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Elon says AWD and Perf orders start at end of next week!
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Has your original reservation opened up to allow AWD and/or Performance configuration yet ?
BTW, if you're looking for things to tweet at Elon, how about asking if the P3D has special brakes and/or suspension, if the 20" wheels are forged or cast, if the 310 mi range is with 20" or 18" aeros (if the latter, what is range hit on 20's), and if they will make 20" arachnid wheels for the 3? TIA
ryanjm
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@Garlan Garner No worries!
@TEG Not yet. Just checked again.
@favo That is actually on my list. He was busy tweeting about journalists and the media today, so I thought it wasn't the best time to try this question.
@favo That is actually on my list. He was busy tweeting about journalists and the media today, so I thought it wasn't the best time to try this question.
Please! There needs to be more for it to be worth it to me. I would like to see more than just bigger wheels, early access to white interior, a carbon fiber spoiler, and a little extra speed for the $21k+ premium.
ryanjm
Tesla Podcast Host
That's awesome! You rock! I've asked a few questions and never had a response... lol
Please keep asking him ALL the questions. We deserve to know everything that is included in the premium.
Oh, and does your Tesla friend have any more abilities to configure??
chickensworth
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That’s good news! Now if There were any way to find out about suspension modifications...
Thanks Ryan.
dhanson865
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BTW, if you're looking for things to tweet at Elon, how about asking if the P3D has special brakes and/or suspension, if the 20" wheels are forged or cast, if the 310 mi range is with 20" or 18" aeros (if the latter, what is range hit on 20's), and if they will make 20" arachnid wheels for the 3? TIA
It has special brakes, but he says you won't notice the difference on the brakes unless you are using super sticky 20" tires in a racing situation.
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Note this gives you information about the P3D and the Model 3 AWD without performance as the question was in response to asking if the AWD would have performance brakes as well.
The answer effectively applies to both. Only one will have the special brakes, but that one that does also has to have very specific tires or you won't notice the difference.
Ask him if when he say the model 3 will beat the BMW M3 at the track..... if he meant the road course and or the 1/4th mile. Please.
Nice! Now we just need a gray or black wheel option.
Finder
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You made my day Ryan! The P3D in red with the red calipers is going to look pretty sweet. Wasn't expecting him to let us know what kind of brakes were on it. Might have to take this puppy to the track!
I am leaning towards the red these days, after thinking blue for about 4 years. Not sure about interior either. Gonna have to go back and look at them in person. Decisions, decisions...
Finder
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I have never had a red car - this will be my first and I am surprisingly excited. I also was in love with the blue for some time, then had a brief affair with midnight silver metallic. Walked the local Tesla lot today (must have been 50 Model 3s awaiting delivery), blue looks great, but boy does it get dirty quick. The red had a lot more depth than I thought - looked fantastic outdoors and indoors. I wasn't as happy with some of the colors outdoors to be honest. MSM looks fantastic in the show room but it didn't do much for me in the sun.
Funny how these colors grow on you. All of them look great though. Here is a fun shot from the lot today - so many Model 3s! No silver one in that shot - I only found a single silver model 3 on the entire lot for some reason.
Pretty much my thinking exactly! Red always seems to look good. Blue looks awesome sometimes, but not quite as good when dirty or in darker light. I also had a brief fling with MSM. Most of my previous cars were blue, and never had a red one.
Knightshade
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The fact you won't notice a brake upgrade unless you're on a racetrack is true of virtually every modern car ever made.
In normal street use brake "upgrades" do literally nothing useful besides make eventual brake jobs more expensive (or more frequently needed for suckers who buy drilled rotors)
Luckily Tesla's barely use the brakes in non-racetrack settings. So it'll be nice to have on the racetrack, and otherwise nice for bragging rights/style points.
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