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Model x is built for efficiency, with standard allwheel drive, best in class. Tesla model s p85d vs mercedesbenz e63s amg drag racing 14 mile streetcardrags. The rearwheel drive mclaren 650s spider is powered by a twinturbo 3. Sure enough, video of a p85d drag racing a ferrari has already appeared on the clearinghouse for questionable stunts that is the internet. The 2015 tesla model s p90d was recognized by car and driver on its top 10 quickest cars of the decade list. Normally yes, but this model s is the p85d, which has 682bhp 687lb ft.

Car and driver tested both vehicles with the following. Yes, there are still cars that can beat the tesla model s p85d in a. Watch tesla model s drag race model 3 performance, model x p100d 2020 tesla model s performance vs 2014 model s p85d the model s. After cutting its teeth with its roadster, a pure sports car built on the exceptional chassis of the lotus elise, tesla motors got down to serious business by launching its big model s sedan in 2012. Tesla claims the model s p85d can run up to 491km on a fill, but buyers can increase that range by six per cent to about 520km by opting for the p90d model. This 691hp batteryelectric vehicle is for the impatient, the toe tappers, and the watch checkers. That s what led car and driver to test a 2015 tesla model s p85d luxury electric sedan for 36,000 miles of highly varied usage, much of the time around its home base in a suburb of detroit. Tesla model s p85d obliterates ferrari in drag race video. Tesla has bolted in a huge 464bhp motor for the car s back wheels on top of the already brisk 218bhp front to create a. The internet nearly broke with the prohellcat, antihellcat commentssection battles that ensued.

Watch this gutted tesla p100d set a quartermile model s. Read what happened during our 40000mile torture test of teslas model s, our firstever longterm ev. This video reminds us that the tesla model s is an awful. Watch teslas herculean 691hp model s p85d obliterate a ferrari in a spontaneous street race. Tesla p85d ludicrous in 3 wide supercar drag race video. Theres been some practicin video a few months ago, a video showing the 707hp dodge challenger srt hellcat being spanked by the allelectric tesla model s p85d at the drag strip came out. Tesla model s p85d sets 14 mile world record while challenger hellcat goes up in smoke drag racing. Funny thing is, a tesla driver has never missed a gear shift. Tesla drivers who used to drag porsche turbos can once again exploit their explosive acceleration, but only thanks to a model s owner in mesa, arizona.

Tesla claims that the p85d is capable of reaching 60 mph in 3. Stock 2015 tesla model s p85d 14 mile drag racing trap speed 060 more info. Learn more about price, engine type, mpg, and complete safety and warranty information. Equally interesting will be the price of the model x which has to cost 20% more than a model s. Audi rs 7 im vergleich in autozeitung and download the pdf. With dual electric motors and a 0100kmh time of just 3. Of course the dodge challenger srt hellcat driver who lost a drag race to an all electric tesla came back for a rematch. The tesla model s was the 20 world green car of the year, 20 motor trend car of the year, automobile magazine s 20 car of the year, time magazine s best 25 inventions of the year 2012, and consumer reports topscoring car in road testing. Tesla p85d destroys dodge challenger hellcat on dragstrip. Tesla s allelectric powertrain delivers unparalleled performance in all weather conditions with dual motor allwheel drive, adaptive air suspension and ludicrous acceleration.

Extended warranty, car loans, car insurance and lemon laws for your tesla model s p85d next prev. The tesla model s p85d is the electric car equivalent of a sleeper hotrod. Ludicrous dragstrip faceoff video originally my p85d was turning quartermile times from a beginning 12. So i raced my new tesla model s p85d against my lamborghini aventador.

