The Tesla Model S Plaid Almost Blew My Head Off

In this video I review the Tesla Model S Plaid and explains why its not just a car but a rocket. The Tesla Model S has been around for almost a decade now but Tesla gave it a refresh recently and a lot more power. In comes the Model S Plaid. A 1000+ horsepower electric sedan that will make most supercars look slow, all while carrying around your family and doing good for the environment.
The Tesla Model S Plaid has a level of speed and acceleration that is unmatched. The acceleration is an experience that is better felt and can only be described as breathe taking. The pace at which the Plaid moved is truly remarkable.
The Model S Plaid is a technological marvel that blurs the lines between electric sedan and a sports car. Beyond its speed it also has several technological advancements in the interior. Several things have been changed to make the Model S Plaid look more modern and allow for it to push the technology envelope.
0:00 - 2:10 Introduction
2:10 - 4:48 Front End Design, Frunk
4:48 - 7:27 Suspension, Wheels, Tires, Brakes
7:27 - 9:07 Rear End, Trunk
9:07 - 11:10 Battery Details
11:10 - 29:30 Interior and Back Seat
29:30 - Driving and Conclusion
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[@rodrigocardoso3342]

Great vídeo for the best car on the Market

[@DriveSteady]

Really awesome car

[@shaunjeff45]

It car can literally use a little more refinement on the inside, and can lose a lot of wait. It almost closes to some of the heaviest cars that's been made.

[@Cars-N-Jets]

Your reaction at the beginning😂

[@craigfourie3485]

WoW. An amazing demonstration of an amazing car. Your reactions are very sincere!

[@asta04]

jesus freaking i dont know what else to say thats summs it up lmao. Thx for sharing mate!

[@tonypearson3392]

Great video!! Picking up my S Model Sept 8th!!

[@rickkay9548]

31:45 no need to wait for any battery to warm up, it will go 99% ballz out regardless

[@jamesrapp9778]

Cheers for the video mate! Regards from Cyprus and Scotland 😎 👌

[@jonathanluttner9832]

I’m looking at very many different reviews but this was a very fresh way of presenting the score really down to earth.I wasn’t enjoyed the whole time and feels real. Thanks man

[@DriveSteady]

👍

[@peterr3527]

Really good review. Hope you do well on youtube.

[@sasukesuite1]

33:14 Drive Steady: "This is ludicrous" Me: No, it's plaid 😎

[@DriveSteady]

I drove the Plaid some time ago and till this day it is still the most insane acceleration I have ever felt! Thanks for watching and sharing a comment!

[@dewittbo]

Very complete and fair review in which you cover the important aspects of what makes the car unique, practical, and very useable as a daily car, while still possessing the unequaled acceleration of a super car-which most soccer moms don’t need, but is good to know the power is there when needed. Very balanced and unbiased review, unlike the obviously highly-biased and cherry-picking Edmunds ‘review’

[@Starcrow999]

I've watched alot of Plaid reviews, and this one is one of the better ones. Good job!

[@DriveSteady]

Thanks for watching!

[@larryz3985]

Driving sound is so great. I would drive as a semi truck.. lol all day..

[@UncleTonyshotsauce]

Great video

[@MrLeonidas123]

Great video! Do you think they will add interior ambient lighting and massage seats? i currently own an a7 which has these features at a significantly lower price. Tesla does have the speed and updated technology though which most cars lack.Also will they redesign rhe exterior as the design is looking a bit outdated?

[@dwaynejava]

Nice review. Amazing car

[@rickkay9548]

phenomenal performance and futuristic interiors

[@B4R0N.]

You... you are everywhere😂. I keep running into you!

[@casIIsac]

Good video man. Maybe look into your autofocus on the big boy camera though. Had some weird issues in some parts.

