{"id":453363,"date":"2023-06-14T05:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T05:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=453363"},"modified":"2024-04-13T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T15:05:49","slug":"dark-helmet-a-modified-tesla-model-s-plaid-by-unplugged-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/dark-helmet-a-modified-tesla-model-s-plaid-by-unplugged-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: A Modified Tesla Model S Plaid By Unplugged Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unplugged Performance, a California-based company, specializes in enhancing the performance of Tesla vehicles by providing carefully curated and impactful performance upgrades. Their expertise is showcased in this exceptional Tesla Model S Plaid, affectionately named &#8216;Dark Helmet.&#8217; Despite retaining its stock powertrain, which already offers ample performance, this vehicle has been meticulously enhanced by Unplugged Performance.<\/p>\n<p>That is what they&#8217;ve done on this particular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-200-mph-tesla-model-s-plaid-track-package\/\">Tesla Model S Plaid<\/a> dubbed as &#8216;Dark Helmet&#8217;. The car still uses its stock powertrain which is already more than enough. It is capable of producing 1,020 hp (1,034 PS \/ 761 kW) and has a claimed 0-60 mph (0-96 km\/h) time of 1.99 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Unplugged Performance has added a wide range of performance upgrades in the &#8216;Dark Helmet&#8217; Plaid. These enhancements include a new suspension system, carbon-ceramic brakes, and an aerodynamic kit. With the suspension upgrade alone costing approximately $15,000 and the carbon alloys priced at $14,995, it is evident that this record-setting Plaid has undergone modifications worth well over $100,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S-xP4DI_5g4\">Rory Reid from AutoTrader<\/a> heads to the race track to explore this heavily modified Tesla and see just how fast it can really be.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"The Tesla That DESTROYS Everything\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-xP4DI_5g4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"The Tesla That DESTROYS Everything\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-xP4DI_5g4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unplugged Performance, a California-based company, specializes in enhancing the performance of Tesla vehicles by providing carefully curated and impactful performance upgrades. 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