Truly groundbreaking
Featuring a four-wheel drive and all electric saloon making, the P85D exudes 691 brake horsepower (bhp) and accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds. What’s more it can go to a maximum distance of 300 miles between recharges.
That’s truly groundbreaking features for an electric car. While acceleration is often a problem to most hybrids and some electric car, it seems that Tesla has found a way to make it work with the P85D like the typical gasoline engine vehicles of today.
In terms of appearance, the P85D is a family-sized five-door hatch which is capable of conveniently seating seven passengers including the driver. It also comes with a retail price of £80,000 or about $127,000.
Many are wondering how the vehicle can get that acceleration although it does not have wheel-spin, no traction control stutter, or no driveline shunt.
The answer actually lies on its maximum torque of 686 pound-feet from a standstill. Once the driver mashes its throttle, the P85D simply hooks itself into the tarmac and Millennium-Falcons off down the road.