It works great in slow-moving and stop-and-go traffic, but it seems to be more easily spooked or confused on roads that aren't clearly marked or are lined with parked cars on the shoulder. At least there are ample options for keeping your devices charged up with four wireless chargers, four USB-C ports and one USB-A port.Īs far as driving aids go, no advanced driving aid system is better known than Tesla's Autopilot.
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The Bluetooth system offers just one phone connection at a time, while on some other cars you can connect additional devices.
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Though Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration has become pervasive in the industry, Tesla still doesn't offer either system. The Plaid's 22-speaker sound system is also quite awesome and can push out loud-yet-rich sound through the cabin. But having the power of Google search in the car is a huge convenience, not to mention it looks great on a 17-inch touchscreen. In areas of spotty service, you'll either have a slow-refreshing map or no map at all.
How’s the tech? Having Google Maps built-in continues to be one of the better navigation experiences, but it's not without issues. The Model S' fastback hatch makes for a slightly shorter window view out of the back, but not so short to cause any real obstruction. The Model S is easy to see out of, especially out the front. The floor height is also awkwardly high when you're sitting in back. But backseat toe room is a bit tight under the front seats. The all-glass roof provides lots of headroom. Notably, there is far more space here than in the Model S' closest EV competitor, the Porsche Taycan. Interior space is decent as far as midsize sedans go, as is the ease of getting in and out.
The big 17-inch touchscreen is a little easier to navigate than the previous Model S touchscreen, but learning the menu structure will take a bit of time. Even changing lanes requires you to take your eyes off the road momentarily to press the correct arrow button. The controversial steering yoke is the largest pain point here, and the decision to remove the traditional column stalks and replace them with touch-sensitive buttons has made simple everyday actions much more distracting. How’s the interior? This is one of the few areas where Tesla has taken a step back with the new Model S. It's not something that feels natural despite the loads of road grip provided by the sticky summer tires. The Plaid's tri-motor setup supposedly provides some sort of rear-axle torque vectoring, but the handling feels more muscle car and than sports car. It's exacerbated by the awkward steering yoke that doesn't seem to serve any ergonomic function. So from a safety standpoint, we lack some confidence in the Plaid's stopping hardware.Įven more disappointing is the Plaid's steering, which always feels too light and lacks a connection to the road. We ended up having to spend some significant time cooling down the brakes to ensure that they still worked. While the powertrain will mostly retain its capability to catapult you to irresponsible speeds run after run, the brakes on our test car began to fade after slowing down from a few acceleration blasts. We're less impressed with the Plaid's ability to stop and turn. Applying that calculation would drop our tested 0-60 mph time down to 2.1 seconds.
We also publish acceleration without using the drag-racing 1-foot rollout. We do our acceleration tests on regular pavement, not a prepared drag strip. The difference between our as-tested result and Tesla's likely comes down to the testing surface and number crunching. You might know that Tesla claims 0-60 mph happens in just 1.99 seconds. The Model S is also as easy to drive as a golf cart, albeit a 1,020-horsepower one. This is the quickest vehicle Edmunds has ever tested by a good margin, surpassing the prior Model S Performance (2.9 seconds and 11.1 seconds, respectively) or sport coupes such as the Lamborghini Huracan Evo (2.8 and 10.8 seconds, respectively). In Edmunds' testing, the Model S Plaid rocketed from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.3 seconds and passed the quarter-mile mark in 9.4 seconds at 150.8 mph. How does the Model S drive? The thrust and speed delivered by this tri-motor-powered sedan is nothing short of mind-bending.
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