It would be sweet if Tesla would offer up a Track Variant, but ... financially that's not much help.
What do MOST folk want in a high performance car?
Quick. Tesla is now famous in the performance world by focusing on this.
Great handling. The car should not be squirrelly. Not excellent handling, because for most buyers, this is actually not what they really need or like.
Fashion. Tesla hasn't done as much with this as other brands. Many folk WANT their expensive performance car to be noticed. Bling it up.
But the high performance segment is more for marketing than profits. Ferrari is hoping to breach 9,000 cars this year. They removed the true manual transmissions and are selling a station wagon to get there. Their sales were roughly $1 billion USD. Toyota is just fell to about $240 billion US to put things in perspective.
The marketing IS important though. A prime example is the Chevrolet Corvette. This car doesn't even fit into the Chevrolet lineup. It's the most expensive car GM sells across all brands. It is direct track competitor against the world. It is so far past what defined a Supercar in 2000 as to no longer even be in that class. Yes, you can buy an affordable version as well, but that helps subsidized the Halo editions for the entire GM lineup.
So you ask in 2018: "Does GM make fast cars", or "Does Toyota"? The answer is obvious, and we know the answer because of limited production, low demand cars like the Corvette.
The Corvette BARELY outsells the Chevrolet Bolt EV, and fewer than 1% of Americans will seriously consider an all-electric car.
I find it comical that some folk miss the whole point there. Neither car has buyers. The Corvette is under 1/2 the price of it's competitors and doesn't sell even though it's a better performance car. The Bolt falls under a similar umbrella.
Never discount Fashion. It's a major component in speciality cars. I think Chevrolet made a huge mistake by not making the Bolt more freaky looking, not offering "I saved a stupid whale" graphics, more colors, and a baby seal nursery for the back. With the Corvette, you can build your engine at the factory under guidance of skilled technicians, and pick your car up at the National Corvette Museum as you watch it roll down the line. It can be ordered with many bling options.
