Record Lap Nordschleife | Tesla Model S Plaid

The American car manufacturer Tesla has set the official record for electric vehicles at the Nürburgring. The "Model S Plaid" lapped the 20.8-kilometre Nordschleife in 7:35.579 minutes. The 1,020 hp vehicle with a tri-motor was driven by Swedish driver Andreas Simonsen. The time is now listed in the category for electric production cars. All official times set on the Nordschleife so far can be found on our website:
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[@unscripted7553]

Woah, you can see how heavy that thing is, R I P Tires.

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

Taycan is also heavy .... Is it not ?????

[@unscripted7553]

@@nirbhayatiwari5425 well, most EV's are pretty heavy, compared to regular cars

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

@@unscripted7553 Can you please explain me :- Elon posted two lap times ... 7:30.909 and 7:35.579 .... Which one is correct ... ????

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

@@unscripted7553 Please reply ... Can you please explain me :- Elon posted two lap times ... 7:30.909 and 7:35.579 .... Which one is correct ... ????

[@Shadowed007]

@@nirbhayatiwari5425 7:35 is for the full track 20.8 km version. 7:31 is for the 20.6 km version Since all manufacturers have started publishing 20.8 km version now,7:35 is the EV record.

[@venza2524]

It's unbelievable, magical I would say, the way the driver is able to drive a boat on asphalt with a toothpick as a steering wheel.

[@tedisetiandi_]

Lmao toothpick! 🤣

[@gamaltk]

I agree that the car is lacking downforce but most GT3 cars have a steering wheel of that size to improve visibility and handling of the steering wheel

[@venza2524]

@@gamaltk far from truth, GT3 cars have actual handles so your thumb can't fly upwards, you can actually grab the steering. Comparing this to a GT3 car in any department even in steering wheel design it feels insulting.

[@Schulze7]

Ever heard of F1?

[@venza2524]

@@Schulze7 I'm sure you can't find the 5 differences either

[@pnsp33]

Never seen a fast lap before where the car was more floating than driving. Impressive driving skills.

[@twrk139]

Well, the fast lap is due to acceleration

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

@@twrk139 The NIO EP9 is 50 seconds faster so no production EV car record

[@twrk139]

@@THEREALZENFORCE yes, that car is made for the track. Never said the tesla would be the fastest.

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

@@THEREALZENFORCE the Tesla plaid is the fastest production EV, Nio EP9 is not a production car. It had a run of only 16 units, none of which are road legal, so the plaid is the fastest production EV

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

@@thedumbconspirator4956 wikipedia : Nio EP 9 : it's a production car that is not road legal because China refused to give it road legality. And number of produced units is not a factor of being a production car or not. Bugatti La Voiture Noire (1 in the World) is a production car, Mercedes SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé (2 in the world are production cars), Porsche 991 GT1 (very few in the world are production cars), Pagani Zonda Cinque (5 in the World and they are production cars)

[@timnewnham6526]

Nothing about that looked like an enjoyable experience for that driver, hats off to him. I could feel the tension, like “this things to heavy for this performance”. Gonna be honest it scared the shit out of me just watching, that guy must have been “professionally nervous”

[@Mystic.ape.]

It looks high but the battery is on the ground holding the most weight. it was probably pretty planted

[@WynnofThule]

@@Mystic.ape. Nah, it's not well planted because the suspension setup clearly isn't handling anything on track very well.

[@michaelhuddy4424]

@@WynnofThule bro he’s hitting turns at 160-200 kph it’s planted for sure

[@WynnofThule]

@@michaelhuddy4424 watch the wheel, listen to the tires, and it tells a very different story. Also, a car can have a sketchy rear at any speed.

[@TJPDmember]

So I guess you would you drive a dodge charger hellcat around the ring either? asking for a friend xD

[@Republic3D]

When the Plaid accelerates, it sounds EXACTLY like my washing machine going at 1600 rpm.

[@einautofan6685]

🤣

[@PrathamInCloud]

😂😂😂

[@pangrac1]

Take your washing maschine on the ring. 😂🤣

[@Republic3D]

@@pangrac1 Maybe I should try. "Tesla Model S Plaid beaten by 20 year old Electrolux washing machine" :P

[@pangrac1]

@@Republic3D Don’t forget batteries. 😉

[@t3r080]

The acceleration is great. Otherwise that driving looks really, really restless. Hats off to the driver. Those 760kWs with flimsy tires is a bad combination on a track. I wonder how well Tesla would perform with better chassis and better tires. Out of factory that Plaid is still a fast car.

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

Can you please explain me :- Elon posted two lap times ... 7:30.909 and 7:35.579 .... Which one is correct ... ????

[@DarkShroom]

a "fast car" ..... is this like people from yorkshire? 0-60 in under 2 seconds.... that'll do!

[@iagher]

Chassis is not an issue, it's pretty stiff even without rollbars

[@jimwheeler6094]

Those stock all season radials aren't helping matters. A set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires would make a tremendous difference.

[@rudyyyxu]

@@jimwheeler6094 cup 2 R will probably help it go 20 seconds faster, considering it shaves off 2-3 seconds for every minute compared to the ps4s.

[@rickbullock4331]

Pretty impressive considering the weight of the car and the fact that it isn’t a race car. Lots of tire noise but on most cars, you hear the loud engines and gear changes whereas in the Tesla it is pretty quiet except for the tire sound.

