What is the 0-60 mph time of the Tesla Model S Plaid?

The Tesla Model S Plaid’s stated 0–60 mph time is 1.99 seconds.

That figure applies to the tri-motor Plaid version introduced in 2021, which replaced the earlier Model S Performance as Tesla’s acceleration flagship. Its two rear motors and one front motor deliver all-wheel drive and extraordinary launch traction, while the battery and software coordinate power delivery in milliseconds.

The number can look slightly different in independent tests because acceleration results depend on tires, battery charge, surface temperature, driver technique, and whether a rollout is allowed. Car and Driver measured 1.98 seconds when excluding the first foot of movement, while Tesla’s published specification is 1.99 seconds. Those measurements are not a contradiction; they use different testing conventions.

A common mix-up is confusing 0–60 mph with 0–100 km/h, the more widely used metric outside the United States. The latter is a little faster than 0–60 mph in numerical speed terms, but it is not the same test. For a standard trivia question using Tesla’s advertised specification, 1.99 seconds is the canonical answer.