Tesla’s Model S Plaid is the first production car to complete a quarter mile in under nine seconds.
Christine Dodworth (American racecar driver) drove the vehicle to 125.10 mph during the trip. She finished the Maryland International Raceway run in 8.944 seconds.
Model S was stock. This meant it arrived straight from the manufacturer without modifications.
Also, the record puts the Tesla at the second fastest all-electric car in the world after the $2 million 2021 Rimac Nevera. This vehicle used four electric motors and ran an 8.6-miler and 8.7-quarter-mile earlier in this year.
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Tesla’s Model S Plaid is the first production car to complete a quarter mile in under nine seconds
Dodworth was seen driving a Model S Plaid in black.
As first reported by Electreck, the vehicle starts its engines and accelerates down a straight line.
‘For Tesla in entire world in the 8s, Christine Dodworth,’ George Dodworth, Christine’s husband, can be heard saying excitingly behind the starting line.
Tesla found Elon Musk has said the Model S Plaid is capable of completing a quarter mile in just 9.23 seconds, but Dodworth’s record shows it can make the run in less time.
Christine Dodworth, an American racecar driver, drove the vehicle to 125.10 mph during the trip. The car finished the Maryland International Raceway run in 8.944 seconds
This record places Tesla second in all-electric vehicles’ speed, behind the Rimac Nevera ($2 million)
George shared the video to his Instagram of the vehicle’s achievement, with a post that reads: ‘We’ve been ready to make the attempt for a few months but between work and weather it was not possible. Elon! Do we have your attention yet?’
Musk, along with Tesla’s lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen, introduced the near $130,000 car earlier in June, proudly sharing it goes zero to 60 in under two seconds.
The new nine-year-old luxury sedan was shipped on June 11.
According to company websites, the Model S Plaid tri-motor has a 390 mile range and a maximum speed of 200 mph. It also boasts 1,020 horsepower.
Also, the Model S was a stock vehicle, which meant it arrived straight from the factory with no modifications. The passenger seat had been removed in order to decrease its weight. The time card is shown in the picture.
Musk stated that this dual-motor configuration can drive 412 miles per charge. He also claimed it can travel 187 miles for a mere 15-minute charge.
Plaid refers Musk’s love for the movie, “Spaceballs,” updating his Model S in the past with “ludicrous pace”, a nod at the 1987 Mel Brooks comedy.
Musk revealed another speed record set by the Model S Plaid in September.
The car completed a full lap on Germany’s 13-mile-long Nürburgring Nordschleife track in seven minutes and 35.579 seconds.
This time beats the record of 7 minutes 42 seconds set by a Porsche Taycan Turbo back in 2019.