[@chisquare5701]

It's certainly a high performance car, though. 1000+ hp necessitates that. It is what it is, no embellishment or excuses needed.

[@ravis5225]

I thought it did not look very fast so i checked on the Nürburgring website and it seems the Tesla is the only electric car that even has a time listed. Not to hard to be the fastest then? Anyways it is just slighly faster than the record time for non-electric SUVs and slower than alot of other non-electric cars including all the executive car records. Does not seem very impressive. I expected alot more after all those videos that showed how fast the plaid is in a straight line.

[@rickbullock4331]

@@ravis5225 , really! It’s not built for running on a track, it’s a pretty luxurious sedan. It weighs around 5000 lbs I believe. It’s a record for an electric only car I believe. Cars that will beat it around the Nordschleife most likely couldn’t come close to it in straight line acceleration. It’s not a cheap car to purchase but it’s loaded with technology.

[@AllanSustainabilityFan]

@@ravis5225 You're insulting Porsche heavily with such a statement. What about their Taycan? Does that make it an expensive but awful product? It's close to a quarter million dollars in price, yet performs 12 seconds worse. If Porsche's expensive dedicated "sports" EV can't keep up with a large family sedan, then you must be extremely disappointed, much more so than with the Plaid that's now the champion of production EVs.

[@reasonabledoubt337]

@@ravis5225 it’s as nimbal as a fat toddler at a beach. Not impressed

[@k41ew]

Crazy how optimised this lap was, even ran it on low battery so that there's less electrons adding weight 💪

[@UTubeSL]

Haha quite :D

[@hedialaya3230]

You my friend don't know how batteries work

[@floridrummer88]

@@hedialaya3230 you just may not know what humour is ;)

[@Ixxlostinabox]

@@hedialaya3230 charged batteries weigh more than flat batteries. Thats why my remote weighs less when I put my batteries in my controller

[@robertaries2974]

Batteries on lower charge have a lower EMF (supplied voltage). Hence the car is most powerful at highest charge

[@StuiiDesign]

Kimi Räikkönen: „Give me a steering wheel. STEERING WHEEL!!!“

[@GetReadyFreddi]

GLOVES AND STEERING WHEEL!!!

[@thefastestfox1]

@@GetReadyFreddi COME ON!!!!

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

Can you please explain me :- Elon posted two lap times ... 7:30.909 and 7:35.579 .... Which one is correct ... ????

[@wwso511]

YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE DRINK

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

@@wwso511 Can you please explain me :- Elon posted two lap times ... 7:30.909 and 7:35.579 .... Which one is correct ... ????

[@Wiggy321]

I think Tesla might need to get with a tire manufacturer to develop a special set of tires just for EV performance driving. The amount of counter steering required, if cut down, could have saved a significant amount of time

[@danbarb9728]

umm, i thought EVs can not really "race" because the battery pack will overheat quickly after some laps in those production cars ?

[@Wiggy321]

@@danbarb9728 well this video clearly says otherwise. It was only a matter of time before this happened. There is also an entire off road series, if I'm not mistaken, with extreme electric desert trucks

[@tihs87]

its the airride with no stiffness thats at fault, not the tires lookat the speed hes taking over the bumbs, very slow yet still very brave of the driver to go that fast on air

[@kacperk2k]

Man there are cars which can do under 7 minutes on those tires and you blame these that they don't have enough grip? LOL it's car's fault not the tires

[@TfGamess]

These are stock wheels, if you want to, buy better ones...

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Special thanks for correct exposure in the video! Nearly all other official in car videos have either blown out exposure or pitch dark exposure.

[@OliverHamilton]

If only we still had Sabine... "I tell you something, I do that lap time in an electric van."

[@samgab]

Agreed. RIP Sabine.

[@kritti1]

How great, with this 1100 HP Tesla with tuned setup and breaks, the laptime is on the level of a Porsche 911 GT3 RS (from 2008 😁) with not even half the power.

[@mateokovac2642]

A base model recent 911 Carrera with less than half the power was faster than this american pile of junk 🤣

[@TeslaPodcast]

This is both exhilarating and terrifying to watch. Thanks for posting it! I'd love to have the skill to drive a Plaid like this one day (I know I'll never get to THIS level, but even 50% of this would be a blast).

[@rhett7716]

@PATAY yep no skills needed !! 🤣

[@75yomu]

@@rhett7716 nO sKiLls nEeDed. Yep, you're surely blind.

[@アマ-p2l]

@@75yomu Actually he's correct. No skills needed to go 50% as fast as this. The skill is needed for the last 5-10%, in this case more like 20%, but still. With limited resources a lack of track knowledge will slow you down some, but after a couple of laps it wouldn't be hard to get to 50%, and there's no skill required if you have lots of time and money to go around the track.

[@danielardelian2]

Wow! This car is almost as quick as a 400 HP Audi RS3!

[@RWBHere]

It handles like a tanker, but at least it's not a milk float. The US manufacturers often seem to have difficulty with navigating around corners, but this one handles a good sight better, and at higher top speeds, than some of the US land boats we still see on roads around Europe.

