Thanks To A Hacker, We Now Know There’s A Tesla Model S P100D On The Way

We’d just gotten used to the idea of the 90D with its 2.8 second 0-60mph time in Ludicrous Mode, but that’s not where it’ll end for the already bonkers fast top-of-the-line Model S. The next upgrade will come in the form of a 100kWh battery, adding more range and more poke to the electric saloon. The reason we know? It’s all thanks to a Tesla hacker called Jason Hughes.

He uncovered a ‘P100D’ badge graphic buried in a firmware update, confirming that a more powerful battery is indeed on the way to the Model S. Not the biggest surprise, since Elon Musk has previously stated that the car’s capacity will increase over time thanks to advances in battery technology.

Things took a curious turn, however, when Hughes claimed that Tesla was downgrading his own car’s firmware in a possible ‘retaliation’.

None other than Elon Musk responded to Hughes’ concerned Tweet, stating that it wasn’t something he’d requested, then appearing to praise the man’s skills by saying “good hacking is a gift.”

Strange Twitter exchanges aside, though, this all leaves us with one important question: will Tesla give the upgraded cars a new performance ‘mode’? And if it does, where do you go from ‘Ludicrous’? Bonkers? Absurd? Bats**t…? Let’s have your suggestions below…