Tesla PLAID: Why It Pushes The Limits Of Physics
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Elon Musk has said that the Tesla Model S Plaid features some of the most advanced secret technology on earth. What are these "practically alien" innovations he's referring to?
The plaid features a few key upgrades that push the limits of physics and make it different than any Tesla before it. The Model S Plaid has a special drag strip mode to produce maximum acceleration for racing and demonstration.
But what makes the plaid's powertrain different than any other electric car on the road?
The rear motor assembly is the Plaid's most significant upgrade.
It consists of two souped up Model 3 drive units placed back to back, housed symmetrically inside a precision aluminum subframe. These rear motors are coupled directly to each wheel with a single speed transmission. All 3 permanent magnet synchronous reluctance motors contain an innovative carbon fiber sleeved rotor instead of a traditional metal sleeved rotor.
On twitter Elon Said, The Plaid carbon-wrapped motor is arguably the most advanced motor on Earth outside of maybe a lab somewhere. We have to keep some secrets!
It appears a software update can unlock double century speed, but you might need some hardware upgrades, if you want to be able to stop.
A curious listing for a Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake kit popped up on Tesla's website, and It seems Tesla is waiting to ship this improved stopping power, before they unlock 200MPH to regular customers.
The Tesla Plaid maintains an understated appearance with subtle hints that it contains something extra ordinary, but somehow still manages the lowest drag coefficient of any production car ever built.
The record ¼ mile speed for the plaid is is 9.081 seconds at 154.10 mph, and the car produces 1,020 horsepower and 1,050 lb-ft of torque.
Tesla is setting the table for fully autonomous driving with a smaller, more compact steering profile in the form of a yoke that reduces central gauge cluster obstruction.
In the plaid S, they have scaled down the battery capacity from 104 kilowatt hour to a slightly smaller 100 kilowatt hour pack with improved cooling and electrical architecture. The goal is to ensure the battery can meet the high performance requirements of the Plaid without overheating or losing power.
This might be the last plaid Tesla we see with the old cells before Tesla makes the switch to those big soda cans currently slotted for the Model Y, Semi, and cybertruck.
The Tesla Model S Plaid is a car for practical folks that appreciate performance over showiness, and want to ride on the bleeding edge of technological progress, and when all comparisons to your daily driver sedan are with seven figure hyper-cars, you know you're in good company.
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Thanks Try-A-Tesla for loaning me the black and white tesla for this video, if you're ever in the south florida area, and want to try a tesla, visit try-a-tesla.com
This has got to be one of the best videos on the Tesla Model S plaid out there. You did a a great job of combining visuals from the production mechanics to the drag strip. Very informative. The black on white was also an interesting color combination.
By far, one of the best technical overviews on the Model S Plaid I've seen. Good work on the video!
LOL evidentially yours did not burn down the house yet
I am a hardcore combustion engine, forced induction, and nitrous oxide fan. But after watching this video, I have to respect this technology.
And yet, I find I can respect it without getting on my knees and worshipping it. 20 years from now, it'll probably look quaint and every Ford, Chevy, Toyota and Honda will equal or better it.
@Michael And yet, you never made it through that fence. BTW, your computer - gas powered?
@Michael Dude, you're supposed to power your lawn mower with it, not huff it.
Nothing like hearing my cummins warming up in the winter time ngl, but damn these cars look nice. Too bad the tech doesn't make me feel comfy in my state until they make it a bit better. I don't feel like running out of charge in the winter in a traffic jam because someone wrecked, then freezing to death.
@@konigstiger8518 100% agree there. I would never drive one except for leisure driving at short distances, not as a main vehicle.
Incredible video! I love how the video feels like a mix between a review, drag strip video, and educational explainer video. Great work :D
Hey I liked your plasma jet video, Godspeed.
absolutely right, amazing video!
You're spot on!
