Most Model S owners already know that Tesla makes a version of the car with ludicrous speed — something that’s akin to a race car. But could this all-electric production car, a family sedan no less, actually turn up in an official race approved by the International Automobile Federation (FIA)?
The YouTube video below recently caught our attention. Seeing Nico Rosberg’s smiling face with his hand on electric Porsche Mission E on a track conveyed a great deal.
The Electric GT Racing Series — a racing series slated to make use of modified Tesla Model S sedans — is now officially sanctioned by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), the governing body of the Formula One and Formula E racing series.
The head of the Electric GT Championship racing series has revealed the full specs of the new, converted Tesla Model S P100Ds that will be used in the racing series, as well as the schedule for 2017, in a recent interview with the UK’s Autocar.
We reported last week on the very impressive 0 to 60 mph times of the new Electric GT Championship–prepped Tesla Model S, but didn’t offer much in the way of visual accompaniment at the time. …
The Electric GT Championship spilled the beans that Leilani Münter has signed onto the world’s first 100% zero emissions GT Championship for the first race season, which will officially kick off in 2017. We previously announced that the series had selected the Tesla Model S P85+ as the official race vehicle, and now the teams and … [continued]
