Will 'ludicrous' Tesla Model X be the world's fastest SUV?
Tesla's 'Ludicrous' speed mode will be available to buyers of the forthcoming Tesla Model X SUV, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla's 'Ludicrous' speed mode will be available to buyers of the forthcoming Tesla Model X SUV, according to CEO Elon Musk.
The Tesla Models S just keeps getting better. With the聽Ludicrous high-performance mode聽option, announced late this past week, the Model S will go a step beyond theInsane mode聽currently offered.
As such, the electric sedan to launch from zero to 60 in just 2.8 seconds and blast through the quarter mile in just 10.9 seconds. 聽 聽聽
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And it won't be the only Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] model with such performance potential.
According to CEO Elon Musk, Ludicrous will also be available to buyers of the the forthcoming聽Tesla Model X. Along with the upgraded聽90-kWh battery, which could allow the gull-wing door SUV to spring to 60 mph in a little as 3.3 seconds.
Of course, testing hasn't even started yet, so real-world performance is still an estimate.聽But for those keeping score, that's a half second quicker than a聽Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, and within spitting distance of the聽Lamborghini聽Hurac谩n LP 610-4's聽reported zero to 62 time of 3.2 seconds. If Tesla is able to deliver on the 3.3 second figure that would make the Model X the quickest SUV in the world.聽
The Model X is scheduled to start reaching buyers early in 2016, but when Ludicrous examples will be available is anyone's guess. Stay tuned. 聽