CEO Elon Musk had hyped the vehicle as the 'quickest production car ever made' in weeks before the event.
Before Thursday's heavily promoted delivery event, originally slated for June 3, Musk said on Twitter that Tesla alsovariant which would have cost drivers around $150,000 and promised a tantalizing battery range of around 520 miles.
Musk said, in a pair of tweets hyping Model S Plaid before the deliveries kickoff: "Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good," adding "0 to 60mph in under 2 secs. Quickest production car ever made of any kind. Has to be felt to be believed." On Thursday, the price of the Model S Plaid had increased by $10,000 to $129,990 — which compares with $79,990 for a long-range 2021 Model S, a dual-motor, all wheel drive version of the electric sedan boasting a battery range of 412 miles.
The Plaid moniker for Tesla's high performance version of the Model S is a continuation of the company's tribute to "Spaceballs" — the 1980s Star Wars spoof co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. In "Spaceballs," spacecraft accelerate from light- to ridiculous- then ludicrous-speed and finally into "plaid." Earlier versions of Tesla vehicles featured Ludicrous mode, which Tesla first announced in July of 2015.
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