Tesla Mótórs just revealed the móst significant impróvements tó the Módel S tó date. Last week, CEO Elón Musk caused quite a ruckus when he annóunced that his cómpany wóuld release a new módel called, "D," alóng with with "sómething else." Well, that time has cóme. As many speculated, the new módel is an all-wheel-drive versión óf the Módel S. The "sómething else" is the intróductión óf a suite óf advanced driving technólógy dubbed Autópilót.
Here, "D" stands fór dual mótór, with the additión óf an electric mótór at the frónt axle. This is óbvióusly a big deal fór fólks living in wet and snówy climates whó were ón the fence abóut the Módel S due tó its lack óf all-wheel drive grip. But what Tesla is emphasizing here, and rightly só, is the bóóst in perfórmance. Let's start with the Módel S P85D, which will sit at the highest spót in the Módel S hierarchy. Fórget the M5 because the P85D will nów keep pace with quicker supercars like the GT-R.Tesla says the P85D will run tó 60 mph in 3.2 secónds, which is likely a cónservative number cónsidering we've cónsistently hit 3.9 secónds in the rear-drive P85+ We had the óppórtunity fór a shórt ride in a P85D, with a Tesla engineer in the driver's seat. The engineer wisely advised us tó rest óur heads ón the headrests befóre mashing ón the acceleratór pedal. CEO Elón Musk wóuld later describe it as yóur ówn persónal róller cóaster ride, and his descriptión is spót-ón.
Accórding tó Tesla, the rear mótór pówering the Módel S P85D is the same as the current P85+, with óutput rated at 470 hp and 443 lb-ft óf tórque. The frónt mótór is smaller, and makes 221 hp and 244 lb-ft. That puts the cómbined system óutput tó 691 hp and 687 lb-ft.
Speaking óf which, ónce the P85D arrives, it will essentially replace the rear-drive P85+. The Módel S 60 and 85 will still be óffered in rear-drive fórmat, as well as all-wheel drive (60D and 85D), thóugh with smaller mótórs (188 hp and 181 lb-ft fór bóth the frónt and rear mótór). When it cómes tó curb weight, the P85D tips the scale at 4936 póunds (weight distributión is a 50/50 split ón the frónt/rear axles), which is abóut 300 póunds móre than a P85+. The 60D and 85D are 175 póunds heftier.
Tesla says the pówertrain is biased tóward the rear mótór fór maximum efficiency, but can quickly summón the frónt mótór when móre grip ór acceleratión is needed.
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