Absolutely... I will sacrifice range for more power and keeping the weight in check as this is something that aftermarket community couldn't do. Suspensions, brake and wheels should be there secondary on their list keeping inline with their projected msrp.
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Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]
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Tesla Model 3 Performance locked in for early 2024 debut - carsales.com.au
Flagship high-performance version of facelifted Tesla Model 3 EV to be ‘pretty special’: engineer
Upgraded Tesla Model 3 Performance poised for early 2024 debut: report
The new Tesla Model 3 Performance is reportedly expected to be unveiled in the first half of 2024 in Australia.
www.teslarati.com
Knightshade
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Tesla Model 3 Performance locked in for early 2024 debut - carsales.com.au
Flagship high-performance version of facelifted Tesla Model 3 EV to be ‘pretty special’: engineerwww.carsales.com.au
Upgraded Tesla Model 3 Performance poised for early 2024 debut: report
The new Tesla Model 3 Performance is reportedly expected to be unveiled in the first half of 2024 in Australia.
LOL. First link is reposting the same one from like 10 posts ago that gives no direct sourcing, and all the links that SEEM like they'd be sourcing or direct quotes, go to much older stories that aren't.
Second link is literally just repeating the stuff in the first link, citing to said link.
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
where?
Looking at the link now It looks like they even removed the name of the engineer they were supposedly citing to (without actually citing him saying anything specific other than it would be "pretty special")-- though hilariously the second link, which is just reporting what the first link said, hasn't been updated to reflect that, so from there we get:
So... a performance model is coming. Which everyone already knew. And it'll be "special" with 0 details, info, or specs. And the story puts it as "reportedly stated"
Reportedly by whom?
Then we get the other 90% of the article with them tossing out guesses about what it COULD be.
@Knightshade Everything in the CarSales article can be attributed to Daniel Ho, as mentioned in the Teslarati re-hash.
Tesla asked CarSales to remove his name from the article.
Daniel Ho who ran the Model 3 program for 5 years and is now the Director of Vehicles and New Product Introductions for all of Tesla.
Tesla asked CarSales to remove his name from the article.
Daniel Ho who ran the Model 3 program for 5 years and is now the Director of Vehicles and New Product Introductions for all of Tesla.
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
ok...
But literally the only quote FROM Ho even in the original story was that performance car would be "pretty special" (and indeed those two words were the only ones even in quotes, not even a complete sentence)- not even the arrive first half of 2024 claim is in quotes so it remains unclear what Ho actually said about anything other than the 2 quoted words that tell us nothing at all.
Not sure how that's even a story, let alone a story other sites then rehash.
Having just purchased an i4 m50 I’ll be watching from the sidelines for a couple of years but I think the new m3p is probably going to be “pretty damn special”. I can’t see Tesla letting companies like Kia/Hyundai best them in this segment. It’s not happening. It’s going to be a beast. I still wonder at what point the additional performance starts to give diminishing returns. My M50 is every bit as fast as my 21 M3P. In the US at least I can’t even use all that speed legally. Not really sure what going from 3.3,to 2.8 even gets you other than bragging rights. These are legit super car numbers. But I can’t use the speed and power anyway.
i have my eyes set on the Ioniq 5N unless Tesla manages to improve the m3p in a meaningful way. But if they do…then RIP Hyundai haha
I just hope they don't do anything dumb like get rid of ventilated seats. That instantly killed any desire for me to get the Hyundai N or Kia EV6 GT 
Honestly, the only real separation between the M3P, i50M and Kia EV6 GT is whoever gets the jump first. It would be nice if the new M3P jumped this class though as I always want my next car to be a bit faster
Honestly, the only real separation between the M3P, i50M and Kia EV6 GT is whoever gets the jump first. It would be nice if the new M3P jumped this class though as I always want my next car to be a bit faster
I just hope they don't do anything dumb like get rid of ventilated seats. That instantly killed any desire for me to get the Hyundai N or Kia EV6 GT
Honestly, the only real separation between the M3P, i50M and Kia EV6 GT is whoever gets the jump first. It would be nice if the new M3P jumped this class though as I always want my next car to be a bit faster
Looks pretty fun. I’m 48 so probably not for me as a daily but if I was 38 I’d be all over it.
Don't let age dictate what you should own/drive.
Zcd1
Active Member
The M3P is 800-1000lbs. lighter than the Korean triplets or the I4M50, which is both crazy AND a huge advantage for Tesla.
Destiny1701
22’ M3LR ‘DrkNite’/ 22’ MYP BliueRocket
This
I’m 49 (wtf
) and I enjoy every bit of my 22’ M3LR boost. I nail that peddle at least 2-3x per drive…addictive! (Hey 0-70kph isn’t breaking any laws I’m at 3.7 sec 0-100 and if this was a full second faster; I’d be in heaven.
Also the handling..coming out of turns…can’t wait to see how the new 3P will conduct itself.
If it gets 2.6/2.7 specs, I’ll trade the current.in minutes!
It’s an advantage but the reason the bmw weighs more is because it’s a proper car with a proper interior and build quality. If you want those things (I do) it’s going to weigh more. And the bmw matches the Tesla to 60 and beats it to 1/4 mile. So I wouldn’t say it’s an advantage. I’d say it has different priorities.
Fair enough but the Hyundai isn’t very attractive generally and pretty boy racer specifically. Just not for me but it sure looks fun.
Does it actually beat it in the 1/4th? I've seen numerous 11.4s as the fastest M3P times but I still haven't seen an I4 M50 do that. I've yet to see sub 3.1s 0-60 on an iM50 and i've also seen that with a stock M3P. Almost every Youtube drag race featuring those 2 have the M3P slightly faster. Just saying.
