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Tesla Model S Plaid Needs 15 Seconds To Run Quarter Mile In ‘Chill’ Mode

The Tesla Model S Plaid has been in the headlines a lot in recent months and has established itself as the world’s quickest production car this side of the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Battista hypercars.

Importantly, virtually all performance tests you’ll see online of the Model S Plaid show it being driven in Plaid mode with the available Drag Strip Mode system enabled. Eager to see how his Model S would perform in the more relaxed ‘Chill’ and ‘Sport’ driving modes, YouTuber DragTimes headed onto the street for some tests.

For the first test, he set a baseline with Plaid mode and Drag Strip Mode enabled, rocketing to 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 2.42 seconds and running the quarter-mile in 9.52 seconds at 148.58 mph (239.1 km/h). He then switched the EV into Sport mode. Doing so saw the 0-60 mph time climb to 3.51 seconds while the car then needed 11.14 seconds to run the quarter-mile with a trap speed of 129.36 mph (208.18 km/h). That’s still a quick quarter-mile time and just a few couple tenths behind a BMW M5 CS.

As for the ‘Chill’ mode, well it is exactly that. After pinning the throttle in this mode, the YouTuber is immediately amused with how much slower it is. It picks up speed very gently and ultimately needs a full 7.13 seconds to hit 60 mph and completes the quarter-mile in 15.27 seconds at just 93.81 mph (150.97 km/h).

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1,100 HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Shows Tesla Model S Plaid It’s Not Invincible

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With customer deliveries of the Tesla Model S Plaid well under way, it’s hardly a surprise that videos of the EV being put to the test on the drag strip have started to flood the net.

As expected, the tri-motor electric powertrain of the Model S Plaid makes it astonishingly quick. So quick in fact that it can hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in less than 2 seconds (with 1 foot of rollout…) and launch down the quarter-mile in around 9.2 seconds, making it the quickest production car right now.

With this in mind, does an internal combustion engined car have any hope of beating a Model S Plaid down the drag strip?

If we’re talking stock cars, it’s hard to think of something; however, if we include modified cars, a tuned Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 can apparently get the job done.

The Shelby GT500 featured has been modified to pump out 1,100 hp, significantly more than the 760 hp which its 5.2-liter supercharged V8 ordinarily delivers. It was lined up against a Model S Plaid for a series of rolling drag races at the recent MITM Elite event.

In the first video, the Mustang is in the inside lane and builds speed just as quickly as the Tesla. It crosses the quarter-mile mark in 7.91 seconds at 159.63 mph, narrowly beating out the Tesla with its 7.97-second run at 154 mph. In the second race, the results are similarly close, with a 7.66 at 160.94 mph set by the GT500 and a 7.68 at 155.19 mph by the Tesla.

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Audi RS6 And Mercedes-AMG E63 S Brawl For Family Car Supremacy

The Audi RS6 Avant and Mercedes-AMG E63 S are two of the fastest family cars on the market.

Both are powered by 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8s. In the RS6 Avant this engine is paired to a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, for a total output of 591 hp and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. This power is sent through all four wheels courtesy of an eight-speed automatic transmission from ZF. By comparison, the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 of the E63 S is slightly more powerful with 603 hp and 626 lb-ft (850 Nm). It too is all wheel drive.

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Admittedly, this isn’t a perfect apples-to-apples comparison as the E63 S tested was a sedan, which weighs roughly 240 lbs (110 kg) less than the Estate variant. Still, both cars are incredibly quick and to see just which of the two has the advantage, Car Buyers Guide in South Africa lined them up for a drag race.

Off the line, the duo both launch with exceptional poise but it is the Audi that carves out a slight lead as the Mercedes struggles to put all of its power to the ground. It initially seems as though the RS6 will walk away victorious but as the speeds start to build, the extra horsepower and torque of the E63 S allows it to claw its way back and ultimately claim the victory.

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Nissan GT-R Finds Out Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid And Audi RS6 Are No Easy Rivals

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In times gone by, the R35 Nissan GT-R was pretty much the quickest-accelerating production car on earth. However, considerably quicker supercars have come along in recent years, leaving the GT-R for dead. But, surely, with all of its power and traction, the GT-R will have no issues out-performing a couple of fast family cars, right?

