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Tesla Model S Plaid Revealed: 0-96 km/h in Under 2 Seconds, 1,100+ hp, $139,990 Price Tag
September 23, 2020 Andrew Cheng

Tesla just unveiled the “Plaid” version of the Model S, the fastest model of the electric sedan yet. Thanks to its three electric motors, the Plaid has a combined horsepower of over 1,100, allowing the car to sprint from zero to 96km/h in under two seconds. In comparison, the Ludicrous variant of the Model S can “only” do the same sprint in 2.3 seconds.

Besides that, the Plaid Model S also has a top speed of 200mph, which is about 322km/h. Needless to say, it’s a very fast car with equally fast acceleration. That’s not the only impressive thing about the Plaid; according to Tesla, this model has a range of up to a whopping 520 miles (around 835km).

To show just how fast the Plaid Model S is, Tesla put it through the Laguna Sega raceway, where it managed to complete a lap in only 1 minute and 30.3 seconds. Compared to the original run of the prototype Plaid – seen in the video above – it’s a six-second improvement.

Of course, all of these do not come cheap: the Plaid Model S retails from $139,990 in the US, which comes up to about RM580,000. Deliveries for the car, on the other hand, will only take place in late 2021 next year; quite some time away.

The Tesla Model S Plaid is without a doubt a very impressive electric car. It’ll be interesting to see if the company will offer the Plaid powertrain in its other models.

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