Will there be a Ludicrous-type of option?

[butchmank9]

RWD only

Not for a long time. It's a $10,000 upgrade for the Model S, and no one's going to pay 30% more for a car to go slightly faster, and the Model 3 will be RWD only anyway (per a statement by Musk, and it's common sense... which I'll go into now...)

I see all these expected features threads, and you have to remember this thing is a *third* of the cost of a Model S. And it's not like the seatbelts, nuts, bolts, tires, glass for the windshield, sun visors, cupholders, pedals, instrument panels, or a million other things are a third of the cost; this means every fun thing will be gone in the base Model 3. And then probably a lot of bundles (autopilot, supercharging, extended range, AWD) will be piled on to get a $45k-$55k Model 3 that actually makes some profit for Tesla. Any true luxury on top of that may certainly be available, I just don't see it for the initial model year release. Tesla probably doesn't want to even offer a $75k Model 3 because it would skew the perception of it being affordable.

Musk did talk about offering M3 buyers RWD and AWD as an option.

 

[McHoffa]

If it's still a $10k upgrade to get 0.3 seconds quicker, I'll probably pass. I mean really, the P85D I test drove was more than enough. I could never justify $10k for that bump in speed (if I could I would already be driving a Tesla). I'd max out my Model 3 at around $70k. Hopefully that will give me a P--D with the maximum battery, autopilot, upgraded interior, nice paint and a couple more options

 

[Tesloid]

I wouldn't be surprised if xxD to PxxD upgrade is $10k, while a PxxD to PxxDL upgrade will be $5K. Basically, half of what you see on S or X.

 

[Brad_NC]

Did anyone vote "Yes, I would buy a Ludicrous-type option..." without having already test driven with Ludicrous-mode?

I ask because I had a test drive today in a P90D(L) and it was intense. More than my head liked (felt like my head was being squeezed, lol)... mind the Tesla rep did have me do it around a bend (that was kind of nuts).