CHILL, SPORT, PLAID, ROLL * Tesla Plaid * Roll Testing with and without Drag Mode

We test out the Tesla Plaid to find out the best mode for roll racing, plus run it in Sport and Chill Mode.
#tesla
#plaid

[@Scorpion7substance]

Plaid Mode = Plaid Mode Sports Mode = Model 3 Performance Chill Mode = Chevrolet Spark EV Got it 👍🏾

[@SN-fl1qy]

Sports mode = model S Long range (refreshed) Model 3 performance is way off on trap speed

[@Youcallthesebagels_]

Model 3 P can’t run 11.1 at 130 mph lol, more like 11.6 at 118mph. Huge difference

[@poppys33d]

@@Youcallthesebagels_ Yeah was going to say. I had. Model 3 P and now a Model S Plaid. The 3 P isn’t in the same ballpark as the Plaid in Sport Mode.

[@knroo-j1487]

@@Youcallthesebagels_ True. Which means we need a Model 3 Plaid, lol.

[@SnakesOnAPlane-SOAP]

Chill Mode = 80s/90s/00s 5.0 Mode. We used to think those Mustythangs were badass. Crazy how much performance has changed in so little time.

[@VacationWise]

Drag mode heats up the battery for optimal performance so you have to test Plaid mode first when it’s cold without drag mode to see if there is a difference.

[@johnhall4427]

I think hes in Florida ♨️

[@nickloong]

EVs are giving owners more freedom to adjust comprehensively to the performance required. Which is a good thing!

[@jimtoomey9522]

Very cool ! Thanks for running that test, I’m sure a lot of people want to know the results. Great idea on the slider for power levels. Perfect !

[@sheaandtesla4599]

A quarter mile race with the plaid in chill mode and the fd rx7 would be cool haha

[@Taskanager]

Potential flaw with this this... Dragstrip mode heats up the motors. Since you activated drag strip mode first, turned it off and reran it, the motors were already warmed up. I wonder if there's a difference if you tested it the other way around. Do a pull without drag strip mode. Then activated it to do the second pull

[@danburkland]

This ^^

[@zipobob1]

I tried the chill mode on a Model 3 SR+, yes it feels slow but only because we are spoiled by the quick acceleration that we normally get. Still faster than my dads 2.5L Camry lol

[@theadventureinsider]

Chill mode is still faster than almost every other car on the road lol

[@harsimranbansal5355]

I tried chill on my friends LR Y and holy shit did that feel slow, yet I reached well over the speed limit very quickly.

[@chewyFocus]

That was me on the 75 express lanes yesterday afternoon in the White Y. Thanks for the fly-by after i passed you. I saw the dragtimes sticker and knew it was you. Surprisingly, I've only seen Plaid S's on the highway lately. I think i've seen one of every color so far.

[@donnyb9214]

jesus it climbs to 140 quick....can you imagine this back in the mid 90s

[@FenTour]

Great stuff as usual.... Had my Plaid on order now for over a year, still won't arrive here (In the UK) till end 2022 at the earliest! so will have to keep watching your channel for a while yet, ha ha.

[@ericbraun4652]

Chill Mode is still faster than my Prius. :)

[@johndavis4564]

Hilarious. Good stuff. I enjoyed seeing the differences.

[@texasstreetkings537]

Even in chill mode I think it’s enough too beat my car 😂

[@Chuck88vert]

I like those wheels. Car looks great

[@iKaGe01]

0-60 still faster than my Leaf in chill haha

[@DanielDuese]

This car is so beautiful 😍

[@SinCityGT3]

I've been wanting to see this!

[@frankanderson5379]

A future track mode for the Plaid dialed with exact quarter mile targets to be entered plus that front camera hack that achieves perfect automatic track launches. Do you see the Model 3 Perf vid with extremely low response times off the tree?!?

[@mattfrench884]

Thanks brooks. I’ve been wondering all that. The wheels look great by the way. You ever hear any noise in the suspension? My plaid is making a weird squeaky sound driver front.

