Interesting video.
If you are not planning any track days, don't care about the wheels or potentially losing a couple of car lengths to a P at the traffic lights, then it is a lot of money. The LR is also a bit more refined with less road noise and a more compliant ride. If it really matters you can also get at least one car length back with the acceleration boost for £1500. I never bothered myself, the LR is already a very quick car in its own right.
I was thinking of going from P to LR but because of when I ordered, P in blue cost me £57490 the LR now in blue is £52440 + £2500 for boost so £54940 for 19” wheels option which I’m not a fan of they need to be darker to match blue in my eyes. So P is costing me £2500 which is probably worth it for the wheels I like.
I've been driving various Teslas for well over 3 years now and never encountered a single drag race with another Tesla. If I did and lost I wouldn't be crying about it either. I do like fast cars though and these are both very much fast cars. The M3P is no doubt quicker off the line if the traffic line GP is so important for you, but the mid-range pull isn't any more or less impressive than an LR. The looks are subjective, it just comes down to a set of wheels and a stick on spoiler. I do like the new Uberturbines much more than the original P wheels. But I really like the aeros too and much prefer 18" road wheels on a daily driver.Exactly. The only run that was marginal was accelerating from 70 mph... because you’re really likely to drag race another Tesla at 70 mph
Only thing the video proved was that a Tesla Model 3 2021 Performance with a heat pump (including increased range), was able to comfortably beat a 2020 LR without a heat pump (less range).. on all legal acceleration tests..
...and it still looks better
Out of the 3 rolling tests they did, the acceleration from 70mph is the one where the P should have had the biggest advantage with the extra 90 bhp. I'd be surprised if that LR didn't have the performance upgrade & even then the P should have had the edge. Does anyone know if 'Track Mode' unleashes more bhp?Exactly. The only run that was marginal was accelerating from 70 mph... because you’re really likely to drag race another Tesla at 70 mph
Only thing the video proved was that a Tesla Model 3 2021 Performance with a heat pump (including increased range), was able to comfortably beat a 2020 LR without a heat pump (less range).. on all legal acceleration tests..
...and it still looks better
Except it doesn't have an extra 90 hp at 70 mph. If you do a search all this has been discussed at serious length. The bottom line is that the P model only has a power advantage up to about 60-70 mph and it's a diminishing advantage, so if you do a rolling acceleration race from anywhere above 50 mph there is very little in it and the winner would probably be the one with the highest battery charge at the time.
No it doesn't. The LR in the drag race is not a 2021 car and they are not at very low states of charge. There are literally dozens of LR vs P drag races on Youtube and they all look exactly like this one. It's just how it is. The P is quicker off the line by a good few car lengths and that is all. What this video does show very well is how far behind the SR+ is on acceleration and that is not a slow car by any means.
Didn’t know that. With the same power over 70mph it’s reasonable to expect the LR to be quicker on the 5th run due to the P having a lower state of charge by then?
Good summary.
Very interesting! The state of charge in the 50+ And 70+ race would be nice to know, but it reminds me of the videos showing how lower battery percentages really impact the Performance’s speed, particularly compare to the LR models. So interesting.