@@ElectricFuture 1a
Musk's customer base has always been left leaning people who want to stop using fossil fuels and stop global warming. Now Musk is attacking his own customer base as he blames them for being influenced by Peter Thiel to buy Twitter and bring Trump back for the 2024 election. Yet, Twitter increased its revenues by 36% by dumping Trump. Why risk Tesla stock to buy Twitter which is nothing more than a digital boxing ring? Who cares who is and is not on Twitter? I have followed Tesla since 2005, I was a big supporter of electric cars when most people said it was nonsense, I even had an electric car website in 2009. Musk has created the electric car market by buying Tesla's engineering and getting government funding. But now he has gone into politics, and rather than do what he does best, he has chosen to join the childish political divisions that produce nothing. I used to admire Musk now I really would like to see him leave the country. I'm sick of the Musk circus, the constant Musk hype like his phony man in a robot suit show. Let’s get back to being adults. Musk can just go back to South Africa, we got it from here. We really don't need him any longer.
Elon's face in the sky at 2:04 😂
LMBO you definitely made me look! Kudos. It's there!
now I gotta watch again... I'm gonna be late for work again cause I'm going to be up late watching Elon's great videos all-night again... thanks man L. O. L. Love it though go MUSK your awesome bro so are your Beauty's(cars) l o l.
Was a glitch in the matrix know he's always watching from his heat proof bunker on the sun ☀
Fantastic in depth review. Great job 👍
The way this video was done sets a new benchmark for KZhead car videos. Had to watch again.
appreciate that Tamayo 🙏
Well done! I can't usually watch a video like this without skimming but you keep it interesting and on point. Subscribed!
This was one of the most well-made professional videos I have seen. Voice over was great and very well written script and great video clips.
I didnt even last the intro. way too over exaggerated and blowing smoke up ur ass. "When you step into the cockpit, You're entering a new automotive paradigm that redefines your perception of time and space" Its a car, not a space ship entering a black hole. I love tesla but he made it sound so lame.... also the car is not the quickest(accelerating) production car.
@@samshntrash true
Agreed, thoroughly enjoyed.
Great and super informative video on the plaid! I currently drive a Model Y LR, which is fast enough for my needs, but wouldn’t mind a Model X plaid someday. In the meantime, I’ll just keep watching your videos. #TESLAGOMARS
This was an informative video. Thank you for the expertise and hard work that went into this video.
@David: But you gonna get duh car doe?
I can appreciate the technology and everything these vehicles offer. It reminds me of playing with my Tyco slot car set when I was a little kid, those little slot cars had crazy torque. my only concern is, the harder you are on the vehicle will most likely shorten the life span of the battery and those are probably not cheap to replace. No battery no car.
Batteries start to outlast normal car lifetime because much better cooling and heating systems than first generation electric cars.
@@TheNone724 can you explain the scientific foundation for such projections?
@@ownyourgov I think he's referring to increasing battery life by reducing operating temperatures and reducing the number of recharge cycles; because heat and recharge cycles are the main factors involved in wearing out a battery. Or at least that's what I've read about the subject.
starting at $14,000..... but if you buy an extra one you'll save 50% ..... oh wait......not
Excellent video. I could tell that you put a lot of time and effort into making this. Kudos!
And you try to say in person what you say behind your back ...
A professional informative presentation, gifted with an enjoyable voice👍. I have subscribed, looking forward to the next episode.
I went for a passenger seat drive in a Tesla Model 3 recently. The acceleration is amazing and it clearly out performs EVERY car in the car club I was with including some very tasty machines that have had ALOT of money spent on them. Also the leather seats are soft and inviting.Very impressive machine I must say.
oh i agree. the acceleration is awesome. especially in nyc, where it's bumper to bumper 24/7 in heavy traffic.
That's fine that you can accelerate but how far can you go in the city so much damn traffic what does it matter. 😱 I much rather they improve their Interiors there interior suck. The best electric interior is the Mercedes
@@BobRooney290 exactly that's my whole point who cares how fast you can go. How many more people will be dying cuz they're going 200 miles an hour out in the country not in the city
@Michael Hill Wow great argument, that's bound to kill the electric car industry stone cold dead.
