Model 3 - Actual performance may be more than you expect...

[Hall-Morin]

As a reservation holder, I'm patiently watching first impressions of the vehicle. It's looking very promising to see the commentary about fit and finish, the feature set, and performance.

I woke today to read about the range for the 75kWh Model 3 being really close to that of the MS 100D and a 0-60 of 4.7s!

Great way to start a weekend.

 

[Hank101]

0-60 4.6 second.

Tesla Model 3 accelerates from 0-60 mph in 4.6 secs – faster than Tesla advertises

 

[Zoomit]

Tesla Model 3 accelerates from 0-60 mph in 4.6 secs – faster than Tesla advertises

That headline is only true if you truncate the 4.66 sec reading and you include a 1-ft rollout. (Which is how drag racers typically talk.)

The actual data seems to match the 5.1sec spec by Tesla.

 

[taylor]

wow. 0-60 in 4.6s is a lot quicker than 5.1s

I'd consider myself a non-car expert (honestly, didn't pay attention to cars until I got interested in Teslas), do you think achieving a less than 5.0s time would be pretty common?

 

[ForeverFree]

Where I see the over-performance is on range.

Tesla voluntarily lowered the 335 EPA result to 310. Based upon our early driving experience, it appears that they did so by making the efficiency number needed to achieve rated range (237 Wh/mile) more realistic, thereby making the 310 figure more realistic.

 

[Zoomit]

Based upon our early driving experience...

means nothing without specifying which wheel/tires you have.

They may have lowered the range to partially account for the inefficiencies of the 19" wheel/tire combo.

 

[shrspeedblade]

wow. 0-60 in 4.6s is a lot quicker than 5.1s

I'd consider myself a non-car expert (honestly, didn't pay attention to cars until I got interested in Teslas), do you think achieving a less than 5.0s time would be pretty common?

The beauty of Teslas is their acceleration numbers are pretty easy to achieve. It's pretty much just stomp the pedal and go and let traction control sort out your grip so anybody can do it. Much different than say, a manual transmission sports car, where the RPM you launch at and how quickly you shift can have a big impact on numbers for the exact same car.

 

[ForeverFree]

means nothing without specifying which wheel/tires you have.

They may have lowered the range to partially account for the inefficiencies of the 19" wheel/tire combo.

Apologies.

18-inch

Aero covers on​

Stock LRR Michelin Primacy All-Season tires

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You’re right. Tesla’s thinking might be that 310 would be about right for the 19-inch Sport rims.

 

[SteveG3]

That headline is only true if you truncate the 4.66 sec reading and you include a 1-ft rollout. (Which is how drag racers typically talk.)

The actual data seems to match the 5.1sec spec by Tesla.

Yeah, rounding is 4.7 seconds. As to the 1-ft rollout, I'm not clear that this is the case here. Yes, this was a test done by "Dragtimes," but it was done using a VBOX. Not sure if VBOX can be set to time based on a 1-ft rollout or not.

 

[juanmedina]

Yeah, rounding is 4.7 seconds. As to the 1-ft rollout, I'm not clear that this is the case here. Yes, this was a test done by "Dragtimes," but it was done using a VBOX. Not sure if VBOX can be set to time based on a 1-ft rollout or not.

on the video the 1/4th mile graph starts at 0mph so it has no roll out on that run. It kind of looks like 5.1sec with no roll out but I am not sure.

What I can tell you is that the 60' sucked and if this thing gets better tires, runs on a better prepped surfaces or tesla adds launch mode it will run 12's in the 1/4th mile easy.

 

[timk225]

Yes, that 60 foot should be around a 1.9 to get that sort of E.T. overall. Possibly even in the 1.8's.

My nearly stock '11 Challenger R/T typically runs 13.6-13.7 at 103, and 60 foots are in the 2.0's. I once hit it super hard on a cold and good traction day to get a 13.52, and that 60 foot was a 1.959.