Dragy times for Plaid and LR

[AMGF]

That’s funny…I have a buddy that works at Lambo/Bentley in LA. I saw him a few weeks back and told him to drag anything he has off the floor and lets go run them. He laughed and asked what I was talking about. Another person mentioned my Plaid and he was like ohhhhh…yeah I rode in one, it’s insane.

And then he started to go on about how it doesn’t stop, the brakes suck and blah, blah, blah. Another buddy said, “yep, there it is…what you say when you need to sell high-end performance cars and the family sedan just killed everything at the dealer.“.

Just go in the comments section of Plaid videos of YouTube. When P100D was king, you would read stuff like, yeah but it’d get killed in the 1/2.
Now with the Plaid you start seeing stuff like the lack of sound (that’s a pretty common one) or one recently that made me laugh: it can’t corner… yeah like your boosted, nitrous, drag radial car with skinnies that gets beaten by the Plaid can corner. BTW the Plaid still pushes 1.05g on the skidpad.

Now the brakes? That’s hilarious. The car has the 0-100-0 record. Ok the brakes might not be the best, but they ain’t the worst.

The ICE crowd is getting desperate. Haters gonna hate and the Plaid dominates!

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Just go in the comments section of Plaid videos of YouTube. When P100D was king, you would read stuff like, yeah but it’d get killed in the 1/2.
Now with the Plaid you start seeing stuff like the lack of sound (that’s a pretty common one) or one recently that made me laugh: it can’t corner… yeah like your boosted, nitrous, drag radial car with skinnies that gets beaten by the Plaid can corner. BTW the Plaid still pushes 1.05g on the skidpad.

Now the brakes? That’s hilarious. The car has the 0-100-0 record. Ok the brakes might not be the best, but they ain’t the worst.

The ICE crowd is getting desperate. Haters gonna hate and the Plaid dominates!

LOVE IT!!! LOVE IT ALL!!!!!!

 

[SDRick]

Did not know about the 0-100-0 record or the 1.05g skid pad. Any sources on that? That's pretty awesome - like the rest of the car.

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Did not know about the 0-100-0 record or the 1.05g skid pad. Any sources on that? That's pretty awesome - like the rest of the car.

This:

Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*!

*Under very specific conditions dictated by Tesla, that is.

www.motortrend.com

 

[AMGF]

Did not know about the 0-100-0 record or the 1.05g skid pad. Any sources on that? That's pretty awesome - like the rest of the car.

Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*!

*Under very specific conditions dictated by Tesla, that is.

www.motortrend.com

The car that can do it all. Beat a Bugatti on the drag strip, hang with supercars in the corners, carry groceries from Costco, in total comfort and silence while returning 100+mpg and also being the safest car on the road.

*Edit: Of course 2021Plaid was gonna beat me posting the link.

 

[drdonger]

Almost 8s damn

I wonder if it could hit 8’s with lightweight 19” or 20” forged wheels

 

[SDRick]

This:

Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*!

*Under very specific conditions dictated by Tesla, that is.

www.motortrend.com

Great article, thanks!

 

[ICUDoc]

That Brooks video is priceless.
The silence from the salesmen on the way home speaks volumes!
They are delightful guys- obviously genuinely impressed

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Great article, thanks!

No problem!

 

[TwoK4drSi]

People are gunning for the record…literally. 9.08 now . Need some lightweight wheels to get into the 8s. @fiksegts you need to be the first.

 

[SarahsDad]

Looks like he used a ringer for a driver - a small woman. Might be a tough time to beat.

 

[TwoK4drSi]

Looks like he used a ringer for a driver - a small woman. Might be a tough time to beat.


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Read her Instagram…she drives a race car and her saying this car “hits” harder is nuts. Carbon anything on this car to get it down in weight will definitely be very appealing to owners. @UnpluggedP needs to make carbon doors, hood, and trunk soon. They already have the doors for the model 3.

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Cheat_c0de's official YT:

https://www.youtube.com/user/chad21582

 

[Richbot]

lol at the DA in STL right now and still running record-setting "almost-stock" times. On friday night it was like driving through a thin chicken broth - anything else would be 3-4 tenths off a PB

Light driver plus stripped interior/frunk/trunk junk + lightweight wheel/tire and brake rotors => 8.99. Dang.

 

[WilliamG]

Are there any lap times anywhere for the Plaid? Do we think it would beat the Taycan Turbo S around the Nurburgring? I recognize the car isn't available in Germany yet, but the lack of times on any USA tracks is driving me a bit crazy!

 

[TwoK4drSi]

Are there any lap times anywhere for the Plaid? Do we think it would beat the Taycan Turbo S around the Nurburgring? I recognize the car isn't available in Germany yet, but the lack of times on any USA tracks is driving me a bit crazy!

The Nurburgring is currently closed because of the flooding situation there. Hopefully @UnpluggedP sends their car there. It’s ready to be unleashed.

 

[WilliamG]

The Nurburgring is currently closed because of the flooding situation there. Hopefully @UnpluggedP sends their car there. It’s ready to be unleashed.

Not factory spec, though…

 

[EndlessPlaid]

Are there any lap times anywhere for the Plaid? Do we think it would beat the Taycan Turbo S around the Nurburgring? I recognize the car isn't available in Germany yet, but the lack of times on any USA tracks is driving me a bit crazy!

Back in 2019, the Model S Plaid prototypes ran hand-timed <7:20 second laps on the Nurburgring. Keep in mind that these prototypes likely were without the carbon-wrapped rotors, as in the first Laguna Seca lap time video, (and even second video), they were doing >6 second 60-130 times. So the production Plaid could very well do a rock bottom 7 minute time at the Nurburgring.
Article:

Tesla Model S Plaid Laps Ring In 7:13: Beats Taycan By 29 Seconds

The Tesla Model S Plaid reportedly lapped the Nurburgring in a time of just 7 minutes and 13 seconds. That's 29 seconds less than the Porsche Taycan time.

insideevs.com

 

[WilliamG]

Back in 2019, the Model S Plaid prototypes ran hand-timed <7:20 second laps on the Nurburgring. Keep in mind that these prototypes likely were without the carbon-wrapped rotors, as in the first Laguna Seca lap time video, (and even second video), they were doing >6 second 60-130 times. So the production Plaid could very well do a rock bottom 7 minute time at the Nurburgring.
Article:

Tesla Model S Plaid Laps Ring In 7:13: Beats Taycan By 29 Seconds

The Tesla Model S Plaid reportedly lapped the Nurburgring in a time of just 7 minutes and 13 seconds. That's 29 seconds less than the Porsche Taycan time.

insideevs.com

That's right. It's hard to extrapolate too much, though, in terms of what brakes/suspension were used here. Guess we'll have to be patient... And we'll have to wait for the 200mph unlock, something the Plaid can use on that long, ending straight.

 

[EndlessPlaid]

That's right. It's hard to extrapolate too much, though, in terms of what brakes/suspension were used here. Guess we'll have to be patient... And we'll have to wait for the 200mph unlock, something the Plaid can use on that long, ending straight.

Absolutely! And yes, the 163 mph limiter would severely limit the Plaid 'ring time.