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Tesla Model S P100D Does Amazing 2.72s 0-60 MPH Sprint In the Rain

Tesla instantly went viral when announcing the P100D is the quickest production car in the world earlier this fall, but what happens when the P100D's Ludicrous Mode gets all wet?
Tesla Model S P100D Does Amazing 2.72s 0-60 MPH Sprint In the Rain 4 photos
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Tesla Model S P100D Does Amazing 2.72s 0-60 MPH Sprint In the RainTesla Model S P100D Does Amazing 2.72s 0-60 MPH Sprint In the RainTesla Model S P100D Does Amazing 2.72s 0-60 MPH Sprint In the Rain
Truth be told, we've seen traction control electronics being poorly calibrated for wet take-offs. So we're here to see how the P100D performs its world record launch control when the road is soaking wet.

Well, with Tesla being fully aware of all eyes being on the company, you can expect the EV engineers to have done their best. This is exactly what the carmaker did - as you'll get to see in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page, the electric sedan has no issue with rainy launches.

Yes, all the water on the asphalt means the P100D adds about 0.2 seconds to its 2.5s 0 to 60 mph sprint time, but don't expect the all-wheel-drive machine to fret about it.

This is also an excellent opportunity for us to reinforce the fact that the P100D is the quickest, not the fastest production car in the world, as in acceleration versus top speed, respectively.

Then again, there's one aspect of the record we need to discuss and it all has to do with the Rimac Concept One. We've seen the electric hypercar duking it out with a Model S, but not the P100D.

Nevertheless, we'll remind you the Concept One did out accelerate both the LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder (no, it hasn't raced the McLaren P1 yet).

The uber-small nature of the Polish Croatian automaker probably means the Concept One doesn't count as a production car, but the company might change that once the almost-ready Model S, which will be even quicker, comes out.

Until we get to see a Tesla vs. Rimac battle, though, we're inviting you to check out the soaking wet P100D action in the clip below.

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