Configure page currently states 0-60 in 5.1 seconds for LR battery. Though reported to be faster. Any guesses or reliable(?) rumors what official ratings will be for AWD and Performance options?
It’s anyone’a guess at this point. I would expect the AWD to be fairly close - maybe 4.8s and performance to be probably around a second faster. That said, ask 10 people and you’ll get 10 different answers.
I started with an S85 in 2013 that had a 0-60 of 5.4 seconds, and then traded in for S85D with 0-60 of 4.2 seconds. The 0-60 times for the S85D have been timed under 4 seconds. Our LR RWD M3 gets 0-60 under 5 seconds and has been timed at 4.68 seconds, and I would guess that the AWD version M3 will be substantially faster than that given the history noted for our MS's. I have found a huge difference in our S85D as compared to our S85. I would bet that the AWD M3 will be close to 4 seconds.
@Tesla-David: I don't think you can use Model S stats to predict Model 3 performance. Bear in mind that the uncorked RWD S75 had about the same 0-60 time as the S75D (4.3 vs. 4.2 seconds). Some people have also said here that the Model 3 is slower off the line than Model S.
We won't really know until Tesla publishes the specs. Hopefully they'll do that when they start taking orders for AWD next week.
The last thread in the acceleration mentioned, the Model 3 is limited by *software* till 40 mph. The standard "cheapo" tires they are using in current production will be shredded if full torque of the motor is fed to them.
I smell a "performance option" paired with a tire upgrade and a software update for about $5000 to reclaim the "fastest accelerating production vehicle" crown.
The SR will have less heavy battery, that might beat the LR in these tests. Given the same motor power and torque and less mass, SR might out perform LR.
It would be stupid of Tesla to have model 3 get too close to model S in terms of performance. AWD might shave off a tenth, P might take off 0.5-1.1 seconds. Sub-4 doesn’t make sense from a marketing point of view.
@AJPHL: That's not how Elon thinks. He would make a really quick Model 3 just to make ICE cars look bad, and plenty of people would be willing to buy one. Model S will do just fine regardless of what Model 3 does.
Ya, my M3 is already shredding tires from the torque. Rubber accum fast on fender with white paint. Feeling better we didnt wait for the awd. We needed a car more than a dragster. And snow has never been a problem for this Canadian in Az. Plus, I dont like torque affecting steering. Never did. Thanks a bunch 4 the specs.and comparisons.
My opinion is 4 seconds for AWD, and 3 for performance. I don't think P is gonna have the same premium as it does on the S, because I don't think they're going to have to make the significant electrical changes that they did for model S P.
The ICE cars charge just 3 or 4 K for AWD over FWD. They need to run a shaft to the rear, add a center differential, redesign the floor for the propellor shaft. There was one crazy Volvo that used an inline V6, transmission behind the engine and ran the front wheel drive shaft through the center of the engine crankshaft! Subarus have a center transfer case behind the transmission and two shafts one for the front and one for the rear. All this complexity and they sell for just 4K more.
Electric AWD is simplicity itself. Two motors, electrically linked. Costwise it would probably add 1K max. But it is a good profit center and it will be sold at whatever the market will bear. And without any competition on the horizon it will bear a lot.
As for times... S had one big motor and 1 small motor. Model 3 has 2 same sized motors and magnetic. So our speculation will only be a guess as this hasn't been done b4
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We won't really know until Tesla publishes the specs. Hopefully they'll do that when they start taking orders for AWD next week.
http://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-model-3-2018-car-of-the-year-finalist/
TEST DATA 2017 Model 3 Long Range battery
ACCELERATION TO MPH
0-30 2.1 sec
0-40 2.9
0-50 3.7
0-60 4.8
0-70 6.1
0-80 7.7
0-90 9.6
0-100 12.0
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 2.1
QUARTER MILE 13.4 sec @ 104.9 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 119 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.87 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 25.7 sec @ 0.74 g (avg)
Interestingly, compared to my 2014 Model S 85 (RWD, not performance), the Model 3 is actually faster off the line (0-30, 0-40, 0-50, and 0-60) but slower at passing speeds (45-65, 0-70, 1/4 mile, etc.):
http://www.motortrend.com/news/2013-motor-trend-car-of-the-year-tesla-model-s/
TEST DATA 2013 Model S 85 and P85
ACCELERATION TO MPH
0-30 2.3; 1.7 sec
0-40 3.1; 2.4
0-50 4.0; 3.1
0-60 5.0; 4.0
0-70 6.1; 5.0
0-80 7.4; 6.3
0-90 8.9; 7.7
0-100 10.8; 9.5
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 1.9; 1.7
QUARTER MILE 13.2 sec @ 110.9 mph; 12.4 sec @ 112.5 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 124; 113 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.87; 0.89 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 25.7 sec @ 0.76 g (avg); 25.6 sec @ 0.77 g (avg)
I smell a "performance option" paired with a tire upgrade and a software update for about $5000 to reclaim the "fastest accelerating production vehicle" crown.
The SR will have less heavy battery, that might beat the LR in these tests. Given the same motor power and torque and less mass, SR might out perform LR.
Electric AWD is simplicity itself. Two motors, electrically linked. Costwise it would probably add 1K max. But it is a good profit center and it will be sold at whatever the market will bear. And without any competition on the horizon it will bear a lot.
M3-P75DL- 2.7 0-60
MS-75D- 4.6 0-60