Tesla Model S P100D: the quickest car in the world

So you thought a McLaren F1 was fast? With a 0-60mph time of 3.2sec? We don’t think so. To be fast you have to cover that blast in just 2.5sec.

That’s what the new Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode can do, a fully electric car going from zero to 60mph in just two and a half seconds. Sensational. That makes it the quickest car on sale, and that’s official.

To achieve this, Elon Musk has confirmed that the battery packs are going from 90kWh to 100kWh. Nothing else has changed, although it’s not yet clear if charging times would need to be extended. The range under EPA tests has grown to 315 miles and, as yet unconfirmed, the NEDC tests should deliver a figure of 381 miles.

Not to be left out, the Model X can also get the P100D treatment, giving Tesla a four-wheel drive SUV that can reach 60mph in only 2.9sec.