[@jeanaiton9597]

Best channel for this type of content!

[@stevesmith6236]

As the proud owner of a classic 1994 LT1 equipped Chevy Caprice wagon, a 15.2 @ 93+ mph sounds much better than the 15.4 @ 89 mph it did run ( at Atco dragway). I'll take it!

[@GoldenCroc]

Cool to know the times of that car. Thanks. Got any plans to mod yours?

[@stevesmith6236]

@@GoldenCroc That time was it's best bone stock. I have done a mild custom job overall on it with some extra work scheduled for it this Winter. Then up for sale.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@stevesmith6236 Nice, but too bad you are selling it. Certainly not a car you see everyday around my parts.

[@HellcatDreaminJosh]

Dragtimes Awesome Video I'm glad you it's awesome that people can to be Chill in their Tesla Model S Plaid because some people don't want full crazy all the time

[@deanmcmanis9398]

Thanks for doing this testing. You mentioned about the Plaid Track Package, but is there any real confirmation that one is coming, if so the timeframe, and all that it would include? (brakes, wheels, wings?). Also it did look like the trap speeds for roll racing were higher in just Plaid mode, did you see that in your test runs or at the track?

[@DragTimes]

I've seen the wheel package specs, nothing else....

[@GuyFromSheffieldUK]

Dam! I've had my order in for a Plaid in the UK for a while now. No option for the track package when I ordered it. They did say it wouldn't be available until the end of 2022 though. (RHD spec) I wonder if I will be given an option to add it to my spec when they add it to the options list? 🤔

[@bryanpowell3724]

How long before Tesla adds a Tree mode that has its cameras get you the perfect greenlight launch?

[@westsiyed]

Love the wheels!

[@ms3ben]

Very similar acceleration between the S plaid in sport mode and new S long range

[@mickeymcintire7621]

Question- my plaid is rubbing or giving feedback like a Jeep in 4 wheel drive at slow speeds with max wheel turn. Dealer checked it all over and gave me a bs answer and no fix. . Any thoughts?

[@SnakesOnAPlane-SOAP]

Brooks, I’ve longed advocated to Elon to give us the option for a time dial in. Imagine just saying I want to run 10.0 over and over and over. The car could easily do that down to 30% power over a good 2 dozen + runs. The processor is plenty capable of doing all the factoring. Could easily adjust it by tenths (or hundredths) to get it timed right with the track equipment.

[@stephandejager7974]

The acceleration of the sport mode is almost identical with the bmw m5 competition's acceleration. So if you race a M5 competition vs Tesla plaid, you can put the tesla plaid in Sport mode to make it a fair race.

[@bbjCoC]

How is your brakes on the Plaid. I understand most have brake issues not stopping quick enough.

[@Tothefloor]

Good data thanks B

[@nabtune]

The channel is growing 😁

[@Ken_1971]

Is there already any way to get access to the 1020 horsepower while driving curves ? I saw a video of a youtuber who said ( and showed that in his video ) that the Model S plaid cuts the power in curves so there is no racetrack mode where you can have full access to maximum torque and horsepower while driving curves ... thank you for your great videos !!! Keep up that good work !

[@poppys33d]

Elon said Track Mode is coming. So… soon.

[@AndrasHatvani]

I like the idea of the power slider👍🏻 Do you know how much power can be regenerated with regen braking? The Performance is capable of ~75kW, is it more in the Plaid?

[@maxpaul11]

Chill mode is for when you leave the bar! Hahaha! awesome video!

[@jimtoomey9522]

No that is fsd mode !

[@malinovicsasa]

Hi Brooks, big thank you for your content :) Do you have also the 0-100/0-200/100-200 times? Thanks and greetings from Switzerland 😊

[@Anonym-dx2tp]

0-100 in 2.1 Sekunden und 100-200 in 4.11 Sekunden.

