Posted on 08/11/2018 7:57:16 AM PDT by Moonman62
For me, the Model 3 Performance is the most impressive Tesla I’ve driven to date, and easily the most fun.
It benefits from having a super short nose up front, which makes it easy to just point and shoot wherever you want it to go. The Model 3 Performance handles like a legit sports car, and that’s not a descriptor I toss around lightly, especially for a sedan.
The night after the drive, and even now, I found myself still thinking about what it was like to be behind the wheel. I get to drive a lot of fun cars for my job, so that doesn’t happen to me very often anymore.
It’s got the neck-muscle-stretching acceleration that at this point is basically a Tesla hallmark, and it does it with such little drama and such ferocity that you don’t so much as accelerate, as it is that one instant you’re doing 20 mph, and the next instant you just happen to be doing 60 mph.
As Patrick mentioned above, the acceleration is unforgettable. It’s been a full 24 hours now and I’m still stuck on that peculiar feeling of accelerating so fast that your tongue kind of curls up on itself in your mouth.
Oh, and the seats. The seats are DEFINITELY to like. The Volvo S60’s old seats were legendary, but Volvo replaced them for the new S60 with a different seat.
The Tesla Model 3 now takes the crown for Best Seats. They’re soft and pillowy and not too large and not too small. Gimme these chairs for every chair I sit on for the rest of my life.
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The Tesla 3 configuration tested here cost about $80,000.
Where are you going so fast??
How long does the battery last under such acceleration?
That price is still a deal-breaker for me. Tesla already has an unacceptably high injury rate in their factory, but they just need to work those people harder for less money! /s
For a much better experience, a BMW M4 for $75,000 gets the same performance in a gas engine and has all the engineering a Telsa only wishes it had.
And it goes a whole thirty miles during a Canadian winter.
Eat that, gasoline car!
Considered in their ACTUAL selling price classes, Teslas are just another competitor, and are hardly compelling. Most vehicles at these prices are primarily fashion statements, although they are wonderful cars. At those prices, why wouldn’t they be?
“It benefits from having a super short nose up front,”
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This means that, if there is an accident, you will be first on the scene ...
The “there would have been a grill here if this was a fossil fuel burning car like you peasants drive” front end is a great way to market to the sanctimonious idiot market.
I’m much more interested in the Grand Cherokee Tracker. $86K, much more seating and cargo capacity, 400+ mile range, all-wheel drive, major off-road capability, and 0-60 in 3.9 seconds.
There is a major issue with brake pad dust on the hub caps. Despite the generator braking, the dust issue is everyone concern.
My 2005 Chrysler 300 is still running like new and cost less than $30 grand. Cost benefit analysis on Tesla flunks completely. (PS, change my oil every 3000 miles)
Oh that is nonsense! As long as you keep your garage temperature above 60F and wait to take the car out until the outside air temperature is at least 30F and try not to drive under 60mph while driving on a route where you can you to use your regenerative braking as frequently as possible (to help keep the battery warm), you should be able to go at least forty miles. Just make sure you don't park the car in the cold anywhere along the route if it is more than 2 miles back to your house.
Tesla needs to start turning out product. Ditch the fully automated assembly line idea, hire some workers, STFU, and start building cars to meet your commitments. That said I wouldn’t mind having one.
Most people don’t know how big a problem batteries are.
Panasonic is the sole raw material supplier and Tesla is 50% of their sales. The other half of their sales are all other Lithium Ion uses. They make enough for about 100k cars and by 2030 300k cars. 300k cars per year is nothing.
The Japanese also want to go big into the battery cars. What will happen when the Japanese hoist the flag on Panasonic’s doorstep and and says sell your batteries to Japanese companies, not American companies. That time may come sooner than later.
In addition to helping aerodynamics, fuel economy and performance....
They can’t get any more batteries, so they figure why sell the cheap cars. They will go bankrupt or remain a niche company. Cobalt is just too hard to secure.
You mean a Fiat Grand Cherokee?
What mileage do YOU get with that acceleration?
That’s right, you can’t accelerate that fast!
My 2017 BMW 535i, at $72K list, is a whole lot more than a fashion statement.
I've owned many, many cars...the 535i is the most balanced, certainly one of the highest performance cars I've ever driven. Awesome machine.
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