Yes, due to the change in available Model 3 options, the base Performance version without the bigger wheels, bigger brakes, suspension change, spoiler and pedals can no longer be ordered. This arguably makes it a rare unicorn of sorts.
While I would happily take the $5000 in exchange for my free unlimited supercharging if possible (see the 115-page-and-climbing thread), I’d like to suggest that our “stealth” Performance version is actually now more valuable rather than less.
You see, I didn’t order the additional $5000 performance upgrade package because I most definitely didn’t want the bigger, heavier, range-hurting wheels and I didn’t want the suspension lowered since I didn’t want any loss of clearance, particularly for time spent driving in the snow in Tahoe. I would’ve been fine with the aluminum pedals and perhaps the spoiler would be cool, but I certainly had no need for the bigger brakes which are really only necessary for hard repeated braking as encountered when tracking the car.
So, if I were ordering now, I guess I’d have to go with the base AWD version. Apparently you can’t just add the 18” Aero wheels over the bigger brakes and of course you can’t not get the slightly tweaked suspension. So, no way to get the boost in acceleration over the base AWD version without getting the whole performance package.
This makes my now very hard-to-get “stealth” Performance version all the more valuable – and a lovely unicorn:
While I would happily take the $5000 in exchange for my free unlimited supercharging if possible (see the 115-page-and-climbing thread), I’d like to suggest that our “stealth” Performance version is actually now more valuable rather than less.
You see, I didn’t order the additional $5000 performance upgrade package because I most definitely didn’t want the bigger, heavier, range-hurting wheels and I didn’t want the suspension lowered since I didn’t want any loss of clearance, particularly for time spent driving in the snow in Tahoe. I would’ve been fine with the aluminum pedals and perhaps the spoiler would be cool, but I certainly had no need for the bigger brakes which are really only necessary for hard repeated braking as encountered when tracking the car.
So, if I were ordering now, I guess I’d have to go with the base AWD version. Apparently you can’t just add the 18” Aero wheels over the bigger brakes and of course you can’t not get the slightly tweaked suspension. So, no way to get the boost in acceleration over the base AWD version without getting the whole performance package.
This makes my now very hard-to-get “stealth” Performance version all the more valuable – and a lovely unicorn:
