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3.04 without rollout would be ~3.84 with rollout. However, he said he was averaging the times in some of his statements. It is hard to know exactly what the numbers are without seeing the actual Dragy results. It does sound like 2.90 is entirely possible with rollout subtracted though. In all...

I thought the graph shows the combined torque and power for both motors? Is that not the case? It is hard to tell without reference numbers and a scale. Is there a video that the graph is from?

3.23 is typically what you can achieve for a true 0-60 mph with the old car. That is ~3.03 for 0-60 mph with 1 foot rollout subtracted. The new car is said to do 2.90 for 0-60 mph but it isn’t clear if it can actually do that without subtracting rollout. There are some indications that it is...

But they get the less powerful battery.

The graph above shows a car that is significantly quicker 0-60 mph than the old Model 3 Performance and MASSIVELY quicker 60-130 mph than the older car. There is just no way around it. You can't have a flat torque increase that significant and barely improve the 0-60 mph. Judging by that graph...

At least for the US cars the rear motor is different than the one used in previous Model 3 Performance cars.

They did remove the text that says they give you the discount. There is some price reduction still baked in but the lease terms are not great. If you qualify for the full tax credit then the best thing to do is to purchase this car with cash. Otherwise a lower interest loan is still probably...

I did controlled testing at the track with and without a 96 lb passenger. With a passenger it was 3.42. Without the passenger it was 3.31 true 0-60 mph. With a 200 lb passenger this car could easily be .2 seconds slower.

Yes, the Panasonic battery is North American sourced.

Yes, that is certainly possible. The real question is whether that is with rollout subtracted or not? 2.90 without rollout subtracted, with a passenger, and with a less than optimized battery would be more like 2.6 with rollout subtracted, without the passenger, and with a fully optimized...

At those speeds very efficient tires will make a significant difference especially if you are maintaining a constant speed.

I stand corrected. You are correct. He did actually say "2.90". It was hard to hear the zero when he said it.

All depends on your speed. The slower you go the more affect efficient tires have. At 80 mph efficient tires don't matter nearly as much as wind resistance. At 60 mph efficient tires start to matter more than wind resistance. Below 55 mph efficient tires really start to shine.

It isn't that hard until you really get deeper into the 2s. Changing wheels gave me .08 seconds. Removing seats did another .14 seconds. However, going with smaller diameter tires only gave me .01 seconds once I was down to 3.01. Once you are on the edge of traction then it becomes really...

He didn't explicitly say that was without rollout subtracted.