Tesla P85D Destroys Dodge Challenger Hellcat On Dragstrip: Electric Car Thrashes 707-HP Hemi (Video)Tesla P85D Destroys Dodge Challenger Hellcat On Dragstrip: Electric Car Thrashes 707-HP Hemi (Video)

Say “P85D” to Tesla owners and fans, and you will see the drooling and twitching and heavy breathing and lustful stares–and more drooling–that Tesla’s fastest, highest-performance electric car brings.
The same happens with the word “Hellcat” for fans of high-powered Hemi V-8 performance.
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Now, courtesy of two owners–each convinced that their car is the fastest, baddest beast on the road–we know what happens when the two cars face off on the drag strip.
Two days ago at Palm Beach International Raceway, a Tesla Model S P85D and a 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat competed in the traditional quarter-mile drag race.
Tesla Model S drag-races 2015 Dodge Challenger Palm Beach Intl Raceway, Hellcat, Jan 2014 [YouTube]
Hint: It’s no contest. At all. And the quieter car wins decisively.
As StreetCarDrags notes, the Tesla P85D set a new world record for the fastest-accelerating electric car, with a quarter-mile time of 11.6 seconds and a speed through the finish of 114.6 mph.
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The two cars aren’t exactly comparable; the Tesla is a five-seat luxury sedan with four doors and a hatchback, while the Challenger is a traditional muscle-car coupe with only two doors and a trunk.
The Charger Hellcat sedan might have been a more direct comparison. But they’re fairly evenly matched on horsepower, with the Hemi-engined Hellcat coming in at a stated 707 hp (some suggest the actual rating may be higher).
Tesla Model S P85D on a dyno
The P85D, meanwhile, has a combined output of 691 from its front and rear electric motors.
That may indicate one reason why the electric luxury car thrashed the old-style gasoline muscle car so decisively: All four wheels are powered.
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Not only that, but its drive-control software adjusts the power delivered to each wheel to ensure that front and rear both have equal traction–maximizing the total torque delivered to each wheel without any loss of traction.
The Hellcat, as you’ll see, is all about rear-wheel burnout. Fans of tire smoke will like its practice burnout (starting around 0:41).
Tesla Model S drag-races 2015 Dodge Challenger Palm Beach Intl Raceway, Hellcat, Jan 2014 [YouTube]
But the appeal of raw electric power is amply demonstrated in the video.
So which soon-to-be-humbled high-performance car will be next to face off against the P85D?
And, now, can we please stop with the “wimpy electric golf car” stuff?
[hat tip: FreedomEV]
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