2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring
Quick Specs
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The 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring edition can reach top speeds of 200 mph (or 321 kmph)
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The 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring has a whooping 1,020 horsepower available.
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The 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring can achieve an estimated 396 miles on a full charge.
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The 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring can go from 0 to 60 in an astonishing 1.99 seconds.
World Record Setting EV
Named for the Nürburg Castle it encircles, the Nürburgring is widely considered the world’s most demanding race circuit and serves as the industry's proving ground for many high-performance vehicles. The circuit’s Nordschleife, or “North Loop,” stretches nearly 13 miles and consists of over 70 turns and a 1,000-foot difference in elevation. The average test run consists of one continuous lap around the Nordschleife track that showcases the limits of a vehicle’s performance.
Tesla first used the track for testing in 2019 with a prototype “Plaid” car that was developed in just a few weeks by an engineering pit crew designing, developing, and testing around the clock. In 2021 Tesla returned to the Nürburgring with this unmodified production Model S Plaid, featuring the production Plaid powertrain. The highest performance powertrain available for Tesla vehicles, its innovative design incorporated the first carbon-sleeved rotors used in a series-production EV, which help the motors produce peak power all the way to the vehicles’ top speed of 200 mph. This car completed its Nürburgring test lap with a time of 7:35.579 minutes and an average speed of 103 mph, setting a world record for fastest production EV lap
This vehicle was featured in ‘Inside Tesla’ Exhibit
2021 Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring Gallery
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