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Model 3 Performance feels slow?
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You are right ! this graph is totally wrong not only worng but also impossible .In my Opinion the Blue torque produces the red Power curve and the red Torque produces the Blue power curve.
Knightshade
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So, what's a good "warmed up" temp to wait for? I have an OBD adapter setup en route.
Has anyone upgraded from a Boosted LR to a black trim P? My car feels very quick, but those resale values. lol I'm wondering if it's worth the bother if I'll really only feel it off the line. I'm certainly not losing any acceleration games off a light at this point. lol
Knightshade
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You can see how they all compare in the chart below (data was taken from calibrated testing of actual forum owner vehicles (same owner when possible but obviously wasn't always possible, still should be good enough for basic comparisons)-- basically no difference after 60 though
Some data was from me! lol
Thank you for reminding me of this. Wish there were higher metrics such as 60-100, etc.
p.s. Thank you. You might have the highest level of facts/information per post on the forum.
I had a 2019 LR with Boost, and I have since march a 2021 a 2021 Performance.
I felt the difference -Off the Line- immediately but only for the first 2 or 3 days. The difference disappears immediately as you are accustomed to the new acceleration. You will still serach for more.
The P feels more "rear wheel drive" , I feel the track control too invasive . It cut power even when you should be able to control it manually.
The Track mode is good but it has a different accelerator pedal calibration (sluggish in the first part of travel of the gas pedal and more accurate past 30%-40% gas travel).
Track mode is useless in the street because you need to stop, put in P and activate it, (you can remove it during the drive)
My 2021P doesn't handle better than the old 2019 LR with 18".
This is extremely helpful. Thank you. In that case, unless I get a wild number for my car, I'll keep it and enjoy it until a Ludicrous 3 comes out or the beast finally hits the streets.
You are correct the new 2021 m3p is smoother on acceleration, I rented a 2019 m3p before I bought mine and the instant acceleration on those is faster but then it dies off very fast, on the 2021 m3p the instant acceleration isn't as strong but it holds the long smooth pull longer, I timed it with a draggy and the new 2021 m3p does in fact get 3.1 to 3.2 seconds on my few runs that I did so I know the time is right, but you are correct it doesn't feel as fast only b/c it doesn't have that initial strong pull like the older model does, but I can feel the pull for longer on the 2021 m3p, I'm still happy regardless, its funny I told the tesla guy that came to fix my key the same thing that it felt slower, but yet when I timed it with draggy the speed was correct.
When I first test drove the M3P my very first impression was "wow the gas pedal feels spongy." Yes if you floor it you launch but the initial throttle bite was soft. My Charger SP was a lot twitchier and therefore felt "faster" but it's just a feel. Now I thank god it's not so twitchy, it would really be a bad day if I launched into the kitchen from the garage when I'm trying to inch forward.
Hi guys, just wondering does the battery need to warm up before performing well?
I just finished charging up and drove about 5 minutes and put it in sport mode and when accelerating it just doesn’t feel fast like it’s still in chill mode. I have a 2019 model 3 performance I’m not sure if this is something that happens as I’m new to Tesla. It’s like there’s not a lot of difference between sport and chill whereas when I have drove it before the difference is ridiculous between the 2 modes. Any advice on this would be great
I just finished charging up and drove about 5 minutes and put it in sport mode and when accelerating it just doesn’t feel fast like it’s still in chill mode. I have a 2019 model 3 performance I’m not sure if this is something that happens as I’m new to Tesla. It’s like there’s not a lot of difference between sport and chill whereas when I have drove it before the difference is ridiculous between the 2 modes. Any advice on this would be great
While its true you wont hurt the car by "flooring it" while the battery is cold, thats not what @DanPP is asking.
@DanPP I moved your post to a relevant discussion on this topic, but, the short answer is "yes, you have less acceleration when the battery is cold, and the battery is cold for a lot longer than you would think, and outside temperature has much less to do with a cold battery than you would think."
Ok mate thank you, it’s just that I’m sure sometimes I’ve got in the car and its felt fast as soon as I’ve got in and other times it just doesn’t feel fast at all, its very annoying
Thats pretty normal, if you are trying to accelerate "hard" and the battery is cold, and as I mentioned the battery can be "cold" for quite a while. It only impacts delivering full power, not normal drivability, nor will you hurt the battery, you just cant get the "full monty" as it were (my attempt at across the pond humor, lol).
You can also trick your car into warming up the battery pack faster...
If you live fairly close to a supercharger, you can select that supercharger as your destination in your nav. Once you get within a certain estimated time of arrival at that SC, you'll get a message stating "conditioning battery for supercharging." The car will warm the battery up for you.
In my case, I'm close enough to the supercharger that I don't even need to leave my driveway. I just select the supercharger in my nav, then wait in my driveway, as I immediately get the "conditioning battery for supercharging" message as soon as I activate the nav.
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