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Tesla Model S Plaid Smokes Cadillac and BMW Around Willow Springs
Tesla Model S Plaid Smokes Cadillac and BMW Around Willow Springs

12 Nov 2021, 23:08 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / We already know that the Model S Plaid is the fastest accelerating car on the Earth but now it's just shown up sedans from BMW & Cadillac around Willow Springs

 
Rented Tesla Model S Sets New EV Cannonball Record Without Radar Detectors
Rented Tesla Model S Sets New EV Cannonball Record Without Radar Detectors

29 Oct 2021, 15:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Using a rented Tesla Model S from Turo, a team managed to set a new EV Cannonball record. They did not use radar detectors, Laser jammers or spotters

 
Tesla Model S Plaid+ Spied Testing Active Aero at the Nurburgring
Tesla Model S Plaid+ Spied Testing Active Aero at the Nurburgring

15 Oct 2021, 14:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla Motors is testing another Model S prototype at the Nurburgring. This time, the vehicle features active aerodynamics and bigger brakes, among others

 
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Drag Races Tesla Model S, You Know How This Ends
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Drag Races Tesla Model S, You Know How This Ends

6 Oct 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Not all the drag races will make sense, but some information can be extracted from even the strangest comparisons out there

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Gets Gutted on the Spot in Search of a 9.0X Run, It's Eights Next
Tesla Model S Plaid Gets Gutted on the Spot in Search of a 9.0X Run, It's Eights Next

29 Sep 2021, 15:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Since the cold-air thrusters promised by Elon Musk are still nowhere to be seen, the main way to make a Tesla go faster is still shedding weight

 
Man Tries to Turn Model S Plaid into Submarine, Things Don't Go as Planned
Man Tries to Turn Model S Plaid into Submarine, Things Don't Go as Planned

13 Sep 2021, 17:24 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Instead of doing yet another drag racing video with his Tesla Model S Plaid, a man decided to try something new for a change: drive it underwater

 
Nissan GT-R Drags Suzuki Hayabusa, Tesla Model S Performance Seems Easy Prey
Nissan GT-R Drags Suzuki Hayabusa, Tesla Model S Performance Seems Easy Prey

24 Aug 2021, 06:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that everyone is talking about the Plaid version, it could be noted that Tesla has advanced amazingly fast in bringing down the quarter-mile times

 
Laguna Seca EV Record Drops, Randy Pobst and Tesla Model S Plaid Are to “Blame”
Laguna Seca EV Record Drops, Randy Pobst and Tesla Model S Plaid Are to “Blame”

3 Aug 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Is anyone surprised that a Tesla Plaid has snatched the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca electric vehicle record when Pobst is involved?!

 
Tesla Rolls Out New Update, Includes Disney+ and a Car Wash Mode
Tesla Rolls Out New Update, Includes Disney+ and a Car Wash Mode

29 Jul 2021, 14:51 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Tesla rolled out a new update which includes multiple new features, including Disney+, a Car Wash Mode, Auto-Dimming Mirrors and more.

 
Tesla Plaid Jumps on the Dyno, Comes Off Undecided Even With Secret Mode Enabled
Tesla Plaid Jumps on the Dyno, Comes Off Undecided Even With Secret Mode Enabled

26 Jul 2021, 11:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Aside from racing it, apparently, the second-most expected feature about the new Tesla Model S Plaid would be a traditional dyno session, according to DragTimes

 
Red Tesla Model S Plaid vs. Crimson Raven Comparison Shows the Widening Gap
Red Tesla Model S Plaid vs. Crimson Raven Comparison Shows the Widening Gap

22 Jul 2021, 09:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / DragTimes' Brooks Weisblat had a friend come over with a Model S Raven for a quick comparison with his crimson Plaid. And there are some surprises in store!

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Fully Staged Start Gives Model S Raven the Move, No Chance
Tesla Model S Plaid Fully Staged Start Gives Model S Raven the Move, No Chance

15 Jul 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We won't say the Plaid is quick, but we will say this: the Raven driver had plenty of time to read the Plaid's ET and trap speed off the digital board

 
Watch a Tesla Model S Plaid Hit 60 MPH in 2.6 Seconds Despite Rainy Conditions
Watch a Tesla Model S Plaid Hit 60 MPH in 2.6 Seconds Despite Rainy Conditions

29 Jun 2021, 12:47 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / With the proper preparations and a drag strip at your disposal, you can realistically accelerate to 60 mph in under 2 seconds in the Tesla Model S Plaid

 
Watch Tesla Model S Plaid Do 0-60 in 2.18 and Quarter-Mile in 9.22 on the Street
Watch Tesla Model S Plaid Do 0-60 in 2.18 and Quarter-Mile in 9.22 on the Street

28 Jun 2021, 13:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Pulling quick runs at the drag strip is one thing, but it's being able to do it on the street that's actually impressive—and probably illegal

 
Unplugged Tesla Model S Plaid Looks Fast at 14,000 Ft, Yoke Is Nowhere in Sight
Unplugged Tesla Model S Plaid Looks Fast at 14,000 Ft, Yoke Is Nowhere in Sight

23 Jun 2021, 11:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unplugged Performance will have Randy Pobst and its Model S Plaid racer compete in the exhibition class at the 2021 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

 
"Tesla Stole $1K from Me"—Plaid+ Reservation Holder Points at Shady Tactics
"Tesla Stole $1K from Me"—Plaid+ Reservation Holder Points at Shady Tactics

22 Jun 2021, 10:09 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / People say mean things when they're angry, and when a company tries to trick them into losing $1,000 or buying what they don't want, they tend to get angry

 
Montage of People Experiencing Plaid Acceleration Sounds like a Triple-X Movie
Montage of People Experiencing Plaid Acceleration Sounds like a Triple-X Movie

19 Jun 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's probably too much to call this "mass hallucination" but these people certainly felt something that wasn't really there

 
571-Mile Audi RS e-tron GT vs. Tesla Model S Race Gets Decided by a Honda Jazz
571-Mile Audi RS e-tron GT vs. Tesla Model S Race Gets Decided by a Honda Jazz

11 Jun 2021, 12:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mat Watson and the “carwow” channel on YouTube are back with an interesting challenge, pitting two great EVs against each other in a Scotland to London race

 
“Old” 1957 Tesla Model S Electro-Sedan Rendered With Atomic Power-Harnessing DNA
“Old” 1957 Tesla Model S Electro-Sedan Rendered With Atomic Power-Harnessing DNA

7 Jun 2021, 10:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Pixel master Abimelec Arellano has done it again, and this time he goes truly overboard with one of his imaginative “What-If” exercises of imagination

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Delivery Event Set for June 3 at Fremont Factory
Tesla Model S Plaid Delivery Event Set for June 3 at Fremont Factory

20 May 2021, 13:18 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The upcoming Tesla Model S Plaid will allegedly be able to accelerate to 60 mph in just 1.99 seconds, with the Plaid+ version being even quicker