Watch Tesla Model S Plaid Do 1/4 Mile In Under 9.2s Without Seats

But it's not a family car anymore now.

Tesla Model S Plaid drag race (source: DragTimes)

Mark Kane

By: Mark Kane

Sep 11, 2021 at 9:01am ET

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DragTimes recently had an opportunity to check a Tesla Model S Plaid without passenger and rear seats to make it lighter and quicker.

According to the video, the weight savings is about 140 pounds (over 63 kg), which should translate to a slightly better time at a drag strip.

We noted several results and all of them are below 9.2 seconds, which is better than Jay Leno's 1/4 mile record of 9.247 seconds:

1/4 mile 9.18 seconds at 152.52 mph
1/4 mile 9.178 seconds at 153.25 mph
1/4 mile 9.19 seconds at 152.61 mph
1/4 mile 9.19 seconds at 153.96 mph

The title says that 0-60 mph is possible in 1.95 seconds, but the Dragy indicate results above 2.1 seconds.

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Anyway, we have an interesting data point of how valuable 140 pounds (over 63 kg) is, which might be saved by the manufacturer in the future in the production version.