I drove the Nissan Ariya EV for a week — and it's nearly the perfect crossover The standard Model S Plaid, meanwhile, has 1,020 horsepower, 390 miles of range, and can hit 0-60 in exactly 1.99 seconds. Plaid+ is canceled. No need, as Plaid is just so good.June 6, 2021 While the standard model's stats are still impressive, the Plaid Plus' range marked it out as something special — it was set to outdo even the 500-mile Tesla Cybertruck on that front. Tesla also claimed the car would have the fastest 0-60 and quarter-mile acceleration of any production car ever made. But in his official statement, Musk claimed that the Plus' extra range was unnecessary for most people. “What we are seeing is that once you have a range above 400 miles, more range doesn’t really matter," he said. "There are essentially zero trips above 400 miles where the driver doesn’t need to stop for restroom, food, coffee, etc. anyway.” Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. That's probably true for most people, and the fastest charging cars out there don't necessarily need much more than 10-15 minutes to add 100-plus miles to their range anyway. The standard Model S Plaid is supposed to recoup 200 miles of range, almost 50% of its total, in that time. Still, range is good, and there are going to be times when people want to go as far as possible without a recharge break, especially if they're on a route without many compatible chargers. It’s also not clear why Tesla would cancel the car after promoting it so heavily. It doesn’t matter how good the Model S Plaid is going to be, the Plaid Plus was always expected to be better. While still visible on the Tesla Model S sales page, the Plaid Plus option has been greyed out ever since Tesla announced the standard Plaid model would be arriving in June rather than in August/September. At the time, it was assumed Tesla was shifting focus to the standard Model S Plaid ahead of its early launch, rather than pushing a variant of the car that wasn’t due until the middle of next year. Now it seems the company had other plans in mind. If we were to guess, we'd assume the Tesla Roadster would have something to do with the decision as well. The $200,000 car is due sometime next year, with a top speed of over 250 miles per hour, 0-60 in 1.9 seconds, and a range of 620 miles on a single charge. Those stats, especially the range, blow the $144,490 Plaid Plus out of the water. Whatever the reason for the decision, the Plaid Plus is no more. So RIP, Tesla Model S Plaid, we hardly knew ye.