Musk's customer base has always been left leaning people who want to stop using fossil fuels and stop global warming. Now Musk is attacking his own customer base as he blames them for being influenced by Peter Thiel to buy Twitter and bring Trump back for the 2024 election. Yet, Twitter increased its revenues by 36% by dumping Trump. Why risk Tesla stock to buy Twitter which is nothing more than a digital boxing ring? Who cares who is and is not on Twitter? I have followed Tesla since 2005, I was a big supporter of electric cars when most people said it was nonsense, I even had an electric car website in 2009. Musk has created the electric car market by buying Tesla's engineering and getting government funding. But now he has gone into politics, and rather than do what he does best, he has chosen to join the childish political divisions that produce nothing. I used to admire Musk now I really would like to see him leave the country. I'm sick of the Musk circus, the constant Musk hype like his phony man in a robot suit show. Let’s get back to being adults. Musk can just go back to South Africa, we got it from here. We really don't need him any longer.
A lot of inspiration from Knight Rider here, specially him saying "space ship". The only problem is the steering wheel's turn radius is a pain. One of the things with KITT in his dash shots is it showed that the steering wheel was much more sensitive than a regular full 360 wheel, so it didn't require much turning to make a big turn.
OMG...YOU GIVE THE GREATEST EXPLANATION OF ALL TIME.
Takes one to know one bing Chen. Stay classy
@@alissataylor6029 And the Porsche came close 1.7 seconds. kzhead.info/sun/o8Zqo92snX6wfaM/bejne.html
Wow! This is one of the best Tesla videos I've ever seen. Well done!
To the point. Still dialog was as fast as the car. My head is still racing at 180 mph. Mixed sound well. If this is the future it will be a fast future for humanity. Let's get it together Elon. The world awaits your greatness.
Hey I was searching for the track mode on the plaid and found this video and I love it ❤❤
Subscribed
I like the black bonnet and how it flows through to the back. Is that a wrap you added? I have a red Model 3 coming and it also would look great in two-tone.
Fastest plaid has now cracked 8s! 8.994. This was an excellent video on the plaid!
stripped but yes
@@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg minor weight reduction. Not stripped. Rear and passenger seat removed.
And still can get gapped in Texas
@@kwilliams3161 by fucking what?
@@deiondre300 ice cars …
How do you have 235k subs?? This is one of the best videos I've seen of cars yet. And living in MN how Tesla's heating worked was my first thought, more so of how to not use all the battery.
I love my plaid! best car ever!! waiting for the 200mph update!!
What 200mph update? I'm getting my S plaid in June ???
Is it like driving a spaceship?
what do you guys do for income?
By far the best break down of information on the tesla. Thank you
@ 13:28 “All input is error.” Understanding just this lets one understand the “error” of so much more in life - in and out of physics.
Man, this video was so much better than i expected, not only you have the car for your own testing and footage, but also a lot of research and actual information on the technology powering this machine, and even it's building process, aaaand possibilities for the near future, this is a great video man, and was really good to watch, specially considering i have seen a lot of videos on this car since it launched.
appreciate it Adolfo
@@ElectricFuture great man, i was expecting this video to be just another typical youtuber vlog style basic test with pretty much nothing new, and it was really nice to see how informative it turned out to be, keep it up man :)
🤯Incredibly well put together video! I did not expect to be so overwhelmed with useful information having to pause and rewind this video multiple times just to comprehend and acknowledge the content. Thank you for this
Really appreciate it. Business aside, content like this takes too much time and energy to do just for the money. Comments like this make it worth it.
@@ElectricFuture Just know your time and effort has educated many, quality teaching should be one of the highest paying efforts in society, but I know it is overlooked. Your efforts and passion has earned a subscriber.
Most people don’t realize the new s has different body shape and wider . this video explains this. Though it looks a bumper refresh in first glance . There was something that makes it look more attractive and sleek from outside. It took a while to realize they changed the entire body panels and also it’s running on wider tracks
It's running on wider tires also.
Well explained about plaid👏
wow.. this was the most informative vlog on tesla plaid I've heard to date.. thank you.
Excellent work done this video. High quality stuff. Your narration style is one of a kind and I like it
Lol @ Musk in the sky at 2:03
Let me add my praise to this awesome video jamming in all of plaid's features and performance for layman.
Holy cow! You just blew away every other Tesla Plaid review. Sandy Monroe has yet to tear down a plaid but this will be a hard act to follow. Well done!
Thank you for the kind words. Mr. Munro is very knowledgeable, I’ve learned alot from him.