[@Kang884]

tesla gonna smoke you in a drag race

[@izoyt]

@@Kang884 who gives a f about that, every topfuel dragster will smoke anything in straight line. this is pure racing

[@Kang884]

@@izoyt that tesla is stock and dragsters are modified

[@Apjooz]

You know what it means. Tesla istoo underpowered.

[@gianni_schicchi]

4:32 my palms started sweating. Craziest lap I’ve seen on the ring, RIP those tires. Amazing drive.

[@HarryTheOwlcat]

Pretty sure that's him hitting the inside of the corner which is banked differently. It upsets the car but if it's only a minor error the bank difference pushes the car back onto the banked concrete pads.

[@xaviergarcia7965]

I think one of the reason as well that he survived was because he also has the advantage of a superior EV electric drive train with superior response in a turning and control. His driving skills are extremely important and are not a thing to laugh at, but he is handling a car with a really good computer that is trying its best to work with him. He owns it.

[@ThePurpleGoose023]

If you want to see a really cool car around the Nürburgring, look up the Porsche 919 Tribute. It's got gas and electric and holds the lap record over any car easily.

[@kambinoxwins]

This machine/driver combo's ability to magically CREATE traction is astonishing. That whine on the straights is right out of science fiction and it gave me chills. Hats off on the record! AMAZING video.

[@VoxelLoop]

Having 2 independent rear motors, a separate front motor, and adaptive dampening allows for a lot of unrealistic looking things to happen! Amazing engineering, and great driver.

[@VoxelLoop]

@@floki1664 I mean I'd like to say the same but right now Tesla is light years ahead on the electric engineering front. Making good motors and batteries is not the same as making a good ICE engine. :) On top of this Tesla has done some amazing work on its active dampening and traction control algorithms. Their cars are impressively stable considering their weight. Right now you can see this when you watch a Taycan launch and hear it squeal the tyres versus a Model S of similar weight launching with no squeal at all yet a faster launcher and the same tyres. I don't disagree that other companies will get closer, I'm just saying it's a different game. If you can make a fast ICE car you might not be able to make a fast EV just yet. Horsepower is only part of the issue, getting it to the ground is a much bigger issue.

[@Casshern_Sin]

@@floki1664 Keep holding on 😏

[@pascalabessolo5350]

Imagine that the front motor cage can accommodate the rear dual carbon sleeve motor and you are seeing and upgrade path to plaid+ if Tesla need it. One Tesla engineer stated that the motor re rated to 1200hp and the bottle neck is the power delivery of the aging 18960 cells. This is why they have put only 3 motors. Imagine that, juste like the Rimac.. 1700 hp stock from factory. In a four door sedan. And Roadster is coming..

[@ericbraun4652]

@@floki1664 And room for 5 adults.

[@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele]

Not impressive at all... over 1000 hp and AWD just 8 second faster than Honda Civic with 310hp and front wheel drive

[@yuemaeve]

13 secs but point stays the same

[@doric_historic]

As they said for the movie Alien, in electric everybody can hear the tires scream...

[@RWBHere]

So true! Better than hearing the dying screams of dinosaurs emanating from the tailpipe.

[@r7cardosuarez806]

@@RWBHere Hmmmm, i prefer being faster in dinosaurs. 7:35 for 1000hp is embarassingly slow

[@cuprashoe]

7 seconds faster than a 30k honda hatch back

[@mustafabilal2086]

What? That's unbelievable! Honda Civic Type R did it in 7:14 seconds, this car must be absolute garbage.

[@thepetrolman4879]

It is, its just a Dragster.

[@CyrilJanDacasin]

American’s are so obsessed with top speed that they forget to add the budget into Aero testing like the European’s. No wonder why the majority of American performance cars handle like bricks and most people think that driving fast and planting your foot on the gas is skill. 😂

[@yuemaeve]

you know that the official time for the civic type r is a 7:43 right

[@thepetrolman4879]

@@CyrilJanDacasin and the top speed of the Plaid isn't impressive eithee.

[@mustafabilal2086]

@@yuemaeve yeah my bad, I misread that, still mindblowing

[@enesisildak2778]

Porsche taycan turbo s:7:33 😎😎😎😎

[@valerystoichkov7429]

💪

[@trevisfletcher2067]

Wow he was really fighting that beast every corner sheesh....

[@TheKaisersemmel]

Firts time in my life, watching an onboard on the Nordschleife and not thinking Id rather drive this my self ;)

[@Pondjumper1]

If anyone other than an experienced racing driver thinks they can get one of these round a track like this, dream on. It’s looks like he’s sitting on the back of a rodeo bull and close to wiping out at any second!

[@rahuldasmajumder5121]

It seems a traditional round steering wheel offers more confidence.

[@ilaoilao3321]

facts. i would always imagine slipping my hand off the steering wheel

[@liamrmorgans921]

Yeah thats what I’m thinking

[@twlentwo]

not on track , every racecar is using a wheel like this

[@diegosilang4823]

@@twlentwo yeah it is fun until you make a 3 way turn, unless the autopilot can do it for you.

[@criancrna1487]

@@twlentwo what about supercars and hypercars?

[@Marco-ov5ix]

Giulia quadrifoglio: 7:32 with Rear wheel drive and 510 hp

[@Apjooz]

You need a serious sportscar to beat this Tesla.

