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Tesla Model S Plaid Gets Sweet Revenge on Wheelie-Popping Pontiac Firebird
Tesla Model S Plaid Gets Sweet Revenge on Wheelie-Popping Pontiac Firebird

12 Jan 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Last year at the Showtime Dragstrip in Pinellas Park, Florida, a wheelie-popping Firebird crushed a Tesla Model S Plaid, this year, the S plaid gets revenge

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Starts Race in Reverse Against Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, Guess Who Won
Tesla Model S Plaid Starts Race in Reverse Against Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, Guess Who Won

11 Jan 2022, 14:06 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Tesla Model S Plaid is so fast, somebody thought it could start a drag race by going in reverse and still defeat a diesel-powered Silverado 2500 HD

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Mode Tested: Hits 173-MPH, Does Insane Donuts
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Mode Tested: Hits 173-MPH, Does Insane Donuts

10 Jan 2022, 13:59 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Brooks Weisblat of DragTimes got the chance to test a Tesla Model S Plaid with the new update that includes Track Mode, he hits 173 mph and does insane donuts

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Takes on Harley-Davidson LiveWire in Six-Wheel All-EV Drag Race
Tesla Model S Plaid Takes on Harley-Davidson LiveWire in Six-Wheel All-EV Drag Race

6 Jan 2022, 17:19 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / As far as we know, this is the first race between these two battery-powered vehicles and even though the winner is pretty obvious, it's still kind of exciting

 
It's All Fun and Games, Until the Tesla Model S Plaid Shows Up at the Drag Strip
It's All Fun and Games, Until the Tesla Model S Plaid Shows Up at the Drag Strip

4 Jan 2022, 07:39 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / This Tesla Model S Plaid proved its worth by taking on a tuned Corvette, Ford Mustang, lesser Model S, and even another Plaid

 
Dodge Challenger Hellcat Hides 1,000 Horses, Tesla Model S Plaid Doesn't Care
Dodge Challenger Hellcat Hides 1,000 Horses, Tesla Model S Plaid Doesn't Care

28 Dec 2021, 07:52 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / With 1,000 hp on tap, this Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was confident enough to take on a Tesla Model S Plaid in a half-mile battle, so how did it do?

 
Is a 1,500-WHP Toyota Supra Bad Enough to Beat the Tesla Model S Plaid?
Is a 1,500-WHP Toyota Supra Bad Enough to Beat the Tesla Model S Plaid?

22 Dec 2021, 07:54 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / You might be tempted to say 'hell yeah', but don't forget that the stock Tesla Model S Plaid is a 9-second car down the quarter-mile

 
Ken Block's 1,400-Horsepower Hoonicorn Drag Races the Tesla Model S Plaid
Ken Block's 1,400-Horsepower Hoonicorn Drag Races the Tesla Model S Plaid

9 Dec 2021, 22:15 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / This race between the 1,000-horsepower Tesla Model S Plaid and the 1,400-horsepower Hoonicorn is about as much of a rivalry as you can get

 
Nitrous Dodge Demon Drags Tesla Plaid, Victory Only Comes After Giving the Hit
Nitrous Dodge Demon Drags Tesla Plaid, Victory Only Comes After Giving the Hit

9 Dec 2021, 08:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Herman Young and his “Soul Snatcher” Challenger SRT Demon get some tough competition at home (Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas) from the EV king

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Brakes Catch Fire After Seven Consecutive Emergency Deployments
Tesla Model S Plaid Brakes Catch Fire After Seven Consecutive Emergency Deployments

7 Dec 2021, 13:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's a known fact that the braking system is the Achille's heel of Tesla vehicles whenever they're taken out of their comfort zone

 
Model S Plaid Vs Chiron Vs Senna Vs 911 Turbo S Drag Race Receives Visit From a Plane
Model S Plaid Vs Chiron Vs Senna Vs 911 Turbo S Drag Race Receives Visit From a Plane

7 Dec 2021, 11:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Why do people insist on drag racing the Model S Plaid in stock cars? Well, because every so often things such as this might happen

 
2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Races 2020 Tesla Model S Performance, Loser Gets Crushed
2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Races 2020 Tesla Model S Performance, Loser Gets Crushed

7 Dec 2021, 10:06 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The flagship Tesla Model S Plaid is considerably more powerful than the Model S Performance, putting down 1,020 hp and 1,050 lb-ft of torque

 
Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid Is Outrageously Expensive
Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid Is Outrageously Expensive

3 Dec 2021, 15:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid is outrageously expensive, but you can order separate parts to upgrade your regular Model S Plaid.

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Big Tire Chevy Camaro Police Car, Chase Is Clearly On
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Big Tire Chevy Camaro Police Car, Chase Is Clearly On

3 Dec 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the “Drag Racing and Car Stuff” channel on YouTube has a cool treat for the latest Tesla Plaid encounter: a classically feisty Cop car

 
Tesla To Offer $20,000 Carbon Ceramic Brakes for the Model S Plaid Next Year
Tesla To Offer $20,000 Carbon Ceramic Brakes for the Model S Plaid Next Year

25 Nov 2021, 01:13 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The upgrade promises to deliver faster stopping distances and more reliable performance for a system that's been considered too weak by some reviewers

 
Tuned Honda S2000 Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, Gets Easily Beaten
Tuned Honda S2000 Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, Gets Easily Beaten

16 Nov 2021, 21:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / ICE vs. EV, RWD vs. AWD, lightweight vs. heavyweight. This modified S2K and the bone-stock MSP couldn't be more different, and it shows in a straight line

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Runs 8.994 Seconds on the Quarter Mile With Very Few Mods
Tesla Model S Plaid Runs 8.994 Seconds on the Quarter Mile With Very Few Mods

10 Nov 2021, 15:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With nothing more than lighter wheels, sticky tires, and no passenger seats, the 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid is an 8-second car

 
Watch Jay Leno Break the Quarter-Mile Record in a Tesla Model S Plaid
Watch Jay Leno Break the Quarter-Mile Record in a Tesla Model S Plaid

9 Nov 2021, 17:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Model S Plaid can hit 60 miles per hour in less than two seconds, but only on a prepped surface and with the first foot of rollout extracted

 
Tesla Model S Plaid vs. M5 CS vs. CT5-V Blackwing Drag Race Isn't Even Close
Tesla Model S Plaid vs. M5 CS vs. CT5-V Blackwing Drag Race Isn't Even Close

4 Nov 2021, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may be the slowest car on the quarter mile, but the CT5-V Blackwing has tons more personality than the M5 CS and Model S Plaid

 
The World's Quickest Car Gets 22-Inch Forged Wheels, Doesn't Look Back
The World's Quickest Car Gets 22-Inch Forged Wheels, Doesn't Look Back

2 Nov 2021, 10:42 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The wheel choice currently offered by Tesla for the Model S Plaid is not even a choice since the 19-inch rims are the only option. Thank God for the aftermarket