Tesla's New 'Ludicrous Mode', "Faster than Falling" speed - 2.8sec from 0 to 60mph

[GoodBytes]

Tesla announced today that Model S owners will get a new Ludicrous Mode for their car, which, once enabled, will push the car from 0 to 60mph (96.56 km/h) in 2.8sec and can do a quarter-mile sprint coming in just 10.9 seconds. The old speed of Ludicrous Mode for the same car was 3.1sec.

 

This gives the car front engine to have 259 horse power and the rear engine with 503.

 

 

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said that the new mode pushes the vehicle to 1.1Gs while accelerating. This is faster than falling, the company claims.

 

In addition to this news, the Model S car also gets a price drop. Now it is sold at a more affordable $70,000. (Ludicrous Mode option costs $10,000 more).

Also a 3,000$ battery upgrade is introduced, to upgrade the car 70kWh, to 90kWh (P85D only - thanks: @VanayadGaming).

 

 

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/17/tesla-model-s-ludicrous-mode/

 

 

I'll buy 5 of them. How many will you buy?

[79wjd]

I'll pass on five and instead get a GT3 or save up a bit longer my a 918 Spyder  

[Arty]

Almost To the GTR.

Im just waiting till they beat the GTR

IT already buts the gtr a run for its money.

 

I see so many around where i live (Detriot)

i counted at least 7 in this area.

[PineappleHolidays]

"ludicrous speed"

 

I hope it's a massive red button

[Levent]

I like how they do this via software update yet nobody attempted to hack in to car's ECU or something.

[SpagettiNinja]

 will push the car from 0 to 60mph (96.56 km/h) in 2.8sec instead of the previous insane speed: 10.9sec.

 

The previous speed was definitly not 10.9 sec. 

[Levent]

Almost To the GTR.

Im just waiting till they beat the GTR

IT already buts the gtr a run for its money.

thats actually faster 0-60 than a NISMO GTR.

[manikyath]

the question is:

 

does this mode also turn the cupholders 45° when accelerating?

[The Benjamins]

Tesla announced today that Model S owners will get a new Ludicrous Mode for their car, which, once enabled, will push the car from 0 to 60mph (96.56 km/h) in 2.8sec instead of the previous insane speed: 10.9sec.

This gives the car front engine to have 259 horse power and the rear engine with 503.

 

 

 

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said that the new mode pushes the vehicle to 1.1Gs while accelerating. This is faster than falling, the company claims.

 

 

In addition to this news, the Model S car also gets a price drop. Now it is sold at a more affordable 70,000$

Also a 3,000$ battery upgrade is introduced, to upgrade the car 70kWh, to 90kWh.

 

 

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/17/tesla-model-s-ludicrous-mode/

 

I'll buy 5 of them. How many will you buy?

 

it was not rated at 10 sec 0-60 in the past, it was around 3-5 sec. and 1.1 G is faster than falling, you mean they claim it can do 1.1 G correct?

[Arty]

thats actually faster 0-60 than a NISMO GTR.

GG Tesla.

I wanna A Drag race now.

[cesrai]

Now their e-pen will feel bigger.

[multifrag]

The previous speed was definitly not 10.9 sec. 

I think it was 3.1, but don't see the big deal about the couple miliseconds as the speed gain drop after 100K/h

more importantly they have introduced upgrades and price drop 

[Levent]

it was not rated at 10 sec 0-60 in the past, it was around 3-5 sec. and 1.1 G is faster than falling, you mean they claim it can do 1.1 G correct?

previous time was 3.2 Seconds , OP directly quoted engadget article.

[Arty]

it was not rated at 10 sec 0-60 in the past, it was around 3-5 sec. and 1.1 G is faster than falling, you mean they claim it can do 1.1 G correct?

3.2* seconds before.

 

 

 

maybe he ment 10 sec quarter mile?

[Arty]

I think it was 3.1, but don't see the big deal about the couple miliseconds as the speed gain drop after 100K/h

more importantly they have introduced upgrades and price drop 

I was at a intersection

Light Turns green the teslas already down the road.

its great in the city/subarbs.

[TheKDub]

Almost To the GTR.

Im just waiting till they beat the GTR

IT already buts the gtr a run for its money.

 

I see so many around where i live (Detriot)

i counted at least 7 in this area.

 

Damn that looks nice, (the GTR) I haven't seen any where I'm at in Michigan. (Southeast between flint and detroit area)

[GoodBytes]

The previous speed was definitly not 10.9 sec. 

Sorry, I miss read the source, fixed.

[79wjd]

I think it was 3.1, but don't see the big deal about the couple miliseconds as the speed gain drop after 100K/h

more importantly they have introduced upgrades and price drop 

2.8 seconds is substantially faster than 3.1s

[Swndlr]

I'll pass on five and instead get a GT3

Porsche is the best, no if ands or buts :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

[Arty]

Damn that looks nice, (the GTR) I haven't seen any where I'm at in Michigan. (Southeast between flint and detroit area)

not gtrs Model S's

iv only seen one gtr thats not been a test drive.

 

2 people own a model s in Farmington. (where i am) 

the other 5+ idk where the live.

1 girl at my school brought her dads tesla to school.

 

 

My only question is...This is only for New built Tesla with the 10k upgrade installed right?

[flibberdipper]

Hot DAYUMN.

[HerEscutcheon]

[terrytek]

Really, now they should aim to beat the fastest accelerating production car ever, the Bugatti Veyron at 2.5 sec

 

My bad, it's not the Bugatti Veyron. It's the Porsche 918 at 2.2 sec. That's actually blindingly fast. But this is about 70-80% cheaper, at only 90-100k.

[ADM-Ntek]

Really, now they should aim to beat the fastest accelerating production car ever, the Bugatti Veyron at 2.5 sec

probably comes with with the next patch. what is next MIB style hyper drive. but at least they have humor. 

[captain cactus]

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.

 

This is totally unnecessary but holy crap is it cool. Like, it's a 2.5 ton 4 door sedan that can fit 5 people (or 7). It shouldn't be doing 0-60 in 2.8 seconds. Yet it does *mind blown*.