FIRST DRIVE: 200mph Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package

The Tesla Model S Plaid, so named because it’s the only speed faster than Ludicrous in the 1987 Star Wars parody movie Spaceballs. Hashtag ElonHumour. Basically a tri-motor electric saloon with 1,020bhp, 1,050lb ft and all-wheel drive. The combination allows for pretty brutal acceleration: in the US the Model S Plaid has been clocked at seconds to 62mph from rest, to 100mph, to 130mph and 0-150mph in seconds. The quarter-mile was completed in seconds at just over 150mph. It beats the Chiron up to 100mph. So what does this Track Package add, then? Well, hopped-up battery conditioning for one, some different settings for the air suspension, and more aggressive torque vectoring. It’s the hardware that’s the most obvious though. For roughly £16,000 in the UK, you also get the carbon-ceramic brake package, high-temp brake fluid, and a ‘Zero-G’ wheel and tyre package that includes 20-inch lightweight wheels and Goodyear Supercar 3R tyres. So has it helped fix some of the weak spots of the non-track pack Plaid? Over to Tom Ford to find out… Subscribe to Top Gear for more videos: WATCH MORE TOP GEAR: First Looks:   First Drives: American Tuned ft. Rob Dahm: Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:07 Stats and specs 04:31 Interior 08:09 The track package 10:58 Testing it’s limits 15:47 Conclusion MORE ABOUT TOP GEAR: Welcome to the official home of Top Gear on YouTube. Here you’ll find all the best clips from your favourite episodes, whether that’s Ken Block drifting London in the Hoonicorn, Chris Harris in the latest Porsche 911 GT3 or classic Top Gear clips from Clarkson, Hammond and May. You’ll also find the latest performance car reviews from the crew, our brand new series American Tuned with Rob Dahm and the fastest power laps from our in house performance benchmark: The Stig. This is a commercial channel from BBC Studios. Service & Feedback