Tesla Model S Plaid

Hottest version of Tesla's latest luxury car finally reaches the UK - albeit in left-hand-drive form only On sale Now Price from £115,000

- Dan Jones

HAVE YOU EVER wondered what it's like to be strapped into SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket? Try driving the Tesla Model S Plaid; it's as close as you can get without leaving terra firma. True, the Plaid doesn't have 1.7 million pounds of rocket thrust at its disposal, but you'd never say it needs more power.

Three electric motors - one at the front and two at the back - produce a total of 1006bhp, deployed via all four wheels. What's more, engage Drag Strip mode and the car squats down on its air suspension )in what Tesla calls 'Cheetah stance') to maximise traction.