The Model S Plaid requires an upgrade to reach its promised 200-mph top speed, and it isn't cheap.
The package, which can be retrofitted to an existing Model S Plaid, will be available starting in June with a price of $15,000 for the basic package and $20,000 with performance wheels and tires thrown in.
The basic package includes carbon-ceramic brake rotors measuring more than 16 inches at each corner, plus six-piston calipers up front and four-piston calipers at the rear. The basic package also includes brake fluid designed for track driving, and the all-important firmware updates required to reach 200 mph.
Adding the wheels and tires to the package nets a set of 20-inch forged aluminum wheels shod with Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R tires measuring 285/35 up front and 305/30 at the rear. Tesla noted that the high-performance summer tire should be used at temperatures above 40 degrees.Tesla also sells the brake hardware as a standalone option, though it requires wheels measuring at least 20 inches in diameter., which was made available as an over-the-air update last year.
The Model S Plaid briefly held the Nürburgring lap record for a production EV until a Porsche Taycan Turbo S last year set the
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