Tesla has revealed an updated version of its Model S. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla has revealed an updated version of its Model S. Courtesy Tesla
An interior view of the 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid. Courtesy Tesla
An interior view of the 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla has given the cars all-new interiors, with updated screens and climate controls. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla has given the cars all-new interiors, with updated screens and climate controls. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla says it’s capable of 0-60 in less than two seconds. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla says it’s capable of 0-60 in less than two seconds. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla claims it’s the fastest-accelerating production car in the world. Courtesy Tesla
Tesla claims it’s the fastest-accelerating production car in the world. Courtesy Tesla
t’s also redesigned the battery pack and modules in the new cars. Courtesy Tesla
t’s also redesigned the battery pack and modules in the new cars. Courtesy Tesla
It will cost $112,990. Courtesy Tesla
It will cost $112,990. Courtesy Tesla

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Take a look inside Tesla's redesigned Model S and X

Tesla says the Model S Plaid is now the fastest-accelerating production car in the world

Bloomberg

January 28, 2021

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Remember when Elon Musk said during an earnings call in October 2019 that Tesla only continued to build the Model S and X for sentimental reasons?

Now we have refreshed, updated ‘Plaid’ versions of each.

Tesla has given the cars all-new interiors, with updated screens and climate controls. It’s also redesigned the battery pack and modules in the new cars and has been making upgrades to the plant in Fremont ahead of their launch later this quarter.

The Model S Plaid is quite something. Tesla says it’s capable of 0-60 in less than two seconds, claiming in the earnings presentation that it’s the fastest-accelerating production car in the world.

It will cost $112,990, including potential incentives. That will get you 627 kilometres of range and a top speed of 322kph. Deliveries will start around March, according to the company’s website.

There’s a higher-spec $132,990 Plaid+ model, which has a greater 837km range on a single charge. The company estimates it will be set for delivery in late 2021.

Mr Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California, in 2014. Reuters
Mr Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California, in 2014. Reuters
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Getty Images
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Getty Images
Mr Musk with music producer Quincy Jones. AFP
Mr Musk with music producer Quincy Jones. AFP
The wealthiest person in the world with a worth of $274.3 billion, Mr Musk was named 'Person of the Year' by 'Time' magazine in 2021. Getty Images
The wealthiest person in the world with a worth of $274.3 billion, Mr Musk was named 'Person of the Year' by 'Time' magazine in 2021. Getty Images
Focus on Mr Musk's taxes grew last year as Tesla achieved a rarefied $1 trillion in market value. Reuters
Focus on Mr Musk's taxes grew last year as Tesla achieved a rarefied $1 trillion in market value. Reuters
The billionaire has hit back, saying he does not draw a salary from either SpaceX or Tesla, and pays an effective tax rate of 53 per cent on stock options he exercises. AFP
The billionaire has hit back, saying he does not draw a salary from either SpaceX or Tesla, and pays an effective tax rate of 53 per cent on stock options he exercises. AFP
Then US president Barack Obama speaks to Mr Musk on a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2010. Reuters
Then US president Barack Obama speaks to Mr Musk on a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2010. Reuters
Mr Musk during a television interview after Tesla's initial public offering at the Nasdaq market in New York, in 2010. Reuters
Mr Musk during a television interview after Tesla's initial public offering at the Nasdaq market in New York, in 2010. Reuters
With former wife Talulah Riley at the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards in London. Getty Images
With former wife Talulah Riley at the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards in London. Getty Images
With Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe after a test drive of the Tesla Model S P85D in Palo Alto, California, in 2015. Reuters
With Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe after a test drive of the Tesla Model S P85D in Palo Alto, California, in 2015. Reuters
Mr Musk during the 67th International Astronautics Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2016. EPA
Mr Musk during the 67th International Astronautics Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2016. EPA
From left: SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk, Corning chief executive Wendell Weeks, then US president Donald Trump and Johnson & Johnson chief executive Alex Gorsky during a meeting at the White House. AFP
From left: SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk, Corning chief executive Wendell Weeks, then US president Donald Trump and Johnson & Johnson chief executive Alex Gorsky during a meeting at the White House. AFP
Mr Musk and former wife Grimes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in 2018. AFP
Mr Musk and former wife Grimes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in 2018. AFP
Mr Musk leaves a court in New York City, in 2019, after a hearing in a lawsuit brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Getty Images
Mr Musk leaves a court in New York City, in 2019, after a hearing in a lawsuit brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Getty Images
A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before Mr Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2019. Reuters
A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before Mr Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2019. Reuters
Mr Musk at the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, last year. EPA
Mr Musk at the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, last year. EPA
Dancing onstage during a delivery event for Tesla's China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai. Reuters
Dancing onstage during a delivery event for Tesla's China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai. Reuters
Mikey Day as a lawyer, Cecily Strong as a judge, and host Elon Musk as Wario during the "Wario" sketch on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live', in May. Getty Images
Mikey Day as a lawyer, Cecily Strong as a judge, and host Elon Musk as Wario during the "Wario" sketch on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live', in May. Getty Images
Mr Musk with Armin Laschet, CDU party federal chairman and prime minister of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia, talk during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, Germany. Getty Images
Mr Musk with Armin Laschet, CDU party federal chairman and prime minister of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia, talk during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

The Plaid version of the Model X has had a similar makeover and injection of speed and power. In fact, Tesla claim it is the “highest performing SUV ever built” in terms of power and acceleration.

Starting at $113,190, inclusive of incentives, it has a maximum range of 547km (less than the more standard Long Range model) and can do 0-60kph in 2.5 seconds. Three high-performance motors give the X plaid peak power of 1,020 horsepower. Musk said in the earnings call deliveries of the Model S Plaid will be in February.

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