We didn’t crown the Tesla Model S Car of the Year simply because it was a technological marvel – it also earned the golden calipers because it’s damn fast (among other reasons). Reconfirmation of the Model S’ dynamic abilities comes from Florida, where DragTimes.com drag raced a Model S against a final-generation Dodge Viper SRT10 Roadster.

The DragTimes.com video shows a Model S Performance, complete with the 85 kW-hr battery pack thoroughly smoking a lightly modified 2005 Viper SRT10 on the strip. On paper, the Model S really doesn’t stand a big gamble – its electric motor within the lineup-topping model makes 416 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque, when compared with the stock 2005 Viper’s 8.3-liter V-10, which makes 500 hp and 525 lb-ft of torque. Basically – our testing confirms that this isn’t exactly a good matchup, considering the fastest Model S we’ve tested hit 60 mph from a standstill in 4.0 seconds and completed the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds at 112.5 mph. The last Viper Roadster of the identical era we tested needed 3.9 seconds to accelerate from 0-60 mph and 11.8 seconds at 123.6 mph to knock out the quarter mile. Nonetheless, similar to when the Model S drag raced a BMW M5, it’s the Tesla that comes out on top here, likely as the EV is an exceptionally easy car to launch.

DragTimes.com’s 12.371 seconds at 110.84 mph quarter mile time for the Tesla Model S just edges out our time of 12.4 seconds at 112.5 mph, reportedly earning the Model S the area record for quickest production electric vehicle within the quarter mile from the National Electric Drag Racing Association. Less powerful and dear Model S trims use 40- and 60 kW-hr batteries in place of an 85 kW-hr battery pack.

In other Tesla news, CEO Elon Musk is reaching out to the executive engineer of the troubled Boeing 787 Dreamliner, as a way to help the plane maker tackle its lithium-ion battery troubles, Reuters reports. The 787 fleet was grounded after a chain of high-profile fires within the 787′s battery compartment. Musk, who also heads commercial space transport company SpaceX, uses an analogous kind of batteries within the Tesla Model S and in SpaceX’s rockets. The 787 is the primary airliner to make extensive use of lithium-ion batteries for main flight control systems.

Check out the Model S racing a Viper within the video below.

Source: DragTimes.com, YouTube, Reuters