Tesla Plaid Model S vs 1,000HP Shelby GT500 Mustang 1/4 Mile Drag Races

The Dragtimes Tesla Model S Plaid lining up with a Palm Beach Dyno CX1100R Shelby GT500 for some 1/4 mile passes, also Shmee150 making a 1/4 mile pass in the Plaid

[markme]

…at the end of the day, the Mustang was loaded onto an air conditioned trailer, and had all the fluids drained and the gas siphoned and the nitrous disconnected and driven back to the shop, where it will remain for the week.…while the Tesla driver picked up his wife and 3 kids and went grocery shopping …

[tee]

Mustang guy: dropped insane money, engineered and tweaked the hell out of the car, perfected the millisecond shifting technique.
Tesla guy: haha step on the pedal car goes

[YPCA]

Mustang Driver: Warm up engine, Burn Tires, Rav to 5, 000
Tesla Driver: Turn on ventilated seat

[NeroHeresy]

The starts for both these drivers off the line were incredible. Some of the best out there.

[doggovision]

Things are changing. I grew up with the muscle cars of the 60's and 70's. Never thought I'd see this happen.

[mahmoods]

The scary thing is, the guy in the Tesla was asleep and the car was on autopilot.

[michaeldbhawker]

Imagine if he wasn't charging his phone

[Stefan_Dahn]

Kids: "Mum, can we go to the drag strip??? Pleeeaaase!"
Tesla Plaid Mum: "Well, ok, kids."
😎

[LordCommandor]

Marty, GT500 1000hp
Doc, Tesla 1.21 gigawatts...great Scott.

[dunpeal]

Most consistent drivers!! Just amazing how consistent each person was

[MechanicSecrets]

I could see this coming the first time I rode on an electric bus in the 80's. I remember thinking "damn, this thing's got some torque!"

[Danni]

I loved the roar of the Tesla! Reminded me of a ebike

[thisApexD]

Imagine you build special car to compete at one thing and you still loose to a family sedan...

[PurposeTravel]

The days of the muscle car are over when a dude in IT can just run down to the store and grab a car that can destroy a Shelby.

[kebo]

Shelby actually gave the plaid a pretty good race.

[jonmr]

That was a hell of a race. For two cars to be so different and so close in performance.

[Proer]

The guy in the Tesla was probably listening to the radio all the way down the strip.

[ericmeechglobalnetwork]

still love V8's... superchargers.. but a race is a race... and it was settled fair and square.

[kbmblizz]

Mustang did good with only RWD against Plaid monster torque at launch + awd + computer traction.

[Chris_Styles]

Lets bow our heads in a moment of silence for that Musty Stang! Stop racing S Plaids! Guaranteed 2nd place trophy