Tesla Model 3 Beats Alfa Romeo In a Drag Race [Video]

News of a Tesla Model 3 winning a drag race beating a sturdy Alfa Romeo SUV is viral now. In the race, The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s racing pedigree did not help it from being humbled by the standard Tesla sedan.

The speed power of Tesla Model 3 Performance was put to test over the sturdy crossover in the Netherlands and the result was Model 3 becoming the victor making the crossover a mere runner up.

Normally, it is hard to imagine that a Tesla sedan could beat high-performance vehicles like the Ferrari 458 or a crossover SUV of Italian luxury car maker Alfa Romeo named as Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

Surprisingly, Model 3 Performance has no dedicated race features unlike the Model S and Model X Performance which are gifted with the Ludicrous Mode.

Electric Vs gas vehicle

But the race gave an opportunity to witness the innovations in electric cars as well as those in gas-powered vehicles in terms of enhanced performance parameters and devices.

Ace carmaker Alfa Romeo has a way of releasing trendy fossil fuel-powered vehicles and impresses fans and potential buyers. This is despite the trend of internal combustion engines going out of fashion.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio offers aggressive ride than other sedans of the automaker. It is marketed as the best super -performance crossover.

The luxury performance crossover costs approximately $79,000, maybe double that of Model 3. So, it is quite normal to expect a turbo performance matching that hefty price tag of the crossover.

The fine details of Stelvio Quadrifoglio will buttress that point. They include a 505 HP engine, 8-speed transmission, 443 lb-ft 2.9-liter twin turbo V6, and torque vectoring all-wheel drive.

Now come to Tesla Model 3 Performance, which is an underdog compared with the Stelvio Quadrifoglio’s attributes as a crossover.

But at the hustings, Model 3 Performance sedan turned like a lion and unlike the crossover, the sedan drove as if it is on rails and acceleration peaked in perfect silence.

The winning factor with Model 3 Performance has been the vast power flowing from a combination of 450 HP and 471 lb-ft of torque pumped by the two electric motors.

Winner at Netherlands race

So, the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio locked themselves in a head-to-head quarter-mile drag race at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands.

As mentioned, at the very outset the Model 3 Performance’s powerful acceleration proclaimed its winning edge over the V6 crossover and retained the lead until the end of the race .

At the scoreboard of the race, the Tesla Model 3 performance became victorious after clinching the quarter-mile mark in 12.27 seconds at 183 km/h (113.71 mph) against the super crossover’s 13.08 seconds at 181 km/h or 112.47 miles per hour.