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Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Destruction Comes With Zero Effort
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Destruction Comes With Zero Effort

29 Jun 2021, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Tesla Model S Plaid recently got together with some internal combustion monsters at the Great Lakes Dragway in Wisconsin

 
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

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Runs 9.3s, Beats Supercars on the Way Home
Tesla Model S Plaid Runs 9.3s, Beats Supercars on the Way Home

28 Jun 2021, 10:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / After running the quarter mile in a little over 9 seconds, this Tesla Model S Plaid beat a Lamborghini Aventador and a McLaren 720S.

 
Join Randy Pobst on His 6:57 Winning Run at Pikes Peak in the Model S Plaid
Join Randy Pobst on His 6:57 Winning Run at Pikes Peak in the Model S Plaid

28 Jun 2021, 09:00 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With a two-week old car and very little time to prepare, Randy Pobst and the Unplugged Performance team came back to Pikes Peak and conquered the hill climb

 
Watch the Tesla Model S Plaid Sprint from 60 to 130 MPH in Less Than 5 Seconds
Watch the Tesla Model S Plaid Sprint from 60 to 130 MPH in Less Than 5 Seconds

26 Jun 2021, 14:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-electric sedan charges from 60 to 130 mph in 4.98 seconds. A figure that's probably quicker than most supercars out there

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Hits the Drag Strip, Runs 9s and Smokes Model 3 Performance
Tesla Model S Plaid Hits the Drag Strip, Runs 9s and Smokes Model 3 Performance

25 Jun 2021, 09:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The owner of this Model S Plain brought the EV to the drag strip the same day he took delivery of it. He also shares a few first impressions

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Has Quick Run-In With Modded Nissan GT-R at the Drag Strip
Tesla Model S Plaid Has Quick Run-In With Modded Nissan GT-R at the Drag Strip

25 Jun 2021, 05:00 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The new EV from Tesla doesn't just have to worry about its opponent, but also about how to keep its own performance in check

 
"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

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Dodge Challenger - So It Begins
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Dodge Challenger - So It Begins

20 Jun 2021, 11:32 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Care to bet how long until people with unmodified vehicles (and most with modified ones, for that matter) will just say "no" when a Plaid lines up next to them?

 
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

 
The Model S Yoke Is Here to Stay Because Musk Likes It and He Knows Best
The Model S Yoke Is Here to Stay Because Musk Likes It and He Knows Best

18 Jun 2021, 10:18 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Tesla CEO is probably patting himself on the back for his decision to stick with the yoke seeing how the media likes to criticize it so much

 
Brace for a Potential Model S Plaid Vs. Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400 Drag Race
Brace for a Potential Model S Plaid Vs. Ford Mustang Mach-E 1400 Drag Race

18 Jun 2021, 09:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With the Model S Plaid out and about, any appearance on Twitter for the CEO of any company making at least one fast car can lead to a challenge to a drag race

 
The Tesla Model S Plaid Can’t Hit 60 MPH in Under 2 Seconds Without Special Prep
The Tesla Model S Plaid Can’t Hit 60 MPH in Under 2 Seconds Without Special Prep

17 Jun 2021, 17:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Those things Elon Musk said about the Model S Plaid should come with quite a few asterisks because the MSP can't hit 60 mph in 1.99 seconds without special prep

 
Model S Plaid's 1st Independent 1/4-Mile Run Is Here and It's Disappointing
Model S Plaid's 1st Independent 1/4-Mile Run Is Here and It's Disappointing

17 Jun 2021, 09:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The first video (of many more to come) of a Model S Plaid running the quarter miles in the hands of its owner is finally upon us

 
Musk Considers Paid Advertising for Tesla Because People Have the Right to Know
Musk Considers Paid Advertising for Tesla Because People Have the Right to Know

16 Jun 2021, 17:48 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The only reason you're not buying a Tesla yet is because you don't know how good its HVAC system is. Or so Elon Musk thinks

 
Pobst Requests Normal Wheel Instead of Yoke After 3 Laps in the Model S Plaid
Pobst Requests Normal Wheel Instead of Yoke After 3 Laps in the Model S Plaid

16 Jun 2021, 15:30 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You may question a lot of people's knowledge about cars and driving, but you can only make a fool out of yourself if you doubt Randy Pobst

 
Tesla Owner Makes Video Diary of His Experience Adapting to Yoke Driving
Tesla Owner Makes Video Diary of His Experience Adapting to Yoke Driving

14 Jun 2021, 17:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You want to own the quickest production car ever made (Tesla's words, not ours)? Well, you better not be afraid of learning how to drive all over again

 
Watch Jay Leno Test the Tesla Model S Plaid’s Acceleration Over the Quarter-Mile
Watch Jay Leno Test the Tesla Model S Plaid’s Acceleration Over the Quarter-Mile

12 Jun 2021, 20:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / On street-going tires and no modification whatsoever, the Model S Plaid ran the quarter-mile in 9.2 seconds at 152 mph with Jay Leno behind the wheel

 
Does Tesla Model S Plaid's ICE Really Have the Processing Power of a Sony PS5?
Does Tesla Model S Plaid's ICE Really Have the Processing Power of a Sony PS5?

12 Jun 2021, 12:05 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Elon Musk, that is something the company has to think about when its vehicles drive by themselves… one day.

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Acceleration Reactions Show Power of Suggestion Is Strong
Tesla Model S Plaid Acceleration Reactions Show Power of Suggestion Is Strong

11 Jun 2021, 11:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We tend to believe what we're told, and if the person telling us something is persuasive enough, we might even feel things that aren't really there