On april 21, 2015, a tesla model s p85d rolled off a transporter in front of car and driver. Stock 2015 tesla model s p85d 14 mile trap speeds 060. Conventional allwheel drive cars employ complex mechanical linkages to distribute. Car and driver gathered five slippery cars to study their drag and lift properties at a wind tunnel whose name and location. What s faster in a drag race, a tesla model s or a caterham 620r. This video reminds us that the tesla model s is an. Tesla model s ranked in car and drivers top 10 quickest. While his learning curve was a bit steeper, we both agreed that. Tesla model s p85d sets 14 mile world record vs hellcat. Both teslas held their own, and confirmed their reported performance times. We didnt set out to dangle the competition under tesla s nose.

I respect what tesla is doing and hope they are successful. Ranked as the eighth fastest car of the 2010 s by the popular automotive. Having been in the drivers seat of a p85d, i can attest to the fact that. Tesla model s p85d sets 14 mile world record vs hellcat discussion in model s started by fiksegts, jan 18, 2015.

Last month, a tesla model s p85d electric car stormed silently to a dragrace victory over a 2015 dodge challenger srt hellcat, and became the talk of the internet. Yes, there are still cars that can beat the tesla model s p85d in a drag. In fact, i hope bevs in general continue to evolve into great cars. Hellcat driver who lost drag race to tesla p85d ready for.

P85d lost tesla model s p85d races c7 corvette stingray. Dual motor allwheel drive, adaptive air suspension and ludicrous acceleration. This video reminds us that the tesla model s is an awful track car car and driver s p85d model s could barely get through one lap at virginia international raceway. Hes been practicing his dragrace launcheshe muffed it in the race captured on videoand fitted his challenger. Model s sets an industry standard for performance and safety. It s greener than a prius, faster than a lotus exige s roadster, carries more than a range rover, and has better acceleration than most suborbital spacecraft. Equally interesting will be the price of the model x which has to cost 20% more than a model s to produce. I got a chance to drag race a 691hp tesla model s p85d against a ferrari and a lamborghini today, and this is what it felt like. Watch this gutted tesla p100d set a quartermile model s world record. Watch brooks weisblat s tesla take on a ferrari f12 down the drag strip.

My first priority was not getting a false start since it was about 20 years since the last time i was at the drag strip. From a stop, the onespeed p85d has all of its 686 poundfeet of thrust at the ready. Tesla s model s p85d acts like a car built on the mantra waiting is for suckers. Tesla s top of line model s p85d is a 691 hp all wheel drive luxury rocket ship that can go 060 in 3. High praise from one of the world s leading automotive magazines. Even the fourwheel drive version of benz s executive express manages the milestone in 3. The model s dual motor is claimed to top 100kmh in 3. On a lap around the autozeitung test track to test handling, the rs7 took 1. Built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, the body, chassis, restraints and.

Model s is built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, with highstrength. The sound, the feel, and the smell of an ic is in my veins. While we all wait for the model x and model iii, the model s continues to be tesla s sole product. Ever since the tesla model s p85d hit the streets, its been a youtube sensation. However, i have no interest in an electric car myself. Online editor alex stoklosa claims the longest trip to date, traveling 1600 miles roundtrip between ann arbor, michigan, and alton, virginia. Tesla model s p85d vs mercedesbenz e63s amg drag racing 1. Electric car thrashes 707hp hemi video the hellcat driver apparently took that defeat to heart. After eight uncontested years, tesla s model s finally has a rival in the 2020 porsche taycan. Watch tesla model s p100d challenge mclaren 720s in drag race. The latest tesla model s is not so much a car as a message from elon musk s future mars colony that your current vehicle is rubbish.

On april 21, 2015, a tesla model s p85d rolled off a transporter in front of car and driver headquarters, its cherryred paint spattered with mud as if it had come from its fremont, california, assembly plant by way of the oregon trail. You will have to pry the keys to my ic car from my cold dead hands. Gearheads couldnt help lining up elon musks 691hp, insane modeequipped supersedan against every fast machine they could findincluding a ferrari f12 and a challenger hellcat whose driver. Tesla model s p85d specs, price, photos, offers and incentives.