AlanSqB
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Question for owners, how does model 3 handle in snow, rain?
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Akikiki
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I guess we will have to wait until there's snow some place in the U.S., right? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?
AlanSqB
Dog Chauffeur
I’m going skiing up at Snowy Range WY tomorrow if someone could just arrange to drop a 3 off in my driveway by 0730 in the morning I can give it a go and get you a report back by tomorrow night. KTHX.
Akikiki
A'-Lo-HA ! y'all
That's funny. However, I think you should also have specified the color you prefer. Otherwise you are going to have too many there to pick from.
Tesla specifically says that they should only go on the rears to avoid damage from the chains.
Shygar
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EV-lutioin
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When I lived in Idaho and Wyoming everyone used siped tires. That way you can have all-season tires with the traction of studded snow tires. This was in a place where we drove on snow and ice everyday for 6 months/year. I lived there for 14 years and I never saw a local put on chains.
Interesting...But I wonder how the guy who slid off the road feels about that
Hopefully like he learned a lesson and should have winter tires and drive more appropriately for conditions.
Barklikeadog
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That seems dumb. You still need the front wheels for steering and braking. If the rears have traction and the fronts lose it, seems like a formula for the car swapping ends...
It's made it to Images of Wrecked Tesla Model 3 and has a pointer to Instagram post by 3 • Dec 29, 2017 at 12:19am UTC.
voip-ninja
Give me some sugar baby
Chains are only rated to 35mph and many drivers get into trouble by exceeding those speeds... which looks like might have been the case for this driver.
With a heavy RWD car having the chains on the back and all seasons up front is going to make the car rotate very easily when turning.
With a heavy RWD car having the chains on the back and all seasons up front is going to make the car rotate very easily when turning.
C141medic
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From Teslarati:
Best look yet at Tesla Model 3 handling snowy conditions on standard tires Best look yet at Tesla Model 3 handling snowy conditions on standard tires
Best look yet at Tesla Model 3 handling snowy conditions on standard tires Best look yet at Tesla Model 3 handling snowy conditions on standard tires
SpiceWare
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MKandyman
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I may be wrong, but isn’t the reason FWD is desirable in slippery conditions is that the majority of the weight in most ICE vehicles tend to be over the front wheels? If so, since the Model 3’s weight ratio is 48:52 F:R, it should be at least effective in the snow as a typical FWD ICE vehicle.
Cool vid - makes me feel better about going with 1st production (I had wanted AWD, but don’t want to wait).
Cool vid - makes me feel better about going with 1st production (I had wanted AWD, but don’t want to wait
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EV-lutioin
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That inspires some confidence, honestly it looks like it handles turns better than my Model X. Small, good handling cars are always my preference in snow.
Jim R
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Having some experience driving in snow will make the biggest difference. Today for example, a pleasure trip on snow covered 2 lane country roads was uneventful - no issues staying at the speed limit. Lexus RX, all season (ie summer) tires). I'd rather live where it's warm all year round, but when you live where it's snowy a lot you learn how to deal with it.
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