Tesla reckons 200mph is coming; a Taycan-toppling 175mph arrives first. Interested?
: the 1,020hp flagship is now capable of 175mph, instead of 163mph. So the promised 200mph remains elusive, but as is often the way with things Tesla promises, you can bet it's somewhere in the pipeline.
Still, 175mph remains significant, not least for an electric vehicle that's now 10 years old. And plenty of EVs are still sold with what look like fairly measly top speeds, however irrelevant they are to everyday driving on restricted motorways. The new headline speed means the Plaid is faster at the top end than any Porsche Taycan plus many of the petrol-powered German saloons; even with the 155mph/250kph speed limiters raised, it's often to 280kph - or 174mph.
Until that point, there's a new Track Mode as well as the top speed increase to keep Plaid buyers entertained. Like many a similar setting in combustion powered cars, Tesla's Track Mode ramps up the Model S to be as sharp on circuit as possible. Both the torque vectoring and regenerative braking are enhanced beyond standard, the suspension is dropped, and performance is boosted with a more aggressive map for the heat pump.
Which, if you're anything like us and can spell Pflanzgarten without looking it up, points to one thing - Tesla wants to beat its own Nurburgring record. It was only September that the 7:35.579 was set, but time moves fast in the world of EVs; given the 'ring records held by the domestic manufacturers in other categories, you can bet Audi, Porsche and Mercedes would love to snatch the zero-emission title away from Tesla.
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