vehicle driven by american race car driver Christine Dodworth, reaching 125.10 mph during the trip, finished the race in 8.944 seconds at Maryland International Raceway. By some’s definition, it’s also the first production car to achieve a quarter-mile time under 9. Now couple George and Christine Dodworth have managed to bring a Model S Plaid into the eight- seconds record. Tesla’s Model S Plaid is the first production car to complete a quarter mile in less than nine seconds. A Tesla Model S Plaid has become the first Tesla vehicle to hit an 8-second quarter-mile. While it’s technically correct, the Nevara is a $2 million hyper-car with limited production, and the Model S Plaid is a $130,000 vehicle with already thousands of units on the road.Īs we previously reported, the Model S Plaid quickly beat the record for fastest quarter-mile by a production car with a 9.2-second run right out of the gate.

Some believe that it’s a stock car coming out of the factory without any modification and others think you can be considered a “production car” as long as you don’t have any powertrain modifications.įor the latter, different tires, wheels, and some weight reduction would be considered okay.Įither way, achieving an eight-second quarter-mile with any car is truly an impressive feat.Īfter its launch in June, the Tesla Model S Plaid was branded the fastest production car – although some say it has technically been dethroned by the Rimac Nevara. These sources all include vehicle testing done by 'the experts' at Car & Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track, various written auto publications and from the auto manufacturers themselves. It depends on your definition of a “production car,” which varies in the drag racing community. This is a collection of 0-60 and 1/4 mile times that have been accumulated from many different sources over the years. A Tesla Model S Plaid has become the first Tesla vehicle to hit an eight-second quarter-mile.īy some definition, it’s also the first “production car” to achieve a quarter-mile time under nine full seconds.

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