In the top-of-the-line P85D version, the Model S retains its 470-hp rear motor and adds a 221-horse front motor. Power goes from today’s 470 horsepower to a staggering 691 combined horsepower and 687 lb-ft of torque. Tesla says the additional traction will enable the P85D to whiz from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 11.8 seconds. We rode along and found the acceleration positively shocking, even though we were expecting and ready for it. Top speed rises from a governed 130 mph to an equally governed 155 mph.
0 to 60 in 3.2. Governed to top out at 155. I would really like to test drive one of these things.
In a full size sedan with tons of storage, to boot. I’d imagine that the 265 mile range is off considerably with two electric motors instead of one with the same battery pack, though.
Yet there are a few Luddites around here who still call them “glorified golf carts.” Some people are immune to facts.