{"id":12934,"date":"2021-11-04T09:03:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T13:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=12934"},"modified":"2021-11-04T09:03:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T13:03:52","slug":"speed-academy-tesla-models-plaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=12934","title":{"rendered":"Speed Academy Checks Out Tesla Model S Plaid To Find Weaknesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speed Academy<\/em>\u00a0recently checked out a 2021 Tesla Model S<\/a> Plaid<\/a> at a race track, but it’s not another review, rather it’s part of preparations to make the car better.<\/p>\n

According to the test drives around the track, the Plaid is considered the world’s greatest and most dangerous drag car at the same time.<\/p>\n

Drivers found multiple weaknesses and areas that should be improved to increase performance. That actually surprised Mountain Pass Performance, which expected that there will be little to do (it set a new N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife record for production EVs after all<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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“The 2021 Tesla Model S PLAID is one of the fastest cars on the planet with an incredible 0-60 time and crushes almost anything in a drag race (the Ferrari F430 stands no chance) but it’s also incredibly underbraked and has many weaknesses around a race track. We review and test drive it to find them all.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The thing that repeats as a weakness is brakes (we heard about them just a few days ago from Throttle House<\/em><\/a>). They are too weak for a car with such power (amazing acceleration) and weight. Another complaint is the yoke steering wheel.<\/p>\n

There is no track mode for the Plaid (at least not yet). In standard driving mode, there is a lot of stability control interventions, sometimes too much and you will not get much power in the corners. Mountain Pass Performance reports ton of understeer.<\/p>\n

The Tesla Model S Plaid noted a track time of 1:20:52, but it’s expected that at at least 5 seconds could be cut by changes. It will be interesting to see the version with new parts and probably new controls within a few months.<\/p>\n

Acceleration comparisons with the Ferrari F430 in the later part ended as expected… poor Ferrari.<\/p>\n

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