The Red Caliper Kit for Plaid cars includes red calipers on the front brakes and red caliper covers on the rear brakes, plus higher thermal capacity brake pads.
customers, owners of eligible vehicles can now buy upgraded higher thermal capacity brake pad kits for $750, while owners of eligible Plaid vehicles can upgrade to a Red Caliper Kit with higher thermal capacity pads for $2,700.
According to Sawyer Merritt, Tesla is currently sending out emails to Plaid owners to start scheduling service appointments. In the email sent to customers, the company says the upgraded brake pads offer"better pedal feel, braking predictability, and slower brake fade onset." This is good to know seeing as the stock brake pads for the Model S and Model X offer subpar performance, which isTesla notes in the email that a separate upgrade kit for red calipers is now available for Plaid vehicles. This kit enables owners of Model S and Model X Plaid cars to switch to red calipers on the front brakes and red caliper covers on the rear brakes, in addition to getting the higher thermal capacity brake pads.
Tesla has made several updates to the Model S and Model X at the end of August, including dropping the Standard Range trims for both models andMore importantly, Tesla has also made steep price cuts. The Model S Long Range saw a 15-percent price cut, while the Model S Plaid saw a 17-percent cut. Tesla also slashed the price of the Model X Long Range by 18.8 percent and the Model X Plaid by about 17 percent.
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