Late last night, Elon Musk confirmed via Twitter that the Tesla Model S Plaid had set a new Nurburgring lap record for a production electric car that has been completely unmodified from the factory.
With a final time of 7 minutes 30,909 seconds, the Tesla Model S Plaid utilises a new tri-motor setup that produces 761 kW and 1 424 N.m of torque. With this setup, the American electric car set a time that is 11,431 seconds faster than the Porsche Taycan Turbo. The flagship Turbo S model is yet to be piloted around the ring by the German manufacturer.
Tesla Model S Plaid just set official world speed record for a production electric car at Nurburgring. Completely unmodified, directly from factory. pic.twitter.com/AaiFtfW5Ht
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 9, 2021
Musk states that the next run will be completed by a Tesla Model S Plaid with aero surfaces, carbon brakes and track tyres.
Next will be modified Plaid with added aero surfaces, carbon brakes & track tires (all things that can be done without Tesla being in the loop)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 9, 2021
While the fastest production EV on the Nurburgring, the Tesla Model S Plaid isn’t necessarily the fastest sedan, with the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 still holding that title with a time of 7 minutes 23,164 seconds. The Mercedes-AMG GT 63S claimed a time of 7 minutes 23,009 seconds but this was timed independently.
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