Tesla Model S Plaid Might Have Set A 1/4-Mile Record With Jay Leno
May 13, 2021 at 11:17pm ET ++
A source from
Drive Tesla Canada might have delivered some of the biggest Tesla news of the year. We can’t confirm the validity of these claims but they are impressive.
According to the source who attended the event, a Tesla Model S Plaid set a quarter-mile time of
9.23 seconds with a trap speed of
152.16 mph. If those claims are accurate and official, then the Model S Plaid now holds the production car record for the fastest quarter-mile time.
The quarter-mile run was done at the Autoclub Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California on May 11.