Something as quick as the M3P to sixty, with more power above a hundred, 19” wheels and adjustable dampers would be good.
Hard to tell if I’d exchange my 2022Q1 for one just yet. Personally I’m not looking for anything faster.
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Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]
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Hard to tell if I’d exchange my 2022Q1 for one just yet. Personally I’m not looking for anything faster.
I second 19 inch wheels, much better for UK roads. Need some more sidewall.
Bespoke motors, seats, and dampers? My bet is $59,990.
hmm, they definitely set it up differently than it is in the plaid.
Found it on YouTube. Very short but confirms the Adaptive Suspension.
Weird how top acceleration is Insane yet they plan to call the car Ludicrous? Model 3 Insane doesn’t quite have the same ring to it
No dynamics menu and just a setting for steering weight instead of “ride and handling” (like all the other teslas). Then there’s a separate suspension menu and you can adjust that somewhat granularly if you go into the advanced menu. Track mode also stiffens up the suspension even further and enables toe torque vectoring etc.
I could chalk up “handling” meaning some more aggressive traction control settings, and a trick diff (Or an “E-LSD” like some BMW’s do), but “ride” pretty much has to mean adjustable dampers. Probably not adjustable springs (which is probably a good thing tbh). But I guess they might not be quite as adjustable as the S/X since they’re not giving you the more granular settings.
I do wonder if any of the menu changes will come to the Plaid. It’d also be nice for us to get the plaid symbol instead of just the word “Plaid” in the software menu
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cptnslo
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Worth it if they add in the adjustable dampers with more power...
Stew-2
Member
That’s my guess too.
$59,990
2.6 0-60
10.5 quarter mile
That might be enough to get me out of my 2022 M3P…
Why are people happy about the adjustable suspension? Short of a well-tuned magneride (which Tesla won't install), it's probably not gonna be too useful, will carry extra weight, and make installing an aftermarket one marginally more involved. Even worse if it's an air suspension.
Adjustable dampers don't weigh that much more than normal dampers. And I imagine people are excited for it because the stock model 3 suspension kinda sucked. Not quite smooth enough for street driving, not sporty enough for performance driving.
DanCar
Active Member
My 2018 Model 3 has the stiffest suspension of any car I've had. Hoping my next vehicle will have a much more plush ride, where I don't feel every bump in the road. Will this suspension transfer over the regular models later?
Same shocks as 2024 RWD/LR (Koni FSD or similar implementation) with extra servo in the shock to adjust the frequency damped. It's already in its plushest implementation in the regulars.
Panasonic (known 82kWh) for US cars is confirmed as it seems:
DanCar
Active Member
Mine is a mid range. I think they skipped tuning the suspension for the lighter weight, due to missing batteries.
Price looks right. I’d dial back those times a bit. Maybe 2.8-2.9, 11.0. The real draw is an improved suspension. That’s worth the price of admission alone.
Knightshade
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Since I specifically brought up the IRA credits, which only apply to US sold cars, I was pretty obviously talking about the ones made in Fremont.
And post 4 up from mine seems to confirm they'll still do so, using the Pana pack in the P in the US.
Which honestly seems a weird choice given I don't see any pricing that makes sense for them using US cells in the performance P given how LR and RWD are priced.... they'll either need to just kill the LR AWD entirely again, or slash the price by like 4-5k (and RWD by several K).... versus just using Chinese cells (and putting all the US ones in Ys) and pricing it as-expected above the LR.
Gauss Guzzler
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Bummed to see that they've implemented a new "Insane" driving mode. One of the things that makes the outgoing model so great is that it drives very nicely in normal mode so the full performance is always available without the need to daily in some neutered mode.
Cars with all these launch modes, Cheetah modes, Turbo Boost, etc. are stupid. It was even stupid on the TV show that invented driving modes. KITT had all this awesome capability, but for some reason the car always defaulted to "Eco mode" and every single episode featured Michael struggling with the primitive voice control system to get it running right. It never seemed like futuristic fantasy to me, just really bad automotive design.
Cars with all these launch modes, Cheetah modes, Turbo Boost, etc. are stupid. It was even stupid on the TV show that invented driving modes. KITT had all this awesome capability, but for some reason the car always defaulted to "Eco mode" and every single episode featured Michael struggling with the primitive voice control system to get it running right. It never seemed like futuristic fantasy to me, just really bad automotive design.
cptnslo
Member
lol I mean I drive my MS in insane mode every day haha it never goes into chill mode
At the end of the day you are using it as a commuter, not some weekend exotic. You want to be able to maximize range, giving it an LR drive mode makes sense.
