How ridiculous is the Tesla Model S Plaid? The car is absolutely CRAZY!
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2021
- I finally get to drive and review the highly anticipated Tesla Model S Plaid edition. This car is absolutely ridiculous but would most certainly take some getting used to for a average car guy. Packing more than 1000 electrified horsepower, there is no denying that this is one of the fastest cars on the road. The performance numbers are truly stagering. Would you buy the Tesla Model S Plaid?
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My Plaid story....I've owned many cars over the years. Not super high end, but top performers. At the beginning of 2021 I had a 2015 Corvette Z06/Z07, a 2018 Dodge Charger Hellcat and a 2016 AMG GTS. Of those three the GTS was by far my favorite. I read what the Plaid was supposed to do so I put a deposit on it in April. I received the Plaid on July 3rd of this year and really didn't know what to expect. I remember getting into it (delivery was contactless so I had no one to show me how it worked or what to expect) my first thought was this car is BIG! I figured out how to drive it and was convinced it would feel heavy and unwieldy like an S-Class or big sedan. Got the car on the road and put it into Plaid mode....then I hit the acclerator....oh my god....words cannot describe the performance of this car. It also felt very nimble and connected to the road. I could push the accelerator down hard and it didn't even lose control. What sort of magic was this!? This made every car in my garage obsolete. I no longer found any pleasure in driving them. Sold the Z06 to Fletcher jones and the other 2 to Phillips auto in Newport. Turns out it was a great time to sell high performance ICE cars as I got top dollar for each. This car changed my feelings towards EVs, this is the closest I have been to flying a jet :)
1. Electric motors provide excellent traction control, because their speed can be changed quickly, at the same time, accurate feedback from the road allows a modern computer to accurately dose the engine speed. 2. The third motor (that is, two motors at the rear) allows you to select the torque on each wheel separately, which increases stability.
Can you do CZcams video ??
@@antoriunge2194 Definitely not as good as this guy's channel can!
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How much was it? What's your real world range like?
Haters are going to hate but the performance is undeniable
Ultimate family car and daily commuter imo
Can't agree more. I do not like everything in this car, except nice exterior design and performance.
Ultimate car period by all objective standards. Even at 150k the value is way beyond anything. Plus 5 year cost of ownership makes it actually far less
@@guyrelax The asking price is unfortunately too high for majority of people. The ICE cars with V8 will be relatively affordable, but not the Tesla. And even the cost of owning with the years is much better for Tesla (undoubtfully), but absolutely not trivial to pay for the purchase.
@@AK.__ no kidding 150k is too much for most people. has nothing to do with my comment
Great, unbiased thoughts. Your face says it all.
Much appreciated.. this car was literally a blast lol
This is just their five passenger family sedan. If you think this is fast, just wait until Tesla comes out with their performance car. That will be the Roadster. .
@@RacerX9 the only thing its not going to last and it will definitely not outlast an internal combustion engine so the Liberals and Democrats can shove that car where the sun don't shine
@@America1st69 Hello,
Outlast? Like, in range?
@@America1st69 Too early to know for sure how long Tesla cars will last, since the oldest models out there aren't even 10 years old - and there are only 3,000 of them. You can find plenty of case studies done on middle age models with 300k+ miles and very reasonable battery degradation - and that is with the older battery technology.
Mine is a 2019 and has an 8 year warranty on the battery against failure and excessive degradation. So, for me, if by the year 2027 I am only getting 225 miles on a full charge (down from the original 320 miles on a full charge), then the warranty applies. Tesla vehicles see the most degradation after their first year or 15k miles. Usually like 5-8% decrease based on what most owners report. After that, the degradation slows and results in additional 1-2% capacity loss each year after that.
Using the higher values (8%) of the above degradation, a brand new Model 3 with 350 miles of range would decrease to around 320 miles of range after the first year of average (12k-15k miles) driving. If the second year results in a 5% loss, that gets you down to 305 miles of range per charge after 2 years of average driving. If you lose 2% of your current range each year after that, in 8 more years (10 total), you are likely around the 250 mile mark, which puts you at around 30% loss of capacity over 10 years of average driving. Yeah, that is a lot of loss over 10 years - but it's a Li-ion battery, so it is kind of expected.
Your political leanings shouldn't really impact your acceptance of America companies advancing American technology and American cars while giving American people jobs within America... Don't be so un-American.
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My wife saw me intently watching this video and literally said “NO, seriously, NO more cars!” It’s like she could see the wheels turning in my head. Lol. Great video! Congrats on the 100k!
Haha thanks buddy.. yes dont drive this thing.. Trust me lol
Tell her you will do as you please with your money
when my wife said that, i'm thinking....i gotta have it....asap
@@Jay-xr3sb, seems you're trying to land @OCMotivator on tv... in Divorce Court 😁😂🤣
@@kelvikelv5322 lol, if spending your own money lands you in court then I'll pass on that kind of marriage
I wonder if you got the same feeling the guy got when he got off his horse and drove a motorized car for the first time and thought holy crap 5hp…..lol congrats on 100k
I think if it makes you smile, giggle, laugh and have fun it just might have a soul.
