{"id":1633,"date":"2021-09-14T12:53:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:53:20","slug":"see-it-tesla-model-s-plaid-claims-electric-car-lap-record-at-benchmark-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"See it: Tesla Model S Plaid claims electric car lap record at benchmark track"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tesla Model S Plaid debuts<\/h4>\n

Tesla claims the Model S Plaid is the world’s quickest car and that the $129,990 sedan can accelerate to 60 mph in less than two seconds. <\/p>\n

The Tesla Model S Plaid has taken the Porsche Taycan Turbo’s electric car lap record at Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife race track.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk posted a timeslip on Twitter Thursday night indicating the car lapped the nearly 13-mile-long circuit in 7:30.90, beating the Taycan by over 11 seconds.<\/p>\n

Automakers often use the twisty, rough track for development and as a benchmark for performance against competitors. Official data confirming the time hasn’t been shared, but Tesla has shared an uncut in-car video of the lap on its YouTube channel as proof.<\/p>\n

Musk said the tri-motor 1,020 horsepower sedan was entirely unmodified and direct from the factory, suggesting it was equipped with the stock tires available to customers and not a super-sticky set of high performance rubber. The Taycan is rated at just 616 hp, while a Turbo S model that has not yet put in a time at the track can generate up to 750 hp in short bursts.\\<\/p>\n

The car also featured Tesla’s controversial yoke-style steering wheel, which had an auxiliary racing display mounted behind it for the attempt.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, two cellphones can be seen sitting securely in the charging pad at the front of the center console despite the high G-forces they are subjected to.<\/p>\n

The Tesla’s time is also third on the list of four-doors at the track, trailing only the Jaguar XE Project 8 and Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S, which have both set times in the 7:23-second range.<\/p>\n

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Musk said the Model S Plaid would return with custom aerodynamic, brake and tire updates to try an even faster time in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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