[@artansadiki3244]

@@Apjooz true....like a base model 911. Or a Panamera Turbo. Or a slightly modded Civic. You know, serious sportscars

[@MrBrettrx7]

That’s one fast forklift

[@thepetrolman4879]

The fact that a M3 G80 with half the hp is faster than this at the ring, shows what an overpowered, half assed Shitbox this is. Tesla 😂

[@Apjooz]

But you need 500 hp to beat it. That standard is rising.

[@thepetrolman4879]

@@Apjooz ????

[@SuperFormula1]

@@Apjoozyou don’t need more hp to beat something round a track. You need skill good handling good aero good weight distribution and good tires to name a few of the things. That’s a lot of. Things the Tesla doesn’t have.

[@haku1157]

When a civic only does 8 seconds slower lmao

[@yuemaeve]

More like 13 but same point

[@brandon7136]

The plaid steering is like going on a suicide mission whereas the Taycan steering is a fine tuned weapon of war.

[@bakedandsteaked]

For having the equivalent of 1000 awhp and over 1000 ft*lb of torque.. this lap time is extremely underwhelming. Next fastest time on the list is the Audi RS3 with 400 horsepower.

[@ibrahimkalmati9379]

The fact that a 12 year old car (LFA which was not even the fastest car at that time) had better lap time then this shows that just because you have crazy acceleration, it doesn't make your car actually faster

[@mysteryguest9555]

It looks like driving that car in this fashion is a workout with all of the rapid acceleration and de-accelerations that requires constant steering corrections. You can tell that the car is heavy but extremely capable which must be an odd experience as most heavy cars are very sluggish in both steering, acceleration and braking.

[@RaidenPhotos]

yup, but honestly driving the car like THIS is a pipe dream. 99% of people couldn't even keep up with that driver for 3 turns.

[@adamparadise8256]

A lot of HPs and a lot of weight, and 48 seconds slower than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS - 6:43:30 record track.

[@adamparadise8256]

Also Simonsen rolled a red Tesla S Plaid into the guard rail in the mine ring section jsut a few dys before this run. So he had experienced it´s limits before this.

[@SilverCircle71]

Compare this with the Taycan Video and see how the Porsche is magnitudes better. It's only a couple seconds slower, but there is no tire screeching, no rattling, and the driver does not need to unleash all his magic to keep the car on the track. All kudos to Mr. Simonsen, excellent job with this one. Teslas are fine everyday cars, no doubt, but they still have lots to learn.

[@magnom3922]

And they need to understand that at the moment they're not fast track cars. They cut put lots of power into a car and expect if to be a good track car

[@rajeevkunapareddy1182]

dude, u just sound salty bringing in unnecessary comparison. tesla are known to be everyday cars and is not even trying to build up any track-focused ones while porshe is a long-time veteran yet its still faster.

[@marcelpatel9017]

Those chicanes are getting hit way too many times. God Bless those tires! The Lexus LFA did this in 7:14 with a traditional engine back in mid 2000's.

[@nightraven5760]

This literally takes corners slower than my 2005 honda jazz. Pitiful

[@jankokuu]

Did your honda break world record? Didnt think so.

[@nightraven5760]

@@jankokuu No because it's not electric, therefore it is not eligible for the electric record.

[@jaaj2]

Slow as hell! The plaid is far from being a race car... A 2017 civic type R get the same time with 3x less power 7:43 .. To get a so ridiculous bad time with a 1000hp car, I would normally blame the pilot but honestly the car just feel like 0 agile 0 sport.

[@Raycere]

May be the fastest American car on this circuit 😂

[@Jan-yj5mo]

Das ist mal Moorsport mit Emotionen! Wow ich freu mich auf die Zukunft.

[@oskjan1]

That looked f*cking terrifying!

[@ServiceInstaller]

That was a brutal wrestling match!

[@lucaarezzo]

The Alfa Quadrifoglio with half HPs made it in 7.30... and didn't sound like a hairdryer!

[@madmikesch2453]

The lap-time comes only from acceleration. In some corners the Tesla is 30-40km/h slower than comparable cars. Bad tires and/or suspension.

[@Drewbyy]

It’s mostly weight. Suspension too probably but these things are like 500kgs heavier, there’s not that much that can be done to fix that.

[@OllieW501]

Loads of comments around understeer, this is a stock family saloon.....of course it understeers. Great run, amazing in fact for a stock car that is super cheap to run.

[@mnoovurvi]

Because before that it was hyped up to be supercar killer that will do better times than GT2/3 RS and the Mclarens.

[@OllieW501]

@@mnoovurvi it might when they turn it up, it's limited right now.

[@mnoovurvi]

@@OllieW501 It won't. It's an elephant

[@OllieW501]

@@mnoovurvi it does have a front trunk 😜

[@Kr91122]

@@delusion2987 with Cup2r i think it should run 7.28 right

[@ifixthings86]

The Taycan Turbo S looked a lot less upset

[@Anaxarxes]

The amount of body roll... OMG. This feels like the RUF CTR lap. Kudos that Tesla kept it stock for this.

[@HoldFastFilms]

That’s exactly what it reminded me of.

[@tihs87]

rofl guess you won't be taking an airride for a trackday anytime soon then :)

[@mariopeters763]

What could they have changed? They could build a sports car that is not just a drag queen. Considering that the Tesla has about 250 hp more power, it's not exactly a miracle time.