Soul of a Shaolin monk.
It can output different souls by activating the outside speaker i think
@@rnielvhinsieans.elpidama6935 downloadable exhaust notes from different automobile cars and or exhaust manufacturers ?
@@Phantompunisher its in the boombox then turn on driving sound you need to download some engine sound though
Electric soul
When you say "it brakes by itself," you're talking about regenerative braking, which conserves a ton of energy. They call it "one-pedal driving" in the Tesla community. But you can turn that off if you don't like it. As you point out, there's a thicket of settings available, so I don't blame you for missing this one. But yeah, it's actually adjustable... you can select _how much_ regenerative braking you want.
Can you in the S though? In the model Y you can’t adjust it. Either way though you can control it with your foot and coast if you do it right.
@@joecrabb4881 Adjustable regen-braking is standard on all Tesla vehicles.
@@taiwanjohn you can’t in the model Y, at least couldn’t in ours unless they added it in a update.
@@taiwanjohn They probably needed to get rid of the option to get a higher EPA range. I think if a feature can be disabled, it will be taken into account in the EPA calculation.
@@ymcpa73 I don't know. Tesla already has the best range, and they tend to add new features rather than take them away. If it was a safety issue, that would make sense. But people in the Tesla discussion forum say it's an essential safety feature for winter driving, to have the regen-braking be less aggressive. So that doesn't make sense either.
I'm baffled.
I've owned my Model S for a year. I still can't believe it. I've owned all the muscles (from Novas to Stangs) and even a Harley-so I know loud, big, etc... There is nothing, nothing, nothing like this. I wasn't prepared and even a year later I can't wait to drive. No one (except the Plaid) can keep up. And yet, it's great in the snow, hauls my hockey family, costs nothing to operate. The hype is real. Just try it. Wow.
Racing against a Tesla is a lose-lose situation:
You win: Congrats, you won against a stock 4 door family sedan
You lose: Congrats, you lost against a stock 4 door family sedan
😂😂truth
The Plaid has 3 motors, each motor is capable of 400hp (1200hp total) but Tesla restricted each motor to 340hp. tesla may release more horsepower through an OTA update at a later time. Brooks on Dragtime hit 2.3 seconds 0 to 60 with 4 people and in the rain. That is Alien Technology. The one pedal driving will allow the brake pads last about 200,000 miles under normal driving conditions.
Wasn't it 430hp each motor and yes it's battery restricted to just over 1000hp.
My understanding was that it is not restricted by Tesla but moreso power limited by the battery (max discharge from the batterypack is 1020 hp) but the rest of what you said I agree with.
@@carl6458 Tesla's Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen stated that the Plaid Model S is basically a Plaid Model S + and that it is restricted due to the max battery discharge so you are correct. Elon said the motors can output more horsepower if the rpm can be increased. Given Tesla history I am sure all of that was tested a year or so ago. Even with the 18650 batteries I am sure they can increase the horsepower with an OTA update if they wish to do so.
@@googadisbeotches9360 340 x 3 = 1020hp
@@extendedepicmusic5017 400 × 3 = 1200hp battery restricted to just over 1000hp czcams.com/video/S4KmRZ28hdw/video.html 12:55 mark to see where I got the information. Sorry...
Thank you for reviewing these EVs without bias. You are right that almost all the good folks that follow you seem to hate EVs. I love my hemi but this Tesla here is a beast! I’ll take it sans soul!
Same. About to dump an irrational amount of money into rebuilding my beloved Hemi 300; but I also want this Tesla…
Man what a sleeper! 1,000 HP and no waiting; incredible! It doesn't even look mean! You can humble Hellcats, C8s, Shelby's, even Ferraris and Lambos! One thing for sure, electric isn't a joke anymore!
An think the technology has a long way to go as its still pretty fresh tech. Not many gas cars will be sold in 10 years time.
Never was a joke. Ever since Tesla introduced the Model S, it was obvious it was the future. The previous EVs were just city cars with range too low for any long distance driving. After they hit over 200 miles of range, it became usable for long range drives. With 300+ range, it is good enough for the vast majority of people's use cases. From the very beginning, they had great acceleration. You had regular models going under 4 sec 0-60. Before you would need a serious sports car to get that.
Video from the DragTimes channel, Model S Plaid vs Chiron, SF90, 765LT, EVO, Taycan: czcams.com/video/zPGF5aObjW4/video.html
@@ymcpa73 It’s not just about the range, but also how fast they charge. You can add 187 miles of range in 15 minutes with Tesla’s Superchargers, so crossing America / Europe can be done basically as fast as in a gas car.
can't wait for the roadster :D
It used to be all about how fast your car is. Now, with EV's taking titles, it's all about exhaust note and driving "soul". Time to move on people.