Just ordered mine.. I have a 2021 Tesla 3 performance and love it
6:24 They may be fast, but nothing beats the sound of a high performance camshaft lope at idle.
Great review! Love Tesla!
I use to quarter mile race and that is very impressive ET. Even in a gas car that takes lots of engine to do so and lots to make hook up.
@Ron: Alright Torreto calm down.
Video outstanding quick n clearly followed along,nice
Lol.. I have no idea on the specifics of all those tech details on this car and its engine but what I do know is that this looks amazing and this guy is revolutioning how 4 wheels move on the ground and might i add in the air too.. amazing video by the way..never knew that car packed all that stuff..truly revolutionary
Awesome video! I am just starting to get into Tesla and EVs and I haven’t developed quite an understanding in all the technical aspects of EVs. This video did an awesome job with helping me understand how this technology works. Keep up the good work! #teslagomars
simple, its a big battery that powers a dc motor that then drive the wheels. i dont know why people think its something amazing its not really anything new either.
@@Supraboyes Agreed, a friend drives a Sperry electric built in 1889.
@@wilkoone9155 good for him...wait a minute 🤔, are you implying this simple technology has been around so long.
@@Supraboyes I don't disagree with you, it isn't a relatively new technology. As someone with an engineering degree, this was a very informative video that helped me understand the technical aspects of this newly developed EV.
@@ElectricFuture cool tesla!
Like many other people have already said, this was a fantastic video! The car by itself is super bad ass and you did a phenomenal job of relaying that to us the viewers. Thank you for the video please keep them coming. However, The "driving gloves" that you are wearing in the video are a bit too much. And to be totally honest the "Dog the bounty Hunter sunglasses" and the "driving gloves" are waaaaay too much. These are just my personal opinions. Anyways, it was a great video thank you.
needed to give you guys something to talk about in the comments! 👓 🧤
More Musk hype I have followed Tesla since 2005, I was a big supporter of electric cars when most people said it was nonsense, I even had an electric car website in 2009. Musk has created the electric car market by buying Tesla's engineering and getting government funding. But now he has gone into politics and turned on his own customer base. Rather than do what he does best, he has chosen to join the childish political divisions that produce nothing. I used to admire Musk now I really would like to see him leave the country. I'm sick of the Musk circus, the constant Musk hype like his phony man in a robot suit show. Let’s get back to being adults. Musk can just go back to South Africa, we got it from here. We really don't need him any longer.
Brilliant video! Very interesting. S looks superb in that Ska colour scheme too. :)
Excellent video. Very informative
This video is extremely well written and articulated (except for where it uses the word slotted instead of slated when referring to the larger batteries being used for the Cyber Truck), but it doesn't really explain why the Tesla PLAID pushes the limits of physics.
It moves closer to light speed than absolute 0
One of the best videos I’ve seen explaining the new Tesla Plaid enhancements. Currently driving a Model Y, but someday hope to comfortably afford an X Plaid. #TESLAGOMARS
You do a really good job. Interesting and concise! I dig your review style. Thanks
Congratulations ! Awesome video ! almost perfect built quality.
Great content, keep up the good work! 🙌
Great video! I guess you need to take your "Plaid" to Germany. To do some proper speeding on the "autobahn" (highway), no speed limits here! 😀
Challenge accepted
Good and informative video! I would really appreciate it, if you could cite your sources. You wedged some very specific bits of information that are not commonly known into your video. Would be cool to see that you didn't just pull these bits out of your sleeve.
What specific bits of information are you referring to? I’ll cite for you.
Love the paint job on your plaid!!
