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Unplugged Performance Built an Autonomous Pikes Peak Race Car Out of a Tesla Cybercab and Called It “Goldmember”
Unplugged Performance is going back to Pikes Peak in 2026. That alone would be news. The Hawthorne, California company sat out the mountain in 2024 and 2025 after Dark Helmet, their Model S APEX race car, posted a sub-10-minute run (9:54.901) in 2023 and stacked lap records at Laguna Seca, Buttonwillow, and Willow Springs along […]
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Dominic Marcu’s Tesla Model S Plaid Hillclimb Build Is the Most Compelling EV Race Story in Europe Right Now
A tri-motor Tesla sedan with 1,020 horsepower, forged wheels, spherical bushings, and a Romanian hillclimb champion behind the wheel. That’s the story Unplugged Performance and Dominic Marcu have been writing together since 2021, and it’s been consistently winning. The Model S Plaid as a Performance Baseline Before any modifications, the Tesla Model S Plaid is […]
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The Model S and X Are Done. Here’s How to Keep Yours Looking Sick For Years To Come
Tesla just killed its flagship sedan and SUV. Production ends in Q2 2026, and the used market is about to be flooded with S and X examples at prices that make a lot more sense than they did two years ago. If you own one, or you’re about to buy one, now is a good […]
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Top 6 Best Performance Upgrades for the Tesla Model S Plaid in 2026
The Tesla Model S Plaid is, without a doubt, one of the fastest production sedans on the planet. With 1,020 horsepower, a 0-100km/h (0-62mph) time of just 2.1 seconds, and a top speed north of 320km/h (200mph), this electric luxury sedan offers performance that would make most supercars blush. It is a car that rewrites […]
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Photoshoot: Satin Black Tesla Model S-APEX Plaid By Unplugged Performance
The Unplugged Performance Model S-APEX is one of the most comprehensive tuning programs for the Tesla Model S Plaid, turning this 1,020 horsepower beast into an aggressive, gorgeous, impressive & luxurious vehicle that is ready to tear it up both on and off the track For Tesla Model S Plaid owners, getting the ultimate, track-oriented, […]
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Unplugged Performance Model S Plaid ‘Dark Helmet’ Sets Records at GridLife Laguna Seca
The Unplugged Performance Model S Plaid ‘Dark Helmet’ race car buzzed the entire field at the GridLife Laguna Seca finals, as their factory driver Crag Coker set a remarkable lap time of 1:26.7. FASTER THAN HYPERCARS, MCLAREN SENNA, P1 AND PORSCHE 918, TOOK A PODIUM FINISH AND IS NOW THE FASTEST EV AND THE FASTEST […]
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Unplugged Performance Dark Knight: A Carbon Fiber Widebody Model S Plaid
The most aggressive-looking electric high-performance luxury sedan available today just got a full-blown widebody kit upgrade, brakes, suspension, wheels, and more by Unplugged Performance, turning it into an even more breathtaking vehicle Unplugged Performance, renowned for pioneering high-performance Tesla upgrades, proudly reveals ‘Dark Knight’, the latest Model S-APEX Plaid from their “Complete Vehicle” program, a program that […]
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Deep Blue Metallic Tesla Model S Plaid – Unplugged Performance Brakes, Carbon Fiber & Wheels
This Deep Blue Metallic Tesla Model S Plaid received a bevvy of Unplugged Performance visual & performance upgrades, making this Model S Plaid an even more beautiful, but also, more potent vehicle both on and off the track Among the current standard finishes offered by Tesla for the Model S Plaid, the Deep Blue Metallic […]