Thanks Rory & Autotrader for spending some time with our daily driver Dark Knight! Great video! Our S-APEX widebody Model S Plaid program continues to evolve and will get even better with time. One correction: the von Holzhausen Banbu leather we utilize is not Franz’s business, it is his wife Vicki’s business. Vicki von Holzhausen deserves all the credit as she’s developed some incredible materials that are not only sustainable but higher durability, lighter weight, and with an amazing feel. We previously would use Ferrari leather on our interiors but the vH we find to be superior for our builds.
Do you have AWC(Automatic Wheel Camber.)? To keep the front wheels vertical(Zero Camber) irrespective of the amount of steering input? Maintains maximum contact patch & grip?
Because you get widebody and better ceramic brakes than the normal ceramics of the Track pack. I assume you can Order one of these with the new seats too
The new seats don't even have lumbar support or any functionality to then. Go look at bmw carbon buckets in the m3. Those are what real sports seats should look like. But tesla does the normal tesla thing and makes then as inexpensive and plain jane to make ad possible. Hardly call those "sport seats"
I preordered a Unplugged fender for Model S. Was delayed and delayed forever. In the end I sold my car. I asked for a refund as the part was never delievered. Unplugged stopped replying, and ignored me. Says something about the company. Nice vid. Regards from Norway.
Never preorder from them. They never delievered my part, and never did a refund. Out of luck since I am from Norway. Thats not how Mercedes/AMG treat their customers, so they have a long way to go.
You made a good point when you said do something different about the leather seats. It would be interesting to see a company like Herman Miller (office chairs) design a car seat with mesh/fabric materials. Extremely light weight, durable, easy to clean.
So an upgraded model S and they don't fix the seats or the wheel, seems pretty crap. How is the range at track speed, was it extended? How does it compare to a 3 motor Lucid?
Dark Knight has to be the most beautiful car I have ever seen. They perfected the look (exterior, definitely not that ugly red interior). I am curious how much this car costs off the lot.
Beautifully shot. The Autotrader content just keeps getting better and better! An interesting car - I'm a Tesla owner and fan boy , but I'm struggling to see how 'This is the car Tesla should have made'... It just seems to be mainly a cosmetic upgrade with some performance parts that will actually hinder driving pleasure when using the trashed roads we all have. I think the Unplugged features look great, but I'd love to see a company crack the Tesla code and start playing around with the hardware, and figuring out ways to truly mod the whole car. I appreciate the Dark Knight has some handling upgrades, but essentially, the car is Plaid with some trinkets.
I can't help but get the feeling that they were aiming to recreate the performance of the Rimac Nevera. The way this Model S seems to drive and slide through corners reminds me of the Rimac Nevera.
5:16 how obnoxious that when other automakers create fast, powerful machines ya'll are gobstopped. But when Tesla does it and puts everyone else to shame, it's just a "standard Tesla party trick".
Love the video. However, I’m shocked that you were not aware of the fact that Tesla came out with Plaid racing seats weeks and weeks ago. Either you filmed this a long time ago and just released it (even then, you should have checked for any updates prior to posting), or your research team need to seriously up their game.
That’s my biggest complaint about driving fast in it. I can never really tell how much grip the tires have. The front lifts so high under acceleration.
it really depends on the track.... but the battery is not really the issue at the track.... its the temps.... when the batteries and the motors heat up the car reduces power to cool them off.... Still a lot of power than what you will be up against but a full charge will last the whole session. Guys that fully track these cars put a radiator in the trunk for extra battery cooling.
Here is a challenge !! Get this Car to Silverstone on the F1 week end and do a demo lap or 2 . How close could the Lap time be to the slowest F1 Lap Time over the week end . : or Just any S Plaid with Track Day s/w . Do you have the British Influence and F1 connections to make this happen . Jensen Button to Drive ?
Looks like a proper EV muscle car, and Unplugged Performance is becoming like AMG to Marcedes or M to BMW ;) AND ONE THING I WOULD ALSO UPGRADE REGULAR STEERING WHELL AND STOCKS ;)
Yea. But raising the cows is very much not. Probably one of the worst things we do in environmental terms. It'd be fine if we didn't have so many - let alone constantly cutting down forests and even displacing people to make room for more.
@@PROJEKRSX I have no problem with leather. I'm a proponent of whole animal butchery and using every part of the animal. Hate food waste and things like bones and hide are useful. My problem is with having so much of it in the first place. We raise so many cows, way more than is sustainable. And then there's too much to use, so tons of it goes to waste. We could easily supply all our leather needs with far fewer cows than we have today.
