Photo: zaynsofuoglu via Instagram
Some might say that taming a Tesla Model S Plaid is no kid's play, but this four-year-old kid from Turkey proves the opposite. Zayn Sofuoglu is already a social-media star and motorhead, and you can say he drives everything with an engine and wheels. Watch him in the video below launching a Tesla Model S Plaid to 200 kph (124 mph) and doing some donuts just for fun.
The Model S Plaid is Tesla's sportiest electric vehicle, developed as an apex predator in the world of fast cars. When equipped with a track package, it can accelerate to 60 mph (97 kph) in less than two seconds and reach a top speed of 200 mph (322 kph). Its tri-motor configuration develops 1,020 horsepower, which would be enough to scare anyone who hasn't received proper training on a racetrack.
Still, this is not enough to scare a four-year-old, as Zayn Sofuoglu proves. Son of a former motorcycle champion with five Supersport World Championship titles, Zayn is already famous for his passion for everything with wheels and an engine. At his age, Zayn drove more exotic sportscars than many do in a lifetime. When he was two, he started small with go-karts and miniature motocross bikes but has since expanded to cars, supercars, planes, and trucks.
Zayn is already an Instagram legend, and we've seen him mastering a Ferrari SF90 Stradale like a pro. Of course, he can't reach the pedals and is too small to see over the steering wheel. That's why he uses a child seat and special pedal raisers when he drives. The Ferrari is a 986-horsepower supercar, so you see why Zayn has no problem with the Tesla. Although the electric vehicle delivers the torque from the get-go, it's also smoother than a combustion car.
In the video shared on Instagram, we see Zayn, properly equipped for the job, launching the Model S Plaid to 200 kph (124 mph) without flinching. He keeps the yoke confidently while gently correcting the trajectory. I would have a hard time trusting any driver doing this save for a professional rally driver. Still, his father in the passenger seat doesn't seem concerned at all. The video shows the car completing the 0-200 kph acceleration test in 7.62 seconds.
The video also shows Zayn doing some donuts in the Model S Plaid, unlike what he did in his family's Ferrari a while back. Whatever people might think, it's clear that the kid knows how to handle a steering wheel and tame a thousand horsepower like it's an electric toy. And yet, his videos always attract strong comments from people who consider him too young to do this stuff.
I am among the latter, too, but for different reasons. As someone noticed, Zayn will have to wait another 14 years to drive a car legally. However, by that time, cars might not even be a thing anymore, being replaced by robotaxis. That would be a bummer for sure.
Still, this is not enough to scare a four-year-old, as Zayn Sofuoglu proves. Son of a former motorcycle champion with five Supersport World Championship titles, Zayn is already famous for his passion for everything with wheels and an engine. At his age, Zayn drove more exotic sportscars than many do in a lifetime. When he was two, he started small with go-karts and miniature motocross bikes but has since expanded to cars, supercars, planes, and trucks.
Zayn is already an Instagram legend, and we've seen him mastering a Ferrari SF90 Stradale like a pro. Of course, he can't reach the pedals and is too small to see over the steering wheel. That's why he uses a child seat and special pedal raisers when he drives. The Ferrari is a 986-horsepower supercar, so you see why Zayn has no problem with the Tesla. Although the electric vehicle delivers the torque from the get-go, it's also smoother than a combustion car.
In the video shared on Instagram, we see Zayn, properly equipped for the job, launching the Model S Plaid to 200 kph (124 mph) without flinching. He keeps the yoke confidently while gently correcting the trajectory. I would have a hard time trusting any driver doing this save for a professional rally driver. Still, his father in the passenger seat doesn't seem concerned at all. The video shows the car completing the 0-200 kph acceleration test in 7.62 seconds.
The video also shows Zayn doing some donuts in the Model S Plaid, unlike what he did in his family's Ferrari a while back. Whatever people might think, it's clear that the kid knows how to handle a steering wheel and tame a thousand horsepower like it's an electric toy. And yet, his videos always attract strong comments from people who consider him too young to do this stuff.
I am among the latter, too, but for different reasons. As someone noticed, Zayn will have to wait another 14 years to drive a car legally. However, by that time, cars might not even be a thing anymore, being replaced by robotaxis. That would be a bummer for sure.
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