The range-topping Tesla Model S Plaid will now hit 175mph thanks to an over-the-air update, with new features also designed to improve on-track performance -
Plaid has now been given a selection of software tweaks including a new track mode as part of the model’s latest over-the-air update. Track mode has already made its way to the more established Model 3 Performance, allowing drivers to adjust power distribution and traction control for better performance on the circuit. The Plaid is on track for UK deliveries towards the end of 2022 and will cost from £118,980.
In the case of the Plaid, enabling Track Mode gives the battery’s heat pump thermal management system a boost for more effective cooling, allowing the powertrain to provide maximum power for longer. There’s also a post-drive cooling addition that helps reduce cooldown times between sessions.
These updates build on the underlying Model S Plaid, which in September 2021 Tesla took to the Nürburgring to prove just how capable the Model S Plaid is, achieving a time of 7:30.9 to make it the world’s fastest production electric car around the circuit. With Nürburgring officials having verified the time, this time puts the Model S Plaid 11.1 seconds ahead of the previous record holder,.
Despite the intense performance, Tesla claims it will still cover around 390 miles on a single charge. Charging speeds have also been improved with the Plaid able to utilise all 250kW of the firm’s new V3 Supercharger stations, a 25kW improvement over the latest Model S and X models. The Plaid features torque vectoring which might go some way to counter its hefty kerb weight, with adaptive air suspension also standard. Also new is an upgraded heat pump for better cold weather performance and a radiator twice the size of its predecessor. The latter is said to allow for back-to-back launches and spirited driving without performance degradation – something
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