Here you go: "Proof" the Model 3 Performance needs a "Ludicrous" software update.

[WilliamG]

Here's a video showing the Model 3 beaten off the line repeatedly. Sure, the Model 3 Performance catches up and overtakes, easily - but beaten by a Polestar off the line? Come on, Elon - it is time, and my wallet is ready!

Tesla Model 3 Vs Polestar 2: DRAG RACE (And In REVERSE GEAR) 4K

 

[XLR82XS]

Does it really "need" it? It doesn't have to the fastest 0-60 time to be a great car.

 

[Skione65]

Never tried it but the vid begs the question. Is the Model 3 ‘limited’ to max 15 mph in reverse? Never thought of it. That’s what was indicated in the vid. Don’t know why you would ever need to go faster unless dragging in reverse like these guys.

Ski

 

[MagnusMako]

I'm curious what motors the Polestar 2 are using and how many kW are being sent to each and also at what mph does the 3P pass it from a launch. It doesn't seem like the Polestar has a lead for very long at all. The fact the 3P uses PMSR motors and not induction is partially why the launch is not as violent as it could be. But without any real data from this video, such as Dragy or Vbox numbers it's about as useful as any heads up street race, which is not much.

 

[MrHopsing]

Doing a drag race on wet roads, great!

 

[Msjulie]

Does it really "need" it? It doesn't have to the fastest 0-60 time to be a great car.

It's all about bragging rights. It's a great car, many think faster is greater

 

[Sam1]

It's all about bragging rights. It's a great car, many think faster is greater

faster is better. How many times have you thought... hey, my phone is too fast, I really hope they put a slower cpu in the next model!

 

[Sukhshanti]

The new BMW M3 Competition will have 500 horsepower and will easily give a 3P a run for its money off the line and beat it from a roll. It is time Elon!

 

[lbowroom]

0-60 in 3.8 is not exactly a run for its money.

 

[jjrandorin]

The new BMW M3 Competition will have 500 horsepower and will easily give a 3P a run for its money off the line and beat it from a roll. It is time Elon!

No, it wont... not unless the person in the M3 goes through the process of putting it into launch control first, AND gets the launch control process correct (and the person in the 3P somehow forgets to push all the way down on the go pedal).

If you are talking about from, say 60-120 / 130, the M3 (the real one, I refuse to call a tesla an M3) would catch and pass the Model 3P, but until BMW makes the M3 a hybrid, its not going to beat the model 3P from a stop.

 

[LionelHutz]

What makes you think that more power is going to improve the TM3’s 0-5 mph time on a soaking wet road?

 

[drtimhill]

faster is better. How many times have you thought... hey, my phone is too fast, I really hope they put a slower cpu in the next model!

Faster is not always better .. sex, anyone

 

[Sam1]

Faster is not always better .. sex, anyone

Faster is better, we got other stuff to do after.

 

[vletnguyen]

0-60 is fine , obviously faster is better but the real improvement needed is from a roll ( ~45 - 90mph).

 

[dinonugget]

Doesn’t Tesla already have a solution, and it’s called the Model S?

 

[tinkererguy]

Sorry, yes, thank you for correcting the attribution. As for my screenshot post above, it was made too long ago to correct/edit.

 

[kbecks13]

To be honest, i've always felt the initial "hit" when accelerating in Model 3 Performance was a bit disappointing, even cars like Porsche Cayman have a better jump when using the launch mode and things like that. Quite the interesting video!

 

[holmgang]

No, it wont... not unless the person in the M3 goes through the process of putting it into launch control first, AND gets the launch control process correct (and the person in the 3P somehow forgets to push all the way down on the go pedal).

If you are talking about from, say 60-120 / 130, the M3 (the real one, I refuse to call a tesla an M3) would catch and pass the Model 3P, but until BMW makes the M3 a hybrid, its not going to beat the model 3P from a stop.

it's much easier now in recent cars than it was in 5-10 years ago when you had to dig in multiple menus and/or change multiple modes

in the M:

1. dsc off (1 button)
2. stick over to S (1 motion)
3. press brake and gas.... release brake

AWD M5 and M8 does low 3s. With AWD and power/weight ratio the M3/M4 should be low-mid 3s. 1/4 mile should be low 11s

 

[jjrandorin]

it's much easier now in recent cars than it was in 5-10 years ago when you had to dig in multiple menus and/or change multiple modes

in the M:

1. dsc off (1 button)
2. stick over to S (1 motion)
3. press brake and gas.... release brake

AWD M5 and M8 does low 3s. With AWD and power/weight ratio the M3/M4 should be low-mid 3s. 1/4 mile should be low 11s

thats informative, for sure. If I remember, turning off DSC required a press and hold of that button for "some amount of time" like 5-7 seconds, right? Just pressing it to turn it off still left all of the traction control stuff on, just in a "relaxed" state. Maybe thats changed?

 

[holmgang]

thats informative, for sure. If I remember, turning off DSC required a press and hold of that button for "some amount of time" like 5-7 seconds, right? Just pressing it to turn it off still left all of the traction control stuff on, just in a "relaxed" state. Maybe thats changed?

yeah that's how mine functioned. quick press switch to from DSC to DTC. hold for a few seconds to switch both DSC and DTC off. the way they implemented it (and displayed the warning) is a bit unintuitive