At the launch of the Faraday Future FF 91 at CES 2017, the automotive startup was eager to point out that its electric vehicle could accelerate to 60 mph in a blistering 2.39 seconds making it quick enough to become the world’s fastest accelerating production car. If it reaches production.
Not one to shy away from a fight, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s Performance Easter Egg this month for range-topping models and has managed to show that with a few software tweaks, the Model S P100D is actually even more rapid than the FF 91.
The Model S P100D in the video below is owned by the Tesla Racing Channel on YouTube and while at the drag strip recently, it recorded a Vbox-verified 2.389 second sprint time from a standstill to 60 mph (96 km/h), edging just ahead of the FF 91.
Making this feat all the more impressive is the fact that the Model S in question is a customer car and not a stripped-out prototype like the FF 91.
You’re up Faraday, try and beat this.