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Tesla, this week,announced new versions of its luxury cars that break major barriers for electric vehicles. The Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode will propel the car to 60 miles per hour in just 2.5 seconds. Tesla's Model X sport utility vehicle will get there in 2.9 seconds. These speeds are crazy fast, matched only by sold-out supercars with tiny production runs: Ferrari's $1.4-million LaFerrari, Porsche's $845,000 918 Spyder, and Bugatti's $2.3-million Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Tesla's new Model S, at $134,500, is just as quick as any vehicle on the road. Here's a look at Tesla and its fastest rivals in the run for speed: