By now, we’re all aware of the Tesla Model S Plaid‘s blistering acceleration from a standstill. At 1.98 seconds to 60 mph (96 km/h), it’s one of the top 10 fastest accelerating production cars in the world, yet it’s not some mid-engined rarity that costs a million dollars, but rather an electric sedan that costs a tenth of that.
However, not everyone is aware of this car’s sustained acceleration potential, and AutoTopNL is here to demonstrate that with their latest video. In it, the Model S Plaid, which had some slight weight reduction done to it, completed the sprint from 100-200 km/h (62-124 mph) in just 3.99 seconds. For reference, when testing the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, AutoTopNL was only able to manage a time of 5.62 seconds. That means that a four-door electric family sedan bested this V12-powered exotic by over 1.5 seconds.
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But before you say that the weight savings were the main culprit behind this Tesla‘s stellar performance, it’s worth noting that it’s not a completely stripped out vehicle. Other than the rear seats, the rest of the car appears to be fully intact. Regardless, even if they had managed to shave a full 1,000 lb (454 kg) off the car, it would still weigh 400 lb (181 kg) more than the Lamborghini.
Going back to its performance, the Model S also posted a supercar-rivaling 9.23-second quarter mile time, as well as a top speed of 328 km/h (204 mph). All of this is made more impressive by the fact that it was done on regular roads out in the real world rather than on prepped surfaces in carefully controlled conditions. If there’s one thing on our minds, though, it’s how much charge was left in the battery after all these tests.