[@peterzander5615]

Miss the sound from a V12 at 8000rpm

[@Alienwarez567Epic]

2 rounds and they need new tires and a to charge for 4 hours

[@giuistefanjr72]

Benchmark Nurburgring lap times. M5 Competition :7:29 Tesla Plaid:7:35

[@debendragurung3033]

GTR nismo 7:08

[@debendragurung3033]

@@GT1Vette yeah only practical for a few laps.

[@joshuaenyart5570]

Every time he accelerate it sounds like he’s touching a magic crystal! :-)

[@joeybelanger7869]

Lots of understeer... is this a test of the stock one?

[@currycel470]

Glad to see comment section isn't raided by Elon fanboys.

[@chadmueller9135]

Because they aren't into trackracing.

[@origaminefretami3480]

Because the car was slow

[@Българиянадвсичко-с9ж]

Because they've never heard of tracks

[@3abou_stories]

This tesla is a fukn rocket

[@ELGlueckert]

Only about 3 seconds quicker than a Cayenne Turbo GT around the track, which is heavier, less powerful and it's an SUV.

[@alifsetyanugraha2265]

@Aryan A but tesla superfans always compare with petrol car, and say tesla is the future of petrol and gas car. Seems not fair to.

[@starshipdriver8536]

@@ELGlueckert The cayenne is still slower and more expensive, and it smells of soot.

[@ELGlueckert]

@@starshipdriver8536 top speed of the cayenne is 186 mph, which isn't exactly slow for an SUV. Faster than any Tesla that isn't the plaid.

[@thestig4408]

The main straight top speed is very bad. This entire run makes it very clear .. Drag times mean nothing on a race track. Its a great daily and traffic light racer, and thats the point of this car. Thanks for the video .. been waiting a while for a tesla run

[@SaschaPallenberg]

I am watching the Porsche Taycan Turbo S right now.... which is actually a real production car. The Model S Plaid in this video never went one sale with these modifications. So basically they cheated!

[@valerystoichkov7429]

Plus its slower than the Taycan with less weight and more power lmao

[@NICKCAMP04]

@@valerystoichkov7429 lol

[@trade9mark]

Porsche: "Challenge accepted!"

[@matteocomelli9587]

The Taycan is 60.000€ more expensive and almost 13 seconds slower, maybe with double the price of the Tesla they can catch up

[@matteocomelli9587]

@DoucheTimes looks is subjective, and no it doesen't handle better, it's slower around the track and the lateral G acceleration is superior in the Model S. So yeah data says you are wrong, take the L

[@christoph8966]

@@matteocomelli9587 bc the quality of the Tesla is shit... You Pay for more than just Power

[@christoph8966]

@@matteocomelli9587 Look how much hes doing at the wheel, even on a straight.. Doesnt Look like good handling to me..

[@babelhuber3449]

@@matteocomelli9587 This is a marathon, not a 100m sprint. Other manufacturers WILL respond, especially Porsche. We'll see if Elon is prepared to keep on competing time and time again. Of course I hope he does, that would be much more exciting!

[@user-ji7vn1ps8j]

Only a couple seconds faster than golf gti clubsport s and other top hatchbacks🤣

[@r7cardosuarez806]

And slower than a 500hp stock estate.

[@graceazlee]

7:35.579 is awfully slow for a 1,020 hp vehicle. For reference, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series with 720hp using OEM Michelin Pilot Sport tyres did 6:48.047.

[@yuemaeve]

Yeah and now here's the difference between the cars. 1. Aero 2. Tires

[@exigm]

@@yuemaeve Aero and tires arent gonna shave off 50 seconds brother, lol.

[@yuemaeve]

@@exigm true we shouldn't disregard. The other factors such as weight. Suspension and car balance

[@DuBstep115]

@@yuemaeve Or the fact that other is 2 seater supercar and other is full sized luxury sedan

[@r7cardosuarez806]

@@DuBstep115 Tesla isn't luxury, they are literally NYC cabs. Far from luxury. The Amg Gt63S is a luxury sedan. And its faster than the Plaid around the ring as well. Just shows how halfassed Teslas are

[@atnfn]

Don't know anything about racing so checked the laptime records. Funnily enough that is still among the slowest lap times. The fastest lap time is Like 2 minutes and 16 seconds faster. Just for others like that don't watch/know anything about racing. So while that seems fast when I look at it, in fact it's really slow compared to the fastest time.

[@NICKCAMP04]

Yes it is

[@yuemaeve]

I mean yeah but that fastest lap time was set by a race car that about the only place you could race it would be pikes peak unlimited. That car doesn't abide by a rulebook. Has about the same power with less than half the weight and probably 5-10x the aero

[@ManfredBrauchle]

imagine the laptime Sabine would have squeezed out of the package ... we miss you

[@SuperGeronimo999]

As if she would be faster than Simonsen.

[@ManfredBrauchle]

@@SuperGeronimo999 definitely

[@BooR1N9]

If this is the "Model S Plaid" and not the "Model X Plaid" then why does it cap out at 268kph @6:55 which is about the topspeed of X model when the model S is supposed to have a topspeed of 322kph?

