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

[normcaldwell]

T Sportline wheels. I have a 450 mile drive today so I needed my efficiency setup and I didn’t want to change wheels at 4:00 am this morning.

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That red looks so good.

 

[Sellout]

No, not at the rear motor. Different units too.

Oh. 457 kW total max output?

 

[mpgxsvcd]

Oh. 457 kW total max output?

Bingo! The new car can basically hit the max discharge value now and sustain it. I have all of the data that I will share in the coming days.

Dragy results are all posted now if anyone is interested. My fastest runs were marked invalid because they were barely above the downslope limit.

 

[Destiny1701]

3 will feel faster down low for sure. Higher speeds (60ish +) S LR will probably still feel faster. 3 will definitely feel more nimble, not sure which will actually corner better. The S corners surprisingly well, and at least the old 3 reached its cornering limits surprisingly early.

Are we sure abt that? My LRboost now ‘feels’ faster 80-150kph than my buddies 22’ LRS. I thinks to do with level of refinement and weight of the vehicle that translates to butt Dyno. Lol

 

[terranx]

Are we sure abt that? My LRboost now ‘feels’ faster 80-150kph than my buddies 22’ LRS. I thinks to do with level of refinement and weight of the vehicle that translates to butt Dyno. Lol

Was your friend's LR in Insane mode? The LRs I've driven felt drastically faster than my old car (22 M3P) past 40mph.

 

[Sellout]

Are we sure abt that? My LRboost now ‘feels’ faster 80-150kph than my buddies 22’ LRS. I thinks to do with level of refinement and weight of the vehicle that translates to butt Dyno. Lol

my '21 3P feels a LOT quicker initially. That quickly disappears though. The S is softer at the hit, but above 30mph it's dramatically quicker.

 

[noam23]

If I had a terminator that I could send back in time, I would have sent it to kill the pregnant mother of the guy who founded LG.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802399439769776447

 

[EV-lutioin]

I am running the TSportline TS5 18” wheels without any issues at all.

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I'm curious why you are running 18's instead of the 20's. Are you trying to improve range and/or ride quality?

 

[JezzaE]

The numbers the Teslogic displays are a little optimistic. It thinks the car is a Model S Ludicrous I think.

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Looking forward to hearing all the details!

 

[P-Lo801]

T Sportline wheels. I have a 450 mile drive today so I needed my efficiency setup and I didn’t want to change wheels at 4:00 am this morning.

I'm curious why you are running 18's instead of the 20's. Are you trying to improve range and/or ride quality?

This question was answered already.

 

[P-Lo801]

If I had a terminator that I could send back in time, I would have sent it to kill the pregnant mother of the guy who founded LG.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1802399439769776447

That's the post that @mpgxsvcd just shared the previous page because it's his car.

 

[ChuckM3P]

Anyone want to try an inverter swap from the new performance to an old performance? Lol

 

[mpgxsvcd]

I'm curious why you are running 18's instead of the 20's. Are you trying to improve range and/or ride quality?

I got up at 5:00 am this morning and drove 450 miles with the car after getting home from the track just before midnight last night. I really wanted to maximize range for today and I didn’t have time to swap the wheels out this morning.

 

[GregD60]

I got up at 5:00 am this morning and drove 450 miles with the car after getting home from the track just before midnight last night. I really wanted to maximize range for today and I didn’t have time to swap the wheels out this morning.

Do you think that the 18s, despite slipping a bit, resulted in a better 1/4 mile than the stock 20s?

 

[mpgxsvcd]

Do you think that the 18s, despite slipping a bit, resulted in a better 1/4 mile than the stock 20s?

I think they would be about the same. Better traction with the 20s but ever so slightly more rotational mass. With good track prep you could run just about anything and post good times.

 

[Sellout]

Anyone want to try an inverter swap from the new performance to an old performance? Lol

I want the whole rear drive unit. Then someone can have my front drive unit and I can turn mine into a lightweight RWD perf model.

One can dream.

 

[DatWhiteM3P]

Any Euro owners who have tried Dragy with a warm battery yet?

 

[viperau]

Any Euro owners who have tried Dragy with a warm battery yet?

deliveries have started in Australia, mine is tommorow, so won't be too far away from times here

 

[mpgxsvcd]

deliveries have started in Australia, mine is tommorow, so won't be too far away from times here

Congrats! May the POWER gods forever be in your favor!

 

[mpgxsvcd]

Any Euro owners who have tried Dragy with a warm battery yet?

I wonder if heating the battery will matter with the MIC cars? If their power limit is lower it may be able to get to the maximum "Max Discharge Value" at lower temperatures? The US cars definitely can hit and even sustain just below their "Max Discharge Value". The previous version of the US cars would never come close to the max discharge value and the peak only lasted for a fraction of a second.