Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

[T3SLAROD]

That's certainly what the stamping says... I would not think HRE would be in the business of making OEM wheels though

I mean some of their wheels are made overseas so why not….

 

[cptnslo]

That's certainly what the stamping says... I would not think HRE would be in the business of making OEM wheels though

I’m curious about the width. Didn’t people say it was a 9.5F 10.5R

 

[Dallas J]

2.9s as a base (didnt original M3P come as 3.5?) would be OK to me if they improved 60-120 more.

What I would rather see, a real rear LSD.

 

[terranx]

I’m curious about the width. Didn’t people say it was a 9.5F 10.5R

Who knows how trustworthy those rumors are. A 10" wheel is certainly wide enough for a 275 width tire.

In fact, 9.5 is probably too wide for a 235, though I need to look that up.

 

[cptnslo]

Who knows how trustworthy those rumors are. A 10" wheel is certainly wide enough for a 275 width tire.

In fact, 9.5 is probably too wide for a 235, though I need to look that up.

It should be like a 245-265 the 235 will be a bit of a stretch so the curbed wheels persona will continue lol

 

[terranx]

It should be like a 245-265 the 235 will be a bit of a stretch so the curbed wheels persona will continue lol

Stretched does perform a little better anyway despite conventional wisdom, so not a terrible thing all things considered.

 

[spennnyy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1774922983158747318

Guess they'll announce it tomorrow? Lots of new sightings today, but it's getting a bit late.

 

[cptnslo]

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Guess they'll announce it tomorrow? Lots of new sightings today, but it's getting a bit late.

I still think this color just kills the body. The ultra red and blue are

 

[Dallas J]

We should all @Elon to request the standard on an M3P be a color. Fight the monotone!

 

[Apprunner]

We should all @Elon to request the standard on an M3P be a color. Fight the monotone!

The one thing I wish they had was an exclusive color to the Performance versions. I'm always a bit disappointed to see a shiny red Model 3 turn out to be a slow standard range version

 

[M-71]

Wish they would have launched it in Quicksilver.

 

[JezzaE]

I mean some of their wheels are made overseas so why not….

Also says made in the USA on the wheel so not oversees.

 

[MODEL+]

235/35/20 front and 275/30/20 rear Pirelli PZ4 tires is already confirmed.

My bet is 8.5/10 with 235/275

My bad! This thread moves a mile a minute.

Interesting how they will go from 8.5"> 9" > 8.5" on the Performance variant.
I was thinking they would simply replicate the Model Y Performance widths but in a smaller diameter since they already have real world testing.


-Danny

 

[JezzaE]

I’m curious about the width. Didn’t people say it was a 9.5F 10.5R

The wheels are stamped 9x20 on the front and 10x20 on the rear.

 

[MODEL+]

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How is this a thing already? haha

If it's really the OEM wheels made by HRE then this is good stuff!


-Danny

 

[T3SLAROD]

Also says made in the USA on the wheel so not oversees.

True which means they are really high quality

 

[terranx]

The one thing I wish they had was an exclusive color to the Performance versions. I'm always a bit disappointed to see a shiny red Model 3 turn out to be a slow standard range version

At least this one has a different bumper and diffuser

 

[cptnslo]

The wheels are stamped 9x20 on the front and 10x20 on the rear.

Yeah, I wasn’t saying that in the sense of I didn’t know what the width was. It was more just saying I wonder why it changed because originally I thought they were saying that it was going to be a half inch wider front and rear.

 

[gearchruncher]

If it's really the OEM wheels made by HRE then this is good stuff!

Seems equally likely that they used HRE for pre-production since they are great at low volume, and wouldn't surprise me if they move to another vendor eventually or already. Wheels are just a 3D model nowadays. The 6061-T6 marking almost promises a $1K+ to produce monoblock wheel, which there is no way they are putting on this car.

Especially since I'd expect an OEM wheel to not have the supplier name on them but the OEM and OEM PN (if anything), and not markings all the way down to the date produced (03/01/2023). These seem pretty clearly to be off some OEM mule that somehow lost it's wheels and someone got them via questionable means.

That's also the worst "75% tread" I have ever seen. These tires were beat on hard by someone having a lot of fun at Tesla!

 

[terranx]

Seems equally likely that they used HRE for pre-production since they are great at low volume, and wouldn't surprise me if they move to another vendor eventually or already.

Especially since I'd expect an OEM wheel to not have the supplier name on them but the OEM and OEM PN (if anything), and not markings all the way down to the date produced (03/01/2023).

OEM wheels often do have the manufacturer name, particularly when they’re a higher end brand. BBS is a common one. Even with lower end manufacturers, the name is often there, but often just a company we never heard of.