Blog Tesla’s 200 MPH Four-Door Sedan Makes Debut

The Tesla Model S Plaid, the most powerful Tesla ever built, was debuted Thursday at a flashy event at the company’s test track near its Fremont factory.

Tesla revealed the Model S Plaid has a range of 405 miles per charge, considerably more than the 390 miles originally announced. It will also have a Supercharging speed to 187 miles of range in 15 minutes. Chief Executive Elon Musk said the vehicle will feature the company’s most advanced battery technology to date.

One of the most jaw-dropping figures of the Model S Plaid is acceleration. The car will travel from 0-60 mph in under two seconds. With a single-speed transmission, the car will speed to more than 200 mph.

Another interesting feature is a unique yoke steering wheel, a sort of half-circle butterfly design. The wheel features scroll wheels that enable the driver to control other functions.  Musk also introduced a new heat pump which offers a 30% improvement in cold-weather range. The system also enables the Model S Plaid to run at peak power for extended periods of time.

The Model S Plaid will also have distinct badging. Pre-production Model S Plaid vehicles have been spotted with a badge that says “PLAID,” however the vehicles displayed Thursday feature a graphical badge.

Musk called the car’s engineering “practically alien.”

 

[Amleagon]

The regular model S is better better milage and less expensive.

 

[XLR82XS]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.

 

[WhiteWi]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.
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We are very happy for you. Bye bye

 

[designrs]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.
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I’ve had some time to play with the Taycan. It is impressive. Good luck!

 

[ThomasD]

How long to full charge

 

[T3SLAROD]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.
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Nice!

 

[jboy210]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.
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Congrats. My neighbor has a Taycan S Turbo, He likes it, but I hardly ever see him drive it. It sure is pretty, those yellow brake calipers really stand out.

 

[john5520]

Damn. The beast has arrived!! I can't wait for the videos of this murdering every other production car on the streets.
Taycan what?

 

[Cherry Bomb]

Not saying Elon, Tesla, etc don’t have build quality issues buuut, let us know when you take your Tycan cross country. Would love to see the quality of that experience also!

 

[DJVoorhees]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.

If you want to see poor service, try getting tesla solar. I expected it to be a little messed up after seeing what it took to get my Model 3 fixed under warranty, but Solar makes auto look like a well oiled machine.

 

[Boeingpilot]

The regular model S is better better milage and less expensive.

but will it charge as fast?

 

[Boeingpilot]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.
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Great car, but it's the charging network that keeps me with my Tesla. If EA ever gets their act together, I'll consider one

 

[joer00]

Sold my Tesla. For less money just bought a Taycan and not looking back. Tired of Tesla build quality and poor service.
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Less money? So I guess you bought the cheapest taycan who has the acceleration if a 39k tesla model 3.

 

[DJVoorhees]

The regular model S is better better milage and less expensive.

People who buy the taycan arent interested in a regular Model S, the taycan is a rocket ship.

 

[mark95476]

He's going to be sorry about those carbon ceramic rotors.

Congrats. My neighbor has a Taycan S Turbo, He likes it, but I hardly ever see him drive it. It sure is pretty, those yellow brake calipers really stand out.

 

[mark95476]

No "real" Porsche have four doors. Those are vanity cars for non-drivers that don't care about performance. These four door models pay the bills for designing and developing the cars Porsche and their enthusiasts care about.

Damn. The beast has arrived!! I can't wait for the videos of this murdering every other production car on the streets.
Taycan what?

 

[X.l.r.8]

You mean the vanity cars that saved the company, or are you talking about the classic 924? You could say the exact same thing about Tesla depending on if you owned a Cayenne, Roadster, model 3 or a 993.

 

[john5520]

I knew the Taycan was going to lose, but not this badly.