[@malinovicsasa]

Danke

[@derekk5992]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5_SmKZ_dtN2ec0

[@bernhardleopold6702]

I think the main difference between the modes is how aggressively the accelerator pedal reacts. For daily driving you are also using the pedal positions between zero and 100 % - not only to control regen :-) And its about passengers comfort where chill mode shines - probably not the most respected feature on this channel, though.

[@atasafarzadeh7110]

Here's a suggestion: 😎 As I know that almost everyone wears only paint protection these days! This monster really needs to be modified thoroughly! Using carbon ceramic brakes, light forged wheels with a professional suspension system is the ultimate way to reduce weight and improve performance! This will be the first modified Plaid to go under 9S in the quarter mile and the time laps will be breathtaking!

[@chriszecca1884]

Hey brooks - i dont notice much difference from a roll between plaid and drag mode either

[@khvidtube1617]

How long does the "drag strip mode" stay on, once it is on? If you switch off the car and switch back on, will you still have to wait for the drag strip mode to process?

[@rickbullock4331]

Chill mode times were equivalent to my 1967 Dodge Dart with a 235 h.p. 273c.i. V8 with a 3:23 rear end ratio in 1967.

[@sorinelpustiu5674]

I drove a model s p100d last year and within minutes this is exactly what I said. A slider for the power modes,chill mode is dangerously slow. Or at least have a 'kickdown' button at the bottom of the pedal when you fully press it

[@davidsongood2627]

It is definitely dangerous for someone who is used to Tesla power and response. Really and truly though, 80% of the boxes-on-wheels today can’t run a 15 second quarter mile or a 7 second 0-60. So if someone has never driven a Tesla before chill mode would probably feel completely normal and comfortable. Also, any driving move that requires plaid level acceleration was probably not the right choice:)

[@moviebg4662]

Why your tesla is doing 0-60 slower than the other tests in youtube?Its supposed to be for 1.9 - 2 secs.

[@TheTallRaver]

Cool test

[@dronetechaz]

hello Happy Holiday, did Tesla enable 200 mph yet ?

[@СтепанГончаревич]

Thanks for testing. When will Chiron be here?

[@alexnutcasio936]

4th of Never……

[@Deuuuce]

Really interesting. How long does it take to select Plaid mode on the screen? Any disadvantage to leaving it in Plaid mode when daily driving?

[@akaye7333]

Slightly less efficient duo to more aggressive acceleration but it doesnt make that much of a difference if you floor it every 5 seconds

[@BasementTracks]

Changing selections is instantaneous and no disadvantage. I always leave it in plaid mode for my 8 minute commute to work.

[@brianbev1]

@@BasementTracks So your commute must be about 20 miles? :)

[@Deuuuce]

@@BasementTracks how do you get to that menu?

[@codygocam]

Brooks! You should get the Tesla Carbon Brake kit!!!

[@Jaredscott89]

Would be nice if these modes were a bit more dynamic. Put it in chill, but get sport if the accelerator is more than say 95%. Or default to drag if in sport and you go max throttle while stopped and braking.

[@GoldenCroc]

Yeah thats how all ICE cars I have driven do it.

[@LearningFast]

The track mode Brooks talked about would be a bracket racing “Cheat Code”. That would just be unfair if you can dial in a 10.01 and run that every single time.

[@SnakesOnAPlane-SOAP]

Cheating is only if it’s not allowed. Some tracks and events allow such an option.

[@michelleman8672]

Only I saw figures of vehicles in the speedometer 5:29, which were not on the road🤔🙄

[@CorsaF430]

Have you noticed any performance gains with the new/lighter wheel set up? Thought your 1/4 mile times would be better than 9.5. Perhaps you had minor traction issues…

[@ParhelionGame]

Hey @DragTimes I was wondering if you've had any trouble with the Michelin PS4S throwing rocks all over your rear rocker panel area and the painted fender mouldings behind the tires? Has your PPF prevented any chips? I actually had to design some direct fit low profile ABS stone guards for my Plaid to protect it from chips as the roads are dirty around these parts (North Texas) and the PPF was just taking an absolute beating.

