Fans of spending lots of money and going fast are perhaps some of the best-attended to in the world; there are many, many options for people who want vast sums of money taken from them in exchange for being able to go quite fast. And now there’s a new option, from Tesla, a company that if you’re not familiar with, allow me to be the first to welcome you back after your decades-long coma. This new way to spend money and go fast is an option package for the Tesla Model S Plaid, already a wildly fast car, and is called the Model S Plaid Track Package. For between $15,000 to $20,000 on top of the $107,490 for a tri-motor Model S plaid, you get aluminum forged wheels from Zero-G, Goodyear Supercar 3R semi-slick racing tires, new carbon-silicon carbide brake rotors, and one-piece forged calipers with high-performance pads. Oh, and track-ready brake fluid, too. Best of all, this package will unlock the software that permits a 200 mph top speed.
Here’s the full description of the Track Package from Tesla’s site:
Designed for the ultimate track experience, the Model S Plaid Track Package delivers high-speed stability, maximum cornering force and repeatable stopping power during high-performance driving while unlocking a top speed of 200 mph.
The Track Package includes aluminum forged wheels, track-ready tires and brake fluid, new carbon-silicon carbide rotors, and one-piece forged calipers with high-performance pads.
Our rotors feature continuous-fiber technology and are constructed in a unique 3D matrix to add strength and manage heat more effectively. For additional durability, a ceramic friction layer covers the entire rotor surface to reduce brake dust, corrosion and wear while also improving pedal feel for daily driving.
Package Includes:
Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit:
- 2x 410 x 40mm carbon-silicon carbide front rotors
- 2x 410 x 32mm carbon-silicon carbide rear rotors
- 2x 6-piston one-piece, forged front calipers with high-performance brake pads
- 2x 4-piston one-piece, forged rear calipers with high-performance brake pads
- 2x integrated, caliper-mounted parking brakes
- Track-ready brake fluid
- Updated FW tuned for peak performance
Wheel/Tire Components:
- 2x 20X10J, Zero-G wheels with 285/35R20 Goodyear Supercar 3R tires (front)
- 2x 20X11J, Zero-G wheels with 305/30R20 Goodyear Supercar 3R tires (rear)
- TPMS, Zero-G center caps, tire nut valves and lug nut covers
The Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit can also be purchased as a standalone product through the dropdown menu.
Note:
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Compatible with Model S Plaid vehicles produced in 2021+.
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Top speed of 200 mph achievable with Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit and proper wheels and tires fitted for those speeds.
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Carbon Ceramic Brake Kits are not compatible with 19” Tempest wheels but are compatible with 20” Zero-G and 21” Arachnid wheels (sold separately).
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Goodyear Supercar 3R tires are not recommended for winter use. Tesla does not recommend using these ultra high-performance summer tires when temperatures drop to approximately 40℉ (5℃) or below or in snow/ice conditions.
So, wheels, tires, brakes, and unlocked 200 mph. I wonder if that 200 mph unlock is geo-restricted to tracks and other special locations where driving 200 mph makes some sort of sense, or could you hypothetically get it up to 200 mph in a Stuckey’s parking lot? That’s not clear.
There’s no question Teslas are very fast, and there is a market for track- and performance-oriented upgrades; that’s what companies like Unplugged Performance have been doing for years. Is this Tesla deciding it wants a bigger piece of that performance-driver pie?
This package replaced Tesla’s old $20,000 Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit package, and is expected to be available next month. Some lucky folks have been invited to test out the package on a track, which means there’s videos of these upgraded Model Ses tearing it up:
I’d be curious to know how many laps with speeds that hit 200 mph you can squeeze out of a full charge. I bet we’ll find out soon!
I thought there was a gearing limit that prevented these from reaching 200. Did they change the gear ratio for this model?
200 mph and engage autopilot, what could go wrong. Does the regenerative braking not work fast enough for race conditions ?
I’m extrapolating based on my experience with regenerative braking at much lower speeds, but I would guess that trying to use only them to slow the car from 200 would vaporize the battery. That’s a lot of energy to capture in a short period of time.
Is this just removing the speed limiter?
I can’t tell if acceleration is improved or anything else. It kinda sounds like they just increased top speed by removing the limit.
Ooof… @ 0:23 in the first video. Car way in the air, no jack stand. I recently helped create some 3D graphics/demonstrative evidence for a “wrongful death” injury case where someone put themselves in a very similar situation. The accident/reference photos were a good reminder to always use jack stands. Or the spare tire, or a 2×4 wedged up and in there somewhere. Whatever, just try not to be a dead dumbass.
I was about to defend them because in that video they are only changing the wheels so there’s no reason for any part of your body to be below the vehicle and there isn’t much risk.
But… then I realized they are using one jack point to change both tires on that side which means they have to lift it super high.
See youtube videos with the cinder blocks on the side with guys under their truck
Kudos to them for offering 20” wheels with this package, which are actually smaller than the stock setup.
An up charge for carbon rotors is understandable. It’s unconscionable though that a car with this level of performance comes with such inadequate brakes on the base package. They really should have upgraded the stock pads, calipers, and cooling rather than just offering a 20,000 dollar option.
The 200mph tune is included in the brake package and not the tire package? Can the regular OEM tires do 200mph?
Interesting to compare to the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport which needs to be refueled every nine minutes (40 miles) at top speed and the the tires replaced every other fuel stop. Of course the wheels on the Chiron only last through two sets of tires.
It would be so much more interesting. If the alleged top speed of an automobile is the actual number of miles that it could cover in one hour at say Nardo, unless, of course, somebody can find a couple hundred miles of straight road to close off.
I want to see this thing on the Nurburgring to see if it can break the unmodified S Plaid record of 7 minutes, 35.6 seconds. Then we can debate if it’s worth $20k.
Looks like this is the option package they promised years ago when gunning for a Nurburgring record?
I’m not a Tesla guy but those wheels are pretty.