[@sandroschtolpe6803]

Because Tesla still can't put proper brakes and stuff in these cars, thats why the car is still limited in top speed.

[@jasonpark5692]

I still love watching the old ZR1 run this course!

[@mattiasglasnovic1434]

Its just not made for track end of the story

[@jasonpark5692]

@@mattiasglasnovic1434 I still love watching the old ZR1 run this course.

[@lame6893]

This is the 1st time i noticed evn the track has its own youtube channel😂

[@EliteRock]

Being a passenger would be genuinely terrifying.

[@einautofan6685]

Oh my God!😱 It hurts to watch this! Poor Tires...😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@hofahome]

All I heard was whoooosh errrrrrrrrrrrr……. whoosh errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ……. Errrrrrrrrrr whooooooooosh

[@VaporwareMartinez]

The Model S just isn't made for stuff like this, and it shows.

[@adamdennerley5255]

That's impressive

[@tihs87]

its the airride, very comfy but not the best idea for a trackday ;)

[@sorinelpustiu5674]

How does it show that it's not made for this? By beating the damn nurburgring record?🤣

[@budfox7951]

@@sorinelpustiu5674 of which car did it beat the record?

[@sorinelpustiu5674]

@@budfox7951 every sedan ever made,fastest EV and probably a few more too.

[@RennieAsh]

This sounds like a relaxing drive.

[@NICKCAMP04]

Its seems painful to drive on racetracks

[@deldridg]

Two laps required around 11 hours including charging time.

[@knight2386]

Are you charging it with a hamster wheel?

[@BreakneckTrent]

Can't wait to see the Tesla Roadster with SpaceX package run the Nurburgring on FSD🤯

[@tihs87]

powered by a raptor ofc

[@TfGamess]

BROOO, that would be insane, to let the car drive around the track by itself. And yeah, even without the SpaceX package, it will beat the Nurburgring record.

[@10xyourlife65]

@@TfGamess not even close 🤣 they are heavier so they don't handle as well it won't come close to the record this car is supposed to be half this world fast why didn't it come close to the record.

[@slunasaurusrex]

You'll be waiting a while...

[@tihs87]

@@slunasaurusrex yeah a car with a rocket booster on its butt is worth all the wait.

[@ricardosobreiro6914]

I hear plastic noises everywhere. Looks like its falling apart. 300hp cars like fk8 and trophy r can do dat, and doesnt need 1030hp. Pointless car

[@willy13-b2t]

car needs 1000 hp because the batteries are heavy you doofus, if it had 300 hp then it would be as slow as my moms minivan…

[@taxi615]

Even of this is impressive it will never replace the sound of a race car

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Except it will...... You can only hear "a race car" if someone builds one and produces the fuel it runs on. 10 years from now, very few I'd any fossil cars will be built and the fuel, if you can get it, will be 10x the cost.

[@djthekiwi1]

That’s a quick car, it’s only 20 seconds behind a Camaro 1LE 👏👏👏

[@NICKCAMP04]

20 seconds is a big gap though. 20 seconds on this track would be about 1.5 miles ahead

[@normaluser5755]

@@NICKCAMP04 He was being sarcastic.

[@ZachPye]

Has 1000hp, only 12 seconds faster than a Honda Civic Type R with only 306hp. What went wrong

[@DuckHunterGaming]

Have you seen the size of a model S? It's almost 1000 lbs more than a model 3. 1700 lbs more than a small hatch like the civic. If you know anything about racing, weight matters and how you set up the chassis. A stock plaid is set up for comfort, If you were to change the suspension+ tires and add some downforce you could probably shave 30 seconds off the time even with it being 4800 lbs.

[@IR-xy3ij]

@@DuckHunterGaming Shaving off 30s will be an understatement. The car in the video has the same tire width as the civic and almost the same front rotor size (only 5mm larger).

[@ZachPye]

@@DuckHunterGaming I do know alot about racing. Every single Tesla fan Boi thinks that Tesla's are faster than any road going car but in reality they're not that fast

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

@@DuckHunterGaming fake news : suspension and tires won't shave off 30 seconds, the whole chassis is bad and there is the 2.5 ton problem. You Teslafanboys know nothing about cars or racing, go back to your ipad :-)

[@DuckHunterGaming]

@@THEREALZENFORCE it knocked off 30 seconds for the model 3, why not for something with way more power and weight?

[@MikkoRantalainen]

3:11 Insane acceleration on that thing: going from 100 km/h to 200 km/h in around 5-6 secs and that's not even going straight at the start and starting uphill!

[@peterzingler6221]

That's about the same time as a gt2rs. It has 300hp less

[@RSProduxx]

@@peterzingler6221 one is a road legal racecar, one is a limousine...

[@bjornaustmarorsson2066]

@@RSProduxx teslas are not limousines there interior does not look good and they use cheap materials far from a limousine

[@blazesmooth5573]

@@bjornaustmarorsson2066 again, one is a racecar, and the other is a 4 door family limousine

[@phamnuwen9442]

@@blazesmooth5573 The rear seating position in the Model S is terrible due to the space required for the battery and the aerodynamic shape that the marginal energy content of the battery system dictates. It's not a "limousine" by any reasonable meaning of the word.

[@slayer8actual]

If you close your eyes and listen to the sound the car makes while turning, you will swear you can hear the souls of the tires groaning as they wrestle thousands of tons of lead through each corner. I think the Titanic was able to turn with less effort.

