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Watch: Tesla Model S gets smoked by a Lamborghini Huracan in a drag race

Published Jun 30th, 2016 9:44AM EDT

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If you’re looking for a car that can really scream and you’re not in a place to spend several hundreds of thousands of dollars in one fell swoop, a tricked out Tesla might be the way to go. With a Tesla Model S P90D capable of going from 0-60 in 2.8 seconds flat, you won’t find a car that provides more bang for your buck in that department anywhere else. Even the older Model S P85D is no slouch in the acceleration department as it can skyrocket form 0 to 60 in a still blazing fast 3.2 seconds.

But incredible acceleration, no matter how impressive, is still not a replacement for raw speed. So when DragTimes recently decided to pit a Tesla Model S P85D up against the beastly Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4, the Model S gets absolutely smoked.

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The Huracan may not be as quick off the line as the Model S P90D in Ludicrous Mode, but its 0-62 MPH time of 3.2 seconds is nothing to scoff at. Beyond that, the Huracan can go from 0-124 MPH in just 9.9 seconds before reaching a top speed of more than 202 MPH.

As you can see below, the Tesla gets off to a quick lead but it doesn’t take the Huracan more than a second or so to overpass it and leave the Tesla in its tracks.

Truth be told, this isn’t the fairest matchup given that the Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 sells for $237,250, more than $100,000 more than what the tricked out Tesla Model S in the video runs for.

Yoni Heisler Contributing Writer

Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large with over 15 years of experience. A life long expert Mac user and Apple expert, his writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and TUAW.

When not analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions.