Robocar challenges Tesla to race after Model S sets record at Laguna Seca

By Joey Klender Posted on September 12, 2019 After a Tesla Model S broke the four-door record at Laguna Seca raceway last night, a notorious, humanless racecar, known as Robocar, challenged Tesla’s flagship sedan to a race. Robocar successfully completed the Goodwood Hill Climb Race at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, …

Watch Tesla’s R&D Model S with “Plaid Powertrain” set a Laguna Seca lap record

By Joey Klender Posted on September 11, 2019 Tesla has released a video showing a Model S with Plaid powertrain and chassis prototype setting a new track record at the famed Laguna Seca Raceway. Setting a lap time of 1:36.555 seconds, Tesla’s run is the new fastest time recorded by a four-door electric sedan, besting …

Tesla Model S sets record for fastest 4-door sedan lap time around Laguna Seca

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 11, 2019 Before participating at the Nürburgring’s Industry Pool testing, the Tesla Model S established a new record for itself back in the United States. As noted by Elon Musk on Twitter, the Model S just set a record for 4-door sedans around the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, …