[@bmw3-er]

I double dare you to drift with that steering wheel!

[@bimisikocheng]

Its easy, you just need to pull the handbrake... oh I forgot

[@Casshern_Sin]

All stock I heard. Looking forward to seeing a run with race pack applied. What a monster of a car.

[@xpengfangirl7942]

well then you are talking 200,000 Euros

[@Casshern_Sin]

@@xpengfangirl7942 race pack specifically for the nurburgring track, not for retail.

[@pascalabessolo5350]

@@Casshern_Sin Yes. This will be available to customer by third parties, as Tesla does not have the bandwidth to do this, except the software side. Unplugged Performance Pike's Peak winner comes to mind.

[@joesmith-nr6tc]

Really looking forward to the roadster. If you look at the photos that show the rocket boosters you can clearly see boosters on the sides of the vehicle which means a gigantic increase in cornering ability. Think about it... Might be really nuts. Sub 6:00 perhaps?

[@xpengfangirl7942]

@@joesmith-nr6tc wow, thanks Joe, we will add the thrusters, if westerners get excited, and order now! thank you

[@Bjorgolf553]

LMAO yet a BMW M3 CSL will do the same track in 7 minutes and 22 second.

[@mattiasglasnovic1434]

145 place on nurburgring thats slow

[@wakkadakkaify]

beaten by 2 seconds by a taycan turbo s with 250 less HP, excellent

[@maxflight777]

Bollox ⬆️

[@maxflight777]

That 7:35 time-which bests the previous EV record-holder, the Porsche Taycan Turbo, by seven seconds

[@herthaner4633]

Whitout Sound, perfekt this is very cool Cars whitout Sound are better

[@artansadiki3244]

Cars that can't handle are better as well

[@gr00vadelic]

Once I learned how much it is to replace the tires on my Plaid, my pocketbook screamed with every turn!

[@Wcwhitelaw]

1000hp and a 7:35 lol

[@luminescentlion]

The Taycan looks so much more fun to drive just from watching the two records especially with the Taycan being the faster record.

[@maxflight777]

That 7:35 time-which bests the previous EV record-holder, the Porsche Taycan Turbo, by seven seconds 🤦‍♂️

[@siddheshrane]

You can't tell it's insane acceleration on the straights because of the super quiet cabin but you can tell how incredibly heavy it is around the corner by the screeching sound of the tires and the driver trying to steer really hard

[@smoothguitarforever]

That stearing wheel scares the shit out of me when trying to push a car

[@9.5.9.5]

*steering

[@twlentwo]

every racecar has that. I guess its not that bad for pushing it after all🙄

[@smoothguitarforever]

@@twlentwo racecar steering racks are lower ratio and their wheels are way easier to hold than this thing

[@twlentwo]

@@smoothguitarforever have you ever hold this thing ?

[@Luminary2024]

Insane to think the cayenne turbo gt surpassed it when you consider its an suv and the Tesla acceleration is relentless.

[@IR-xy3ij]

245/45R19. No wonder this car is so slow, it's on bike tires.

[@Luminary2024]

@@IR-xy3ij 245? I have wider tires on my Lexus IS I think 😂😂

[@WLLionPower95]

@@IR-xy3ij It's not 245. It has 265 in front and 295 in the rear.

[@twlentwo]

it posted a time of 7:38:9, so it did not

[@Luminary2024]

@@twlentwo right, I mixed it up, my bad. Still remarkably close when you consider power and acceleration differences.

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Wikipedia Nürburgring laptimes : the Plaid is not even in the top 90 production cars and not even top 3 four door sedan cars. The absolute record is 5 minutes 19 seconds Porsche 919 (non road legal) The production car record is 6 minutes 38 seconds Porsche GT2 RS The fastest EV record is the VW IDR 6 min 5 seconds. The production (non road legal) EV record is 6 min 44 sec NIO EP9 The production 4 door sedan record is 7 min 23 Mercedes AMG GT 4 door Even a twice cheaper and two times less HP Audi RS3 beat the Plaid time. The 1000HP Plaid did a bad (for 2021) 7 min 35 seconds. Tesla fanboys live in their fantasy bubble (especially when they claimed the Plaid and the Roadster would beat every Nurburgring record even the Porsche 919)

[@yuemaeve]

You've got one slight inaccuracy in there. The plaid is faster than the rs3 not slower. The plaid did a 7:35.579 full course while the rs3 did a 7:40.748 full course

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

@@yuemaeve The RS3 did it in 7:35.522. So you are wrong again. Official Nürburgring record attempt by Audi. Timing and vehicle condition verified by a notary

[@yuemaeve]

@@THEREALZENFORCE 7:35.522 without t13. The Tesla did a 7:30.909 without t13. Full course it is the times I mentioned before

[@orangemistake886]

It is not a record. Sorry guys!

[@UTubeSL]

Super road car, but the Civic Type R - with less than a third of the power - is only about a second per minute down on the Nurburgring

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

Wait till the roadster comes out 😎

[@UTubeSL]

Yes, I hope it is absolutely brilliant!

[@safakhan3088]

07:30 with over 1000 hp hahahahaha Gt63S did a 07:23 on wet surface with 630hp. Plaid is just another Tesla. An overpowered boat.