[@DriveSteady]

Yah my camera autofocus sucks 😃

[@someoneyoudontknow342]

Great Review! I would love to test drive one of them! Im waiting for it come to europe! 🔥

[@jamespaul1835]

Great review. I would of liked to hear your take on the 22 speaker stereo and maybe touch on how the app interacts with the car but otherwise you covered almost everything. If you have any experience with other cars that I believe this competes with like the Mercedes E class or the BMW 5 series I would love to know (excluding the acceleration) what makes them better or worse. I’m talking about ride, handling road noise, build quality. Thanks again for the review.

[@jamespaul1835]

@@possibilityspace Thank you for the information on your reply.

[@RawandCookedVegan]

Calling the Rimac Nevera a production car is a bit of a stretch. It is unlikely you'll be seeing this car on your commute. Granted, the Plaid is no cheap car either, but it is a sedan, could be used for a commute and costs a fraction of the price.

[@caRpetbomBer1]

50 cars a year. Rimac Nevera doesnt even have enough cars made to call its the quickest car in the world. By the time they have those numbers the Roadster 2 should come out.

[@Smile-uwokeup-2day]

A beast of car in market since made n getting better every yr. will throw ya in dSeat it at lunch . One day I will one in purple or silver

[@darrenbarlow5759]

Good video. Well done. I'm trying to figure out if I want the Plaid vs LR with the 21s. The price difference now is only about 10K now. No yoke for me though. No matter what I get.

[@TfGamess]

Literally the best car you can buy in 2022.

[@shaboiisaiah]

great vid! also just in case, might be a good idea to correct the name to "Tesla" in the video for more views/ better seo

[@DriveSteady]

I cant believe I didn't catch that, thanks!

[@StevenYoungcaptual]

Why are you now not able to turn off regenerative braking like is in previous model S. It would seem for driving in snow or ice, one would want the ability to adjust it? Also no creep mod?

[@LewdCustomer]

Where is the commode? Do we have to keep using the frunk to offset the excellent cup holders?

[@thefortnitecuh4900]

Thanks I really enjoyed your review :D

[@sagarmeena0210]

BEAUTY IN RED

[@thefortnitecuh4900]

Your really underrated

[@eric0w]

In Tesla, if you let autopilot tell you to put your hands on for 3 times, it will stop you from using autopilot, until you restart the car next time. I think

[@frankcuoco1501]

This is a drag strip favorite

[@sparkev2356]

So what you're saying is the Plaid has multiple personalities? Soccer moms can now gap hypercars.

[@koruki]

The brake regen only takes half a day to get used to. You just need to learn to throttle your lifting of the accelerator

[@DriveSteady]

Yup I got used to it eventually. I ended up liking more and more

[@koruki]

@@DriveSteady yes the next thing to get used to is remembering to brake in a normal car haha we have two cars but after another week you will be used to the regen driving and normal braking in the engine car

[@eric0w]

Insane!

[@MM-bw1lo]

I don’t even wanna test drive, I already know it’s a beast

[@jamiemcgrath1292]

Must got some sunshine over there. I’ve never seen the red paint finish turn orange under the sun lol

[@manuelschmid7362]

Did I hear the drive shaft @34:25?

[@gafrancisco]

Im gone get one by the year 2026 :)

[@DriveSteady]

If you're lucky

[@Wirmish]

You can setup the Regen in the menu.

[@zbyszanna]

I like the video overall, thumbs up. Some minor things, it's kWh and not kW per hour. Second thing, I don't think this car should be compared to the s class. You can get the exact same car for 40k USD less just without the insane acceleration (just crazy acceleration, 3.2 instead of 2.1 sec to 100kph) so this is the price point you should compare this car feature wise to other cars. With plaid you pay for the performance and so you should compare it primarily against cars that can give you even remotely similar performance. Mercedes S class is not one of them. If you want to compare Model S price wise to anything on the market, compare it against the price point of the Long Range version and not plaid.

[@zbyszanna]

As for the key, you get an app with your car and you're supposed to use it instead of the key. The app is functional and very handy and the car even detects when you approach it and will present the for handles automatically. No need for the key at all. Another thing, the regen braking is configurable so you can choose which style suits you best, but I would implore you to try so called single foot driving. It requires a certain period of getting used to, but in my opinion is much better than traditional accelerate and brake.

