Before the introduction of the Tesla Model S Plaid, the manufacturer also had an even more extreme Plaid Plus version listed on its website. The latter was eventually canceled when the standard Plaid's range and straight-line pace were deemed sufficient, but it created performance expectations that Tesla never met.
Now, you no longer buy a Plaid because it's the quickest thing around but rather because it's an unbeatable bargain for the performance it offers.
There are even more extreme electric sedans around the corner, like the Ultra version of the Xiaomi SU7 from China. It has over 1,500 horsepower, a claimed acceleration time to 62 mph of 1.97 seconds and to 124 mph in 5.97 seconds, as well as a top speed of 217 mph.
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