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This Tesla Model S Plaid can actually hit 200 miles per hour.
When Tesla revealed the Model S Plaid Elon Musk said it was capable of 200 mph “with the right tires,” but as Electrek points out, the cars that people got were limited to 163.
According to the blog, the issue wasn’t the tires as much as it was the brakes, but Tesla Belgium loaned this driver a model fitted with a $20,000 ceramic brake kit option and the limiter removed. He says he got it up to 217 mph.
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