‘Fastest production car you can buy’: Jay Leno impressed by Tesla’s Model S Plaid

This new Tesla can reach speeds that are no joke.

One of Elon Musk’s Tesla Model S Plaid cars has apparently set a new world record for a quarter mile by a production automobile — with comedian Jay Leno behind the wheel. The retired late night host and car junkie managed to race one of all-electric vehicles down a California dragstrip in a blistering 9.43 seconds, according to a clip from Leno’s show that he previewed on CNBC Friday.