It Looks Like The Tesla Model 3 Is A Lot Quicker Than Advertised
As Model 3 “production hell” continues, few of the 400,000 or so people on the waiting list have gotten hold of their cars. But the silver lining is the lucky few who actually have taken delivery now own something that is - by the looks of it - quite a bit faster than it should be.
We’re keen to see more acceleration tests, but this early one from DragTimes is certainly very promising. Despite the chilly conditions, the Model 3 used here managed 0-60mph in a VBox-recorded 4.663 seconds - significantly faster than the rather underwhelming 5.1sec figure Tesla itself quotes.
It managed to do a quarter-mile in 13.376 seconds meanwhile, ending the run at 103mph. Not bad considering this is just the base, rear-wheel drive Model 3 - a dual motor version will eventually join the ranks, and yes, there’s already talk of Ludicrous Mode.
We can’t wait for the inevitable BMW M3 drag race when that one’s here…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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there is a guy in my country, my neighbour works for him, he gave out 15 model 3s and he got one
How many times can it do this until it overheats I wonder?
Takes me back to this..
i thought teslas did 0-60 in less than 3 seconds? hence they could beat lamborghinis and mclarens
that’s the model s adn x. this is the cheap one. (still being expensive)
JDM Shark 🇧🇷
it may be faster than a supra but it has an ugly stuck on screen
Too bad they’ll do it with just about ZERO emotion. It is the beginning of the end.
How is a 5.1 second 0-60 “underwhelming”. My focus ST feels quite fast and it’s 0-60 is 5.6 seconds
The top end power must drop off a cliff. 0-60 in 4.6 should mean a much faster trap speed than 103 mph. A golf gti wouldnt be far off that.