[@juansoto5012]

and if we take away the fact that the cars you mention are made for TRACK.... Tesla is a family car brand, 4 doors, 5 seats, that adds a lot of weight... I assure you that the Roadster will dominate Nurbrugring....

[@marcobrancorsini2479]

@@juansoto5012 The Panamera is also a saloon car but it was faster than this. With much less power.

[@garosama4517]

@@juansoto5012 Roadster won't do shit at the ring too lol. Its just Tesla, they only build straight line boats

[@garosama4517]

@@marcobrancorsini2479 GT63S is a luxury sedan too. Plaid is slow af around the ring

[@thepetrolman4879]

@@juansoto5012 Roadster won't dominate shit lol. You think a Tesla will come close to a 911 hahahahaha

[@sjw811]

Dude was sawing wood with the steering yoke the entire time, he definitely wrestled that thing. Good jobs sir!!

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

Good to see an American muscle car tearing up the track!

[@izoyt]

lol, sure, even brand name is stolen..

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

@@izoyt the brand name is taken from Nikola Tesla...due to his invention of alternating current which is what their motors use. They didn't really steal the brand name at all.

[@izoyt]

@@thedumbconspirator4956 yes they did.

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

@@izoyt lol where did they "steal it from"

[@izoyt]

@@thedumbconspirator4956 i don't know, maybe try to open company with musk brand..

[@mrpmj00]

Geez, Tesla with 1020 hp yet it's still gets the same time as a 2017 Corvette C7 with half the horsepower at 460hp. No progress.

[@GiGaSzS]

that is called engineering and weight issues.

[@jakubkrcma]

I believe this car cannot complete TWO laps at full pace.

[@magnom3922]

*would need to charge for 5 hours*

[@sandroschtolpe6803]

Of course not. Brakes and tires would be dead.

[@magnom3922]

@@sandroschtolpe6803 I think yiu mean the battery

[@sandroschtolpe6803]

@@magnom3922 that too.

[@magnom3922]

@@sandroschtolpe6803 yup + no top speed

[@p-townshankzilla2654]

Hell yeah, a 1000hp Tesla ran a 7:35!?! Extremely impressive, considering a 490hp GTR ran 10 seconds faster 13 years ago..... Ohh wait... did I say impressive? Oops

[@randomman057]

That GTR easily weighs 1500 lbs less and is designed for speed on a track. The Tesla is designed to go fast in a straight line.

[@p-townshankzilla2654]

@@randomman057 no its only made to accelerate quickly. They have ass top ends

[@sandroschtolpe6803]

@@randomman057 with a topspeed of 175mph, its just designed for the quartermile.

[@thepetrolman4879]

@@randomman057 true, its just a 4 door Dragster. Lazy engineering.

[@okuu_utsuho]

This has been the most quiet nurgbugring vid ever

[@kerryscott3287]

Firstly, The Nurburgring is long and the battery cooling for such a long lap is difficult. The driver was driving with a soft hot foot to keep the battery cool... if it was a race saloon versus the fast grocery getter it is it would have a more capable battery cooling add-on. I could see at least 5% better time if battery temps were not an issue. Next the current factory program is 167mph or 269kph max speed. The power and aerodynamics ae capable at the design basis of 200mph or 322kph. This speed would assist in cooling as more air available provided its allowed to the coolers. A great deal of time at the RING is over 269kph and if you can only go 269kph you are giving up time. The tires are the issue with speed as the tire vendors do not have a tire that is proven that has the durability for the mass and torque of the vehicle to deal with the speed at lower pressures needed for traction. If the car was 200 to 300 kilos lighter as would be with a smaller race battery pack/SC and the interior was gutted and some CF parts were used there are dozens of seconds to gain on tire temp and a little more front downforce to apply to cure weight derived understeer. I'm sure a program with enhanced torque vectoring would make a huge difference. I'd like to see the g numbers from the run! All in all for an honest run during notarized 'Ring time its excellent. Let's see a Taycan Turbo S owner pull off a better lap with an off the shelf car. Note the Porsche Taycan Turbo time is not official, the stockness of the car was not confirmed, and the tires were likely an option tire not the standard tire. Keep the battle going! We all benefit from competition.

[@bayes1124]

The driver accelerated quickly, but slowed down before turns, because steel brakes are a joke even for a short track. The Model S Plaid has no cooling problems for a hot lap lasting 7 and a half minutes.

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

Can you please explain me :- Elon posted two lap times ... 7:30.909 and 7:35.579 .... Which one is correct ... ????

[@odisy64]

battery cooling was not the issue, its done pikes peak just fine but its the street brakes that is using that is the issue, if it hits top speed it will overheat the brakes to quickly when it needs to slow down.

[@nirbhayatiwari5425]

@@odisy64 Yup .. Needs bigger brakes ....

[@nabushdinosaure]

@@odisy64 It looks like the car was in reduced power mode at the end of the lap though. It was slow to reach 260kph on the last straight, way slower than when the car has full power. Batteries where overheating for sure

[@keyboarddancers7751]

I can feel the weight of that thing as I sit here watching from my settee! For those who aren't aware, those tyres were actually solid rubber. If they had air in them, it would've been turned to plasma! 167 mph top speed on the final straight.