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Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]
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This one might actually be tires. I suspect they really wanted to maintain a range rating above 400 for that model.
I probably shouldn’t say this in public, but there are roads that are damned near abandoned, which when freshly repaved might give a person opinions about high speed handling of the M3LR (boosted, but doesn’t matter at high speed). Montana used to have nickel tickets in recognition of this phenomenon.
If a person had such an opinion, it might be along the lines of “feels a little floaty above 135”.
Anyways, even on most short course tracks, I wonder how often people are doing 145+ sustained.
Didn’t the range get lowered to 350ish? And which tires did they put that have a 130mph speed limit?
Only the Plaid got lowered, which did not have a speed limiter change.
LR presumably got higher efficiency tires to maintain that >400 mile range. Won't know for sure until some 2024s are delivered.
Is it possible that there is no new Model 3 Performance yet because they are waiting on a new battery from Panasonic?
electrek.co
Panasonic to soon make new batteries for Tesla, could 'reduce' EV prices: report
Panasonic said it will produce a revamped version of the 2170 cells used in Tesla Model 3 and Model Y at the plant in Nevada “sometime during 2024 or 2025,” according to Bloomberg.
electrek.co
Anything is certainly possible.Is it possible that there is no new Model 3 Performance yet because they are waiting on a new battery from Panasonic?
Panasonic to soon make new batteries for Tesla, could 'reduce' EV prices: report
Panasonic said it will produce a revamped version of the 2170 cells used in Tesla Model 3 and Model Y at the plant in Nevada “sometime during 2024 or 2025,” according to Bloomberg.
Maybe they need to clear out a ton of older 3Perf before they intro a new model and have to heavily discount the old one?
Agreed. I don't see how the suspension can limit it to 125. It must have really shitty suspension then.
Exept if you go to Tesla.com, all they show you is the RWD and AWD cars, and they don't point you to the inventory section at all like they used to.
When you do find the inventory section, in the Seattle area there is one new M3P availible. In the bay area, there are 4 and every one was a "demo vehicle."
The reality is that today, you can't really buy a new "Performance" Model 3 from Tesla, highland or not, so this is not why they are delaying.
Also, Highland has been out in other countries for months now, and they are out of performance cars in those countries too.
The reason to be excited about this is that this makes it more logical to speculate that the car will be much more different from the base cars than the original cars were, since they are using the same batteries and motors in highland, so a Highland M3P that was the same as current M3P would only need brakes, and it's hard to believe they wouldn't have rolled that out with everything else.
Right now there are a total of 140 new 2023 Model 3s for sale in the US. Only 12 of those are Model 3 Performance cars and most of those are in California, Tennessee, and NC.
By the end of the week there probably won’t be any new Model 3 Performance cars for sale in the US.
I seriously doubt that will happen. I believe the limitation is mechanical.I wouldn’t be surprised if they put a top speed boost as an upgrade option for $1000
It’s not mechanical. Why do people keep saying that??
There are no mechanical changes to the model S, and they lowered the speed. Obviously it’s the same thing here. It’s just a minor change for safety as they don’t have to compete on speed with more expensive German brands anymore
Hence the /maybe/
so a comment with a maybe is met with speculation on sales?
K.
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Anyone still holding a "legacy" Performance order? The ones in Europe got cancelled 2 weeks ago, but I'm curious about NA
That isn’t speculation. There are literally 12 Model 3 Performance vehicles left in inventory.Hence the /maybe/
so a comment with a maybe is met with speculation on sales?
K.
Really? Not speculation? “Probably” k. Sounds good duuuuuder.
I have no idea what you are implying. Your comment makes no sense at all.
The motors are the same. The battery is the same. You claim the tires are the same.
What "mechanical" part is limiting it? I don't think most people would call "suspension" or "aero" to be "mechanical" limitations when discussing a car.