Yeah, just another version of 1910 "I love the smell of horse shit in the morning"
Well you could argue that there is more of a market for "driver" cars. I imagine the BMW M i4 will obviously have nowhere near the straight line performance a Tesla has but it will dive just as good as the M3 and maybe they even have a purposeful detune of the electric motor similar to the Saleen Tesla that you actually get a lot of motor noise (which may be able to be turned off via button inside the cabin). Tbh a detuned/inefficient motor makes actually quite a lot of noise. czcams.com/video/mWdatUMNmTI/video.html 7:18
will you move on to a $124K car? Not me!
The reason why the car slows down as you let off the accelerator is because the electric motors are applying a braking Force and recapturing some of the energy and putting it back into the battery. It does not use your physical brakes at all until the last mile an hour or so to bring you to a full stop.
Just a PSA for the guys used to the old style of driving (namely coasting with the foot off the accelerator pedal), you can still do it on Teslas by simply activating the "creep mode" from the menu, obviously remember to account for the loss of range due to the missing regenerative braking.
Dam that's next level @!!
And you can adjust the level of recapture to your liking. After living with a Model 3 for several months, one-pedal driving is The Way! Totally awesome. And, you can set the adaptive cruise control on, say 85mph, and NEVER touch the brake until you come off the freeway, regardless of how heavy the traffic is.
It actually comes to a full stop using the regenerative braking. It will even hold you on some slight inclines without rolling.
@@billscheer4757 according to the manual when using hold mode it will apply the physical brakes once stopped so yes it does seem the Regen does slow down until you stop .
He said “gas peddle”. Hehe!
I was lucky enough to get a ride in one a few days ago. This car is no joke. Oh my gawwdd, it absolutely rips. I used to work at a Porsche dealership, so I have seen my fair share of quick cars, but this tesla easily, and I mean easily out accelerates them.
Torque is unbelievable
....and drove the second fastest lap on Laguna Seca (first a McLaren, third is a Porsche) all driven by Randy Pobst. That is quite an achievement as it is a very comfortable family sedan. The Roadster will be a different thing in that regard (track capability).....
P100D opened my eyes to the power of a Tesla, I owned a 4 second car and the difference down to 2.5 seconds is insane, 2.0 flat would be nuts.
@@nilsfrederking62 nope, that time was no Stock Plaid. Watch the pictures, you cant order that car that Randy Probst has driven from Tesla.
@@delusion2987 i dont think it is so impressive, the car has over 1000 HP.
Everybody forget that.
No ICE car have this power.
You also can't drive this thing 5 rounds in a row, with the same times.
The times degrees to much per round.
It is a drag car, no track car.
Think about the performance vs. maintenance costs. Everyone loves comparing it to the Chiron, no one googles to see how much a Bugatti oil change is though!
wtf...thats fucking insane
20 to 25k for an oil change?
Nice, especially compared to Tesla that doesn't even have oil 😎
Teslas do have oil for their motors. On the Model 3 anyway they have to be changed once every 300,000 miles. Given how long EVs last, that’s 1 - 3 times in the life of the car.
@@juliahello6673 wow, didn't know that
Anyway half a million kilometers is at least 15 years away for my Model 3, so I guess I have some time to save money for the oil change))
Why not compare it to something else? The 911 Turbo S Cabriolet will do the quarter in 10 seconds, the top comes off to get your Vitamin D, and it won't need all the batteries replaced in a few years.
As the car owner you never use the keycard it’s always connected to your phone and knows when you’re near or inside.
So you can not drive without mobile phone? Is it a joke?
@@AK.__ You can - with the keycard. If you want, you can also buy a physical key - but few do.
@@AK.__ welcome to the 21st century
@@i.m.2391 Oh, thank you, that's explains. So not everything lost and you can get into the car normally. Does it mean no old and good Remote Start to warm up both the cabin (in winter) and engine?
@@andreavenaa Someone replied that it not nesseccary. But basically, unless a total must and there is no other way, i wouldn't buy the car that depends on mobile phone.
The model s plaid really is a true bargain
It definitely is when it comes to performance
The new Model S has a cheaper version - the Long Range, it is absolutely the same in equipment, but has 2 engines, not 3. It drives a quarter of a mile in 10.8 seconds with a trap speed of 129 mph, accelerates 60-130 mph in 7.6 seconds: czcams.com/video/vRG6Dp6LyfE/video.html
It costs $90,000, a couple of weeks ago it was $80,000, because the demand for them is huge.
If you think that Tesla is overheating: The 2017 Model 3 with a starting price of $ 40,000 accelerates to 0-200 km / h 23 times without slowing down. I'm talking about the starting price, because the engine, inverters and cooling system are the same in different versions of the Model 3: czcams.com/video/YVaebcsHNFU/video.html
The old Model S was overheating because Tesla hadn't changed its architecture since 2012. The new Model S will be much better than the cheap Model 3, which will soon turn 4 years old.
And is cost almost nothing to drive the car. Just a little electricity and almost zero maintenance.
Boring and fast. Horrible bargain on an incredibly boring and quiet car. I recommend test driving one first, like I did.
@@raynardceaser6897 oh really
Walks softly carries a big stick and destroys everything on the street. Winning looks good.
The Tesla roadster will give you the “looks” you want.
