Insane mode in the Tesla Model S P85 is all fun and games until loose items you might have in the car go flying around and break due to the instant torque and g-forces measuring 1.3 g. We’ve heard multiple reports of cracked phone screens that flew out of the center console and crashed into the center armrest. Check out the video below in regular and slow motion to see what happens when a few miscellaneous items along with some fruit go flying around in the car.  If you try this at home, make sure you kids are properly protected with quick reaction skills or a face mask.

Take a look at this Tesla Model S P85D Insane Mode Launch Compilation Video showing reactions from a few unsuspecting people.   With 0-60 MPH coming in just 3.1 seconds along with no audible clue of what’s about to happen,  the aggressive launch brings out some very interesting and funny reactions, including a flying iPhone that gets stuck to the back seat from the G Forces (we’ve recorded 1.29G on the launch).   The Tesla Model S P85D is powered by dual motors with a combined output of 691HP and during a recent dyno test we observed 864 ft-lbs of torque.  This Read More

Here is some great video from the recent StreetCarDrags event of the record setting Tesla Model S P85D going heads up against a Mercedes E63s AMG.   The Tesla’s dual motors, instant torque (dyno sheet here),  691HP and AWD give it a decent advantage off the line and continuing on past the 1/8 mile. However as you’ll see in the GoPro view of race 2, the E63s with it’s lighter weight, 5.5L V8 BiTurbo and 577HP starts reeling in the P85D very quickly and at the end of the 1/4 mile the two are just hundredth’s of a second apart with the Tesla winning both Read More

We’ve got some video from the StreetCarDrags January 18th event at Palm Beach International Raceway of a 2015 Tesla Model S P85D going racing a 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat.   The Tesla is powered by two electric motors with a combined output of 691 horsepower while the Hellcat has a 6.2L Supercharged HEMI V8 pumping out 707HP. The Tesla P85D set a new world record (verified by NEDRA who was onsite) for being the quickest and fastest production electric car in the world running 11.6 @ 114.6 MPH in the 1/4 mile with a very a 1.65 60′ time.  0-60 MPH came in last just 3.1 seconds.  The Read More

The all new 691 horsepower dual motor all wheel drive Tesla Model S P85D has two modes of acceleration available to choose from, Insane and Sport.  As we’ve seen and tested, INSANE mode is just that, insane, surprising everyone who’s driven or ridden in the car so far with it’s amazing grip, high G Forces and instant torque from a dead stop. We took the Model S P85D out with a VBOX and GoPro to test out the differences between the Insane and Sport modes from 0-60 MPH.   As you’ll see in the video below, in Insane mode the P85D lived up to it’s hype Read More

Here is a video of a new Tesla Model S P85D with dual motors, all wheel drive and 691HP taking on a 2015 BMW M4 powered by a Twin Turbo 3.0L Inline-6 with 425HP and a 7 speed dual clutch transmission. The BMW M4 used it’s Launch control system and got the jump from the start but the Tesla quickly took over leaving the M4 behind by a few cars.   On the top end the race evened out as the Tesla ran out of steam and and hit it’s top speed allowing the M4 to quickly catch up. This BMW M4 is no slouch running Read More

Here is a video of a new Tesla Model S P85D with dual motors, all wheel drive and 691HP taking on a 2012 Lamborghini LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale powered by a 5.2L V10 and 570HP. The Tesla gets a good start but loses ground fast as it’s power dies off quickly while the Lamborghini runs right past it around 115 MPH. Hopefully Tesla Motors will un-cripple the Tesla P85D soon and release the power and speed that it promised when they initially released the specifications back in October 2014 and started taking orders.

Take a look at this video of a new Tesla Model S P85D with dual motors, all wheel drive and 691HP take on it’s predecessor, the P85 with a single motor, 415HP and rear wheel drive. The P85D pulled an astounding 1.29 G off the line absolutely leaving the P85 in the dust while it fought for traction.   The trouncing continued while the P85D kept pulling away putting car length after car length between the two until the P85 almost disappeared from view. In the 2nd video the two cars started from a 35 MPH roll to remove the P85Ds Read More

Since we have both the new Tesla 691HP dual motor all wheel drive Model S P85D as well as the previous 416HP single motor rear wheel drive P85 available for testing we decided to do a quick drive of mixed city and highway driving to compare the efficiency of the two. During our 12.2 mile drive with both cars side by side driving normally with no hard accellerating or launching the P85 was clearly using less energy.  Before the test both cars were charged to 100% with the P85D having a rated ranged of 243 miles and the P85 having a rated range of 254 Read More

We had some time with a brand new Tesla Model S P85D to do some initial testing before our StreetCarDrags event on January 18th, 2015 where we’ll have 12 Tesla Model S cars racing themselves and other exotic cars down the drag strip at Palm Beach International Raceway.   Since the Florida weather provided us with pouring rain all day and the track was closed, performance testing wasn’t quite an option, although as you’ll see later, we did some launches in the rain and the Tesla did amazing. Instead we headed over to see Jack at Horsepower Logic in Royal Palm Beach, FL to strap Read More