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It was done for the Rivian R1T first, in March of 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acSdPy38XKU&pp=ygUScjF0IHRvd...

Actually, MotorTrends pulled this exact stunt (Tesla pulling fast car vs fast car) all the way back in 2016 with the Model X vs Alfa Romeo 4C.

Original full video seems to have been deleted but here's a Vimeo re-upload: https://vimeo.com/253258542 MotorTrend's Instragram promoting a short clip of it: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDHcw67Ixw1/

Chris Harris did it back in 2013 with two ICE vehicles (G63 AMG pulling a Fiesta ST) when the modern EV era was just getting started and none were officially rated to tow: https://youtu.be/5Ea7k3VAdi8

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