The most surprising realization after spending some time with a 2015 Tesla Model S P85D is that it doesn’t feel like an old EV. It feels like an old luxury car, in a good way. That wasn’t something I was expecting to say about it in 2026, 11 years after it first rolled off the line.
This example is the top-of-the-range Performance model, with a dual-motor powertrain that produces a combined output of 691 horsepower and 687 lb-ft (931 Nm) of torque. That is a lot of motivation, and it makes surprisingly light work of the car’s 4,936 lbs (2,239 kg) mass, ripping from a standstill to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds.
