Model S LR already does 130.62 mph in the 1/4 mile. I am perfectly fine with a Model 3 Ludicrous doing less than that. The Model 3 will have a MUCH better 60’ and 0-60 mph than this. If it loses a few mph on the top end it will still be quick enough.
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Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]
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cptnslo
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Oh I don’t disagree with you but there’s been a lot of speculation on this thread that the new M3P will be faster than the S in every respect
It probably won’t be faster in every aspect than a Model S LR but who knows it might? They certainly could do it if they wanted to.
New York Auto show is next week. I wonder if the launch will coincide with that?
Negative. I’ve had press passes to that for over a decade. That is the land of automobile’s past.
Tesla doesn’t care at all about that show nor should they.I was tired of waiting to see what this new Performance was all about, so I dumped my 2023 M3P at a huge loss and bought a used Plaid. Given the choice 100 times over, I would choose the Plaid every time. Makes the 3 feel like an anemic tin can.
Zcd1
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Zcd1
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It that were him, he'd have bough a NEW Plaid, right, and he wouldn't have complained about the huge loss he took??
Plaid is clearly the answer if you aren't tight on budget (still an amazing performance bargain), mainly care about straight line acceleration, and can handle the additional size of the car for your use.
I think the hope here is that the M3P is an equal performance bargain at it's price point, and retains the more nimble handling and day to day use of the smaller platform. Obviously there is no way the M3P will be meeting a Plaid on acceleration, so if you have the coin for the Plaid and crave that speed, there's zero reason to wait for the M3P stats.
I think the hope here is that the M3P is an equal performance bargain at it's price point, and retains the more nimble handling and day to day use of the smaller platform. Obviously there is no way the M3P will be meeting a Plaid on acceleration, so if you have the coin for the Plaid and crave that speed, there's zero reason to wait for the M3P stats.
All this conversation will stop once the New Roadster hits the road.
Maybe they want to kind of spoil it by announcing a big car just ahead of it that isn’t on display there?Negative. I’ve had press passes to that for over a decade. That is the land of automobile’s past.
exact same situation for me, i dumped my 2018 M3p for a used plaid. i still visit this thread to see if it will make me regret my recent trade up. so far no, only thing i will really miss is the smaller size and better handling. but the power of the car and the overall feel makes up for it.
That is a $200K+ car vs. a potential $48K car. Not remotely related.
No complaining here my friend, I was simply illustrating that for me, the "loss" of value was absolutely worth it. I got a Plaid with nearly the full warranty and only 15K miles for $20k+ off a new one. At the end of the day, the M3P cost was about $900 per month for the year I owned it.
If you don't mind me asking, how much did you get for the Model 3 Performance? What year was it?
Since I have a friend who has a recent Model S LR, I really hope this is true, at least up to about 120.
Not at all. It was a 2023 M3P I purchased new for $53,900 in February of last year. Taxes aside, it was $44,500 after the tax credit and I received $33,700 in trade-in value from Tesla when I purchased the Plaid. I owned it two days shy of a year. The market is flooded with "cheap" Plaids right now. Although a new one is $90k, mine was $129k when new and it depreciated about $60K. The market is also flooded with 3's, no one is paying a penny more than they have to for one.
Steering wheel is on the wrong side on the Plaid so not much of a choice for us RHD folks. M3P is the fastest car they make for 1/3rd of the world.
Tesla is not going to make two different wheels. We have yet to see a clear picture of the wheel stationary not turning. I wish there would be a clean version too. I am glad the wheels "look" lighter than the Uberturbines.
