Tesla 0-60 times: every model, tested
The quickest Tesla to 60 mph is the Model S Plaid, at 2.1 seconds in Car and Driver’s instrumented test (quarter mile in 9.4 seconds at 151 mph). Across the 14 current trims tested, times run from 2.1 seconds to 6.1 for the 2025 Cybertruck Long Range RWD; the quickest Model 3 is the Performance at 2.8 seconds, the quickest Model Y the Performance at 3.3. Car and Driver, 2021 Model S Plaid test
Every Tesla, tested
| Tesla | 0-60 mph | Quarter mile | Tesla’s claim | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Model 3 Performance | 2.8 s | 11.0 s @ 125 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2024 Model 3 Long Range RWD (now Premium) | 4.6 s | 13.2 s @ 107 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2026 Model 3 RWD (base, was Model 3 Standard) | 5.4 s | 13.7 s @ 107 mph | 5.8 s | Car and Driver |
| 2026 Model Y Performance0-60 page · race in 3D | 3.3 s | 11.5 s @ 122 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2026 Model Y Long Range AWD (now Premium AWD)0-60 page · race in 3D | 3.9 s | 12.3 s @ 115 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2027 Model Y L Premium AWD (six seats) | 4.2 s | 12.2 s @ 118 mph | 4.4 s | Car and Driver |
| Model Y Base AWD | 4.4 s | – | – | Car and Driver |
| 2026 Model Y Premium RWD | 5.1 s | 13.5 s @ 107 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| Model Y Base RWD | 5.9 s | – | – | Car and Driver |
| 2021 Model S Plaid (tri-motor)race it on the drag strip | 2.1 s | 9.4 s @ 151 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2026 Model X All-Wheel Drive (dual motor) | 3.6 s | 11.5 s @ 126 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2024 Cybertruck Cyberbeast (tri-motor)0-60 page · race in 3D | 2.6 s | 11.0 s @ 119 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2024 Cybertruck All-Wheel Drive (dual motor)0-60 page · race in 3D | 3.9 s | 12.4 s @ 111 mph | – | Car and Driver |
| 2025 Cybertruck Long Range RWD (single motor) | 6.1 s | 14.8 s @ 93 mph | – | Car and Driver |
Every time is from a Car and Driver instrumented test; each source link opens it. The times leave out the first foot of travel (the 1-ft rollout), as each test reports. Car and Driver’s Model Y page gives the Base RWD and Base AWD times without a quarter mile or model year, so those cells show a dash. Tesla’s own spec pages didn’t load for us, so the claim column shows only the claims a Car and Driver page states. The Model S Plaid row is the 2021 test; Car and Driver’s 2026 retest got the same 2.1 seconds and 9.4 at 151 mph. Not listed: the Model 3 Premium AWD and the current Model S All-Wheel Drive, which we found no test of, and the Model X Plaid, which Car and Driver hasn’t tested. The 5 highlighted Teslas are also on our 3D drag strip, on physics calibrated to these tests.
Why tested times beat Tesla’s claims
Car and Driver starts its clock after the car has moved one foot, as a drag strip’s timing lights do, and prints how long that first foot took on every test: 0.2 or 0.3 second on these Teslas. Tesla’s claims and the tests don’t always count the same way, so compare the two with the rollout added back:
- 2026 Model 3 RWD: tested 5.4 s, 5.7 s with the 0.3 s rollout added back. Tesla’s figure: 5.8 s. Car and Driver, 2026 Tesla Model 3 (base RWD, formerly Model 3 Standard) test
- 2027 Model Y L Premium AWD: tested 4.2 s, 4.5 s with the 0.3 s rollout added back. Tesla’s figure: 4.4 s. Car and Driver, 2027 Tesla Model Y L test
For the Model X Plaid, Tesla claims 2.5 seconds; Car and Driver hasn’t run one yet. Car and Driver, Model X review
Quickest Tesla by body style
- Sedan: 2021 Model S Plaid, 2.1 s to 60 mph, 9.4 s at 151 mph in the quarter mile.
- SUV: 2026 Model Y Performance, 3.3 s to 60 mph, 11.5 s at 122 mph in the quarter mile.
- Pickup: 2024 Cybertruck Cyberbeast, 2.6 s to 60 mph, 11.0 s at 119 mph in the quarter mile.
A pickup isn’t the slowest Tesla by default: the Cyberbeast gets to 60 quicker than every Model 3 and Model Y, while the single-motor 2025 Cybertruck Long Range RWD is the slowest Tesla here, at 6.1 seconds. See how they stack up against every other car in the fastest 0-60 cars ranking.
Race them in 3D
Line up the Model Y, Model Y Performance, Cybertruck and Cyberbeast against the Model S Plaid in our free online drag race simulator, then add tunes and stickier tires.
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Questions
What is the fastest Tesla 0-60?
The Model S Plaid: 2.1 seconds to 60 mph and the quarter mile in 9.4 seconds at 151 mph in Car and Driver’s test, and the same again when it retested a 2026 car. Next come the 2024 Cybertruck Cyberbeast at 2.6 seconds and the 2024 Model 3 Performance at 2.8. Tesla claims 2.5 seconds for the Model X Plaid, which Car and Driver hasn’t tested yet.
How fast is a Tesla Model 3 0-60?
In Car and Driver’s tests: Performance 2.8 s (2024), Long Range RWD 4.6 s (2024) and RWD 5.4 s (2026). Tesla’s own figure for the base car is 5.8 seconds; the test beat it partly because it leaves out the first foot of travel (0.3 second on that run). The 2.8-second Performance runs the quarter mile in 11.0 seconds at 125 mph.
How fast is a Tesla Model Y 0-60?
In Car and Driver’s tests: Performance 3.3 s (2026), Long Range AWD 3.9 s (2026), Model Y L Premium AWD 4.2 s (2027), Base AWD 4.4 s, Premium RWD 5.1 s (2026) and Base RWD 5.9 s. Tesla quotes 4.4 seconds for the six-seat Model Y L. The Model Y Long Range AWD and Performance are on our 3D drag strip.
How fast is a Cybertruck 0-60?
The Cyberbeast reached 60 mph in 2.6 seconds in Car and Driver’s test, the dual-motor All-Wheel Drive in 3.9, and the single-motor Long Range RWD in 6.1, which Car and Driver calls the slowest Tesla it has ever tested. Quarter miles: Cyberbeast 11.0 seconds at 119 mph, All-Wheel Drive 12.4 seconds at 111 mph and Long Range RWD 14.8 seconds at 93 mph.
How fast is a Tesla Model X 0-60?
The dual-motor Model X ran to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and through the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds at 126 mph in Car and Driver’s 2026 test. Tesla claims 2.5 seconds for the 1,020-hp Model X Plaid; Car and Driver hasn’t tested one yet.
Why are tested 0-60 times quicker than Tesla’s claims?
Car and Driver’s times leave out the first foot of travel, called the 1-ft rollout, as a drag strip’s timing lights do; each test prints it, 0.2 or 0.3 second on these Teslas. Add it back and the base Model 3’s 5.4 seconds reads 5.7, close to Tesla’s 5.8.