@@Cyrribrae factory farming is the problem, not cow farming as a whole. Regenerative cow farming restores farmland soil. We need more of it, not less. We definitely need less monocrop agriculture.
@@axiomic if that were the case, then again, we should move away from so much cattle. You can't "regenerate" the rainforest that is rapidly being cut down to make room for cattle grazing. You can't regenerate without a lot more time and care - both things that suffer when you are growing a lot. I strongly support small scale farms that holistically take care of their cows and the environs they live in. I love good beef. And that means we need less of it. A lot less.
@@markplott4820 true with no actual speed upgrades too. You could technically buy another plaid and the track pack from the factory and it would be faster than this.
It's not the Tesla they should have made because it would have tripled the price! The car they should have made is essentially that car only as an aston martin looking grand tourer like the Telsa Roadster was meant to be.
Some car enthusiests like to say tesla isnt a "real performance brand". Well, if you wanna know what kinda people a car company generally attracts, look at the cars parked outside the dealership/showroom. I stopped by a tesla show room and if it wasn't a tesla, or a modified teska, it was a bmw M3. No family haulers to be found there. The appeal of tesla goes from your every day Joe, to people coming from legitimate performance cars, that want all the performance, while still being able to drive it every day comfortably when you want to.
It’s a cool looking car, needs moar soul. I think ev manufactures should use front mounted motors with a straight cut gear manual transmission. Sound is essential.
I know you need to lower a car for the performance aspect of any go faster vehicle, but for an electric vehicle with an under slung batter pack, not the wisest idea on current road surfaces me thinks.
Those materials being “sustainable” is a complete lie. I worked on artificial leathers for years and know exactly how/ where those materials were made …. that is polyurethane, with a very very small percentage of bio based materials. Still plastic.
well for the try something different for the fke leather seats. try cleaning a coffee spill on a fabric seat vs a leather or a fake leather seat. you will understand why
I don't get this whole fake leather thing. Use real leather since it's a by product left over from the animal. If you don't use it then you basically waste it. Plus it's a way better material to use.
Depends. I haven't looked into it but if you can create all the leather you need by using the skins of cows you harvest for meat then absolutely. If you're slaughtering more just to use their skin then it's probably better to create something else with some of the tactility of leather that's not made from killing animals.
I am disappointed, there's no red led strip right above the front bumper and the car doesn't call the driver Micheal, it doesn't even speak....for me it's a big no.
in my opinion i think one of the things that makes electric cars unattractive to car guys is how they look overly futuristic and that they look weird. at least this Tesla has some appealing body shape not to futuristicy
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Thanks Rory & Autotrader for spending some time with our daily driver Dark Knight! Great video! Our S-APEX widebody Model S Plaid program continues to evolve and will get even better with time.
One correction: the von Holzhausen Banbu leather we utilize is not Franz’s business, it is his wife Vicki’s business. Vicki von Holzhausen deserves all the credit as she’s developed some incredible materials that are not only sustainable but higher durability, lighter weight, and with an amazing feel. We previously would use Ferrari leather on our interiors but the vH we find to be superior for our builds.
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It’s been 8-9 years. Never got a refund for a part you never produced or delivered. "Superior" builds perhaps, but not customer service.
Do you have AWC(Automatic Wheel Camber.)? To keep the front wheels vertical(Zero Camber) irrespective of the amount of steering input? Maintains maximum contact patch & grip?
dark helmet is the worst name for a car I have ever heard
Watch the movie Spaceballs you will get it.
Did you duck to miss the joke - or was it a simple whoosh, it's over..
Dark Helmet is your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate. Didn’t you know?
@@trickyrat483 It went over his helmet.
No ..... pink helmet .....is the worst name for a car ever.
Dark Helmet is simultaneously the son and the brother of Dark Knight according to the video, I'm concerned about what's going on in that family..
His sister is also his mother? Not that uncommon in the American South. JAJAJA
Actually dark helmet is dark knights father
Imagine if it was purple!
And the sister is Dark Meat.
Some people have a dark fever. 😂
Not an electric car guy ,but damn this looks sick.
Put a V8 in it and make it slower then
@@rickygodette at least the V8 will have character, sound, smell, and soul. Zero soul in EV motors. Prove me wrong.
@@irondome7334your pfp says otherwise
I am not a fan of evs tho
Why not , it's better than any gas guzzling junk out there
@@rickygodette bros out here hating for no reason
actually Dark Helmet is Darth Wader in Space balls….😂😂😂😂😂
The best looking tesla ive seen 🤌🏽
Of course!