[@DriveSteady]

Eventually I did end up getting used to the single foot driving and I liked it. You have to feather the accelerator and get a feel for it so you can use it smoothly but once you do, its good.

[@iowa_don]

24:45 - those shift buttons are NOT available unless the screen is not working OR you briefly press both scroll wheels on the steering yoke. 27:45 - playing video games in the rear seat has not been unlocked via software yet. 29:30 - OR you can just use your phone as the "key" and of course there is the "key" card as well. 32:15 - NO the Model S Raven was Ludicrous, this is Plaid 34:25 - 110 MPH on city streets? Where are the Police? And that was with the A/C on.

[@FlipBoxStudio]

For future reference, do more research before making a product review. Some of the things you said about the car are either outdated or just false. For example, the headlights and front bumper aren’t new. They’ve been the standard design since 2016.

[@emeseszorenyi5245]

funniest reaction, EVER!!! :-D

[@robfel68]

The Plaid is so violent that his brain go stuck on Ludicrous. 🔥🔥🔥

[@glenfordburrell2133]

The batteries will have 30% less power during the Winter!

[@izsakitt3711]

Informative review. - kilowatt*hour - not kilowatt per hour; kW is unit of power. 1 kW = 1.34 horse power. Energy is power times time that is power exerted for a period of time. 3 electric motors - not engines. To show the trunk space, unload your junk. There is a deep section under the trunk floor too.

[@williamjulien5858]

Plus.......please stop saying "press the GAS" or "give it the GAS". Accelerator or even Go Pedal is acceptable but NOT gas.

[@DriveSteady]

You're right I caught myself saying "gas" when I was filming... tried to remind myself to say throttle, accelerator, etc.... didn't really work as you can see 😄

[@izsakitt3711]

@@DriveSteady Yours is a very good overall review!

[@Pico_444]

Imagine overtaking a Lamborghini with your wife and kids in the car lmfao

[@OCRay1]

“Ludicrous speed”. Lol.

[@tmartinez9065]

The CT will have the same power train for 69$

[@johntheux9238]

The more aggressive regenerative braking is the more range you will get.

[@DriveSteady]

Yup I got used to it after driving it for a day.

[@johntheux9238]

@@DriveSteady You will save money on the brakes too.

[@rnwakoby]

I did not know the Model S plaid came with interior wood accents. This car is a LR

[@lukabosnjak3829]

First units had wood

[@wackit6756]

As always a great review. I appreciate how you explain the details of the car's you review and answer my questions before I can ask them (Or so it seems). I think this is such a stupid name for a high performance model. It doesn’t seem to make sense. And the yoke looks like it would be so awkward to make a U turn. Seems like you would run out of places to place your hands after a few minutes. Your hands always need to be in the same place. Can you imagine a 4 hour drive? Give me a flat bottom wheel every time. But Elon's forward thinking needs to be recognized. It was so amusing to hear your heavy breathing in anticipation of launch control. I felt your angst. Good review.

[@DriveSteady]

Its definitely a unique experience and looking to rewrite what it means to drive a car. Hah, yah I was kinda nervous about the launch.

[@floxer]

Well the name is a reference to space balls... And I'm kinda suprised how few people actually know about this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIGZdYulg7B8isU

[@DriveSteady]

I didn't know that! Thanks for the reference!

[@mortenkrogh8599]

Plaid is from the Plaid pattern that show up in the movie Spaceballs. Tesla got a lot of humor😅

[@chrisc7610]

You can also connect a game controller and use it to play the games.

[@DriveSteady]

That would have been handy for the fighter plane game!

[@keepcool8991]

I want to buy one but until they don’t change the steering I won’t…I tried and I didn’t liked at all

[@makeitfamous35]

Then change it urself

[@Zqeluq9123]

This car does 0-130 faster then my 2004 Toyota Camry.

