--- title: Tesla's SUV Is So Fast It Beat an Italian Super Car...While Towing Another Car description: Motor Trend offers the most compelling evidence of how fast Tesla's Model X really is, crushing an Alfa 4C while towing a 4,000-pound Audi. authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Shopping - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2016-05-26T15:36:26.000Z' modified: '2016-05-26T15:36:26.000Z' section: Shopping tags: - Autos - cars - Electric Cars - pubdesk - Tesla word_count: 214 canonical: https://money.com/tesla-model-x-motor-trend-speed-test/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Tesla Motors Inc. Model X SUV Reveal](https://img.money.com/2016/05/gettyimages-490596106.jpg) *This is all most cars would see of the Tesla Model X.* People are finally starting to understanding that electric cars are ridiculously good at accelerating—better than their gasoline counterparts. Article after article has trumpeted the incredible 0-60mph tests that have gotten down to 3.2-seconds. But it can be hard to get a true sense of just how fast the vehicles are. Illustrating this better than anyone has before, Motor Trend released a new video with a few demonstrations. First, it demolishes the fastest SUV, the Bentley Bentayga, in the 0-60 mph (3.2 seconds to 3.5) and in the quarter mile, despite the Tesla having a top speed that's 32 mph slower than the Bentayga's 187 mph. [Watch video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-02b2ooLY) After destroying the Bentayga in the sprints, Motor Trend dreamt up an even crazier demo: pitting the Tesla against an Italian carbon supercar, the Alfa 4C Spyder. At 4.2 seconds in the 0-60 mph, this "would embarrass a Lamborghini Diablo," Motor Trend's senior features editor Jason Cammisa noted, which has a slower 0-60 benchmark. They did however have a twist—the Tesla would be *towing* another Alfa 4C Spyder. ![Motor Trend](https://img.money.com/2016/05/rk6o8l.gif) Even with 4,000 pounds strapped on, the Tesla embarrasses the Alfa. It's not even close. So there you have it. 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