[VIDEO] E-Ray Versus Tesla Plaid in Quarter Mile Showdown

Nov 4, 2025

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[VIDEO] E-Ray Versus Tesla Plaid in Quarter Mile Showdown

Okay, so this is one of those cases where the title also gives away the game as no one is expecting this 2025 Corvette E-Ray to beat a Tesla Plaid in a quarter mile race. But you clicked anyways, and so there is some curiosity as to how the Corvette’s first All-Wheel Drive hybrid E-Ray would do against the Plaid?

Here’s the thing with the E-Ray and any owner will tell your this: It launches really hard.

And so knowing that the Plaid is a nine-second EV and the E-Ray runs the quarter mile in 10.5 seconds, I was more interested to see how well the E-Ray would launch against the Tesla and how long it would take the Tesla to reel it in.

This racing action took place down at Bradenton Motorsports Park on their quarter mile track which has undergone some serious renovations now that it’s owned by Cleetus McFarland. The video was posted by the Tesla Plaid Channel which we have seen running at various tracks in the greater Tampa Bay area. In this encounter, there are two races with the E-Ray with one being a roll race and the other from a dig. He tells us that he’s giving the E-Ray the choice of lanes as well as the hit, and that his EV will be running in Plaid mode.

On the roll race, the Tesla easily takes the win, and we can see his speed was 157 mph after crossing the finish line. The final stats were 126.14 MPH for the E-Ray versus 149.95 for the Tesla. He meets up with the E-Ray’s owner to talk about the car, and we learn its owner Steve grabbed a 2025 “poverty spec” 1LT Coupe with zero options as he calls it and says it had everything he needed including the carbon ceramic brakes which are standard.

For the next race, this is a drag race from a dig and again the Tesla is giving the E-Ray the hit. The E-Ray launces incredible quick and once again the Plaid passes with ease to take the win. The E-Ray would finish at 10.78 seconds at 123.75 MPH versus the Tesla at 9.26 seconds at 148.72 MPH. So, while the E-Ray was no competition for the Plaid, watching the E-Ray launch is always a pleasure. And major kudos to the E-Ray owner for agreeing to the races in the first place.

After watching this fun encounter, we can’t wait until that “other” Corvette with a similar eAWD chassis comes along that should be more than capable of offering a more competitive race to the Tesla’s Plaid.

The E-Ray’s owner does have YouTube channel and we heard him say he’s going to be doing a Texas Mile event next month. You can also see his footage of these races with the Tesla Plaid here.

Source:
Tesla Plaid Channel

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3 COMMENTS

Michael J Genzale Nov 5, 2025 At 6:10 am

Who cares? Do you want to drive a C8…our a Tesla?
IPD Nov 5, 2025 At 7:51 am

Plaid is more than a match for any ICE powered vehicle. A more comparable matchup would have been something below the Plaid trim.

The Tesla has over 1000 hp. The ER has 655. This is like punching your kid brother. Need something like a P85D (691 hp) or maybe even a P95D.

Also, no Tesla since the original Roadster has had top-down capability. So there’s that.
Bob in FL Nov 30, 2025 At 8:17 am

Looking forward to getting a ZR1X some day. Has acceleration capability of an EV without all the fussy EV constraints and inconveniences. If it runs 9s or 8s, would I care if my future ZR1X won or lost to an EV by a little bit? Nope. The styling and road-going advantages are worth it. Emerging performance hybrids and economy hybrids are the logical current and future power-trains of American vehicles. Let’s see how Europe does with their aggressive, unnecessary all-EV regulation over time. Will they have enough electrical infrastructure for both EVs and AI?

Consumers often criticize the automobile manufacturers for not building what they want when in fact it’s government regulation that determines what they can actually build. Auto enthusiasts need to keep that in mind when voting. The more consumer freedom the better.