installed some Easter Eggs on its models. We're not talking about a code that unlocks hidden features, but a short video played by the center console when you keep your finger on one button for a while.

This isn't the P85D though; it's the P90D, equipped with $13,000 of extra go-fast goodies. It can get to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) in only 2.8 seconds thanks to a new launch system called "Ludicrous Mode."

Yes, that's the real name of the feature. To further demonstrate that they have a sense of humor, Tesla's car play a certain video if you keep pressing Ludicrous. It looks like the stars of a solar system rushing past you at an alarming speed, a bit like Warp Drive from Start Trek.

Scientists believe it's theoretically possible to travel at the speeds achieved by the USS Enterprise. Considering Ellon Musk is also involved with space travel, the car company he founded may one day build the fastest ships in the galaxy.

For now, we're quite happy with what the P90D can do in a straight line. She can't take much more of this, sir!