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This story is about the Tesla P85+ now with dual motors. A performance sedan in the price range of about $140K. Every performance sedan at the price point of $140K has instant torque. As do most at almost any price point. You press the go pedal and the car will leap off the line. The torque is limited electronically in most cases. Even economical cars like the MazdaSpeed3 for example have so much extra toque at zero wheel RPM that they need to limit it. The days of a torque "curve" with regard to performance cars is long gone. Almost all of them now have a torque plateau that is available at just off idle. This is mainly due to forced induction, now almost (sadly) ubiquitous. The Model S is an amazing car, but its performance is almost commonplace among cars in of its type in its price range.