I'm definitely keeping an eye out for that one
Yeah when its released in 2030
@@darrengarcia4937 optimist
@@darrengarcia4937 That is being over exaggerate. Once cybertruck and semi are in production, the roadster will start deliver to customer. So, around 2023 or 2024.
@@darrengarcia4937Answering a troll is not a reasonable thing, I will answer you so that others will read: the most difficult thing in the Roadster 2 is its electric drive, called "Plaid", which can be seen in the video under which you are now reading the comments. The roadster will be much lighter, and will be more powerful, because the power in the Model S Plaid is limited by the battery.
Congratulations on 100K RacerX
Thank You Miles
Congratulations man.
Well with no noise you can accelerate all you want without getting attention by the police lol
You are totally right. At night I drive it pretty fast around town and no one even looks up. If I did this in a Hellcat someone would call the police. If you really like acceleration then this car is the car to get. I call it "The Fast and the Courteous"
I own one. It's a bomb. Love it.
Yes its a rocket for sure
You should change your logo on your YT account to a yolk wheel
@@griffinl921 lol good idea.
@@Tothefloor With the light blue color to show you are on autopilot.
Reason why muscle car guys hate the tesla is they're tired of getting destroyed by A family car.
It's more than that. Elon is a nerd. Tesla is a California company. NORTHERN California...you know...near SAN FRANCISCO and NANCY PELOSI......
But even more than that....basically, this car makes everything they know as gearheads obsolete. Everything. Everything they've done is now wasted time. The respect they've gotten over the years, the reputation as "a Car Guy" is now in the toilet. None of it means anything. "Car Guys" don't have any purpose anymore. It's all, completely OVER for them.
Now imagine all the late weekend nights drinking beer with your buddies tuning and building onto your muscle car, spending insane amounts of $$$ for every bit of HP you can get.. You finally get it where you want it, you're making the monthly credit card payments, feeling good, it's loud, mean, sexy and then a from the factory family sedan absolutely smokes you beyond belief! Yeah, that's where it comes from! Lol
So refreshing to see the perspective of a person who's new to the EV world of the things that we all love and admire for so long in EVs.
The g forces from the acceleration literally look painful
It's a good pain though lol
Fr 😂
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I’m speechless I just watched SS 717 race a plaid and his Vette was beaten numerous times and his Vette is no slouch !!! , my hat is off to Tesla they knocked it out of the park . Like it or not these amazing electric cars are opening peoples eyes BIG TIME . What a MAGNIFICENT review Racer X . Cheers .
If you can handle plugging in a smart phone to charge, you can handle plugging in a car at home. The convenience is superb.
Except it charges about 3mph unless you can put in a quick charger.
@@johnv6806 You can jst charge it over night.
@@johnv6806 My friends who own Model 3s and charge at home have no issues at all. They have a 'full tank' every morning.
@@radfree9370 I looked into getting 1 but I drive around 80 miles a day. 30mile charge in 10 hours means it would always be plugged in.
@@johnv6806 a 220v dryer outlet will get you 25 miles/hrs charge. Tesla wall charger added will increase to 35-40.
The look of model S Tesla it’s perfect it’s even better that this car can smoke Lambos etc etc ,Lambos are like people that wear clothes with big brand letters Tesla it’s a discreet silent killer.
Imagine beating a 911 Turbo S by about 10 car lengths in the quarter mile for half the price and the wifey can drive it too.
Hey from South Carolina. Great vid. Congrats on 100k. That S Plaid is sick. I'm an old school kinda guy but that performance has to be recognized...
100k subscribers...congratulations bro...you're rolling like the tide over the Buckeyes 🐘🔥
Haha thank you my friend.. O.H.. 🤣
🤣...I.O
Your entire face turned red when you hit it. Priceless. Wow. Thanks for the video. “That was violent!” Classic. LLWAV!!
haha it definitely was violent.. you have to experience it
Tesla got my dude giggling like a school girl
Thing is brutal! Cant wait for them to arrive Q1 2022 here in Germany 🙌🏽 Greetings from Munich to the US
Greeting from Linz in Austria as well. :)
Greetings from the US man from Munich! I hope to make a pilgrimage to Brandenburg after picking up my cybertruck in Austin!!
Mehhhhh tesla is the worst quality. Go stick with Porsche
@@SAMMYJR00777 You can keep your boomer car E Z
@@SAMMYJR00777 Go watch Dragtimes video and then come back afterwards telling me you want the Turbo S for 200+k $. This thing looked like it was stuck in reverse vs. the Plaid 😂
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Love the content bro! Congratulations on 100,000 subs!
It's funny, I used to be a muscle car guy. Loved the sound of a flowmaster. I've now owned a Tesla for the last 3 years. Now when I pull up next to a loud car, all I can think is, what a waste of energy. It's funny how your perspective can change.
U just like fast electric soulless cheap electric car w horrible quality and handling lol so be it
@@SAMMYJR00777 wow, you totally nailed it. You must be a Rhodes Scholar....
Same was probably thought by P-51 pilots when they transitioned to the F-86 saber jet.
