Tesla Model 3 Performance (510 PS) specs

@FastestLaps I am quite certain this isn’t a compact and is in fact a 4 door sedan, when I saw it in the dealership and reached for handles in the back it did in fact open

@Hoppelmoppel123 or @FastestLaps please switch all the e car laptimes and auto.it data to this car:
https://fastestlaps.com/models/tesla-model-3-performance-466-ps

We should make an EU version since it has 50hp less

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@FastestLaps please change to 4-door-sedan

@FastestLaps please change to 4-door-sedan

@FastestLaps please change to 4-door-sedan

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Why is a „Modified“ Model 3 Performance listed above (Laguna Seca 1:34,7)?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEaZzlbMZz2/?igsh=MXVtODBpeXExYzdxbw==
262 Kph top speed. 0-100 3.27s 0-200 12.5s
@FastestLaps please add

C/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 2.8 sec
100 mph: 6.8 sec
1/4-Mile: 11.0 sec @ 125 mph
130 mph: 12.3 sec
150 mph: 18.3 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.2 sec.
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 3.0 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 1.4 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 2.0 sec
Top Speed (gov ltd): 164 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 163 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph: 338 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.92 g

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a62597386/2024-tesla-model-3-performance-test/

This car has done a 10.7x aready. Cars are really getting insane now

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Woah!!!!!

a sub 3 second run to 60 mph?

Add the weight and dimensions

This is the Highland facelifted one. With interior upgrades and what not.

"Tesla Model 3 Performance review: a daily driver with a naughty side
£55,990 when new.

Is this the new Tesla Model 3 Plaid?
Nope, this is the new Model 3 Performance, not Plaid as internet rumour mongers would have you believe. Confusingly, that badge on the boot might look like a Plaid logo, but it’s subtly different, and you need triple carbon-sleeve motors to achieve Plaid status on Planet Tesla. Anyway, this is the car the engineers always wanted the go-faster Model 3 to be.

Is that an admission that the previous-gen model was a bit rubbish?
Grab a quiet word with any Tesla engineer and they’ll all say the same thing: the first-generation Model 3 Performance was a pulled punch. Born in the midst of Model 3 production hell, Mr Musk (supposedly sleeping on the factory floor at that time to help get the whole ‘mass production’ thing to work) didn’t want any extra complexity, so the go-faster 3 suffered. Plenty of poke, but not a lot else.

What are the changes?
It’s still a dual-motor, although a new ‘Performance 4DU’ rear motor unlocks a total of 503bhp, and 547lb ft of torque (up from 444bhp and 471lb ft in the old one). The 0-60mph time drops from 3.3 to 2.9 seconds, top speed’s 163mph. Range is TBC, but with the dual-motor long-range model at 391 miles, think comfortably over 350 miles. Prices in the UK start from £55,990, which is excellent ding for your dollar when you consider a BMW M3 can be specced up to beyond £100k.

The 20-inch forged aluminium wheels have snap-in aero fins and are now staggered so the Pirelli P Zeros are wider at the rear than the front. Upgraded semi-metallic brake pads, that only came when you ordered the Track Pack on the previous model, are now standard but the big story is that this is the first Model 3 with adaptive dampers. Like everything Tesla does they’re controlled by in-house software, so can be tweaked and improved with an OTA update while you sleep."

Continues.

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/tesla/performance/first-drive