[@1wasinAlpha]

what's everyday range in chill vs plaid mode? boring test but pretty useful

[@BasementTracks]

Don't think the range changes much. I did a couple road trips driving in plaid mode only and you get 3 miles per percent without trying to optimize for range.

[@XennialGuy]

A couple things Brooks... first off, drag mode is a precondition of the batteries, not a state of discharge or motor enhancement. Once you've already been in drag mode, you can turn it off and get pretty much the same results because the batteries have already been preconditioned and we'll stay like that for a while. Every time you take a hit the battery warms up, so essentially you are still at optimal drag mode temps. So a better test would be to have a cold vehicle right out of the garage, do your hits first while not in drag mode. Then hit drag mode let it fully warm up, then do your hits. You also so should be letting us know what your SOC's are and the temps outside, this is about as important as DA is for an ice engine. As long as you are above 70% or so, and the temps outside are above 75°, the numbers should be fairly consistent but you do get a bump above 90%. This is all based on me doing extensive draggy testing on mine. When I was in Michigan, when it got below 70 it started to drop in performance quite extensively with drag mode off, that is until I let drag mode precondition and then it brought it back up and stayed there for a while. But with it off it was night and day the colder it was outside. I'm now here in Florida and it's noticeably more consistent, whether drag mode is on or off. Love the vids, I really want to see the 765 rematch.

[@DragTimes]

there is extra torque using drag mode when launching, Tesla has told me this, and I have tested as well...

[@XennialGuy]

@@DragTimes yeah I think the dealer is blowing smoke unfortunately. I've tested this as well and I can't seem to see a difference. It's just a precondition of the batteries to get them in a state of perfect temperature for optimal discharge. Once there though, if you turn it off and stab the throttle, you would get the same result as if you had it on and stabbed a throttle. I do think it's possible that drag mode does change the traction control though. There seems to be a very slight variance with it turned on. I'm going over to immokalee raceway tonight, I'll try to get some comparison ruling traction out.

[@derekk5992]

@@XennialGuy it will be super hard to test that because Plaid mode doesn't have a LC .car lunches so much harder with LC on vs just stabbing the acceleration pedal . However I have run 9.3 in standard Plaid mode before

[@XennialGuy]

@@derekk5992 I'm not referring to the use of LC... This is simply between straight up plaid and drag mode. Everything from what I understand is drag mode is simply a pre-condition of the batteries, and possibly a change in traction control. But in equal traction environments I'm not seeing a difference. I went last night to an 1/8th mile track and the difference between stabbing the throttle cold and using drag mode was about half a tenth at best both on my slips and dragy, which could have been anything, even traction. It felt more like traction control slightly changed but I didn't see a noticeable difference in traps or 330 ft. Not using LC at all was about a tenth or so difference. Anyway, it doesn't matter, whether it does 6.0x or 6.1x it still destroyed everything out there at the track including trailered in dedicated drag cars.

[@racingsfun]

WE noticed from a roll drag mode on and off made no difference. Only from a stop did it help a little.

[@Becausefamilycar]

Wheels looks sweet.

[@IvoTrend]

Maybe you could also record some 30-60 and 60-100 mph in the different mods. It will be very interesting to see this also. Thanks for the great content you make.

[@MODIT]

nice video, would you say yours is one of the slower plaids on the spectrum out there or average?

[@DragTimes]

Haven't seen better than my 9.24 all stock yet... dragtimes.com/Tesla-Model-S-Timeslip-31887.html

[@ep411]

Is this guy your daily driver? I am curious how it is to drive all the time with the yolk steering wheel? Maybe you mentioned in prior vids.

[@DragTimes]

it is my daily, I'm used to it by now....

[@ep411]

@@DragTimes nice thanks and keep up these beast vids, but only of Tesla :)

[@derekk5992]

I daily mine too . Got used to the yolk in few days . I like it now

[@RyanWolfFerguson]

Any reason you haven't tried a carbon fiber wheel on the Plaid? Unless I missed it wouldn't that save a good chunk more of weight?

