Performance Model 3: Excited or Disappointed?

Agreed ... Well done Elon

 

Matches my expectation in terms of price and 0-60 performance.

But, we honestly don't really know a whole lot about it.

Does it have better brakes?
Does it have any suspension changes?
How many laps can it typically do without slowing down dramatically due to heating?
Does it have better seats with side bolsters (seems like it's a no so far)?

If the answers are largely negative to the above then the 0-60 speed increase doesn't really motivate me to spend so much more for it.

 

excited, definately

 

I'm disappointed. It's certainly what a lot of people expected, but I personally expected more especially for that price increase.

I'm thinking about holding off on the purchase now to hear reviews about real world handling and performance.

 

Sounds very conservative to me. Bet its faster in the real world

 

This is definitely my hope. Actually, if I'm being honest, I hope that the performance is simply secretly corked until they achieve full production rates.

 

Excited for the speed and most likely better road handling with AWD. Worried how much stiffer will be the ride on 20" wheels and with the presumably sportier suspension.

 

Maybe they had to go with 20 inch wheels due to massive brake calibers, if not I’m pulling them off, learned that from my multiple cracked wheels and hours sitting on the side of the road waiting for roadside assistance with my model s.

 

I'm hoping for all of the above plus......a HUD for eyes-out performance driving.

Honestly, for the premium they are charging, all of what you mentioned should be on the P.

 

Ahh, can't wait for the Motor Trend Head2Head performance EV M3 on ICE M3!

I wonder why price difference between 100D and P100D is much (much much) bigger than M3 fullly loaded vs. PM3. They probably could make PM3 even more expensive, but probably they just want a hc smackdown on the ICE M3.

 

Considering this is in line with the Porsche Mission E specs, that's still quite a feat.

 

They are marketed toward two different audiences. Any more expensive and people will simply buy quick ICEs. Actually worried that they priced the performance version too high. While, of course, they are going to have demand for it right now, it's demand from people who were going to buy an EV anyway.

If Motor Trend does a head to head and the Model 3 is amazing then it'll be great. If it's just so, so, then Tesla is going to have a harder time getting people to switch to an EV and justify that extra cost.

 

The Mission-E is much faster than 155 mph, currently in the 180 mph range at least and its 0-60 time is 3.2 sec (don't confuse the 0-100 km/h time), and specs are expected to be even quicker for the production version next year upon release. Though good, the Performance version Model 3 is not in the same league at all.

 

I'm excited. 0-60 in 3.5s was exactly what I was expecting. Price is about $10K higher than what I hoped for, but I was prepared for $80K. I am wondering about the 20" wheels durability and tire price, but I can live with it.