MotorTrend review of LR AWD

[Urbancowboy]

hat tip @SMAlset

MotorTrend loved the LR AWD and got some really impressive numbers in their tests.

0-60: 4.0s
1/4 mile: 12.5s @ 113.1mph

They also published hp and tq numbers at 346hp and 376lb-ft.

This was stock on all season tires.

Overall a pretty great review.

Check it out: https://www.motortrend.com/cars/tes...el-3-long-range-dual-motor-first-test-review/

 

[Knightshade]

FWIW that 346 number is almost a year old now, and widely published at the time.

The facts though suggest there's not really that much power difference given the AWD and P have trap speeds within 1-2 mph of each other (while the RWD is nearer 10 mph slower)

The original #s from the EPA said 450 hp AWD and 480 P (based on motor output anyway) which seemed to match the real world trap speeds a lot better- with Tesla just artificially limiting torque at lower speed in software on the AWD to account for the 0-60 difference.

In a car with a 1-speed transmission a "peak hp' number isn't all that useful compared to area under the curve.