[@DragTimes]

$$$

[@mikevee6992]

Cars such a beast

[@hobby_dude_]

Yes... Power slide...er! I've wanted and requested that since the day I bought my m3p. Why can I have? Chill sucks and is useless. I at least want 1/4 increments if not full slider. Also, love to have ability to turn off 1 motor to put car in highest efficiency mode despite accept pedal position.

[@Mykytys]

Still standard brakes? Change them ASAP!

[@jestnessj3574]

Do you plan on getting the big brake kit for tsla?

[@deedubb1311]

Great video

[@LearningFast]

Crazy that the Plaid Sport mode is slower 0-60 mph than a Model 3 Performance in Sport mode.

[@maerklin29800]

Yes but quicker on the top end AND quarter mile.

[@Antimatter.]

I heard there is an update for the Plaid for 200mph , what else will it change besides top speed ? Is it going to give the car more power overall?

[@GoldenCroc]

Dont know, but if it could theoretically maintain the max power it already got at higher speeds, it would do 250+ easily. Dont think even upwards 300 would be umthinkable. Of course, that is impossible with current gearing, and motor power curves, but its a cool thought.

[@alanrickett2537]

You getting the brake kit and would you be getting Tesla's or another's like mountain performance or unplugged at least one of the kits the ceramic brake rotors are much lighter about half the weight.

[@DragTimes]

I might get the Tesla brakes...

[@TheUAVpilot]

Would be nice to use the autopilot cameras to launch on the tree lights automatically also. Then just dial in your time you want to cross the line and BAMM, perfect bracket racer. Probably get banned though.

[@juancabral4740]

Seems like its gotten slower than when you first got it?

[@Jeroenneman]

Sport mode is about equal to many RS, AMG, M models. Chill mode is about on par with a "normal" EV from Volkswagen or Ford.

[@villbuzeep2043]

I still want to see the 60-130 with Plaid mode, but without doing the 5 minute Plaid warmup before you head out. That may be skewing the results.

[@paouvous]

Please make a model Y video! Maybe pit it against an X3 M or similar.

[@jimtoomey9522]

I’d love to see that too !

[@derekk5992]

Brooks what happened with the first run in drag strip mode , it launched weak ? It should have been 9.2-9.3 1/4 mile with 2.1-2.2 0-60mph , 1.51-1.52 60'

[@DragTimes]

I agree, was a weak run... 60-130 got quicker on the roll testing too

[@derekk5992]

@@DragTimes I made a 1/4 hit today , it was 36*F in the morning. Car was super cold too , I drove for like 5 minutes. It showed 40 minutes until peak performance , way slower then when it's warmed up . It needs to have under 10 minutes for peak performance to run good times

[@Smzxe]

@@derekk5992 batteries needs optimal conditions to run perfectly it's getting too cold tho battery can't perform well even your smartphone battery will not perform as good as it does in summer or good season I mean in colder season the chemical reaction in battery decreases in science

[@derekk5992]

@@Smzxe He got 2.42 sec 0-60 which is very slow for this car in drag strip mode on regular road, these cars hook better onnthe street then drag strip it was clearly an user error or a car technical glitch . Car will launch very weak if held on LC for too long, when the LC times out and suspension starts rising back up that's when the car will launch super weak. Drag strip mode heats up the battery so the outside temperature has very little effect. It was 77*F outside anyways which is pretty warm . I have run 9.2 1/4 mile when it was 38* outside .

[@Smzxe]

@@derekk5992 I have every video of you It might be colder batteries

[@9663mu]

Lol at Brooks calling out the times for the chill mode. The disgust hahahah. We know mate , your used to hypersonic speed.

[@MrDerekRobinson]

My opinion. A power slider on paper sounds great and simplistic. In reality I think it's bad, because it's just another potential electronically related malfunction that's possible later on down the line and maybe rather on the premature side. I do however like the idea. The otherside of it is, the idea of having a slider primarily to be apart of say a 10sec bracket race competition is in my opinion too big of a leveraging Handicap in the favoring corner to the Tesla specifically due to being way too consistent and being able to simply dial 10sec best times on the street where regular strip built cars have the complex difficulty of having to apply skill primarily at the track. The plaid is already way too good. A slider to run super low 10s sure is fun-ish but it'll basically beat all other mid and high 10second cars rendering all other competition dead on arrival 🤣

[@arkadiyrudenko2311]

These tires u used are they acoustic ?

[@zerooneonetwothree1872]

Way to make tesla owners being assassinated on a drag strip... Oh, its a 10 sec. class... *enters 10.001 into his tablet*

[@GoldenCroc]

Yeah, seems like it would kill the fun.

[@MILKYBAR1969]

Chill mode is about the same as BMW i3 bev. i3s is slightly quicker by 3 or 4 tenths.

[@PhillyDee215]

That's cool😎now is a car like that automatically considered a race🏁car bc it has optional modes like that🤔

[@vj9809]

Wish i could effort one , madd car

[@johntheux9238]

It would be cool if sport mode had half the torque and chill mode 1/4 the torque at launch but still 1020 hp on the top end. So you would feel like in an airplane with low but constant acceleration all the way to top speed.

[@lemongavine]

I believe you can manually change modes as you're accelerating if you wanted to

[@DragTimes]

no, I tried that...

[@lemongavine]

@@DragTimes hmm. So you need to be stopped to change drive modes?

[@ms3ben]

​@@DragTimes Bummer... Would be like nitrous if you could go wot in sport mode and then hit the plaid button, lol

[@ms3ben]

@@lemongavine you dont have to be stopped but prob off the accelerator while changing modes. I'll try it on mine later to verify.

[@ken830]

FSD/Autopilot should take it one step (one giant leap) further and just let you enter a 1/4 mile time and it will just nail it every time automatically by waiting for the Christmas tree, launching, and controlling the throttle all the way through to the end of the race... Even better if it lets you do it remotely (like summon) with live camera feed so you don't even have to be in the car...

[@mr67gta]

A generation raised by computers wants a computer to run its life, sad. Be careful what you ask for.

[@TheElectricMan]

Plaid mode is super fast

[@Ace-nz2pd]

Insane

[@Robin-es3os]

Brook, why is your car running under 150mph on quarter mile these days?

[@DragTimes]

Ran 150 last time out...

[@gkolfis.k4263]

You should definitely have the wheels on the plaid painted.

[@URBANLEGEND543]

Dyno coming soon?

[@InvestBetter.]

It went from Plaid to a Tesla Model Y Performance to a Rav4 Hybrid

[@1_andonly_1]

What are the wheels

[@skip741x3]

Chill mode had me laughing so hard! thats about what I'd do on a Good day in my 27 yr old probe gt v6 5spd LOLOL

[@akaye7333]

This thing is running a 7 second 0-60? Lol

[@brendan1516]

How are you liking the yolk after owning the car for a while??

[@DragTimes]

It's ok...

[@brendan1516]

@@DragTimes thanks for the reply. I really want a normal steering wheel for my Cybertruck.

[@I_dont_want_an_at]

funny, but chill mode is still a good acceleration. So many cars are considered peppy that do it in 7. Even 8 seconds is pretty good. 9 isn't bad either

[@bcr003]

Brooks, which method is best to reach you via email? I'll send you images of wheels I put on my 21+ Mod S LR. 21" Vossen with OEM hub diameter + offset.

[@Quickcarl567]

is plaid plus dead?

[@sksksksksksksksksksksksksksksk]

you gotta launch it using dragstrip mode just it wont do anything

[@AlexEMF]

8:45 Agreed 100%

[@christophermorales1509]

I thought the accelerator let you choose these.

[@greggy50]

Its mental this car does 60 - 130mph in a similar time that a M3P does 0-70mph...