Tesla Model S Plaid broke the 1/4-mile record, Jay Leno says

Posted on June 2, 2021

The Tesla Model S Plaid's rumored record-setting performance at the Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California, was confirmed by Jay Leno, who was in attendance that day.

On May 13th, it was reported by DriveTeslaCanada that the Model S Plaid had broken the quarter-mile record that the Bugatti Chiron Sport set in 2018. The Bugatti completed the 1/4-mile in 9.4 seconds with a speed of 158 MPH.

According to the report, the Model S Plaid successfully completed the 1/4-mile at Famoso Raceway in 9.247 seconds at 152.09 MPH, Jay Leno said during the Spike’s Car Radio podcast.

 

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