Ford F-150 Lightning vs Tesla Model 3 Performance Drag Race - It’s Much Closer Than You Think! 

Bracket races are dominated by Tesla's these days. The competition is really tight with electric vehicles being so consistent.

You ever seen an Ecoboost run?

@@FlameOnTheBeat TRX run very low 12's. Lighting was doing high 12's all day.

@@ismaelcarrillo3956 The TRX did a 13.8.. Not 12's

Sitting on stock all-seasons, no tonneau cover.. Unbelievable!

As a daily driver of a model 3 performance… yeah. It never gets old 😂

Drive a plaid. It’s literally next level. Like your brain can’t compute how this thing moves so fast.

Tesla motor is MAX speed: 18,000 RPM

You might really like the new EV Dodge Chargers! All the performance of the EVs, but with VROOOOM SOUNDS!!!!! LOL

@@ChrisLeiter It will when you have to replace the battery.

Taking most modern performance cars to a drag strip these days makes no sense! Launch control, engine management, automatic transmission and all in a straight line, it's nothing more than a reaction test. Can do that with an app on the sofa! ;)

@@djtaylorutube Well you can modify them. I modify my Tesla all the time. Its just a different skill set, from mechanic to engineer.

@@KrAOLo What sort of modifications? That's a genuine question.

Taking a tesla electric vehicle to a drag makes no sense either

@@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 ...don't be butt hurt when our EVs beat your combustion engines!

Electric cars are expensive toys. I have a Honda civic

Base model lightning is 40K tho. That ain't t bad. This wasn't a base, but I believe the base is the same where it matters

Ya the thing is there are really no mods for this maybe a better tire set up, so that where most of the trucks will be stuck at

Have you driven a new GAS Mustang V/8 with a 10 speed automatic lately? It'll blow all this GREEN stuff to the curb box stock. Without having to plan trips based on charging stations along the way. BTW would you look forward to standing by your GREEN ride at the charging station during an terrific lightning storm? LOL

@@XXPS60, when I get one, it will charge at home about 98% of the time. The range is more than enough for my daily driving. Long trips will require some planning, but charging infrastructure is getting better with time.

@@XXPS60 We raced my buddies slightly modded c8 vette a few weeks ago against my Tesla Model 3 performance. The Vette didn't even come close to standing a chance. It looked like a child's toy. That vette would definitely be quicker than a stock 5.0

Plus camera bag at 12:50

Plus it can tow 10,000 pounds and go off-road!

@@Renniz72 with that weight range is only about 70 miles.

Only the electric American cars are winning...

High altitude drag racing w electric is the ultimate advantage

Facts!

Don't talk about weight, it's weigh that much because of battery, which is not useless.

@@currycel470 of course I will talk about weight. Weight is weigh regardless of where it's at. It affects range, speed, towing, road wear, vehicle registration, wear and tear on parts, I could go on...

@@currycel470 my 1997 Ford 350 weigh around 7,200 lbs , and can pull the same as that electric Ford and still have about 70 miles to go before tank is empty

@@EarthSouthside You're waiting for the 3rd generation of this truck then. So about 7-10 years.

If the pro model came with the extended battery I would be all over it. The price difference between the regular and extended range batteries is ridiculous

The SOC on a lightning is a setting controlled by the PCM. Putting the vehicle in sport puts the SOC value at 50. Once disabled i believe it's set back to 65. For some reason though. I believe that you may be talking about something else.

@@EarthSouthside not sure where you are getting that info from but I did 10-15 runs with my Tesla M3P and never dipped in performance, consistent 11.7. My battery went from 73 to 48.

@@EarthSouthside seriously?!? 😳

Better than the mustang mach e

should be running around 11.2 my model 3 with accel boost runs 11.68 at 36k dollars

Yes...I made a comment about it too. This guy seems to be a complete dirtbag with no regard as to the safety of others. I hope the track bans him from attending future events.

it is a huge no no.

@@cmiller8006 that is what I thought. Thanks for confirming, as I’ve never personally been to a drag strip racing.

