Lyra Martin Auto 07.18.2022 08:Jul AM EDT

Tesla's Ludicrous Mode Upgrade for P85D Costs $7,500

Owners of the Model S P85D may now preorder the Ludicrous Mode update for $7,500, which includes $5,000 in hardware and $2,500 in labor.

Tesla P85D's Ludicrous Mode Upgrade

Tesla has now started collecting preorders for its Ludicrous Mode update, giving late Model S P85D customers reason to celebrate. Tesla implemented the refit for P85D owners as a courtesy to those who bought the vehicle before the Ludicrous Mode update was made public.

Tesla is selling the P85D Ludicrous Mode upgrade for a total of $7,500, which includes the $5,000 hardware upgrade fee and the $2,500 labor fee. On the other hand, new P90D owners who choose Ludicrous Mode need to fork up $10,000 when they buy their car.

Many Tesla drag racing movies available pitting the Insane P85 against some of the world's best supercars demonstrate that Insane Mode was previously acclaimed as one of the fastest accelerating cars on the globe. The battery pack couldn't generate more power until Tesla unveiled an update that would see new hardware and technological enhancements.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, announced at a press conference in 2015. The "ludicrous speed boost" will reduce the 0-60 time by 10% to a mere 2.8 seconds and increase the peak speed to 155 miles per hour.

According to Musk, the Model S completes the quarter mile in a scorching 10.9 seconds with this option, which puts it a few tenths of a second ahead of the formidable 707-horsepower Dodge Challenger Hellcat fitted with drag racing tires.

The improvement is noteworthy since it increases the front and rear electric motors' horsepower from 470 to an impressive 503 hp. We'd like not to put Musk's claim that the new model accelerates at 1.1Gs and is "faster than falling" to the test, at least on our own bodies.

Elon Musk Manages Expectations for Tesla's v11 FSD Beta Software Upgrade

Elon Musk surprises by genuinely controlling expectations on Tesla's impending v11 FSD Beta software update. Elon Musk is notorious for hyping Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software upgrades with words like "fire" and "mind-blowing."

Tesla has regularly added new owners to the FSD Beta program and issued new software upgrades.

The previous update was in May, so it has been a while since Tesla updated the FSD Beta fleet.

Tesla cars may go independently to a location specified in the navigation system thanks to FSD Beta, but the driver must always be alert and prepared to take over.

Despite its terminology, Tesla's technology is still regarded as a level two driver-assist system since the driver bears the primary duty. The program has kind of been "two leaps ahead, one step back" in that specific versions have seen driving skills to regress.

Musk said that FSD Beta participants might anticipate a 10.13 upgrade next week when he was questioned about it on Twitter.

Musk discussed Tesla's impending v11 upgrade in the same tweet. This larger FSD Beta software update should provide a single software stack for both highway and city driving.

Interestingly, Musk restrained expectations by saying that most of the enhancements were previously included in the number 10 times versions instead of using his customary superlative about these more extensive software updates.