Watch Tesla Model X Plaid Do 0-60 Timed Run In 2.3 Seconds

That's an improvement of 0.2 seconds over Tesla's official 0-60 mph time.

By: Dan Mihalascu

Jan 21, 2022 at 4:49am ET

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The Tesla Model X Plaid is the world’s quickest-accelerating crossover SUV in production today, with an official 0-60 mph time of 2.5 seconds (0-100 km/h in 2.6 seconds) and a quarter-mile time of 9.9 seconds.

Remember we’re talking about a 5,390-pound (2,444-kg) vehicle with six seats, falcon doors, and not the most aerodynamic shape designed by man—though decent at 0.24.

To put the Model X Plaid’s insane acceleration performance into context, the electric crossover rockets to 60 mph (96 km/h) from a standstill more quickly than a Formula One car, which needs roughly 2.6 seconds to do that.

That’s something Elon Musk pointed out recently on Twitter in response to a short excerpt from a Vehicle Virgins POV video of a Model X Plaid being launched to 60 mph.

That’s exactly the video we want to talk about today as the YouTube influencer was curious to find out if the Model X Plaid is as quick as Tesla claims. He used a Racelogic timer to clock his attempt and the time displayed at the end of the run was almost unreal: 2.3 seconds!

In utter disbelief at the readout, the reviewer had another go and the run was timed at 2.5 seconds, despite some wheel spin during the attempt.

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As he notes in the video, the first run was done at 65% state-of-charge, while the second one happened at 64% SoC. Had the car been charged to 100%, we might have seen an even quicker 0-60 mph run, which is ridiculous when you think about it.

Head over to the POV video above to see the timed runs for yourself (from the 9:00 minute mark) and make sure you check out the rest of the footage as well for a detailed presentation of the 1,020-horsepower electric crossover, with a focus on the changes brought by the refreshed Model X.