What is the performance penalty for 96,000 miles?
It doesn’t seem very logical to race a Tesla Model S HTML100D against an Tesla Model 3 Power at first. It’s quite different when you have a Model S with high mileage and a Model 3. This is exactly what DragTimes‘ video on YouTube demonstrates.
This 10-minute video benchmarks, tests and races a Model S P100D with close to 100,000 miles (160.934 kilometers) on its odometer. It had approximately 96,000 miles (154k497 km) at the time of video recording and was capable of traveling 283 miles when fully charged versus 317 miles (455-551 kilometers) when it was brand new.
Also, power was down from day one: 718 horsepower (528kilowatts), at 96,000 miles (154k497 km), versus 771 HP (567 kW), at zero mileage. These numbers were measured on the Dyno. What does this mean for performance? Let’s see.
The two direct races aren’t very exciting, but the numbers tell the whole story. Although the Model S started poorly in both races, it was not a major difference to the Model 3 in terms of reaction time – it was between 0.721 and 0.057 seconds. The P100D is still a beast, with a 0-60mph (0-96km/h) time of 2.5 seconds. However, the horsepower drop at the top ends causes the car to slow down.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on one interesting question that the video poses. Is it acceptable to lose 50 horsepower (37 kW), after 100,000 miles? This is especially when compared to a regular combustion-powered vehicle. Please leave your comments below.