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That's not happening. You can be happy if the biggest battery RWD is 45k naked.i'm thinking 45k i'd like sub 5 second 0-60, smart air suspension, sub zero package, biggest battery pack, no need for leather, auto pilot, awd
What? It could happen... A man's gotta DREAM!LOL. Where to start...
From all that I've heard/read, I do not anticipate the same level of pricing differential on the M3 as we see on the Model S/X. Tesla keeps saying the M3 will be a simpler car, and the pricing is putting it squarely against the Leaf and Bolt (which are clearly NOT high end luxury cars). Look at the tech in the new Bolt and I think that we'll see that level of car with the addition of Tesla style + autopilot + supercharger, so I just can't see this car getting to $55-60k. I do not think that "highly optioned" will mean quite the same thing as what that means on the Model S.
Whereas I totally disagree. They are not looking to compete with the Leaf and Bolt. They are looking to compete with the BMW 3 series and Audi A4. This is straight from the earnings call: "You should think of the Model 3 as sort of really competing in kind of the BMW 3 Series or Audi A4 market." (love the Elon grammar)
I wonder how much of the "this is going to be like a Leaf/Volt" contingent is born of some "snobbery" from S and X owners....?? Much in the same way Audi and MB drivers look down their noses at A3 and CLA drivers, respectively.....already trying to downplay the Model 3....
I think it comes more from the other end, of people who want Tesla to build a basic "EV for everybody". It's the existing Tesla owners who expect the sports oriented super performance version.
$50K.
Autopilot, leather (or alcantara if it's offered) and winter package.
And depending if I can afford it premium sound system or smart air suspension.
My 2000 S4 had it. I think the argument is it gives more friction and helps keep you from sliding around in your seat while cornering.Slightly off topic: When did alcantara become such a thing in cars? Our S4 has it and it was kind of a big deal they were pushing really hard as an awesome feature. I think my Volt has a knock off version of it (or my Volt might have actual suede leather vs the synthetic that alcantara is). I actually prefer smooth leather to the suede - easier to clean. It also looks neater. No butt prints.
i guess I prefer "zombie cows" over synthetics as someone else posted brilliantly earlier. So I probably won't pay extra for the alcantara.
My 2000 S4 had it. I think the argument is it gives more friction and helps keep you from sliding around in your seat while cornering.
Slightly off topic: When did alcantara become such a thing in cars? Our S4 has it and it was kind of a big deal they were pushing really hard as an awesome feature. I think my Volt has a knock off version of it (or my Volt might have actual suede leather vs the synthetic that alcantara is). I actually prefer smooth leather to the suede - easier to clean. It also looks neater. No butt prints.
i guess I prefer "zombie cows" over synthetics as someone else posted brilliantly earlier. So I probably won't pay extra for the alcantara.
There is no appreciable range improvement by limiting potential for performance. Just because a car is capable of 0-60 MPH in three-to-four seconds doesn't mean you can't drive it slowly enough to reach the mark in thirty-to-forty seconds instead. I believe that it is more important to match the electric motor used to the maximum output of the battery pack array that is used. That way you will have the maximum efficiency possible at all points in the power band. Tesla Motors has already shown that a 60 kWh battery pack capacity can be extremely efficient even with a 300+ HP rating on the electric motor. I believe that General Motors has made a mistake by limiting the Chevrolet Bolt to a 200 HP permanent magnet motor.More interested in range over performance.