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Tesla Model S Plaid sets the production EV 'Ring record at 7:35.579:
Tesla's new tri-motor technological terror -- the Model S Plaid -- finally got its day at Germany's famed and feared Nurburgring Nordschleife. It managed to set the official production electric vehicle record while it was there -- even with that goofy steering yoke.
Elon Musk announced the record on his Twitter account on Thursday, and while the sheet of paper he posted shows two times, the official time that Nurburgring officials count is the slower of the two at 7:35.579, rather than 7:30.909.
Tesla posted a video of the run on Friday, and the Nurburgring posted the same video, but with onscreen telemetry. While neither of them looks (or sounds) very fast, that's kind of the reality of modern cars, especially modern electric cars.
Watch it on YouTube
(I count myself fortunate to have driven a lap around the Grand Prix section of the Nürburgring in September 1997 when I was working on a project for FIA. Fun times! --martyb).
(Score: 2) by corey on Monday September 13 2021, @12:26PM (1 child)
I watched about half and I’m almost sweating. I saw the speedo at 283km/h at one point. Insane.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 13 2021, @11:54PM
Now watch the ID.R lap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rg_weJhssM [youtube.com] and then the Porsche 919 Evo(the 919 LMP1-H car taken as far as it can without needing to redesign the chassis, suspension, power unit etc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmSUHhP3ug [youtube.com]
I think the Tesla could shave off a couple of seconds by programming more for acceleration while sacrificing top speed, that's basically how the hybrids and full electrics produce their best lap times, especially on twisty tracks like the Nordschleife.