For some reason some people feel like Teslas are an encroachment on American muscle, but they fail to realize Tesla is the most American made American Vehicle in the USA. It is American to the bone, and is the modern day muscle car.

That ZR1 driver knows how to launch. That was impressive

I'm thinking of putting some cash in stocks, I was at Salt Shack and I overheard some friends saying it's ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here, is it a good time to buy into stocks or do I wait for another opportunity?

ZR1 driver was spot on and had a great race!

It's funny that we've reached the point where we're saying, "Hey look! That gas burner actually put up a fight!" LOL

Damn the ZR1 driver got a wayyy better start than what I was expecting

Here's the thing, This is not just any electric car that can reach these speeds and acceleration. Tesla deserves more credit than it gets. is not just because is electric, it is electric and marvelous engineering and aerodynamics.

I am actually impressed that the ZR1 launched anywhere near the speed of the plaid. that hook up lol.

Recently took a ride in a Plaid. The torque is mind blowing. Your eyes go to the back of your head, your stomach feels like you road a ride on the fair midway. The car is scary fast.

1.3 second win by the plaid is actually a huge margin.

MAJOR props to the Vette driver! That definitely took some skill to get that time

To everyone pointing out that the plaid is fast, *yes, we know*. I think we are all just impressed that someone managed to race against a plaid and *not* look like their car was standing still. In fact, after just running a 9, I will bet that Tesla driver was at least a little surprised to look out his peripheral vision a second into the race and actually see his opponent THERE, and not entirely in his rearview mirror. Give that Vette and it’s driver some credit.

That's about as fast a pass as the ZR1 can make. The launch was perfect!

I'm not surprised by the ZR1. Got a chance to try one out a few weeks ago, from the line, and man that thing is fast.

Wow that was a crazy clean run in that vette. Nice job!

Big up to the vette driver for that awesome launch.

The speed of an EV is one thing, but a lot of people underestimate the advantage they have when they don't have to shift gears. The Tesla just pulls all the way and the other cars fall back a bit every time they shift gears.

makes me realize that it's actually the racing fuel fumes and loping cam sounds that make going to the races worth the drive.

I love this weird transition period from gas to electric we’re in, this comment section pretty much all agrees that the Plaid is basically gonna win against most gas cars in drag races but that doesn’t take away from us noticing the guy who lost really did a great job.

It used to be all about torque and times in the 60 and quarter. When EVs started winning, suddenly it became all about "soul".

If you imagine how long is has taken the EV world to take a 4 door family car to consistent 9.3s, the potential is scary.

Love how that Tesla beat the ZR1 when the ZR1 out the box is spanking every production car made 😂

When I worked for a Lexus dealer back in 2007-8 they made a variant of the Gs series cars that was a hybrid gas/electric called the gs450h. When I got to inspect/pdi my first one off the truck and I did the 10 mile test drive I was blown away by the torque that car produced. I remember thinking then that electric cars are gonna be some of the fastest cars on the market and on top of that without adding anything to them. They are like that straight out the box, that car could run in the 9s all day with a trunk full of groceries, 4 people and a baby seat in the back.

Anyone who hasn’t experienced a Tesla S is missing out. It’s just mind blowing. I have had sone fast cars and motorcycles (turbo/n2o drag cars, Hayabusa etc.. 8 sec quarters. 227 mph top end. But I drive just a regular dual motor S (not even a plain) and it made me seriously giggle. I immediately called my car buddies and told them what they are missing out. Unless you have driven or ridden in one, you just can’t explain the substantial acceleration. Absolutely amazing.

When I was a teenager working in a huge warehouse, riding across the warehouse in an electric cart, I always wondered what if they could just put in a giant battery and big electric motor in one of those. Wouldn’t it just practically fly off the ground? Well, here we are it seems.

Imagine having a 9 sec car that’s a daily driver and never having to worry about turbo issues/ oil temp/ boost control/ pistons blowing etc etc…..

I have to admit, Impressive.........How about a race across the country. CANNONBALL!

great races! Props to the Vette for that launch with 2 thin walls to the floor

The funny thing is that EVs have SUCH an incredibly efficient motor that the fact that the batteries have a FAR lower energy density than gasoline (A Tesla Model S P100D has the energy equivalent of a 4 gallon gas tank) means that there is MASSIVE room for improvement on that front. Not much improvement is needed on the motor front - they're doing just fine. But imagine what a Model S plaid would do with, say, 1000lbs less weight (assuming we can improve battery energy density sufficiently).