I have a dual-motor Model Y, and even without the $2k acceleration boost, its powerful enough to give me whiplash had I'd truncated the seat. With 255s all around, super-precise traction control and seamless regen, it hugs the road like no 'muscle car' I've ever been in. I can't even imagine the Plaid.
Amazing video! 👏 congrats on 100k subs!
Great review. The slowdown when taking your foot off the gas is called regen braking - recharges the battery and doesn't wear your break pads
Very entertaining video and congrats on the 100k subs. The looks on RXs were priceless. I absolutely can't wait to experience Plaid. Like having an amusement park in your garage! Well done!
Thank you Brad.. thats a good way to describe it lol
@@RacerX9
You don't need the sound of an engine when you have the sound of your passengers losing their ***t...... Every time!
Congrats on 100k you deserve it brother💯💪🙏👍
The change in the look on his face at 11:27… 😂😂
That’s what it’s All about. Love it.
The Plaid is certainly a very strange vehicle! It breaks everything we know about high performance cars. It's got the space and practicality of any other large sedan, the 'fuel economy' of a Kia, yet the performance a Bugatti. You can go run consistent 9.2 passes at the track, then your wife can go pick up the kids in it.
It's just... Something else entirely. What an insane vehicle. Love or hate Tesla, you have to appreciate them breaking the norm. :)
True they are breaking the norm, its great. But it just seems like a very boring car, how much can you service this car by yourself?
With all this elecronic it will visit the repair shop often since there is not much you can repair by yourself?
@@fredricknilsson7 Well it's the same with any modern car really, they're all highly computer-controlled and can't be serviced by you. :)
EV or not.
Think how many new Merc's are in the repair shop due to some electronics issue.
Performance Golf Cart. I know the tech is amazing, but as I get into my 50s, I am no longer enamored with technology and "progress". I'll take an old muscle car, or a new challenger/durango/mustang/Camaro/Truck any day of the week. But great video- enjoy your enthusiasm.
Thank you Jeff
I miss the good ole days when I changed points, plugs, and condenser, set the timing, drained oil & changed filter, and adjusted valve lash on Saturday. No, not really. I'd rather be doing something else.
Very honest review of the EV Tesla Plaid. It’s incredible technology and we are headed in that direction. My heart mind and soul has to have Noise, Tire smoke,& Oil 🤪. Still I have to respect the direction we are headed and the Performance is outstanding! Great review once again & appreciate the insite on the Tesla Plaid.🔌🔋🤷🏼♂️🤪
I fully agree, I am reading these comments and I keep reading "silent killer" so on and so forth, lol! What a joke! The steering yoke is absolutely horrible, u can never truly relax/cruise with just 1 hand on the wheel and then everything has to be done via the screen, what a pain in the ass. I don't know but this "silent killer" nonsense gets old quick. Yea, I know its the future, but no thanks at least not yet, I'll definitely be holding on to my redeye. Car seems so boring!
Thanks for the ride & congratulations for reaching 1K. When you are driving this, the guys in the know will give you due respect, without appearing flashy. If i had a high end car, i would just stay behind & not get embarrassed at a light by a 4dr sedan no less.
I have a Model S and it always amazes me how many times I have a car pull up next to me and rev there engine. I will let them go first to make sure they truly wanted to race. Once they take off, I slam the "accelerator" and fly by them. I have to immediately take my foot off of the accelerator because I am way over the speed limit! I always wonder if they are going to try and race a Tesla again as it has to be embarrassing for them.
You got to wait for the roadster then...the plaid is just a warning shot for the muscle cars out there...big brother is coming
It’s a warning shot to every production sports car out there. Having the title of quickest production car means all muscle, super, and hyper cars included. And it’s currently software limited to 162 mph top speed. Tesla plans to release the over the air update later this year to unlock the plaid’s full potential. Only catch is it’ll probably only be accessible with a sport body kit option or when at an actual track.
I really love the look of this Plaid. And I love the fact that is seamless.
I like how transparent you are in your reviews.
I owned a 900hp E85 blown LS car. Bought a previous gen Tesla Model S and it was quicker below 100mph than my modified LS-powered car. Above that, not as much. Ordered the Plaid and awaiting delivery - should be a big step up and I hear the top end is just insane.
Literally watching our guy's face here - skin and flesh warping back as the G-force acts on his body. You can truly watch him sink backwards like he's on a rocket at launch.
Regarding the looks - remember that the general shape and style of the exterior is designed for extremely good aerodynamics. This is so you can get 350-400 miles out of a single charge. That kinda precludes some of the more dramatic styling you see in a Lambo or McLaren or Ferrari. They also aren't trying to provide space for 5 people plus a trunk and other storage. So once you look at all the factors, the looks do end up being rather smooth, and more of a form-follows-function play. That said - there are a fair number of aftermarket companies that offer more dramatic visual mods.
And this particular car - grey with black interior, dark gray wheels and black trim just adds to the lack of visual interest. A blue or red paint with white or cream interior is a little (but not a lot) spicier.
Oh - and the trunk IS deeper - there's a second storage area under the main trunk floor. Gotta pull it up at the back.
