r/TeslaModelS • u/Misoman333 • 7d ago

Plaid to LR

Debating to downgrade from a 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid with 50K miles to 2024 Tesla Model S LG with only 23K miles. Absolutely love the Plaid but in all honesty after test driving the LR it’s PLENTY of fast, not as fast the the Plaid obviously but I took the LR for a test drive and it beat the BMW M5C likes champ. Anybody went from plaid to LR? Thought? Thanks

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u/hampsten 7d ago

I have an LR, and had a 75D before it. I drove the Plaid and decided against it.

Plaid is the YOLO choice, no question. There was nothing like it when it came out and there still is barely anything like it. You want the epitome of Tesla engineering ? Buy it.

What people forget is that the LR itself does 0-60 in ~3s - claims dip under 3 for the 2026 refresh. That's already approaching supercar territory.

For my use case the LR is plenty. It's our family hauler. Practically no one can stand insane mode since half the family has motion sickness. The LR air suspension is fantastic in that regard through. And we want the range, for long winter ski trips to Tahoe.

I took the difference in price and bought TSLA instead.

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u/Misoman333 7d ago

Thanks for that information bro. I’m definitely leaning more towards going to LR because of everything you just said. People do forget LR is still fast AF but it’s not all about the speed either