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Any Model 3 Nürburgring Nordschleife numbers?
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I am really interested to see what times look like as well, and interested to hear reports of hot the Model 3 handled the circuit. While the Model 3 Especially the Performance with Track Mode has less issues with heat, the power will still certainly be reduced after half a lap.
Good thing that power reduced in a model 3 performance is still like 70-80% power, so its not a massive drop, but noticeable.
Good thing that power reduced in a model 3 performance is still like 70-80% power, so its not a massive drop, but noticeable.
The day a magazine or online outlet run a tesla Model 3 performance with track mode against a BMW M3 with the same professional driver at the Nurburgring , and the tesla wins with a quicker hot lap time, will be a red letter day for EVs because ICE will no longer have a place to hide.
Daniel in SD
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That seems impossible for this iteration of the Model 3P. There's too much horsepower drop off at high speed. Maybe if they create a special Nurburgring edition with a taller gear ratio.
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Daniel in SD
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Daniel in SD
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The difference is that the BMW M3/M4 are still producing full horsepower while the Model 3 has dropped by 25%.
you are joking right? The fastest S does it 9-10 minutes which is average traffic time on the autobahn. The 3P failed in <5 km circuits by the 3d lap. understeers quite a bit. not an ULSAB nor ULSAB AC. when i owned a top of the line Acura GSR and a Civiv i never expected miracles, why would someone do so with a Model 3?
plus they get lighter per lap, plus they are ULSAB AC fames with over 37.000 n.m/degree static bend and torsional rigidity, superior suspension and all this slightly inferior to Porsches, in some ways a lot. in actual performance metrics the differences between the Model 3P, for sustained track application, is the same as that between a civic and an S2000. Randy Pobst recently tracked and filmed the 3P and he was fighting off S2000s and not catching up with a BRZ, a car that cannot keep up with a 3 series 6 cyl...
Daniel in SD
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That BRZ had aero and probably major power mods. It's a testament to his driving skill that he was able to catch up (they waved him by). I don't think a Model 3 could beat a well modified BRZ on the track.
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Daniel in SD
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How do you know that the Model 3 doesn't have as stiff a frame as the M3 or M4, or various Porsches? Unless they've all been tested by some independent group, I don't think you can really know. Also, why do you think the M3 or M4, or Porsches in general have a superior suspension? I do agree that Teslas don't make the best track machines, but not because of chassis stiffness or suspension relative to their competition.
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Wow! That is a fast average lap speed for that track!
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