2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

[arkhos]

M3P Lease, 24 mo, 10k miles, in CA comes out to $872/mo including taxes with $3k due at signing. That works out to $23,982 all in.

Cash price is $62,304 - $7500 tax credit = $54,804

That overall, means leasing x 2 years/20k miles use is 43.8% of the cost to own it outright if paying cash and qualify for tax credit, or a difference of $30,822.

Just curious - where does the $62,304 amount come from? Is that with FSD maybe?

 

[oktane]

Just curious - where does the $62,304 amount come from? Is that with FSD maybe?

CA sales tax plus registration fees.

 

[Sweed269]

 

[FreqFlyer]

 

[mpgxsvcd]

WARNING! The brakes on the 2024 Model 3 Performance ABSOLUTELY MUST be Bedded in. If you try to stop from high speeds for the first time with the friction brakes they will feel like MUSH and the car will just push through them.

I am not the first person to experience this either. In fact I experienced it with my last car when I took it to the track the first week I got it. The 2024 seemed worse though.

The big issue is that you can’t bed the brakes in properly if you have a lot of regen. You really need to be coasting and applying progressive pressure down to about 30 mph. With regen it won’t really bed the brakes in properly.

I used the S3XY buttons to disable regen and coast into the bedding process. Once they were properly bedded in they felt fine but until then they will not stop you.

Honestly, this was scary as H$LL. Please don’t expect the friction brakes to stop you straight out of the box. They won’t. Please bed them in.

 

[Lolo780]

WARNING! The brakes on the 2024 Model 3 Performance ABSOLUTELY MUST be Bedded in. If you try to stop from high speeds for the first time with the friction brakes they will feel like MUSH and the car will just push through them.

I am not the first person to experience this either. In fact I experienced it with my last car when I took it to the track the first week I got it. The 2024 seemed worse though.

The big issue is that you can’t bed the brakes in properly if you have a lot of regen. You really need to be coasting and applying progressive pressure down to about 30 mph. With regen it won’t really bed the brakes in properly.

I used the S3XY buttons to disable regen and coast into the bedding process. Once they were properly bedded in they felt fine but until then they will not stop you.

Honestly, this was scary as H$LL. Please don’t expect the friction brakes to stop you straight out of the box. They won’t. Please bed them in.

I always thought scrubbing tires and bedding brakes should be done on any new car. They definitely don't do it at the factory.

 

[tomitapani]

WARNING! The brakes on the 2024 Model 3 Performance ABSOLUTELY MUST be Bedded in. If you try to stop from high speeds for the first time with the friction brakes they will feel like MUSH and the car will just push through them.

I am not the first person to experience this either. In fact I experienced it with my last car when I took it to the track the first week I got it. The 2024 seemed worse though.

The big issue is that you can’t bed the brakes in properly if you have a lot of regen. You really need to be coasting and applying progressive pressure down to about 30 mph. With regen it won’t really bed the brakes in properly.

I used the S3XY buttons to disable regen and coast into the bedding process. Once they were properly bedded in they felt fine but until then they will not stop you.

Honestly, this was scary as H$LL. Please don’t expect the friction brakes to stop you straight out of the box. They won’t. Please bed them in.

Isn’t there also an option in the service menu for brake burnishing that could be used to bed the brakes in?

 

[jyavenard]

Isn’t there also an option in the service menu for brake burnishing that could be used to bed the brakes in?

there is

 

[oktane]

I sat in M3P and can confirm the seats look great, but less comfortable than the standard seats. They are a little stiff. Might improve with wear. Even the base M3 is a blast to drive. So much more nimble than the S.

 

[Jeremy3292]

Tesla switched back to the Panasonic 2170 cells from Nevada in the LR trim…now also eligible for the $7,500 tax credit. That’s huge news. Wonder if many people will switch to the LR now. Now no real downside to the LR if you don’t care about performance

 

[Destiny1701]

Oh come on! And we still get LG for Canada?! What a joke…EH!

 

[Jeremy3292]

Oh come on! And we still get LG for Canada?! What a joke…EH!

Tesla has to maximize USA sales bc of the tax credit.

 

[terranx]

Tesla has to maximize USA sales bc of the tax credit.

That and the tariff on Chinese builds is much smaller in Canada, so it probably still nets Tesla more profit to sell the Chinese built models there

 

[Destiny1701]

That and the tariff on Chinese builds is much smaller in Canada, so it probably still nets Tesla more profit to sell the Chinese built models there

I know. Just annoyed I cannot drive an hour to the border, buy in Buffalo and come back through. Argh…

 

[fetar30310]

Tesla switched back to the Panasonic 2170 cells from Nevada in the LR trim…now also eligible for the $7,500 tax credit. That’s huge news. Wonder if many people will switch to the LR now. Now no real downside to the LR if you don’t care about performance

Outside of price, Performance has a more comfortable ride... potentially.

 

[P-Lo801]

Outside of price, Performance has a more comfortable ride... potentially.

This person reviewed both and discussed the ride quality differences in this M3P review video:

edit: I think i may be confusing it with this video actually:

According to him, the LR is more comfortable.

 

[Jeremy3292]

This person reviewed both and discussed the ride quality differences in this M3P review video:

edit: I think i may be confusing it with this video actually:

According to him, the LR is more comfortable.

It’s the second video, bc I watched it lol. But his lady friend disagreed with him I think though

 

[Apprunner]

This person reviewed both and discussed the ride quality differences in this M3P review video:

edit: I think i may be confusing it with this video actually:

According to him, the LR is more comfortable.

I've seen other reviewers say the same thing...that the non-performance suspension is more comfy than the softest settings in the Performance version. Could be the difference due to the wheels size also.

 

[SO16]

Could be the difference due to the wheels size also.

This can make a big difference.

 

[P-Lo801]

It’s the second video, bc I watched it lol. But his lady friend disagreed with him I think though

Thanks for confirming. I've seen so many videos, some of the talking points between them are all basically a blur to me now. haha but you're right. I remember that part now because of his lady, who was quite a looker too if i might add lol.