[@DriveSteady]

🙃🙃🙃

[@emmafuentesbaltazar8801]

Godbless

[@PcruProducer]

The title lost me 😮

[@Ebooger]

The Rimac is built in Nikola Teslas homeland: CROATIA. The Ford Mach E is built in Mexico

[@chrisc7610]

There's also a large hidden compartment underneath the floor of the trunk and smaller pocket at the wheel arches. For the size and type of vehicle the Model S is unbeatable when it comes to cargo space.

[@DriveSteady]

Yup, lots of space to put your things.

[@glenfordburrell2133]

No need for a driving test or a licence!

[@mitheo2007]

Does not need caliper breaks… ! Regen !

[@MegaWilderness]

Look up the Guiness World electric 0-100km time that was set in 2016 by 20 students. Hint formula student

[@todayontheinternet9576]

a lot of 18 year olds are going to reorient dad's car into a tree at 150mph.

[@tmartinez9065]

I would pay $1000 to rent one for the weekend.

[@thefortnitecuh4900]

I would too

[@Wirmish]

You can.

[@angelo747]

All touch forces you to take your eyes off the road. Not a fan

[@devan271]

3:03 wrong Mercedes EQS is the most aerodynamic car in world with a drag coefficient of .20

[@TfGamess]

XDDD That car is a concept, not ta production car.

[@JohnEnergy2012]

Mr learning curve... Tesla removed points of error and made it a single one.

[@egidiomeola]

Where does Tesla go from here

[@smtss]

"Telsa"

[@graemejohnson9025]

Yet another American car that is quick in the straight line.. And is absolutely crap in corners..

[@eric0w]

I think it is an option to be able to play games on that rear screen when you order the car.

[@lavafriction]

The Mercedes EQS is the most aerodynamic coefficient of .20

[@koruki]

That’s not with rotating wheels. The Tesla’s measurement is take with wheels in motion.

[@lavafriction]

Okay fanboy

[@Delitor]

@@lavafriction facts=fanboy?

[@lavafriction]

@@Delitor Definition: Coefficient of a vehicle = Facts ) Fanboy

[@Delitor]

@@lavafriction indeed so that means that the model s has a lower coefficient of drag. Nice 👍

[@lg2982]

Model S Plaid is not a luxury car. Its a performance car. Don't compare it to an S class.

[@BrunoGarcia-ih1kk]

I think the new Mercedes has the record for the best aerodynamic car the new electric one

[@Endorion_YTC]

Yup, you're right, Mercedes has now the lowest drag coefficient vehicle which is the EQS now.

[@tarakhossain9320]

yeap! you are right. mercedes has cd of .200 vs .208 for the tesla

[@odisy64]

@@tarakhossain9320 does it maintain that on the move? Tesla does.

[@UncleTonyshotsauce]

Mercedes is trash

[@Endorion_YTC]

@@UncleTonyshotsauce That's your opinion, it's not bad and I'd prefer no minimalism and more luxury interior. EQS is pretty sick, especially the EQS AMG 53.

[@larryz3985]

2040 tesla will have wings.. jet blast fir rotor to fly...!

[@chocktalk]

Change the subject line bro

[@AW-gj4ji]

Quick corrections: Doesn't look like a hatchback at all won't make other fast cars look bad fast only in a straight

[@johntheux9238]

110 mph on a residential street, be more careful ^^

[@Cross-xm2fr]

I just like burning dinos tho! Jk

[@JonathanRootD]

Telsa doesn't make Tesla's.

[@jrgb9945]

Lucid makes promises.

[@shaunjeff45]

I understand Tesla has reinvented the car from the gasoline cars, but to totally reinvented the car is beyond crazy. I don't like the yoke starring wheel and it's features. I don't like the 2 optional seat colors. I don't like the bevel around the computer screen, and I seen much better looking computer screens in New modern gasoline vehicles. I don't like moon roof only option. I don't like the one only kind of seat option and texture. I don't like the single center rear seat computer. The car has a serious over weight problem in which I don't like, but however among all that I don't like, I do love the car it self. The car itself can literally use a little more refinement.

[@robertradek5731]

Oh my God anybody that thinks that your car is cool but it sounds like ice cream truck is wrong and please if you want to play play video games call you living room