Tesla’s Design Boss Sent Model S Plaid Signature #001 Straight To Unplugged Performance, But Not For Tuning
Franz von Holzhausen owns the Tesla Model S Plaid Signature #001. The Tesla design chief took the special EV to Unplugged Performance. The sedan received paint protection, ceramic coating, and window tints. Franz von Holzhausen has run Tesla’s design studio since 2008, and most of what people picture when they see a Tesla came off his desk. The Model S is one of those cars, so it makes sense that he took delivery of the definitive version, the Plaid Signature Edition, chassis number #001, the one at the very front of the production line. More: Tesla’s Hidden Door Handle Drama Could Change Every New Car In America Before settling in with the car that closes out the Model S story, he drove it to Unplugged Performance in California. The tuner is better known for wheels, brakes, wraps and body kits, but detailing sits on the menu too, and that’s what he was there for. The bodywork he drew more than a decade ago stayed exactl...