That was really fun to watch a petrol head have his mind blown on electric. And not even a squeak from the tires.
5:58 uh sir, you forgot to show what’s under the floor…. There’s quite some extra storage there. Otherwise excellent review!
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Good video, great presentation. You earned my subscription today.
Congrats Racer X! Well deserved
Thank you Daniel
It’s the best bang for your buck! And judging from your reaction, I have a feeling I’ll enjoy it as well! 1.9, that’s insane…. Great video btw
Actually the trunk has an under floor storage as well.. Congrats on 100K subs man 💯....and the front trunk is smaller because the motor on the Plaid is bigger so the Frunk is smaller but the normal tesla model s long range Frunk is larger..... Electric cars are the future 💯... It brakes itself because its putting back the energy to the battery (regenerating)...I love understated cars and I love tesla...... Actually electric cars have a sole because it will destroy your brand new super car or hypercar or atleast keep up with it.......Will racerx go electric 😁😜💯.... And its a bargain based on the performance...... What about the Autopilot....
The engine is no bigger, the radiator is several times larger, which will allow the new Model S Plaid and Model S Long Range not to overheat.
You can push the right side push button on the steering wheel and say “open butthole” and the charging port cover will open for when you’re ready to charge.
Open sasquatch works as well. ...Really, open...and anything that isnt already in the database of commands, will open the charge port.
Props on 100k!
Thank you Dan!
Man.. I’m 19 and wish I could hangout with you for one day. You’re my CZcams dad. I look up to you. You’re an amazing person and even when you get big racerx.. PLEASE don’t lose this family feeling that we all get when watching your videos. Love you #racerx. P.s everyone, isn’t it crazy that we’re getting in the times of futuristic vehicles? It’s happening right before our eyes. THIS is happening. I own a 2017 mustang gt and trust me, I’m not excited about this new era of ev cars. We’re the last group of society to enjoy the roar of our American v8s.. love you guys :) we’ll be talking to our grand kids about the feeling we get while ripping the streets. We just have to accept that we’re old news.. this is where our world is going. I’m young but man I will miss hearing these beautiful machines roaring down the road. If you got your dream v8 KEEP it. We’re in a weird time of us going out of style. Look forward to hearing you guys shred the streets.. later 🤟
Keep your V8 for weekends. People still love and ride horses on the weekend but don't miss shoveling manure every day, buying loads of hay, blacksmith, and vet bills.
No need to be so dramatic. Don’t be so close minded at such a young age, be willing to try new things with an open mind. Go test a drive a model 3 performance or the upcoming Mustang Mach E GT.
I love speeding without anyone even batting an eyelid. Nowadays you can speed with the whole family in the car and carry on a normal conversation while rocketing along
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no you can't. My wife hate when I do it :D
Those cars that you said it can troll are not daily drivers. You can experience their power only on special occasions. With the Model S, it can be your only car. Your daily driver. And you can experience its power anytime you want.
Is it just me? I find myself surfing CZcams to see how people are responding to the acceleration of the Tesla Plaid. I don’t own any fast (sort of) cars anymore but am still in awe. Great review too - a new subscriber. No BS.
“Don’t hate the player”EV’s are the future.
its the future but that doesnt mean better when it comes to driver engagemesnt. I will miss the sounds. I will miss the shifting. I will miss the modding. I will miss how skill could beat an opponent who had a faster vehicle. Soon everyone will have the same car. Put it in launch mode and release the brake..... whooop deee doooooo
It’s a beautiful car. The fluidity, the simplicity….I absolutely love the car.
Besides its insane acceleration n speed you are literally driving a computer and it only gets better with the updates over the air for years to come. The cost is a true bargain for what it is compared to every other cars. I really believe the concept of ICE auto technology has died starting now. Tesla has defined the odds.
Congratulations on the 100k
Thank you brother
Amazing! Picking up our PLAID in two days, same exact trims. We also own an S P100D. Excited 😆
RacerX found his next car !!!
14:33 meme material right there.
On the other side, congrats for 100k subscribers.
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Oooo frick
Congrats on 100k subs
Love the honest review! The facial expression on acceleration said it all! New subscriber here!
I'll subscribe too! Ha!
Man Brook's loves his Tesla
He definitely does
@@RacerX9 He took it to HP Logic in Florida not long ago. The thing is so damm fast
That was an awesome review. Gearheads need to stop and think for a second and ask themselves where the vitriolic hatred for EV's come from. It's a technology, so what's not to like? Would you be happier if your cellphone had a tiny ICE engine on the back of it so it could make a rumbling noise and have a "soul" as you're using it; feeling the vibration of its engine as you type your CZcams comment in it? How about your TV, fridge, computer, etc... A car is just about the very last commonly used personal property that is not powered by electricity. Why should you care what is powering the car? I'm sure proponents of the steam engine were just as upset with the new "internal combustion engine" powering the new horseless carriages and spelling the death knell of the nascent steam car industry and of the old steam locomotive and engine.
