Engineering Explained: No, Tesla (Model S Plaid And Plaid+) Can’t Hit 60 MPH In Under 2 Seconds

And he has the data to prove it…

Popular YouTuber and mechanical engineer Jason Fenske believes the upcoming Tesla Model S Plaid and Plaid+ will not be capable of 0-60 mph in under 2 seconds, despite Tesla’s claims. Why? Well because Tesla uses a “rollout” to achieve the sub 2-second 0-60 mph time.

What is a “rollout”? Basically it’s when you travel forward one foot before the stopwatch for the 0-60 time commences. Fenske calculates at this stage the Model S will already be traveling at 6 mph, so in reality the sub 2-second time is for 6-60 mph, not 0-60 mph.

Interestingly, Tesla does not use this method of recording 0-60 times for their cheaper models. This is likely to make the more expensive variants look as fast as possible, even if the times themselves are ambiguous to say the least.

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Source: Engineering Explained