Eager to answer that very question, CarWow lined up a Nissan GT-R Nismo against a Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid and an Audi RS6. The races from a standing start and a rolling race are very telling.

In the one and only race from a standing start, all three cars sprint off the line at impressive speeds and for the first few feet, are well matched. However, as the speeds start to increase, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid and Nissan GT-R begin to eke out a lead. Eventually, it is the Porsche that stays ahead of the GT-R as the duo cross the finish line in a perfect demonstration of just how potent the Panamera is.

As for the rolling race, it was just as intriguing. With all three cars in their standard driving modes and with their transmissions in automatic modes, the RS6 gets off the line best but once again, the Porsche and Nissan soon leave it for dead. The main difference with this race is the fact that the Nissan started to pull away from the Porsche as the speeds increased.

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Can This FWD Acura Integra With 1,100 HP That Revs Up To 11,000 RPM Beat A 635 WHP ‘Cuda?

If you want a car that will get down the quarter-mile quickly, you’ll want it to be either rear- or all-wheel drive. Clearly, this didn’t stop the owner of an Acura Integra from creating one of the most remarkable front-wheel drive drag racers you will ever come across.

This Integra started out as a run-of-the-mill GS-R and remarkably, still rocks a small four-cylinder. However, in the pursuit of horsepower, the owner has fitted a massive Precision Gen2 7285 turbocharger that allows the engine to pump out a remarkable 1,100 hp. Just as remarkable, perhaps, is the fact that this engine revs to 11,000 rpm!

Obviously, simply strapping on a massive turbocharger and calling it a day wouldn’t have been enough to transform this fun-to-drive front-wheel drive sports car into a vehicle that can also power down the quarter-mile. As such, the owner went to the trouble of extending its wheelbase and has also fitted a set of massive 26-inch Mickey Thompson tires to help put the power to the pavement.

Keen to see how the car performs, the guys over at Hoonigan lined it up against a modified Plymouth Barracuda which sports a 7.2-liter Hemi 440 V8 that produced 390 hp back in the day but has since been upgraded to 635 hp at the wheels. So, does the massive power advantage of the Integra help it win this duel or can the ‘Cuda’s grip, thanks to it being rear-wheel drive, even the playing field?

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Audi RS6 Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S And Taycan Turbo S, Who Do You Think Won?

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The Audi RS6 Avant is an absolute weapon in a straight line, but this video shows that it has no hope keeping up with the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Porsche Taycan Turbo S.

The RS6 is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with mild-hybrid technology that produces 591 hp and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. It also utilizes an eight-speed automatic transmission sending power to the ground through a Quattro all-wheel drive system, allowing the super estate to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in the low 3-second range.

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There are few cars competing in the same segment of the market that are as accelerative as the RS6 Avant, but this video proves that if you venture into Porsche’s lineup, there are a handful of vehicles that can out-sprint the Audi.

First up is the Taycan Turbo S. It features a pair of electric motors that combine to deliver 750 hp on Overboost, allowing the car to accelerate with unbelievable ferocity. Then there’s the 911 Turbo S, complete with a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six rated at 641 hp and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque.

In this race, the Taycan Turbo S gets a slight jump off the line and for the first few feet, the Audi and 911 Turbo S are neck-and-neck. Before long, however, the 911 opens up a gap to the RS6 and as the speeds continue to build, overtakes the Taycan.

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How Much Quicker Is The McLaren 765LT Than The 720S?

The McLaren 765LT is an absolute beast in a straight line, so much so that a stock example recently set a 9.33-second quarter-mile, the fastest time ever for a production car. In order to see how it stacks up against a 720S, Hennessey Performance brought the two together.

In the first race between the pair, they were lined up from a standing start along a non-prepped surface, with both cars using their launch control systems. Out of the gate, the two were very well matched, but as the 765LT put its extra grunt to the ground, it sprinted off into the distance, leaving the 720S for dead. Making the 765LT’s acceleration even more impressive is the fact that it was carrying a passenger.

The second race was from a rolling and confirmed just how insane the 765LT is. During this race, the 720S’s gearbox was in manual mode and locked in first gear while the 765LT was in automatic mode and sitting in third gear. The drivers pinned the throttles of the two cars at 50 mph and despite being in a higher gear, the 765LT immediately sprinted ahead of the 720S and continued to build up an enviable advantage as the speeds increased.