The chassis remains the weak point of Tesla against the competition. Very impressive straight line sprinting but I wouldn’t take the corners as fast as I would do in a Porsche or bmw like car with the best balance.
it's almost twice the weight, it's not a chassis issue
Very good voice and narrator
I like both electric cars and ICE type. Both have their advantages and disadvantages and that includes their carbon foot print and or how certain materials were extracted to make up parts of the car. Having said that, I think we have a use for both in the same world. Battery powered cars could be used for everyday usage and leave heavy hauling to diesel trucks. There is a reason why diesel is chosen over gas for heavy lifting. I don't think electric has a chance on long heavy hauls. Going up a 10-14% grade hill with heavy load, I'm sure the battery pack and or controller, would overheat in no time. For the diesel engine, that would just be a walk in the park. Where it might brake is anywhere behind the engine ie transmission, transfer case, differential gears etc. That's where the electric motor excels due to less amount of gears. Maybe have a diesel/electric assist long haul vehicle? Good video by the way. I'd like to own one but I'm done driving long distances. Managed to drive 30k km in 5 years. Also wouldn't like the assholes that love to key the electric cars, as seen on Wham Bam Tesla Cam channel. Why people would do shit like this?
Can we get this video condensed for a Superbowl ad? Money WELL spent in my opinion.
At the time when this video was posted, this car surely wasn't the fastest production car. The Rimac Nevera was and still is at the time of writing the comment. In some regions it even beat the Plaid in time to market - not in the US tough, it was not homologated in time.
Quickest.
Production car means mass produced for sale to the public. Not sure that car qualifies. It could not even get 1 vehicle to every country in the World.
@@joekinnn1703 Neither could the Plaid (be bought or driven in every country). The definition of production is that it can be bought homologated and driven on standard roads *somewhere* in the world. But I get what you mean, even Rimac did not declare being in full production until they entered the US market.
@@marsovac i just noticed that price tag of $2.3 million. Definitely the fastest at draining your wallet. I may be wrong but isn't the Plaid supposed to be $135k?
When will the new 4680 batteries be used?
I suspect late 2022 but volume production in 2023
2022 in the cybertruck and semi first. roadsters in 2023
2022
That Flo Home x5 looks amazing.
In depth! Excellent!!!
Correction about drag coefficient, it's no longer the best, check the mercedes EQS with a flat 0.2. And it's in production and on the roads already.
That is the best electric vehicle out there the interior is awesome Tesla's interior sucks😱 Interiors look like they're made out of cardboard and that screen is much too big the Mercedes is molded into the dash very well done👍
and looks like a fucking honda civic
@@em4227 your hate is so obvious
@@em4227Mercedes’, BMW, VW, Ford, GM all unlikely to survive…Tesla will kill them all! I don’t like their styling but their engineering and profit margins are unassailable….it’s game over for legacy car makers!
@@dougm659 so only tasla exist in future? do you even listen what you say?
The plaid is the greatest car of all time. By a mile. Not just the unique performance, but the safety, the convenience, the software, the FSD, the zero emissions range and all of that in a car that seats 5 and has more room than a Camry... Unreal.
Really ? This is not true info for the 5 seater cars since Mercedes EQS and Lucid Air have both cars with even lower drag coefficient of -0,200 much less than Tesla S -0,208 ! But overall the EQS or Lucid Air are not the most aerodynamic production cars ever made as the clip above suggest at 5:49 because that record is jointly held by other 2 much older cars : 1996-1999 GM-EV1 and the phenomenally weird, Europe-only Volkswagen XL1, (produced from 2013 up to 2016) both had similar drag coefficient -0.186..
@@alissataylor6029 Do you think i like Tesla ? that is so wrong, yes it has it's few advantages (super-charging network spread, powerful motors and cool apps but boy oh boy it has so many bad things that people like me from Europe still don't like : first of all is the purchasing experience (i learn from my neighbor how he struggle from the moment he order it ) the quality fit & finish (yeah i know bad gaps issue still is a big thing that was not fixed yet), the fact that not even a windscreen-display is available not even as optional feature, that is bad only that central daft screen is dangerously wrong or the yoke that is not just stupid looking but also rated by 'NHTSA' as unsafe & dangerous, also because are not many warehouses for spares that is another thing that creates delays & costly issues.. i still wait for better products like : Rivian, GMC Hummer EV, Lucid Air, Polestar to get more affordable for masses until the ice banning..
@@poplaurentiu4148 I really hate the yoke too. There should at least be an optional wheel.
calling it the greatest car of all time is quite a stretch lol, aside from being the first truly fast electric car it doesn't bring anything else worth mentioning
@@poplaurentiu4148 sound like a hater. Pound for pound it beats the lucid look at the price tag and what you get. NOTHING beats the plaid bang for your buck
amazing video and details 👍
great video. where do you buy that thing? it says it isnt released yet.
