Speaking of heat, I hear that Tesla&#x27;s motors and brakes heat up a lot more on a track. To the point where the brakes and engine start throttling the car down a bit after a lap or two.<p>Which is fine. My personal car of choice apparently overheats its brakes on the Laguna Seca under stock settings (Ford Focus, although the recent &quot;RS&quot; edition looks to have significantly better specs for a track). Its a challenging track. So the Tesla Model S isn&#x27;t the only car that is unable to sustain high-performance throughout an entire course.<p>But lets not pretend that the Model S is a real performance car or anything, not until it starts placing somewhere impressive on a track somewhere (Laguna Seca, Nürburgring, or whatever)<p>--------------<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jalopnik.com&#x2F;heres-what-a-tesla-model-s-can-do-around-the-nurburgrin-1600644908" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jalopnik.com&#x2F;heres-what-a-tesla-model-s-can-do-around...</a><p>&gt; &quot;The lap itself was around 10 minutes Bridge to Gantry (in heavy traffic) but unfortunately the car went into a reduced power mode about 3 minutes in due to excess battery heat (at least, that&#x27;s my guess).&quot;<p>So there&#x27;s probably some heat issue with regards to Tesla Model S on serious test tracks.<p>All in all, the Tesla isn&#x27;t a &quot;performance&quot; car, although it &quot;isn&#x27;t slow&quot; by any stretch of the imagination.