The Tesla Model S in P100D guise has been claimed to be the quickest accelerating production car currently on sale, with its 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time of 2.5 seconds – back in August. Now, the P100D appears to have gone one better yet again, this time in the hands of Motor Trend, who managed to attain a 0-96 km/h acceleration time of 2.28 seconds on a drag strip.
The website does state, though, that the P100D does not hold its top spot for a long duration, as higher speeds hand the accelerative advantage to horsepower over instant torque, as offered by the Tesla’s electric motors. The Ferrari LaFerrari attains 70 mph (112 km/h) ahead of the P100D, while the other two of the famed hypercar trio, the Porsche 918 Spyder and the McLaren P1, beat the P100D to 80 mph (128 km/h).
A detailed sequence is required to ensure that the P100D is optimally set up for the best possible acceleration run. Firstly, the latest firmware is required – v8.0 release 2.52.22, then in the Acceleration section under the Settings menu, the “Ludicrous” button is to be held for five seconds.
It will then prompt the user, asking “are you sure?”, and an affirmative response will condition the battery and motor with slightly raised temperature for the former, and air-conditioned cooling for the latter. Once launch control is initiated and the throttle pedal is depressed, the P100D will be on its (very hurried) way.
By Motor Trend‘s figures, the P100D in Ludicrous mode attains 48 km/h in 0.87 seconds, followed by the Porsche 911 Turbo S with 0.92 seconds and the Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV with 0.99 seconds. In the classic American quarter-mile standard, the P100D crosses the line after 10.5 seconds, as does the aforementioned Porsche, though by then the Turbo S is going 10.9 km/h faster than the Tesla’s 200 km/h.
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Tesla’s are fast because they have to make up for the time spent recharging… Over 1 hour to recharge to 100% and that is with the Supercharger. That goes up to almost 10 hours with a standard 240v outlet.
Whilst the whole world is moving forward to EV and hybrid, our two Perodua and Proton still syiok sendiri with their outdated technology.
Here in Malaysia, we are at a stage where we have to even fight for basic safety features like ABS and VSC in our vehicles, whatmore asking for electric and hybrid.
basic safety features no use when Malaysians don’t appreciate it.
“Basic safety features no use when malaysians don’t appreciate it” if you extrapolate that logic, you might as well say you don’t need the Freedom of Speech at all because you don’t exercise it on a routine basis. Who would have thought one day, maybe just that moment you need it but it’s just not there. Like turning on your bidet but there’s no water and when you turned over to get some toilet paper but it’s not there. Meant to be taken metaphorically in case you cannot fathom what I said.
Can build charger for 12 stories flat?
I was in the middle of nowhere in Japan (Takayama) and they had EV200 charging ports in villages!. I guess, when your currency is strong your buying power is also strong, the price of goods in relation to income increases and thus, most people can buy it on their own. No doubt some form of government initiative is needed. Btw, they sell solar panels in electronic stores, who would’ve thought.
Wow. who would think that a Tesla EV can run like a hypercar 10 years ago !
This Tesla P100D not only can run but it makes many sportscar looks like turtle running when it sets new record for fastest 0-96 km/h time of 2.5 seconds.
The Best part is it achieved the speed without noise pollution & is environment friendly. Now that is what I called progress. Bravo 2 Tesla.
Beats noisy Wira Turbo any day
But can it do the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs????