Tesla Model X Plaid

The 2022 Tesla Model X Plaid captures a specific moment in the 600-car catalogue, when an electric SUV could sit among the fastest machines available. Its 0-100 km/h time of 2.5 seconds places it 15th of 600 cars, meaning it is faster than 585 cars in the collection. That single comparison changes how the Model X Plaid is viewed: not simply as an alternative form of transport, but as a statement about how performance was being redefined.

Its unusual position comes from the combination of two traits that rarely appear together in this catalogue. The Model X Plaid is an electric 5-door SUV with 1,020 bhp and 1,050 Nm of torque, yet those figures place it 24th for power out of all 600 cars. Only 10 of the catalogue cars use an electric engine layout, and only 10 pair electric power with AWD, making this configuration a distinct corner of the collection rather than a common formula.

The numbers also reveal a more nuanced place in the hierarchy. While its power places it in the top 4% of the catalogue, its top speed of 262 km/h ranks 396th of 600. The result is a car defined less by chasing one single measure and more by the balance of electric power, all-wheel drive capability and SUV body style. At a used price of £85,000, it sits 323rd by cost, making it more expensive than 277 cars in the catalogue, while its cost per bhp of £83 shows how much output is attached to that investment.

Tesla’s presence in the catalogue includes three cars, with the Model X Plaid representing the United States within a group where only 31 of 600 cars come from that country. Its place is also shaped by what it is not. It is not the catalogue’s fastest car, nor the most expensive, but it brings a combination found in only a small number of entries: electric power, AWD and SUV practicality.

Choosing the Model X Plaid means accepting a trade-off. The collector gives up some top-speed standing for a machine that delivers exceptional acceleration in a format that sits apart from most of the garage. It creates a different balance in the collection, adding the character of a 2022 electric SUV with 1,020 bhp and a place among the quickest cars the catalogue can offer.