# Forget "Insane Mode". No there's "Ludicrous Mode". **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583 "2015-07-19T05:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/1 "2015-07-19T05:16:21Z")
In January, Tesla announced [Insane Mode](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=747716) for the Model S, which takes the car from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds. Tesla just announced [Ludicrous Mode](http://www.wired.com/2015/07/teslas-new-ludicrous-mode-makes-model-s-supercar/), which takes the car from 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds. Tesla is also bringing back their first production car, [The Roadster](http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/17/8994649/new-tesla-roadster-four-years), in 2017-2019 (reports vary regarding the year). Zoom Zoom. Anyone out there experience “Insane Mode” first hand? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/2 "2015-07-19T07:14:52Z")
Sounds dangerous. They should put a passcode on it so that only the owner can activate it. If I get one I will use the same code I have on my luggage - 1234. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/3 "2015-07-19T08:03:52Z")
How fast does it go to plaid, though? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/4 "2015-07-19T20:10:26Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > How fast does it go to plaid, though? Dammit! I wanted to make the joke! ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/5 "2015-07-19T21:08:59Z")
You should have jammed his transmission. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/6 "2015-07-19T21:25:38Z")
😕Please to explain “plaid” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/7 "2015-07-19T21:34:17Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > How fast does it go to plaid, though? Go to plaid? No need, these new Teslas will follow Henry Ford’s model: any color you want, as long as it’s plaid. > [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > 😕Please to explain “plaid” [Spaceball One.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygE01sOhzz0) ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/8 "2015-07-19T21:35:49Z")
[Tesla themselves](http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/three-dog-day) went straight for the “plaid” reference (which comes from the movie [Spaceballs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygE01sOhzz0)): > [@](#): > > There is of course only one thing beyond ludicrous, but that speed is reserved for the next generation Roadster in 4 years: maximum plaid. > > — Elon Not surprising, since Musk’s other company names their landing barges after gigantic, super-intelligent spaceships. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/9 "2015-07-19T21:59:42Z")
After “maximum plaid” mode, no doubt there will be “maximum squish” mode. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/10 "2015-07-19T22:19:35Z")
2.8 seconds? :eek: What else, besides maybe a drag racer, accelerates that fast? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/11 "2015-07-19T22:22:25Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > 2.8 seconds? :eek: What else, besides maybe a drag racer, accelerates that fast? [Motorcycles.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_production_motorcycles_by_acceleration) How about 2.35 while not flipping over backwards? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/12 "2015-07-20T14:17:43Z")
> [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](#): > > 2.8 seconds? :eek: What else, besides maybe a drag racer, accelerates that fast? It’s currently a short list of cars, but the [918 Spyder](http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the-2015-porsche-918-spyder-is-the-quickest-road-car-in-the-world-feature) does it in 2.2 seconds. As we see more electric/hybrid performance oriented cars come out, the list will definitely grow. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-insane-mode-no-theres-ludicrous-mode/725583/13 "2015-07-20T16:11:34Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Tesla is also bringing back their first production car, [The Roadster](http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/17/8994649/new-tesla-roadster-four-years), in 2017-2019 (reports vary regarding the year). The way Tesla typically operates, it’ll probably appear around 2020-2021. Seriously, “Ludicrous Mode” sounds like an accident waiting to happen. The only question being, will the accident involve a tree, a school bus, or a bridge abutment?