![]() ![]() Insane Mode on the Model S P85D takes advantage of the dual motors to get the car up to 60 in an impressive 3.5 seconds, blowing most other cars off the road when you put your foot down. When it comes to acceleration, a Tesla in this Mode can line up next to a Ferrari or Lamborghini and put their foot down, leaving the gas guzzler struggling to even be on the same road, let alone keeping up! Ludicrous Mode has the bipolar outcome of accelerating like a cat off a hot tin roof (2.5 seconds to 60 anyone?) yet can also extend the range of the car to over 300 miles on a charge – the first-ever electric car to manage this range. ![]() Ludicrous and Insane Modeįor some reason, Ludicrous Mode on the Model S P110D is even more insane than Insane Mode on the Model S P85D. What this means for you is that these cars are incredibly safe, even when their electronics aren’t keeping an eye on you while you’re driving down the road. Why? In the NHTSA test, their machine for testing objects falling on the Model S roof broke before it was able to crush the cabin! The passenger cabins of Teslas are so safe that the story in the newspaper above may well have reported that the passengers would have been saved from the tree even it had landed on the cars’ roofs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the Tesla Model S a rating of 5.4 out of 5 Let’s have a blast exploring 11 Tesla features that make driving them a different world from almost any other vehicle on the market. Given that Tesla’s are among the most popular vehicles in the Steer garage, we wanted to make sure our members are taking advantage of all the features and fun that Tesla’s come equipped with. Last week a newspaper in England reported, “Laurence Sanderson said he, his wife and three children, and the occupants of a second car coming in the opposite direction, would have ‘undoubtedly’ been killed by a falling 400-year-old oak tree – but in an extraordinary coincidence, both vehicles were self-driving Tesla Model X cars, which have automatic emergency brakes.” Both cars sensed the tree falling and stopped suddenly, so it landed on their hoods and missed the occupants, saving everyone’s lives.Īutomatic braking is just one feature that makes Tesla cars quite unlike any other. You constantly hear about the dangers of cars, but how often do you hear about a vehicle saving a life? ![]()
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