The plaid now comes with more sporty seats already
Exactly, why bother going with this overpriced package when you could just get the track pack with the new sport seats.
Wow, how groundbreaking lol
Because you get widebody and better ceramic brakes than the normal ceramics of the Track pack. I assume you can Order one of these with the new seats too
The new seats don't even have lumbar support or any functionality to then. Go look at bmw carbon buckets in the m3. Those are what real sports seats should look like. But tesla does the normal tesla thing and makes then as inexpensive and plain jane to make ad possible. Hardly call those "sport seats"
@@G82Watts
The seats in the Highlander Model 3 Performance are great.
I preordered a Unplugged fender for Model S. Was delayed and delayed forever. In the end I sold my car. I asked for a refund as the part was never delievered. Unplugged stopped replying, and ignored me. Says something about the company. Nice vid. Regards from Norway.
@@markplott4820 Based on your answer, I guess u are their customer service?
Dark Helmet…….think I’ve seen that film
Mandingo?
Spaceballs.
The term "plaid" also comes from this movie.
Musk loves it and named the new S after it
Yep. I have seen that movie. It has "balls" in the name. 😆🤣😂
put a red light bar on the front and this would be a great new Knight Rider car.
I was thinking the exact same thing
The Night is bad ass- has some mafia feel and boldness.... I love it
I have a track pack on my Plaid and it is absolutely brilliant. The Dark Knight treatment looks impressive though.
The yolk only works when you can to lock to lock without removing your hands, otherwise it’s an epic fail as Rory pointed out…
Actually I love mine, it's perfect for daily driving. I wouldn't have one if I tracked the car though.
Like the steer by wire from Cybertruck
Yoke
The one I rented had a yoke. It was ok, but parking lots and emergency maneuvers were why I got mine with a steering wheel
Has it got front suspension lift? That front apron looks low, Big & very expensive to repair/replace?
8:42 he FINALLY gets to the 0-60s stuff
Thank you for this😂😂😂 my thoughts exactly
But what if Unplugged Performance became to Tesla what AMG is to Mercedes though
Unplugged is more Brabus to tesla
Never preorder from them. They never delievered my part, and never did a refund. Out of luck since I am from Norway. Thats not how Mercedes/AMG treat their customers, so they have a long way to go.
@@thedumbconspirator4956 you buy a tesla 300k with unplugged whats the point of this lmao
@1:34
😂😅
I could do this by myself in the garage
You made a good point when you said do something different about the leather seats. It would be interesting to see a company like Herman Miller (office chairs) design a car seat with mesh/fabric materials. Extremely light weight, durable, easy to clean.
So an upgraded model S and they don't fix the seats or the wheel, seems pretty crap. How is the range at track speed, was it extended? How does it compare to a 3 motor Lucid?
This is by far the best looking Model S I've ever seen....
First time viewing your channel and subscribe right away the best professionally made review
Just needs KITT style red LEDs on the front. That would be perfect 👌
1:34 lol that looks like it can been easily damaged!
6:47 - "And it works, f... incredibly well" :)
No Rory, buy a new plaid and it WILL come with new bucket seats. News has been out for a while now. 🙄
Dark Knight has to be the most beautiful car I have ever seen. They perfected the look (exterior, definitely not that ugly red interior). I am curious how much this car costs off the lot.
Beautifully shot. The Autotrader content just keeps getting better and better! An interesting car - I'm a Tesla owner and fan boy , but I'm struggling to see how 'This is the car Tesla should have made'...
It just seems to be mainly a cosmetic upgrade with some performance parts that will actually hinder driving pleasure when using the trashed roads we all have. I think the Unplugged features look great, but I'd love to see a company crack the Tesla code and start playing around with the hardware, and figuring out ways to truly mod the whole car. I appreciate the Dark Knight has some handling upgrades, but essentially, the car is Plaid with some trinkets.
The dark knight driving the dark helmet
bro
Waycist!
Never seen a Tesla get sideways and I kinda like it
You have been living under a rock
@@skoluh have you? Guess I have to know everything and see it all
@@mikeisaacs2314 I own one and do donuts all the time on it. You can set it to be RWD or AWD depending on what you're doing
Astonishing car. If I remember Willow Spring Circuit, I remember Edmunds Car Review
We need a model 3 competition/R/RS version! wide body cars are so cool.
Dark Helmet and Taser Face are iconic names!!!
ngl best looking model s ive seen so far
I can't help but get the feeling that they were aiming to recreate the performance of the Rimac Nevera. The way this Model S seems to drive and slide through corners reminds me of the Rimac Nevera.
