the admin asked me to list the stuff Tesla can learn from BMW, so here it goes: keep it mind when Model 3 comes out in 2018 or 2019 or which ever year you can actually get your hands on, the next 3 series would of been out on the street already. F30 3 series came out in 2012, so 2018 will be the next refresh.
-chassis construction: Model 3=steel mostly, next 3 series=carbon core (aluminum+carbon fiber) same method as the current 7 series. just keep in mind F150 is also aluminum. so I don't what is the big deal about good old steel on the Model 3. seems very backwards to me.
-HUD, LED display steering wheel design: BMW had perfected HUD and performance steering wheels for years, and both are optional on the current 3 series. I drove my friends Model S, no HUD such a disappointment.
-Heat management: some German magazine took a model s to the ring, it craps out under 1/2 lap due to good old overheat. BMW M3, M5 have been used for Ring taxi for decades, lap after lap every day, no issues. for a 150k car I can't even drive on a public road(which the Ring is), its pretty funny.
just FYI, I reserved a model 3 on 3/31 in store, and I will use that car for city and winter driving(beater). For pure driving pleasure, i have other dedicated tools for that.
last but not least, for education purposes, a basic 228xi does
2015 BMW 228i xDrive - Instrumented Test
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.0 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 13.3 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.7 sec @ 101 mph
which easily beats or matches a 70D.
the engine reaches peak at 1450rpm which is just 700rpm above idle.
Power: 240 hp @ 6500 rpm
Torque: 255 lb-ft @ 1450 rpm