Tesla of the United States has recently not only listed a $20,000 ceramic brake kit on the official website for Model S Plaid, but also recently added its first "Plaid Track Mode" track mode, which can not only display G-value and lap timing and other information, but also bring the best dynamics on the track by enhancing the adjustment of power system cooling, lateral torque control, limited-slip differential, and electronic pneumatic suspension, and exert its output strength of up to 1,020 horsepower. In addition, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also announced that the price of fully automatic assisted driving in the US market FSD (Full Self-Driving) will be raised from $10,000, 20% to $12,000 from January 17.
Tesla previously brought Track Mode "Track Mode" to the Model 3 Performance model as early as 2018, which emphasizes the enhancement of the vehicle's stability control, track and anti-slip control, regenerative braking and air conditioning system to improve the vehicle's efficiency and handling when driving on the track. Track Mode intelligently uses motors, regenerative braking systems and traditional braking systems to improve the car's turning ability. When this mode is enabled, the cooling system doubles in operation at the moment and after the intensive driving action.
In addition to the Model 3 Performance, Tesla in the United States has recently begun to strengthen the surroundings for the performance flagship Model S Plaid, after all, the Model S Plaid has a maximum horsepower of up to 1,020 horses under the 3 motors, and its stationary acceleration to 100 kilometers per hour takes only 2.1 seconds, the maximum speed can reach 322 kilometers, the cruising range is 637 kilometers, and the wind resistance coefficient is 0.208cd.
Tesla previously conducted a lap test on the New North Track for the Model S Plaid, setting a record of 7 minutes 30 seconds 9 in full original state, faster than the previous Porsche Taycan Turbo's record of 7 minutes 42 seconds 3, setting a record for the best lap of a commercially available electric vehicle at the New berlin circuit. Tesla in the United States also launched a ceramic brake kit called Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit for Model S, which can strengthen its braking force, which is sold for $20,000 locally. The ceramic brake kit is currently limited to the North American market Model S Plaid and is expected to be introduced in the Chinese market in March 2022.
In addition to the enhanced brake kit, Tesla in the United States recently launched a track mode called "Plaid Track Mode" for the first time for model S Plaid, and car owners can get this track mode through the latest OTA cloud update.
According to Tesla, the "Plaid Track Mode" model is currently limited to the North American market Model S Plaid, which provides the following 5 major functions, including "Optimized Powertrain Cooling", "Lateral Torque Vectoring", and "Adjustable Vehicle" Dynamics),"Adaptive Suspension Damping", "Performance UI".
Among them, the "Enhanced PowerTrain Cooling" part is that when the track mode is enabled, the vehicle will automatically reduce the temperature of the battery pack and the motor motor first; when the track is started, the system will ensure that the system cools down for a longer period of time through the water cooling circuit shared by the battery pack and the motor. In addition, the vehicle will also simultaneously amplify the kinetic energy recovery power, so as to recover more kinetic energy while driving on the track, reduce the friction and heat exhaustion of the brakes, and let the driver drive directly on the track in single pedal mode.
"Lateral torque vector guidance control" is through the front and rear motor output to adjust the auxiliary vehicle dynamics, after enabling Track Mode, Plaid will automatically adjust the torque distribution of the rear wheels, independently adjust the torque to make the vehicle have a better bending posture, its front and rear motors can be quickly adjusted within milliseconds, so as to achieve a more accurate angle into the corner, improve the speed in the corner, and more agile re-acceleration after the bend.
"Adjustable Multi-Body Dynamic Control" is to evaluate the steering wheel rudder angle, accelerator acceleration, and brake pedal operation of the current driving through tesla's Vehicle Dynamics Controller dynamic system after enabling Plaid Track Mode, so as to moderately allow tire slippage and automatically adjust torque distribution, in addition to providing higher driving autonomy, but also improving agility when cornering at high speeds. The system also allows the driver to adjust the steering assist weight, the degree of intervention and the degree of kinetic energy recovery of the steering wheel, respectively, retaining the flexibility of the autonomous adjustment of high-level driving.
"Auto Adjust Electronic Suspension" is when the Plaid Track Mode is turned on, the Model S Plaid standard electronic suspension, it will automatically adjust to the mode state for the track, that is, the air pressure suspension will be reduced to the lowest state of Low, and the height will not be automatically raised when driving on the track, which is completely set for the track, and the response to the contraction of the suspension on the track will be more rapid and agile, providing better cornering support, and the body is accelerating. The effect of the forward and backward pitching posture of the deceleration is also minimized.
The most intuitive feeling of the track mode for the driver is the "Performance UI", which brings a number of information required for track driving in the dashboard, including vehicle system temperature, lap timer, G-meter G value display, vehicle track driving image recorder, telemetry data, etc., and there are many other options to be developed.
In addition to the "Plaid Track Mode" track model, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also announced that the price of fully automatic assisted driving in the US market FSD (Full Self-Driving) will increase from the original $10,000 to $12,000 from January 17, an increase of about 20%. However, Elon Musk said that the adjustment is currently limited to the United States. The monthly subscription price for the FSD system will also be raised in the near future, and the current monthly subscription price for FSD in the United States is $199.