4:53 song, music, soundtrack, artist?
The Devil's Punchbowl pt 1 by John 00 Fleming and Rick Pier O'Neil
Yep @ the second drop
🎉 Appreciate it
5:16 how obnoxious that when other automakers create fast, powerful machines ya'll are gobstopped. But when Tesla does it and puts everyone else to shame, it's just a "standard Tesla party trick".
Love the video. However, I’m shocked that you were not aware of the fact that Tesla came out with Plaid racing seats weeks and weeks ago. Either you filmed this a long time ago and just released it (even then, you should have checked for any updates prior to posting), or your research team need to seriously up their game.
That’s my biggest complaint about driving fast in it. I can never really tell how much grip the tires have. The front lifts so high under acceleration.
"The Tesla Elon Should Have Made"... Yeah, its called Roadster
How do you not cover the range on the track, how many laps you can do before the battery over heats or dies?
Finally a pretty looking Tesla that can stop. Unbelievable Tesla can't/won't achieve this themselves.
How long before you need to charge it again.
How long till you can afford a car that can beat this?
it really depends on the track.... but the battery is not really the issue at the track.... its the temps.... when the batteries and the motors heat up the car reduces power to cool them off.... Still a lot of power than what you will be up against but a full charge will last the whole session. Guys that fully track these cars put a radiator in the trunk for extra battery cooling.
Here is a challenge !! Get this Car to Silverstone on the F1 week end and do a demo lap or 2 . How close could the Lap time be to the slowest F1 Lap Time over the week end . : or Just any S Plaid with Track Day s/w . Do you have the British Influence and F1 connections to make this happen . Jensen Button to Drive ?
Dark Vader might be a good name for the next one.
That slightly wider panel gap on the left headlight irks me whenever i look at it.
Still looks pretty slick though.
No price?
Give this to Misha
Nice job running the track both directions.
What's the name of the music track at the end of this video?
So what us the ZERO 60?
Von Holzhausen is Franz’s wife’s company, not his. You should correct this.
Dark Night. The Dark Helmet's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.
LMAO, wasn't "Dark Helmet" the name of the bad guy from Space Balls? 😆
*Prior Design* (not affiliated 🤓) had the best modification kit for Model S (pre 2020 facelift) Gwan Rory
I can’t wait for y’all to do a track day with the new model 3 performance and compare it to the BMW M3
The look of the car is Sinister
You forgot to cry about it not being fun because “no sound”
gay drives EVs while real men drives ice supercars
You don’t have a Tesla I can tell , otherwise you would know how boring it is
@@J-_-Sso ur implying i have to drive an ev? cool but i wanna get a lightweight manual sports car
@@ralzvy did you even read my comment, joker
@@J-_-S i did, im gay so thats why
Now this is a good looking Tesla.
Stunning looking car! Can you order it in Europe?
Dad question- what did all these upgrades do to the range efficiency? Would matter in a daily
Just wow what a car 😍
I kinda want one too... even though I cannot afford it, i friggin want one
2:03 oh man, did you really just credit Franz for what his wife created??
Should have been called black panther 😎👍🏿
Looks like a proper EV muscle car, and Unplugged Performance is becoming like AMG to Marcedes or M to BMW ;) AND ONE THING I WOULD ALSO UPGRADE REGULAR STEERING WHELL AND STOCKS ;)
Fun fact: regular leather is already sustainable
Yea.
But raising the cows is very much not. Probably one of the worst things we do in environmental terms. It'd be fine if we didn't have so many - let alone constantly cutting down forests and even displacing people to make room for more.
@@Cyrribraewhere would all the leathers go? if it went unused?
@@PROJEKRSX I have no problem with leather. I'm a proponent of whole animal butchery and using every part of the animal. Hate food waste and things like bones and hide are useful.
My problem is with having so much of it in the first place. We raise so many cows, way more than is sustainable. And then there's too much to use, so tons of it goes to waste. We could easily supply all our leather needs with far fewer cows than we have today.
@@Cyrribrae factory farming is the problem, not cow farming as a whole. Regenerative cow farming restores farmland soil. We need more of it, not less. We definitely need less monocrop agriculture.
@@axiomic if that were the case, then again, we should move away from so much cattle. You can't "regenerate" the rainforest that is rapidly being cut down to make room for cattle grazing. You can't regenerate without a lot more time and care - both things that suffer when you are growing a lot.