New and better tech always come along and supplant older ones. That's what this is about. The push back is a top down campaign by people who benefit from the ICE industry, pushing the "car's soul" narrative in all public forums making people start repeating it thinking it's their own sentiment. To top it off you have the conservative right hating on the tech just because the libs like and say it's better for the environment. It the libs like it, it must be bad. Puhleeaaase. Ok, it's not better for the environment. It is just less harmful to the environment (every manufactured good is bad for the environment). Ask yourself, would you feel safer sleeping in a Hellcat with the engine running all night, or in a Model S with the car on all night?
Hating on electric cars does not make you any more manly than you already are.
And what about the failing charging infrastructure? The mining? The fact over 70 percent of charging is powered by fossil fuels? Oh how about the terrible quality control and ability to fix the car? Yeah this isnt a next step this is a stopgap till synthetic petrol.
@@darrengarcia4937 1- There really isn't a problem of failing charging infrastructure. Charging infrastructure is nascent, budding, and most likely soon to be blooming. Tesla itself already solved the problem with its supercharger network across the globe. Plus there are other charging networks out there. Most importantly, anyone with a parking space (most of suburbia USA) can plug even in a 110V outlet or get a 220V installed, if not an official EV charging unit.
2- You're complaining about mining for a recyclable material, lithium... What about oil exploration/drilling/shipping it across oceans/refining it into gas? And once you burn gasoline into CO2, it's impossible to recapture it in the atmosphere for recycling purposes.
3- "It takes an average of 5 kilowatt hours to refine [one gallon of] gasoline, something like the [Tesla] Model S can go 20 miles on 5 kilowatt hours." Why not skip the oil refining step and just use that electricity to power an EV instead of using it to refine oil into gas.
4- Even if 100 percent charging was powered by electricity generated by fossil fuel, EV's would still be more efficient. One giant power plant is way more efficient than millions of ICE engines running around.
5- Tesla is simply under a bigger microscope than other car companies because of all the FUD out there. Quality is good enough. And as a proponent of EV's in general, there are plenty out there if you don't like Tesla. But I still think Tesla is the best and king.
Cars have become complicated things, if you think you can do better than the OEM and rebuild your electric motor or battery pack, take a crack at it. Safely. People like Rich Rebuilds on CZcams make already make a living out of fixing/modding Tesla's.
Tesla does have plenty of service centers and will send a mobile unit to your house/work/or where ever you are if you're too far.
Don't be like the horse and buggy owner circa 1900 saying horse are better for traveling over unpaved terrain.
And some people glamorized biplanes and WWI dogfights. Then they glamorized Spitfires and Mustangs over jets.
A lot of what people love about performance cars is the multi sensory feeling of the noise, vibration and smell. And the user's role in making all that happen. (Especially with manual gear boxes) That is easier to identify and associate to than the performance.
So for some the improved performance won't make up for what they lose.
But pretend we had electric cars the past hundred years and many were as good as this Plaid. Would anyone propose making an internal combustion car?
@@darrengarcia4937 Simple Darren. Buy some solar panels and charge your EV at home.
And just keep an old ICE car around to remind you of obsolete things like oil changes, transmission fluid, air, fuel and oil filters, exhaust systems, catalytic converters, exhaust recirculation control, timing belts, fuel pumps, alternators, starting motors, belts, drive shafts, transmissions, valve adjustment. And less room.
EVs will evolve to be cheaper as battery energy capacity increases and prices of batteries drop. Simpler production techniques and economies of scale and competition will totally destroy ICE cars sooner rather than later.
@@darrengarcia4937 ICE cars are just a stopgap until they invent horses that don't poop
Just watching your face told me everything I needed to know. Just ordered mine today. Thx!
Great overview. Like other said, your face says it all. Keep up the amazing videos!
MASSIVE CONGRATS!!!!!! 100K!!!!! I knew you were going to hit it long ago! Now to get you to 250k!!!! I know you can get there. We all believe in you!!!
Thank you as always 🤜🔥
Once you get the hang of it, one pedal driving is one of my favorite things about the driving experience. Allows you to respond to braking situations a split second more quickly & it’s more comfortable not having to move your foot as much.
Me too. It takes very little time to get used to one foot driving. When you get back in a gas car, it feels prehistoric.
Great show, I just found you! Member now!
subscribed for more plaid videos! love your energy!
Welcome to the channel my friend
Good God! That is insane! That steering wheel is funky!
Haha .. I agree with all lol
The flat top and bottom one would better to hard to make turns
At 13:43 you start to see that car behind disappear. IMO EVs are the new standard. ICE = relics.
This will happen far faster than people can imagine.
@@monkeysezbegood let me just correct you slightly... It happened faster than anyone could have imagined 😉
@@mikasjoman haha very true. Though a lot of people haven't clicked yet. Including GM
Unfortunately there is basically no charging infrastructure, except the chargers, that some people can afford in their houses, while gas available everywhere.
@@AK.__ I think this will change very fast. The govt is about the spend a truck load on the charging system nation wide. This is great and really nessissary. Onwards and upwards this is the begining.
As a Model 3 Performance owner, the best Tesla reviews are from non-fanboys. Really enjoyed this. Thanks.
