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Musk hints at super-quick ‘Plaid’ Tesla Cybertruck

Unclear if new trim improves acceleration or off-road performance

It hasn’t even launched yet, and already we’re hearing about a new, improved version of the Tesla Cybertruck, specifically a new “Plaid” trim that should offer some high-performance tweaks.

The source of this breaking news? Where else? Elon Musk’s Twitter account. The automaker CEO let slip that his personal Cybertruck will rock a “Plaid” mode in a discussion with a prospective customer.

What exactly will the Plaid Cybertruck do? That much isn’t clear, to be honest. In the company’s other vehicles, we’ve heard “Plaid” will improve upon Tesla’s “Ludicrous” hard-launch mode for ridiculously quick acceleration; and better lap times, suggesting overall speed gets nudged upward, too.

Sofiaan Fraval@Sofiaan

Only discord it’s gonna cause is Pope needing to get another when she takes it from him 😂 😂 😂

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

Plaid Cybertruck is what I will drive

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In the upcoming Tesla Roadster, for example, only when Plaid Mode is selected will the EV coupe nail its vaunted 1.9-second zero-to-96-km/h time. (The top-trim tri-motor AWD Cybertruck, for comparison, should offer zero-to-96-km/h blitzes in 2.9 seconds without any Plaid-ness, thanks to its 800 hp and 1,000 lb-ft of torque, Musk says.)

However, there’s also the possibility that, since it’s being applied in a truck, a Plaid Mode or trim would instead improve off-road performance, perhaps with the addition of features like torque vectoring.

We’ll keep our ears open for details, but we might have to wait a while, since the Model S is supposed to get a Plaid Mode, too – in the form of a third motor – when the next generation of the nameplate is revealed.

 

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