Maybe for sub 10 or 8 second non street legal cars. Most won’t have AC. But for street legal drags it’s not a big deal. I’ve even seen some put ice on their intercoolers/intake manifolds before a race.

@@TobyCostaRica they specifically tell you not to at Norwalk. I've seen people turned around do to the evaporator dripping

In 2035

The Rivian is faster than the TRX. The TRX is faster than the Lightning. What would be the point.

@@ismaelcarrillo3956 trx ran 13.8 lightning ran 12.8

Tommy, I'm the guy in the Tesla Model 3 Performance. Richard

Oh man, what would the dragstrip do if you showed up with a mini-excavator strapped to the back?

I want to see an Ike Gauntlet uphill tow going for the fastest time possible.

Probably 117MPH limit...what typical full size truck tires are speed rated for

I feel like thats an acceptable rate.

Sure, in 2035

Already is....it's sold out.

Torque, not power.

@@rogerstarkey5390 enough power to get a few wins out there

The Vette actually won. They both red light, but the plaid red light first.

@@allterrainrandy2587 ain’t getting technical just enjoyed the footage 🤷🏾‍♂️ loosen up bro

That's literally how computers work. They only do what you tell them to do. If you ask them the do the same thing over and every again millions of times per second, that is exactly what they will do. They don't have the variability that ICE engines do. It's literally expected that they perform consistently every single time. That's how transistors work...if it weren't for this reliability, no computer would ever function correctly. There really is no surprise here.

@@RK-kn1ud But because of batteries, you can only do a few runs before your battery overheats and you have almost no power.

I wonder if with people reporting the fronts scrabble for traction on launch. If Ford could tweak the programming for hard acceleration to put more power to the rear wheels. Or if it already does? 🤔

or not fully charged.

They'll be at 1000 miles in 3-4 years.

@@uowebfoot Lol in your dreams. The Model S long range has had around the same range for years now and the only competitor is Lucid which is claiming 500 in their $150,000 car. Gas is still king in the range department. A $25,000 Prius can do 800 miles.

​@@UProductions457^

Rides high and high efficiency tires. Probably too much weight transfer and not enough grip.

Yeah, that was the most surprising part of this, after watching so many tesla videos you get use to the EV's destroying the completion for the first 60 and they have to try to catch up (to non-plaids) . Here it was getting beat in the first 60 (besides just reaction time).

@@curtisbme a stock ecoboost truck with a tune is quicker than this lightning. At sea level they can run 11s.

Good for the planet

The only sound you hear is the driver laughing!

@@theshield1613 You know they're coming for you? 😉 ("But coal electricity!!") 😂

@@rogerstarkey5390 finally it took them over 100 years since the first electric car was built

Exactly

From a quick look at the gauges it looked like around 50 percent which makes these times even better!

Do you what battery temperature provides the best results? Fun trick, you can navigate to supercharger while you are away from the car by putting a weight on the driver's seat.

@@David-bh2ug I have done a lot of testing and I believe between 53 degrees C and 55.5 degrees C will provide 455 KW of maximum discharge power. That is the highest I have seen.

Lol, no thanks

My non-performance Model 3 with acceleration boost can run about the same time, must have been at a 60% charge.

@@LearningFast dude that’s 610 hp. That’s insane. I thought the car was rated for 500?

Yes. They're called Tesla's

@@ismaelcarrillo3956 , the model S is extremely fast. There's definitely room for improvement. I recently saw a new start up company for EV batteries. He claims his new lighter batteries will get 7-800 mile range. The batteries being so heavy is the biggest hindrance in the range....

I have a M3performance in black . I got behind some crazy looking hyper car going onto the interstate the other day he punched it (man it had a sweet exhaust note) I had to let off after half a second at full throttle so I wouldn't run over him. they are stupid fast right now.

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Speed at the finish doesn't matter, it's the time. That said the Cadillac still didn't win and you can see the win light come on for the Ford. They just don't understand drag racing, the Cadillac did run a quicker time but left the line much later. The truck won by 0.135 sec.

she coasted at the end...

Dunno but I’m looking for her @

The r1t is over a second faster with a so far best shared pass of 11.6@111mph.