Tesla Model S at Laguna Seca/Nurburgring

[ajprice]

Short catch up on what's going on. Porsche lapped the Nurburgring in a Taycan pre production prototype in 7:42 https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2019/products/pors...

Elon Musk tweets in response that a Model S would be at the Nurburgring. On the way there(?!?) a Tesla Model S Plaid prototype has lapped Laguna Seca in 1:36.5. https://youtu.be/6hmdmYRYt9A

At the Nurburgring a "P100D+" has been spotted with non standard wheels and tyres, a rear lip spoiler, a bigger front intake and flared arches https://insideevs.com/news/370314/tesla-model-s-sp.... No time announced yet.

[ajprice]

If they can't beat the Porsche, they can set a weirdly specific record that doesn't currently exist. Fastest 7 seater EV at the Nurburgring...
https://jalopnik.com/it-looks-like-tesla-will-atte...