A recent tweet from the official Twitter account of Jay Leno’s Garage, the retired comedian and car enthusiast’s reality TV show, shared images of Leno as he showed off his new Tesla Model S Plaid, most likely for a future episode. Leno was shown both inside and outside of the Model S Plaid with Tesla design […]
In a recently published video on YouTube, Unplugged Performance, showcased its “purpose built” Tesla Model S Plaid drifting at the Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado. Unplugged Performance is the leading brand in bespoke, premium upgrades for Tesla vehicles. The folks at Unplugged Performance have modified a Model S Plaid, named it ‘Dark Helmet’ after the […]
Tesla has started to roll out its 2021.12.4.3 software update, as detected by the Nikola for Tesla app. The 2021.12.4.3 software update appears to be for the Model S Plaid, as a recent owner shared earlier this month their vehicle came with 2021.12.4.3 and version 10.2 software (not the highly-anticipated version 11). Nikola found a […]
Randy Pobst and the Unplugged Performance team have reached Day 4 of their Pikes Peak Hill Climb experience with Tesla’s Model S Plaid. On Day 4, Pobst details how the team tested out Yokohama slicks on wet conditions to get a feel for the car, considering race day could result in unpredictable weather at times. […]
New Tesla Model S Plaid owner, Steven Thompson, recently took his new electric sedan to the drag strip. In a video shared on Wednesday, Thompson shows his Model S Plaid beating a Nissan GTR FBO E85 in a quarter-mile race. The Model S Plaid did the quarter-mile in 9.7 seconds at a speed of 148mph, […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially rated the Tesla Model S Plaid variant with larger and less efficient 21″ wheels for 348 miles on a single charge with an efficiency of 101 MPGe in highway and city driving combined — reports Electrek. The Model S Plaid directly succeeds Tesla’s 2021 refresh of the Model […]
Tesla shared a new video on Friday, called ‘Experiencing Plaid’. The video is a compilation of Model S Plaid test rides from its recent delivery event for the new electric sedan. “Pure joy on tap whenever you want,” explains Tesla. The Model S Plaid can do 0-60mph in under 2 seconds and is currently the […]
According to a recent Reddit post, Tesla’s new Model S Plaid also adds a couple of infrared LEDs inside the cabin, which many are suspecting may be used for future driver monitoring. The infrared LEDs can be found right above the rear-view mirror inside the cabin, hidden behind a plastic cover. The infrared LEDs were spotted in […]
Tesla Raj attended the company’s Model S Plaid event, uncovering a bunch of tidbits about the new electric sedan. In a new 40-minute video, Raj shares a review of the Tesla Model S Plaid, owned by Logan from the Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley club. In the video, Raj goes over the Model S Plaid […]
Tesla has shared a new video called ‘Model S Plaid Deliveries Begin’. The new video highlights the beginning of the Model S to where it is today, with the new Model S Plaid. Spanning just over one minute long, the video shows off the Model S Plaid’s incredible performance, able to go from 0-60mph in […]
New Tesla Model S Plaid owner, @EmmetPeppers, has shared some daytime acceleration videos of his new electric sedan. While Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event showed off various acceleration demos at night time, we finally get to see a 0-60mph (and actually 0-90mph) during the day. Here are some more pic.twitter.com/MQozUWSvaK — Emmet Peppers (@EmmetPeppers) […]
A Tesla Model S Plaid owner who received their vehicle at Tesla’s delivery event on Thursday, June 10, at the Fremont factory in California, recently shared an entire gallery’s worth of hands-on pictures of the electric vehicle (EV) to his SmugMug. The gallery includes images of both the individual’s new Model S Plaid, and pictures […]
According to a tweet from Unplugged Performance (@UnpluggedTesla), the leading brand in bespoke, premium upgrades for Tesla vehicles has “purpose built” a Tesla Model S Plaid to feature as a race car at the Hypercar Invitational, currently underway at the Laguna Seca raceway in California. UP has gone Plaid! Welcome to our purpose built Tesla Model […]
Tesla has brought a plethora of changes and innovations with its newest offering, the Model S Plaid. According to a recent Reddit thread, one of these changes has to do with how drivers shift gears. With the Tesla Model S Plaid lacking gear stalks, and instead relying on touch controls or automatic gear selection by […]
Reddit user “melancholicricebowl” recently shared all the free “swag” they got as a guest at Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event in Fremont, California. The user’s haul consisted of a custom Plaid-themed face mask, which another Reddit user on the same thread explained were being given out to attendees during entry, a pass from the event, […]
