The Tesla Model S Plaid is one of the most impressive performance cars currently on the market and after the carmaker’s recent decision to finally unlock its long-touted 200 mph (320 km/h) top speed, the crew over at AutoTopNL had to put it to the test along the Nurburgring.
As you probably already know, the Model S Plaid is driven by not one, not two, but three electric motors that combine to deliver 1,020 hp and 1,050 lb-ft (1,423 Nm) of torque. It has all-wheel drive and with the Cheetah launch mode engaged, can rocket to 60 mph (96 km/h) in as little as 1.99 seconds, a truly mind-bending figure for a relatively luxurious four-door sedan with five seats.
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However, what’s perhaps most impressive about the Model S Plaid is that its acceleration doesn’t start to taper off once you exceed three figures. As this video shows, it picks up speed at a truly incredible rate, even as it passes 100 km/h (62 mph), 200 km/h (124 mph), and 300 km/h (186 mph).
In its test of the car, AutoTopNL recorded a 0-100 km/h time of 2.56 seconds. The car then surged from 100 km/h to 200 km/h in just 4.27 seconds before completing the quarter-mile in 9.62 seconds. The sprint from 200 km/h to 300 km/h took a mere 9.38 seconds and the Model S Plaid topped out at a GPS-verified 324 km/h (201 mph). This means the car was able to launch from a standstill to 300 km/h in 16.21 seconds on an unprepped surface. To put that time into perspective, Mercedes-AMG claims that the F1-powered One hybrid can hit 300 km/h from zero in 15.6 seconds.