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 […]
There’s no doubt that the Tesla Model S Plaid is fast, as seen in a number of acceleration videos shared on the internet in recent weeks, but a new update has the electric sedan listed as the fastest production car by acceleration. The Tesla Model S Plaid is now on Wikipedia’s list of the fastest […]
After posting impressive speeds with its first independent road test, the Tesla Model S Plaid is also making waves with the average user, as shown in a new video of the electric sedan. A video shared by Emmet Peppers on Wednesday shows the power of a Tesla Model S Plaid in a 1/4-mile drag race, […]
Tesla’s highly-anticipated Model S Plaid was released at a delivery event last week, and auto fans across the internet are sharing their experiences with the speedy electric sedan. On Wednesday, San Francisco-based automotive journalist Jason Cammisa shared photos of the Tesla Model S Plaid on Instagram, including a clip of a 2.14-second acceleration launch from […]
There’s no denying that Tesla’s recently-released Model S Plaid is an incredible car, but in light of recent criticisms about the company’s marketing and communication over the electric sedan, a new report emphasizes a similar trend. On Thursday, Motortrend reported on its first test of Tesla’s Model S Plaid, conducted at Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, […]
Unplugged Performance continues to share footage of its modified Tesla Model S Plaid at Laguna Seca Raceway in Salinas, California. The latest clip shows the Model S Plaid passing some supercars, such as a McLaren Senna, McLaren P1 and Porsche 991 GT3 RS. “@Tesla [Plaid] alien technology was unleashed upon McLaren Senna, McLaren P1 and Porsche […]
After the unveiling of Tesla’s graphic Plaid badge, a new picture seemingly confirms the special graphic logo was reserved for those who attended the company’s Model S Plaid delivery event, while a separate Plaid badge has been revealed and is set to ship to other customers. On Monday, MilMileBattery shared a photo of a truckload […]
Tesla’s Model S Plaid was officially released to customers last week at a delivery event at the company’s Fremont, California factory. In a new video shared on Monday by YouTube channel OCDetailing, the host, Joe, takes a Tesla Model S Plaid for a quick spin to the shop’s other location, talking through the elements of […]
In a post from u/xdert on Reddit on Monday, the user says they thought Tesla’s communication surrounding the Model S Plaid has been “extremely dishonest. The post, which was shared on the Tesla Motors subreddit, cited concerns about Tesla’s dishonesty relating to the company’s advertising of the Model S Plaid’s 0 to 60 speeds, the […]
Following the official release of Tesla’s Model S Plaid, Tesla fans are touting the vehicle’s capabilities, and some analysts are also emphasizing the accomplishment made by Tesla in bringing this electric vehicle (EV) to widescale production. According to Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch, the Tesla Model S Plaid is an “impressive feat,” adding that the vehicle […]
On Monday, we spotted Randy Pobst and the Unplugged Performance team racing its new Tesla Model S Plaid at the Laguna Seca raceway, and a new video shows the driver going very fast from inside the car. In new footage uploaded from Monday’s run, Unplugged Performance shared footage from inside Pobst’s Model S Plaid front […]
Tesla’s Model S Plaid Delivery Event was last week, and the electric luxury sedan has already been picked up by the Unplugged Performance team as it starts preparing for the 2021 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Randy Pobst and the Unplugged Performance team were spotting racing a Model S Plaid at the Laguna Seca Raceway […]
Tesla has had to delay the opening of its Gigafactory Berlin significantly, and a new update shows that the company may begin exporting Model Y units from Gigafactory Shanghai to catch up with Europe’s backlog of orders for the electric SUV. The Shanghai Gigafactory will begin exporting Tesla Model Y units to Europe in the […]
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 […]