One of the best reviews I've seen on this car to date
Don’t call it a gas pedal, it’s an accelerator pedal. There’s a big storage area under the floor of the trunk. You should try drag strip mode on the video. Great video
Don’t be so sensitive, it’s not like calling it a gas pedal suddenly makes it an ICE vehicle.
These anachronisms are very cute. It’s like how the save icon is a floppy disk, or how we say “full steam ahead” or “checking account.”
I used to think EVs including Tesla don't "have a soul." Once I test drove one, I changed my mind very quickly. I have a Model Y Long range with the acceleration upgrade (0-60 in 4.2s), and it handles incredibly, steering is probably the best steering since the switch from hydraulic to electric power steering that I've driven, and you get used to no hearing the engine pretty damn quickly. If it was just a straight line muscle car, maybe I'd say it doesn't have soul. But it isn't. It handles better than any CUV has the right to due to its low center of gravity, and it's simply the most fun car I've ever driven including numerous BMW's, Golf R, E46 M3, and most recently an '18 Stinger GT2.
As a Tesla shareholder I thank you for your enthusiasm. Nicely done RacerX.
Im a mopar guy but have heard so much about these Tesla’s and what they can do and haven’t had a chance to get in one so I’m glad you did this review!👍🏽 Now i need to drive one! 😎
Yes they are crazy fast.. especially the plaid
I’ll probably end up getting one of these along with my mustang.
Buy the Tesla first and you will quickly realize that you can spare the money for the Mustang.....
And you will never drive the mustang again
I used to work for Tesla, the P100D was next level. The plaid must be insane. Not too much a fan of the dumb steering wheel.
Agreed on the steering wheel, would be great to have the option for those who would want it otherwise a nice wheel in a family sedan, well yeah... Ha!
Amazing how quick you reached 100k. 👏
Onwards and upwards 👍
Like plaid?
Thanks for such an informative, fair, and impartial review! I drive a very loud, supercharged and cammed Camaro SS with methanol injection. Your content really opened my eyes about electric vehicles.
I love the review but that rolled rubber on the "B" pillar is driving me crazy, I just want to roll it out.
Me exactly
Same
This sub is for OCD members only.
I decided to mess with a Tesla the other day and let’s just say I got walked 😂
Well, it happens. We can't do nothing with their instant torque, but we can be smarter. I beat once Tesla on the street, when the driver wasn't concentrated, and haven't noticed the car, ready to merge to his lane.
Was it me? Just kidding. I got a Model 3 recently and bought the option for quicker acceleration. It occured a few times that I raced some cars close to supercars and lost them in the dust. Last time in Vegas,with my wife, by chance I got behind two lambos side by side at the red light (blue and yelow lambos), ready to drag. I was behind of the yellow one. I calmly put the car into "sport" mode (and my wife said "oh no") and waited until the green light. I could not push the acceleration pedal to the max otherwise I would have hit the back of the lambo. Then I went to the third lane on the right and stepped on it. I passed them both. I wish I could have seen their faces.
@@mletouutube See, the point here is: with all respect to their Lambos or to your Tesla - these vehicles have different technology and serve different purpose. I drive my RWD car with V8 ICE daily, including snowy winters, and basic SUVs with AWD launch better on snowy or wet road, leaving me behind. Do I feel disappointment and want to switch to common AWD SUV? Not at all.
@@mletouutube lol could’ve been. but that sounds crazy. I bet you were laughing so hard and they couldn’t do a thing 😂
@@AK.__ yeah it is more of a fun time for me because I can see where my car stands as I upgrade it. Maybe one day I’ll have Tesla speed, but I’m hooked on gas engines for now. Kind of waiting for the new dodge vehicles to come out and see if electric is gonna be my move
Great video bro
Great video and an incredible car! Thanks.
As to the unassuming looks, that will be taken care of by the Roadster for those who want the flash.
I don't really care for Tesla itself, but this car makes me see myself owning an electric performance car not too far into the future... along side a v8 manual muscle car
I can actually see electric cars being fun daily driving cars. Not as fun as manuals in my opinion but fun for just normal driving.
@@radfree9370 I agree 100%. For daily use the EV is so comfortable, quite, cheap to run. Keep the other in good nic for special occation.
I have a model 3 as my daily driver, but still love driving a stick. Both are very different but great in their own ways, it def. Doesn't have to be one or the other.
There is a company coming out with and EV stick, it may be Jeep, I can't remember. It was pointless in terms of performance, they were just adding the manual trans to add the fun. That said, I do not miss gas at all. Manual trans maybe, but not gas
Friend has a model 3 and the best way I could describe the feeling when it takes off is like a Roller Coaster Ride when it shoots you from 0 to 60+ almost vertical.
It's very nice to see a fair review from a car channel so I will mention 2 things not cover that you may like 1) the current cars have a external speakers that will play sounds link to speed and it come with a number of engine noise preloaded you can also create new ones ,2) there are at least 2 (unplugged proformance , mountain proformance) that do brake kits, body kits and surpension kits. To give you more of your usually style.