Video Summary
Here is the summary of the YouTube video:- The Tesla Model S Plaid has three motors outputting 1,020 horsepower and 1,420 newton meters of torque, weighing in at 2.2 tons.
- A Plaid costs around £115,000 in the UK.
- This Model S Plaid has been modified with racing seats.
- The Tesla’s outside has Konigssegg’s carbon fiber aero.
- It has a parachute, new wheels, and grippy tires.
- The Chevrolet Corvette C8 has a twin-turbo 6.2L V8, tuned to 1200hp.
- The C8 Corvette has 1,491 Nm of Torque, weighs 1,769 Kg and costs $95,000 stock with $80,000 in tuning.
- The Corvette C8 has a rear-wheel drive eight-speed dual clutch transmission.
- Victor oversaw the massive engine modifications on the Corvette C8 at Peitz Performance.
- The Corvette’s front tires are smaller than typical drag-racing tires.
- Victor’s team has only had the Corvette for 500 miles, so the car is in a beta phase.
- At the drag strip, the Tesla Model S Plaid beat the Chevrolet C8 Corvette with a 9.6 quarter-mile time against 11 seconds.
- In a braking test from 70mph, the Chevy Corvette C8 stops in a shorter distance.
- A three-way street racing competition is held with the Model S Plaid winning.
- A rolling race competition starts and the driver of the Model S had issues. It is decided that this Tesla was the overall winner in multiple competitions.
- While not officially part of a formal competition, the channel host acknowledges that his initial launch is considered a "jump start," and therefore unfair.
- During a 70-mph breaking test for another official race, they were unable to get numbers because the Tesla's braking performance began to suffer from the high heat of repeated runs.