Given how quick the 765LT is straight out of the box, it does make us wonder just what it’ll be capable of once tuning companies like Hennessey Performance start modifying it.

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Tesla Model S Performance Can’t Keep Up With Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S

Next year, the Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ will start to reach the hands of customers but for now, it is the Porsche Taycan Turbo S that’s proven itself to be the most accelerative electric sedan currently on sale.

In what is the most comprehensive test between the flagship Model S Performance and the Taycan Turbo S to date, DragTimes headed out to the quarter-mile to put the duo through their paces. The results were close but it was the Porsche that claimed victory.

During the first run, the Porsche leaps out of the box slightly quicker than the Tesla and is able to stretch out its lead as the two EVs run down the quarter-mile. In the second race, the driver of the Tesla jumped the start and ran a 10.563 quarter-mile, still behind the Porsche that recorded a 10.393-second quarter-mile. The third and final race almost perfectly mimicked the first race as it was the Porsche that got the better launch and stretched out a commanding lead.

To ensure the two were evenly matched, both were brought to the drag strip on trucks and each had 100 per cent charge before the first race.

According to the YouTuber, the Porsche recorded a best 0-60 mph (96 km/h) time of 2.35 seconds while the Model S Performance recorded a best time of 2.34 seconds. However, thanks to the two-speed transmission of the Taycan Turbo S, it proves to be too much as the speeds increased. The Porsche is also said to have performed more consistently throughout the day of filming.

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Lexus LC500 And Toyota Supra Are Very Different Yet Quite Well Matched

The 2021 Lexus LC500 and 2021 Toyota Supra are two hugely desirable cars and while they both come from the conglomerate that is Toyota, they couldn’t be any more different.

Sure, both the LC500 and Supra are sleek two-door coupes that offer superb performance, but they target vastly different buyers. However, this didn’t stop Throttle House from gathering the Japanese duo together for a series of drag races.

Powering the Lexus LC500 is a 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V8 delivering 471 hp and 398 lb-ft (539 Nm) of torque. While this engine is well down on power from the twin-turbocharged and supercharged V8s that the LC’s rivals use, it is still one of the best-sounding engines on the market. Coupled to the engine is a 10-speed automatic transmission powering the rear wheels and, according to Lexus, the coupe can hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 4.4 seconds.

By comparison, the latest Supra is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six with 382 hp and 368 lb-ft (499 Nm) of torque. This engine is joined by a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission with rear-wheel drive and results in a 0-60 mph time of 3.9 seconds.

The key reason why the LC500 cannot match the Supra off the line comes down to weight. Whereas the Lexus weighs 4,280 lbs (1,941 kg), the Supra is a relative lightweight at 3,400 lbs (1,542 kg).

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McLaren 720S Spider Vs. Porsche Taycan Turbo S: Can The Supercar Beat The Electric Super Sedan?

Ever since deliveries commenced in 2017, the McLaren 720S quickly made a name for itself in the drag racing world, as it was the car to beat in a quarter mile sprint.

Countless vehicles, some with more power than Woking’s machine, have fallen victim to the 720S over the years. The question is, can it add the Porsche Taycan Turbo S to this list?

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The Taycan Turbo S benefits from the instant torque of the two electric motors that put out 774 lb-ft (1,050 Nm), with a 750 HP (761 PS / 560 kW) peak output, enabling a 161 mph (260 km/h) top speed and a 0-62mph (0-100 km/h) acceleration of 2.8 seconds. In the right hands, the Taycan Turbo S is a 10-second car, although one with spacious and comfortable back seats and a generous boot space.

At its lightest, it tips the scales at 5,060 lbs (2,295 kg), whereas the dry weight of the 720S Spider, which was the one raced in this video, is 2,937 lbs (1,332 kg). The Macca has a twin turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 that pumps out 710 HP (720 PS / 530 kW) and 568 pound-feet (770 Nm). Thus, it needs 2.9 seconds to sprint to 62 mph (100 km/h) and can reach a top speed of 212 mph (341 km/h).

So, the British supercar has the weight advantage, but the Porsche is more powerful and, thanks to its electric powertrain, quicker off the line. All things considered, then, this is a drag race that could be anyone’s game.

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