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Based on how many trials? 1? Average of 3? Lowest of 3? It doesn’t say. The issue isn’t on the first run. It’s the subsequent runs.Edmunds had gotten 133ft with the 18" wheels and 128ft with the 19" wheels.
New batch of tweets from Elon on this,
"Looks like this can be fixed with a firmware update. Will be rolling that out in a few days. With further refinement, we can improve braking distance beyond initial specs. Tesla won’t stop until Model 3 has better braking than any remotely comparable car."
"Also, Consumer Reports has an early production car. Model 3 now has improved ride comfort, lower wind noise & many other small improvements. Will request that they test current production."
"ABS calibration algorithm"
"To be clear, all Model 3 cars, incl early production will have same great braking ability. Nature of any product, however, is that if you care about perfection, you make constant small refinements. Today’s Model S is far more refined than initial production."
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) on Twitter
Interesting. I guess the ABS system is self calibrating? And it screws up its calibration on the first stop? Or maybe it’s just inconsistent and the first stop thing was just a fluke. Very strange. Why would the problem only be on early production cars if it can be fixed in an OTA update? We may never know. Haha
Edmunds had gotten 133ft with the 18" wheels and 128ft with the 19" wheels.
Funny, I just noticed that Edmunds did its tests on the Porsche Drive Experience in Carson!
BTW, even 128ft is not that good when trying to take on the best in this entry level luxury sports sedan category. Here are Edmunds numbers from cars in this category:
BMW 340i: 118ft
Audi A4 2.0T: 99ft
Even Honda Accord stops in 122 ft.
I would think Tesla wants to make sure it really is the class leading in all performance category if it really wants to become king of sports sedan.
That's the problem with comparing braking distances between totally different publications. It's just like "bench racing" 0 to 60 mph times or 1/4 mile times and speeds. 0 to 60 mph ends up having too much variance. I prefer the 1/4 mile as I've taken 2 previous cars to the drag strip and have a rough idea how a fast a car can do it given its hp and weight.Are those numbers under the same conditions and on the same piece of pavement? CR tests showed 132ft for the 3-series and 135ft for the A5. Their initial 60-0 with the Model 3 was 130ft. MotorTrend's Model 3 stopped in 119ft in their test.
Agreed. 100%.Funny, I just noticed that Edmunds did its tests on the Porsche Drive Experience in Carson!
BTW, even 128ft is not that good when trying to take on the best in this entry level luxury sports sedan category. Here are Edmunds numbers from cars in this category:
BMW 340i: 118ft
Audi A4 2.0T: 99ft
Even Honda Accord stops in 122 ft.
I would think Tesla wants to make sure it really is the class leading in all performance category if it really wants to become king of sports sedan.
Are those numbers under the same conditions and on the same piece of pavement? CR tests showed 132ft for the 3-series and 135ft for the A5. Their initial 60-0 with the Model 3 was 130ft. MotorTrend's Model 3 stopped in 119ft in their test.
Please provide a pic of your Model 3 with you showing two thumbs down and looking to the right.I agree! The brakes are terrible. I barely avoided an accident yesterday. My bmw would have stopped easily. It was very nerve wracking
All recent tests from Edmund appear to be on Porsche's driving experience track in LA, so I doubt there is much variation besides ambient temperature. And it's So. Cal., so I doubt weather is much of a variable here.
Consumer Report number does seem long, but if they are consistently long across all different car models, then it's likely just their track surface. Although the braking distance is an issue, I think the bigger issue here is the inconsistency. Good and consistent brake is one of the key features of a good sports sedan, so I hope Tesla address this properly.