Tesla Model S Plaid P100D+ spied at Nürburgring in bid to smash its own record

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It appears two Tesla Model S Plaid P100D+ prototypes have returned to the Nürburgring. Spy shots of the two vehicles obtained by Teslarati depict the two Model S performing runs round the track with renewed ferocity.

The “Plaid” Model S that Tesla brought to the Nürburgring this time around were vehicles that had remarkable differences compared to the two units that occurred on the German racetrack month. While the vehicles featured exactly the broad body kitair intake at the front, a rear spoiler, and also tires and wheels, the two Plaid Model S vehicles that were sighted feature fresh air vents. A blue Plaid Model S prototype is fitted with a rear diffuser.


Tesla Model S using Plaid Powertrain returns to the Nurburgring. (Credit: Teslarati)

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After Tesla’s initial encounters in the Nürburgring, which entailed a Plaid Model S beating the Porsche Taycan’s period by about 20 seconds along with a prototype breaking midway through the track, the electrical automobile maker announced on September 19 that they would be saying farewell to the track for a brief period of time, using a yield for October.

Considering the presence of those pictures that are new, the Silicon Valley-based electric automobile maker appears to have retained its word and returned with a vengeance, looking to run an estimated lap time of 7:05. Tesla abandoned the track last month looking to improve upon its own flagship automobile ’s impressive functionality that had the electrical car community talking. Not every electrical automobile business, after all, could stand toe-to-toe together using titans in functionality car-making like Porsche.


Tesla Model S using Plaid Powertrain returns to the Nurburgring. (Credit: Teslarati)

While an official lap has not been recorded by officials at the Nürburgring yet, there are signs that Tesla is intent on choosing a permanent residence at the “Green Hell. ” These were highlighted Tesla shared a photograph featuring a Supercharger channel operating within the boundaries of the track. After all, Musk declared the Tesla Roadster would be seeing the track sometime in 2020, with the goal that they would complete the quickest lap time ever at the Nürburgring.

The article Tesla Model S Plaid P100D+ spied at Nürburgring in bid to crush its record appeared first on TESLARATI.

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