I strongly support small scale farms that holistically take care of their cows and the environs they live in. I love good beef. And that means we need less of it. A lot less.
Sucks that this upgrade costs way more than the actual car
@@markplott4820 true with no actual speed upgrades too. You could technically buy another plaid and the track pack from the factory and it would be faster than this.
It's not the Tesla they should have made because it would have tripled the price! The car they should have made is essentially that car only as an aston martin looking grand tourer like the Telsa Roadster was meant to be.
Some car enthusiests like to say tesla isnt a "real performance brand". Well, if you wanna know what kinda people a car company generally attracts, look at the cars parked outside the dealership/showroom.
I stopped by a tesla show room and if it wasn't a tesla, or a modified teska, it was a bmw M3. No family haulers to be found there.
The appeal of tesla goes from your every day Joe, to people coming from legitimate performance cars, that want all the performance, while still being able to drive it every day comfortably when you want to.
It is great to hear that they are using bamboo more often in cars. Hopefully this is the beginning of a trend.
judging interior color, this might be commisioned by MKBHD?
😂😂
😂😂😂🖤
It’s a cool looking car, needs moar soul. I think ev manufactures should use front mounted motors with a straight cut gear manual transmission. Sound is essential.
WOW, Imagine if Elon sees this video lol
You mean "when" 😉
Is that you Mr Musk?
He has no eyes.
That thing is proper and the perfect car for my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate...
I know you need to lower a car for the performance aspect of any go faster vehicle, but for an electric vehicle with an under slung batter pack, not the wisest idea on current road surfaces me thinks.
I definitely want one of that!!!
That interior looks GROSS
How much extra $ for this??
@@markplott4820 250k is not cheap. For that price you can get a lucid air sapphire lmao.
@@Just_a_random_birb Good thing you will never be able to afford one, lmao.
@@skoluh i can absolutely afford one lmao. Give your mom her phone back.
@@Just_a_random_birb my TH-cam page is older than you
Spaceballs! I guess I'm the only Canadian one here who understands darkhelmet.
What was wrong with tesla designers when they were designing the steering wheel... Yolk is for proper track cars not for family sedans... 🤷
Those materials being “sustainable” is a complete lie. I worked on artificial leathers for years and know exactly how/ where those materials were made …. that is polyurethane, with a very very small percentage of bio based materials. Still plastic.
@@markplott4820 bamboo leather is not a real thing, it’s a marketing gimmick. That product is 97-98% polyurethane, I worked on the materials…
@@markplott4820 leather is a byproduct of the beef and cattle industry. You are very opinionated about a field you have never worked in….
@@markplott4820 I agree
Would be cool if unplugged could be the amg of Tesla
No
Dark night is a Dope name but really charge after full send session is a bit much . What if battery change is needed .
well for the try something different for the fke leather seats. try cleaning a coffee spill on a fabric seat vs a leather or a fake leather seat. you will understand why
Rear steering is available in the Cyber truck.
Good thing Tesla has a regular steering wheel option if you don’t want a yoke
Dark Helmet was first registered in a Tesla Model 3 in Feb 2018, the UP car stole the name 🤣😂🤣 nice video but what is the lap time?
Awesome custom Tesla Dark Knight.
I don't get this whole fake leather thing. Use real leather since it's a by product left over from the animal. If you don't use it then you basically waste it. Plus it's a way better material to use.
It's a placater for the weak who don't want reminded of their uninformed bias
Depends.
I haven't looked into it but if you can create all the leather you need by using the skins of cows you harvest for meat then absolutely. If you're slaughtering more just to use their skin then it's probably better to create something else with some of the tactility of leather that's not made from killing animals.
Isn’t it ironic that “slicks” have more grip? I understand why, but it just sounds counterintuitive
Well done keeping a straight face saying dark helmet. Austin powers next enemies name.
This one is gorgeous 😍😍
Those steering wheels look extremely dangerous for high speed maneuvers…especially for muscle memory.
I will never understand the trend of red intiors. So tasteless. Otherwise, gorgeous kit.
I agree. If it was all white woulda been 10x better looking inside and out
Like the way thiis guy presents. better than hammond!
Anything named Dark Helmet immediately makes me want one
Dark helmet, what a name 😅😅
That car look nice
I am disappointed, there's no red led strip right above the front bumper and the car doesn't call the driver Micheal, it doesn't even speak....for me it's a big no.
It's okay, you would never be able to afford one anyways
in my opinion i think one of the things that makes electric cars unattractive to car guys is how they look overly futuristic and that they look weird. at least this Tesla has some appealing body shape not to futuristicy