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Those SR+ models were definitely a sweet spot. The newest ones feel software limited below 25-30mph.When buying my 2019 M3 multiple test drives were done in every spec of M3 and I hunted down the different wheel options. The SR+ was, at that time, a 5 to 5.1 second 0 to 60 car with the occasional claim of someone seeing 4.9. Fast enough…. So I went in search of handling dynamics and in my humble opinion the lightest Tesla one can get ends up being the best handling Tesla. Not having a front motor results in a more pure steering feel and RWD (as much as you can turn off the traction control with slip start) allows some pointing of the car with the accelerator. Best, and most surprising, was that I can coax lift (throttle) oversteer out of the car and it is just as scary (and fun) as it is on an old 911. The regen is about perfect to transfer the weight and grip forward to assist the rear of the car in its rotation.
The suspension has the right parts, but in my 2019, there is some “monkey motion” (as Randy Pobst called it). Better rebound dampening is what I think it needs, but I would defer to someone at Mountain Pass or anyone with a more calibrated and younger ass than mine.
I am now considering a new P M3, but honestly, I think I prefer the RWD car with 400 lbs less weight over the front. Wish we could order the M3P with much lighter forged wheels. I hate those (always curbed and often bent) UberTurbines. Wouldn’t a M3P with just one carbon rotor from a Plaid and no autopilot hardware (pure steering, a la Lotus) be a blast?
My warranty is up. My SR+ has the “performance” read unit which supposedly can be uncorked for additional 50 HP. Maybe it is time to hooptie the thing….
