Certified recently by Tesla not only as an official service workshop for the brand's models, but also as an authorized preparer, Unplugged Performance has prepared a Tesla Model S Plaid to take you to the mythical Pikes Peak climb on June 27th.
Until that day arrives, this specimen was seen on the circuit of Laguna Seca in an event called “Hypercar Invitational”. On the famous North American circuit, this hardcore version of the already radical Model S Plaid impressed, reaching 240 km/h and surpassing (as evidenced by videos captured on the circuit) models such as the Porsche 911 GT2 RS or the McLaren P1 and Senna.
The main attraction of the Model S Plaid prepared by Unplugged Performance is the huge rear wing and other aerodynamic appendages that quickly reveal that this example is not equal to the others.
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Also on the outside, we see forged wheels (encased by slick tyres) and the various stickers denounce it as the “racing car” that it is. Speaking of stickers, the Model S Plaid that toured the Laguna Seca circuit sported one of the famous Gran Turismo game, leaving in the air the possibility of joining the “fleet” of cars that we can “drive” in that game in the near future.
slimming cure
As is obvious not only aerodynamic stickers and appendages is the transformation of the Tesla Model S Plaid that Unplugged Performance is getting ready to take to Pikes Peak.One of the main focuses of the Los Angeles-based preparer was the reduction of the mass of the superlative version of Tesla's electric and, to achieve this, it did not look at ways to achieve the desired ends.
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In this way, this Model S Plaid lost much of the interior (it has only a drumstick and the huge central screen) and despite having kept the peculiar steering wheel, it lost the airbag. But like the competition machine that it is, it comes with a roll cage.
In the field of your kinematic chain, we are not aware of any changes.
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At the controls of this machine at Pikes Peak will be Randy Pobst, who participated last year with a Tesla Model 3 Performance also prepared by Unplugged Performance.
A participation that had the right to a valiant scare, when a loss almost made him “fly” by one of the mountain slopes, having been “held” by a rock. After a titanic effort by Unplugged Performance, the car was rebuilt overnight, a titanic effort by the Unplugged Performance team, and the next day Randy Pobst even reached second place in its category.