clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Tesla's Model S has an "insane mode." Watch passengers freak out.

When you get behind the wheel of Tesla's latest electric car, the Model S P85D, you get to choose between two modes for the vehicle's acceleration: "sport" and a faster option called "insane."

How insane is insane mode? Pretty insane, as illustrated by the shocked reaction of these passengers in a video from DragTimes. Tesla says the P85D can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in as little as 3.2 seconds.

Sign up for the newsletter Sign up for Vox Recommends

Get curated picks of the best Vox journalism to read, watch, and listen to every week, from our editors.