Right. Because the tires are.
And it didn't help the initial ABS programming was flawed.... since fixed.
Once those are corrected the stopping distance is perfectly normal for the size/class of the car.
if I've had to repeat those facts it's because people keep failing to accept that they are facts
On a properly working car that's
all that can improve stopping distance.
If you're still unclear on that being a fact, please, go read the Pulp Friction link provided earlier- it provides detailed explanations of why that's true- including all the relevant math and physics.
For non-track people the only way that's true is if they don't understand how brakes work and what they can and can't actually impact in operation of the vehicle. I'd encourage those folks to read that article too.
For track people, well, we already have RWD ones with mild brake upgrades doing quite well at places like Laguna Seca, so the factory upgraded brakes should be fine there... it won't make any difference
off the track- As Elon Musk himself explicitly stated though.... but for those folks planning to track
any car a brake upgrade is a good idea as I've said from the start. Being a "performance" model doesn't change that either way.
I did.
Better tires.
So first of all- those aren't summer tires on the Model 3.
The factory 19s come with all seasons. slightly better ones than the 18s come with, hence 5 feet shorter stopping distance when tested by the same people.
So again you appear to be starting from incorrect information.
Put good summers on there- you'll stop a lot shorter. Promise.
Yes, they can. They are. (barring programming errors like the ABS repeat test issue- which bigger rotors also don't fix)
Want more proof?
Edmunds tested summer vs winter vs all seasons a while back (for other reasons- but the test is excellent to prove this point too).
In dry warm conditions there was a difference of 35 feet stopping from 60 between the best and worse performing tire.
In dry wet conditions there as a difference of 57 feet stopping from 60 between the best and worse performing tire.
Both larger differences than with the Audi you cite.
And those tests were all on the
same car with the
same wheels and the
same brakes.
NOTHING changed except the tire.
Again- the brakes don't stop the car. The tires do.
Please- go read Pulp Friction. It addresses every misconception you seem to have, in considerable detail, and in a very accessible way.