The Tesla Model S Plaid is a fast car, enough to have set an 8-second quarter-mile record.
So when it goes against the Suzuki Hayabusa, a McLaren 720S, and a C5 Corvette, how do you think it would fare?
YouTube channel Drag Racing and Car Stuff answers this very question with an epic drag race that has enough surprises to knock your socks off…
Surprise Twist: The Tesla Model S Plaid Gets Trounced By The Hayabusa
First up, the Tesla Model S Plaid goes up against a Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa.
The red Model S Plaid did the quarter-mile in a respectable 9.341 seconds and 148.27 MPH but the Japanese falcon, the Hayabusa was faster.
It beat the Tesla Model S Plaid by running the quarter-mile in 9.172 seconds, at top speeds of 152.02 MPH.
Later two McLaren 720S also raced against each other, to probably decide which of them could take on the Tesla Model S Plaid.
The lane closest to the camera had a black McLaren 720S that took 10.375 seconds at 139.18 MPH, while the lane farther from the camera had a blue McLaren 720S.
This one beat the former with 10.170 seconds at a top speed of 140.58 MPH.
The blue McLaren won bragging rights against the Tesla Model S Plaid.
The Tesla Model S Plaid Proves EV Power Is Fast
Going against the Tesla Model S Plaid, the blue McLaren 720S faltered, doing the quarter-mile in 10.172 seconds at 139.50 MPH. Naturally, the Tesla Model S Plaid won this round in 9.422 seconds at a top speed of 146.86 MPH.
But the main question remains. How would it fare against a Chevy C5 Corvette, America’s darling sports car?
When the red Tesla Model S Plaid raced the white Corvette C5, you could hear the gasps in the crowd, the Model S Plaid raced down the track in 9.370 seconds, at a top speed of 147.57 MPH.
The Corvette was slower, covering the same distance in 12.049 seconds and a lower top speed of 117.16 MPH.
This drag race proves, without a doubt, that the Tesla Model S Plaid is kind of crazy, even as it sped down the track in utter silence, as opposed to the throaty roars of its opponents - yet, some commenters do not believe in electric power, writing, “Electric go-carts. Not interested.”
EVs have a long way to go to prove their might and right to exist.
Sources: YouTube channel Drag Racing and Car Stuff, electrek.co