Amazing. It's too bad it'll never be allowed to run full speed.
@@klaaturivera3746 Correction: SPEED TICKET AND LOSE YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE TIME
That black and white tesla looks nice
2:04 random face on the sky trip me out 😂
that was Elon lol
Cool video. I have a white plaid. Where might I be able to see some pictures of this car? I like the wrap cheers.
Why didn't they just name it Plain instead of Plaid? Plain would have been the perfect name for a car that looks so plain. A car that performs as good as this one should have looked like a super car and not a soccer moms taxi.
Its referring to plaid mode from spaceballs. Go watch it lol
@@largenloud9744 Still looks like every other soccer mom car on the road and that was the point of my comment. Plain looking is what it is. Elons cars could use some style.
@@allanrose3661 I agree they’re pretty overhyped IMO
Dope... new sub!
Outstanding video production thanks. Deserves an award! I wonder what will happen to the Nurburgring race track record with a Plaid under FSD?
You did a very good job! Great Video! You should get more views man!
Don't bother, all comments are bots
Hahaha tf?
gas is done!!!!!!
Let the wars begin over mining for battery minerals.
@@channel1_channel they're not that rare, except for cobalt which Tesla's older batteries have a tiny amount, and they already have batteries with no cobalt. The rest of the materials are plenty. Nickel is the rarest and even that is plentiful as well, and even so, with JB Straubel's battery recycling technology it will be a closed loop, so no more mining.
@@mehrdadhassanabadi3391 I did not claim they are rare. That said, at a "power the planet" scale there may be issues. There are going surely going to massive problems over mining moving forward. With talk of mining Greenland and other places the shit show may only be just beginning: kzhead.info/sun/otVmqZF_a4aJink/bejne.html
Lol gas cars been running lower than 8s for decades .if they make a ev that’s affordable to the average middle class person and it runs 9s then MAYBE it might be the end for gas.ppl forget the plaid is 130k
Well done! Great video!
That paint job looks so good
Nice Tesla!
Cool video but you're such a fanboy dude... The lowest drag coeficient production car is actually the Lucid Air! Which BTW is also almost 100cv more powerful than the Plaid.
Great video!!! Thank you!! From my point of view, the cut is for the European market necessary to get the road approval. But I could live with 2 lengths and some countries would drive the longer version - we in Germany unfortunately not :).
The best plaid demo upload!
Tesla... Just take my cash and sell me your car !!!!!
Great explanation of what makes Plaid tick.
Great video - actually helped me understand a few things from my engineering degree that I was struggling with #teslagomars
Good channel! Under rated! Keep up the good work!
dope video im hooked
thanks bro Happy thanksgiving
What a superb video!!! Thanks for sharing 🚀
Well done! Wondering if the bigger batteries will be worth it?
Very well done video and thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
at @2:04, what is with the face in the upper right of the image? I so want one.
Nicest video on Tesla I have ever seen, thanks bro ❤️
Can we just talk about how nice the model S plaid is the two tone is a 10/10 for sure
The Best Vid on Tesla , no doubt, thank you very much for your expertise and hard work.
Nicely detailed.
Incredible, and informative. I'm new to the channel but I've just subscribed and looking forward to watching all you other videos. #Teslagomars
Incredible car, awesome video, very professional done, must be a dream driving that car! Maybe some day is there a chance to test it! Thanks for upploading !
Mega profesional video, great job bro!
that paint job is sick!
This is why Tesla needs no advertising, great vlog 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Great video! Just a minor correction @ 3:32 - the motors are permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSM), NOT permanent-magnet synchronous reluctance motors. Synchronous Reluctance (SR) motors do not have permanent-magnets.
My research shows they are IPM-SynRM and my terminology is correct. Have a link to a source disputing that? Thanks for your comment and glad you enjoyed the video!
@@ElectricFuture I stand corrected... I was aware of permanent-magnet assisted synchronous-reluctance machines, now reading-up on this design.
Such awesome explanation, also handsome car, damn i have never seen such nice black and white contrast on a car, its so unique