Model 3 Highland Performance/Ludicrous Spotted

[Pagemakers]

Interested purely for the acceleration the AWD lacks compared to the current Performance version. No interest in the new seats/spoilers etc.

 

[JIBYC]

Bit torn - I like it in principle but if the 0-60 is <0.5s quicker then they're clearly sandbagging to preserve the top end Plaid which isn't really an option here.

Despite my predisposition for new and shiny things, the upgrade from a 2019 P3- would cost ~£30k and it feels like pretty poor value, especially when you consider they've had over 5 years to improve upon the original.

What would tip the balance a bit more would be some of the whizzy stuff from Cybertruck:

• Air suspension
• 48v
• Steer-by-wire to offset the loss of stalks
• Vehicle to Load / house battery
• Some sort of dash display or HUD?

I think we'll see these things eventually but I'm not in the market for an LR + "Acceleration Boost++" and some new bumpers.

 

[phxazcraig]

Got to keep ahead of the new Mach-E performance variant, which is advertising itself as being faster than a MYP. 3.3 sec 0-60 and 11 second 1/4 mile times.

 

[Pagemakers]

Current 3 Performance = 3.1
Highland AWD = 4.2

I test drove a RWD at 5.8 and I was underwhelmed.

 

[M00cow]

I will see - in three years when my current PCP is up on my M3P. That's a long time away with the speed of progress at the moment.

 

[JIBYC]

Current 3 Performance = 3.1
Highland AWD = 4.2

I test drove a RWD at 5.8 and I was underwhelmed.

Got to be a bit careful with those numbers as Performance is without rollout and LR is with rollout.

There's really strong evidence to say that Performance is just software and that was certainly true early on.

 

[Pagemakers]

Got to be a bit careful with those numbers as Performance is without rollout and LR is with rollout.

There's really strong evidence to say that Performance is just software and that was certainly true early on.

What is rollout?

 

[EVMeister]

What is rollout?

The car is not quite stationary when the 0-60mph time is measured. It's allowed to "roll" (move) 1ft first. The performance models have 0-60mph quoted WITH rollout and other models without.

 

[Pagemakers]

The car is not quite stationary when the 0-60mph time is measured. It's allowed to "roll" (move) 1ft first. The performance models have 0-60mph quoted WITH rollout and other models without.

Wow. Never knew that. Thank you.

 

[Pagemakers]

Which is correct. These statements contradict each other:

Got to be a bit careful with those numbers as Performance is without rollout and LR is with rollout.

The performance models have 0-60mph quoted WITH rollout and other models without.

 

[TheGeneral1994]

Hopefully the car will standout a bit more than the lesser Model 3s, that's my current complaint with my M3P, particularly when there was a 10K difference when i bought mine

Love that red

I agree with this. Not something too crazy, but just something that makes it stick out as “the fast one” lol.

 

[Durzel]

Lots of leaked information and pictures now, we know it has:

New bucket seats
New Front Splitter
Ventilated Seats
New Rear Spoiler
630bhp according to latest leaks

Which would put it right around 2.7s - 2.9s 0-60 and 10.9s 1/4 Mile. No doubt they are targeting the X Drive M3 Performance.

Anyone got much interest in this vehicle? I was hoping for more power than 630bhp personally, feels like a small step up from the last gen Model 3 Performance. Would have been nice to go 700 - 800hp range for an everyday driver.

This comment made me chuckle.

Being in my 40s I’m old enough to remember hot cars having BHP in the 200s and 300s. When I had a car with 530bhp (R34 GTR) it felt like basically nothing else on the road. A previous car with a prancing horse on it was 562bhp and felt very rapid.

Here we are with people talking about 700bhp+ cars as daily drivers, that basically anyone can get. What a time to be alive

To echo previous comments - I feel like I was looking for something closer to 2 than 3. 2.5 would’ve been acceptable, given the price to switch. It does feel like they’re sandbagging, having only the one Plaid-grade rear motor, instead of both.

Given introductory pricing, and the likelihood of a “kinks ironed out” and/or mid life refresh with front bumper camera and possibly other stuff, I’m with @jmaddr in likely targeting end of the year before considering it, I think.

 

[EVMeister]

Which is correct. These statements contradict each other:

JIBYC got them mixed up there, they're trying to make the performance model figures look as low as possible hence the inclusion of rollout there.

 

[Foucault]

Some details have been released by Tesla Model 3 performance

 

[FastLaneJB]

Some details have been released by Tesla Model 3 performance

Ah from this forum of course

 

[12Pack]

The straight-line acceleration from a dig is nice, but it will take a lot of work the move the current state of Model 3 - which has way too much body roll for its ride harshness and relies on twitchily fast steering to give it a nimble feel - to make a car that truly changes direction with elan. And hopefully the acceleration will not fade like my MS Raven performance’s does above 60mph. And sadly the proportions remain those only an owner would love.