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When it presented the Model S Plaid, Tesla announced fabulous performance, much better than the competition. Two stood out, namely the starting capacity, claiming 2.1 seconds from 0-100 km/his maximum speed of 322 km/h. But the builder soon warned that the speed would be limited to 262 km/h (later evolved to 282 km/h through an update over-the-air who installed the track mode), being unlocked only after tires are available that can withstand more than 300 km/h and more robust rims. Remember here what happened in the comparison between the Model S Plaid, the Lucid Air Dream Edition and the Porsche Taycan Turbo S, still with the Tesla limited to 262 km/h:
A Canadian company specializing in tuning got tired of waiting and got to work. Ingenext, located on the outskirts of Quebec and used to dealing with Tesla’s software, as it installs its engines and batteries in other vehicles, had apparently already tried to access the Model S Plaid’s programming to remove the speed limiter, but without success. But, this time he got it right fly.
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Although the Plaid in question does not yet have the new tires and rims, capable of handling the added effort of a 23% higher speed, the limiter was removed – at the owner’s responsibility – and the pirated software made it possible for the Model S Plaid started to indicate on the speedometer no less than 216 miles per hour, i.e. 348 km/h. 26 km/h more than Tesla allows, even with new tires and rims to be homologated.
