A <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/tesla-launches-a-high-performance-version-of-model-s-plaid-1.1239044" target="_blank">Tesla Model S Plaid</a> hit its fastest recorded speed after its vehicle software restrictions were hacked by a software company. Guillaume Andre, chief executive of Ingenext, took his Tesla vehicle for a drive on Thursday at Trois-Rivieres Airport in Quebec, Canada. Mr Andre <a href="https://www.facebook.com/guillaume.andre.37669/videos/1465779307211723" target="_blank">shared a clip on Facebook</a> showing his car reaching 348 kilometres per hour on the tarmac. Audio captured in the video resembles a plane taking off as the Tesla reached its top speed. Ingenext had made previous attempts to set the record-breaking speed, but literally ran out of space to do so. Trois-Rivieres Airport briefly shut down its three-kilometre runway to allow the software company to attempt the record-setting drive. The attempt eclipsed the top speed of 322kph Tesla had promised when it first announced the Model S Plaid, but after it was released last year, the car was shown to have a top speed of 262kph. Tesla then released the Plaid Track Mode to help the vehicle go slightly faster. Though the Model S Plaid is a four-door family sedan, Tesla claims it has the fastest acceleration of any vehicle in production, with a peak of 1,020 horsepower. The vehicle can go from 0-96kph in less than two seconds, car publication <i>Motor Trends </i>reported in 2021, but it takes 15 minutes to set up. Most drivers would not be able to reach that kind of performance on a regular road, Tesla said.