Finally a great start by a fast car . The Vettes hook up was amazinggggg

Go to an all-electric drag race. Watch how many people show up

5-seater family sedan with two large trunks vs 2 person sports car with barely a small trunk.. Props to the vette for knowing how to launch but it’s mind blowing how fast the Tesla is. Imagine if Tesla had a car similar to the Corvette..

I designed the supercharger in that ZR1 an I’m also excited to see the advancement of technology of the Plaid. We truly are at a turning point in vehicle technology. Thanks for the video

I'm a huge car guy. Obviously can't beat the sounds of a fuel supplied engine. But I think everyone needs to marvel at what a true piece of engineering tesla has created. A 100 year old man could jump in, hit the pedal and run 9s every time. When guys spend years of hard earned money to break into the 9s and rarely consistently.

Tesla's have no lag time when it comes to torque. They launch at 100% torque right off the line. V8s have a lag time reaching full torque. On a longer track the results would likely be different. Especially in factory configuration. Props to both cars.

Best part of this is knowing if something goes wrong with the ZR1 you can actually fix it not having to deal with that non-existent Tesla customer service or non existent parts!

Now take them both to the 24 hours at LeMans and see how it works out…

Engine and exhaust sounds are beginning to seem like sitcom laugh tracks.

"I love mustangs but your about to get wore out brother" im dead HAHAHAH

Yo no lie that second race was entertaining AF!

Wonder if anyone says after: “I just got beat by a giant battery”

Friend checked one of these out from work a few months ago, absolutely bonkers. We didn’t put it into launch mode but even just it’s “normal” acceleration was stunning. Fun ride, I still think I could do better at $140K but that’s not likely to be a dilemma anytime soon.

Is this in Charlotte?

I wanna see a tesla vs ZR1 on a road course.

10 second 1/4 is nothing to sneeze at! I wish my vett did tens! 👍

I did not expect the two to have such good starts

That was a surprise. Expected the launch to be the big advantage for the Tesla, with AWD and electric torque.

Imagine dad, wife and kids in Tesla came back from holiday and just dropped by. 😂😂😂

10 sec Vette on street tires very impressive. 👍

Serious question, are they as dull to drive as I expect, no noise, or gear changes?

Brilliant drive by both, particularly the vette guy. Awesome performance by the Plaid, as usual.

The Covette driver was really on it, great launch

This is just the beginning. Energy density is increasing each year. This will be the classic footage of old timey EVs before they went hyper speed.

At the end of the day I'm taking the keys to the Vette cause I know I'll get where I need to go fast as hell no headache

Fucking awesome. I’m sure there were people fighting to keep the horse and buggy relevant when the ICE auto hit the market. The EV haters now are those people then. 🤣🤣🤣

I have driven many sports cars, I own myself a Nissan 300ZX modified to over 400 HP. My daily drive is now a Tesla Model 3 Performance. While ICE vehicles are fun, and the sound of engines with turbos are even more fun, I have to admit, EVs are the future... as someone from Tesla told me when I got the car “welcome to the future”. I can say that I am never ever going back to ICE. It actually took me just one day of driving the Model 3 to know that I am never going back. Cheers

I'd still buy the corvette

It's really about what the driver prefers at this juncture with so many options. Do you want the Vette Experience, a raw visceral ride with that beautiful V8 sound to match the torque and the ability to carve up canyons and looks sexy while you're doing it or do you want to simply go fast and not really care about looks or that Sports Car experience. I'd use the Tesla during the week to get to work and drive the Vette on the weekends.

Wonder how the new C8 ZR1 coming out will do?

Is it just me, or is it very satisfying to watch an ordinary looking car shred up these souped up stylish looking 'sports cars'.

I LOVE it! I had my first ride in a Tesla Plaid the other day and when he (the driver / owner) put it in "Drag Strip" mode and told me to put my head back on the headrest, I knew I was in for something special. We hit just over 100 mph in a matter of a few seconds! I'm sold!

I work for ****A and i still get excited when a model S/X base or plaid comes in. Hell even the 3 and Y are fun. The newer plaids are a different beast though. Theyre also a PITA to work on

The Vette did a whole fancy burnout knowing it would not even be close. The Plaid's consistent 9.30s in a family Sedan is absurd. Imagine if it was built for low weight and aerodynamics like the Vette.

That ZR1 kept up pretty well

Honestly, the plaid has like 300 hp on him and instant torque. He was still hanging with him, and unlike the Tesla that's a track monster Porsche 911 GT2s and Lamborghini Aventadors check under their beds for. I'll take the C7 ZR1 anyday

Run a Tesla against another Tesla. See how many people show up.

