The 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package reached a top speed of almost 180 mph during its record 'Ring run.
Video published by Tesla over the weekend shows a 2023 Model S Plaid Track Package completing a lap of the full 12.9-mile Nordschleife in 7:25.231, smashing the previous record of 7:33.35 set by alast August. The video shows the Tesla reaching a top speed of 289 kph during the run.
The Tesla's time is also one of the fastest for any production vehicle with four doors. The Model S Plaid Track Package was only two seconds off the record, a time of 7:23 set by a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 S in 2020., which was a record for production EVs at the time. Notably, the latest run was achieved with a conventional round steering wheel while the previous time was set with Tesla's yoke-style steering wheel.
The Model S Plaid packs a hypercar-rivaling 1,020 hp generated by a three-motor powertrain. The Taycan Turbo S makes do withThe Track Package further enhances the Model S Plaid's performance via carbon-ceramic brake rotors measuring more than 16 inches at each corner, plus six-piston calipers up front and four-piston calipers at the rear.
Adding the Track Package costs $15,000 for the standard package and $20,000 with performance wheels and tires included, on top of the Model S Plaid's starting price of $109,880, including the $1,390 destination charge.to congratulate the team for the attempt which took place last Friday, referring to the team as the Tesla Plaid racing team.
The Model S Plaid Track Package may not hold the record for EVs for much longer. In addition to rumors of Porsche working on a new performance flagship in the Taycan range, Rimac was also recently spotted testing its
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