Tesla Model S P85D Smokes a Lamborghini Aventador
Elon Musk wasn’t joking around when he made the sport button for the new Model S P85D read “Insane Mode.” As proved with this video below.
Now you’d expect a race between a Lamborghini Aventador and a Tesla Model S to go a certain way. Sure, the Tesla has proven to be miles faster off the line than most sports cars, but this is a supercar. It couldn’t be faster than that. Right?
Watch.
Surprised? You really shouldn’t be. Why, because Elon Musk is a mad scientist and undercut the horsepower and torque this car is actually making.
Earlier this month, DragTimes put the new P85D up onto a dyno to see what it was really making at the wheels. Are you sitting down? Good, because the Tesla Model S, P85D puts down a whopping 864 lb-ft of torque. At zero rpms.
That’s good enough to spin the tires on the dyno repeatedly.
Elon Musk, you sir, are insane. And we love you for it.