Vette driver did a great job, response time and hook up were damn near perfect.

the fact that a RWD v8 was right next to a tesla plaid the whole time and jumped just as well

I'd like to have a Tesla Plaid so I can sell it and buy a C7 ZR1.

Racing a 4-door sedan, complete with childrens' infotainment system in the back seat.

I love that LX…great looking car…its my favorite.

Actually impressed with the vette there. It ran pretty close with the tesla for a couple hundred feet. Apples to oranges but that was impressive.

Do they plug in the Tesla between runs? I am always curious to see how much the performance drops after a few passes. Still REALLY FAST.

It will need a charge to get back to the paddock...but it did get to the charger really fast!

I can see a whole carload of people, the family, groceries, the family pet, stopping by the dragstrip after leaving the grocery store, winning a couple of races and then a few minutes later being at the Home Depot shopping for gardening supplies.

Just once id like to see the Tesla in a fair race, get another 1000hp AWD car and lets see if the race is so dramatic.

What happens when you turn?

I remember late 90s at local drag strip we all hated on the WRXs cos they would never do a burnout, made bugger all sound, yet wiped the floor with the big block V8s. Now electric doing the same thing.

if the vette owner had only left some of those multiple gold chains at home then the weight saving would have made this a fairer race

If u have a brushless rc car u knew this was coming

Now let's do a distance race. 🤣

who won?

Which one goes from empty to full faster?

I'm amazed at the number of people who don't realize that the ZR-1 has launch control.

How much of the teslas advantage is tech? Does it have traction control?

Tried a Model S Plaid. And this thing is mindblowing. You know, i love cars. I love the sound, the noise, the smell, the vibrations, the manual gear etc. I love that pure mechanic soul, this incredible human creation. From the deep of my heart. But, obviously, electric cars are the future. Because it works, and it works too well. It breaks my heart to imagine that we're observing the end of an era. That thermic cars will soon be something old, something you watch, hear and use by nostalgia. But i have to admit, this is it. This is where we are now... And trying to fight it would be unnatural. It would be like refusing what we love in the incredible cars like the ZR1 today because of what they were in the past. It hurst but this is the way... I'm sure we and our children will find how crazy the cars from tomorrow can be and how we can love them. And, in 10, 20 or 30 years, regarding where we will be, we'll watch today's cars and thinking with a little smile on our faces and a bit of nostalgic love in our mind, that finally, and for good old engineering reasons, it couldn't have been different.

Very cute. Now tell us how long it takes to drive a tesla from Maine to Florida...

Closer than I thought it would be! That Mustang driver had the reaction time of a corpse!

I wonder if they will ever pull top fuel car 3 second ish passes one day?

That vette runs similar times/speed to the non-plaid Model S.

Now you just need a bunch a huge capacitors for the jump then switch to battery when you are up to speed. Might need to be a special drive train. The forces involved might rip stuff apart.

Did you know that a camshaft and valve springs are no longer needed to open and close valves in a recent ICE? Each valve has its own tiny electric motor that opens and closes the valve where lift and duration are controlled electronically.

The automotive industry has finally shaken up by a technological factor. That factor is the Electric Vehicle such as Tesla. I recently test drove an early model of the tesla Model S owned by my sister in law. That thing defies latency that set the boundaries of ICE cars. It was like launching an RC car on a massive scale. You feel the torque go through your stomach as soon as you give the accelerator a gentle touch. But that was a good race to watch. I love the vettes and will always love them, but I also admire what tesla has done. It's a game changer in the industry. With the price of fossil fuel sky rocketing, eventually the demand for EV's will be greater than ICE powered vehicles. Thanks for posting the video.

What is left of the charge after that race?

300hp more + awd. If the race goes for just a bit longer the Tesla starts dragging and gets wasted. Works for 400 mts straight without turns tho.

I'd still have the Vette...

I'd still take the ZR1 any day of the week.

Yup, my old man has that same Tesla... ruins anything, anywhere, every time...out of a corner, on ramp, dead stop dig, on a roll.. then he rolls his window down to wave and have a chat.. an 88 year old man.. in his grocery getter... it is funny.

the Plaid has torque / spin sensing on every wheel - driven by a central ABS type computer allowing the electric motors to apply as much torque as possible to each wheel up to the point it senses the tires breaking the surface - maximizing acceleration potential. the Plaid is actually faster than a stock Hayabusa. The best time I've seen or run with my Busa was 9.60 stock tires and pump gas.

The only problem was that the Tesla needed a recharge to return to the start.