NEW 2025 Tesla Model 3 PERFORMANCE Review: Supercar Slayer | 4K

A few months ago we took to the streets to give you a

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of the updated Tesla Model 3 that brought with it improved looks, efficiency and luxury, but Tesla in its Infinite Wisdom forgot one thing: the fun factor, fortunately they have been working overtime and Now we We have brought this, the new Tesla Model 3 Performance, as expected from the name, it is a Model 3 with much more power, 5,110 horses to be precise, an increase over the previous versions. 450. Tesla wanted to create something that was not only usable on a day-to-day basis, but also that you would want to jump in and drive just for fun, not only in terms of straight-line acceleration but also in terms of dynamic capability.

This isn't just a one-trick pony, but being a Tesla, it has that very, very impressive trick that is now possibly more impressive than ever. The new 3 Performance

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will hit 60 in 2.9 seconds, 2/10 faster than the previous generation car, so let's see how it feels, yeah, ah, painful. painful painful is what it feels like to drive the Sprint in 2.9 and that compares very favorably with its rivals a BMW M3 takes 3.9 seconds with the manual gearbox and 3.4 with the automatic in fact the new 3 Performance

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will put an end to

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s like the McLaren artura at 60 MPH and the good thing is that you don't have to do any launch control or tricky stunts to get the thing flying down the road, all you have to do is stop, hit the gas and go.

Ridiculously fast every time, how is it generating all that power right? It uses the same front motor as the standard Model 3, but the extra grunt comes courtesy of Tesla's fourth-generation drive unit, which offers more power and torque thanks to precision grinding of the gear yoke. windings instead of single coils and a new inverter that provides more current - 950 amps versus 830 in the previous car, resulting in a 16% increase in peak torque, 20% more overall torque and 30% more of maximum power, but there are also some changes on the exterior. Let's talk about the new design changes in the Model 3 Performance.

This is apparently the first time Tesla has been able to differentiate between a standard version and a high-

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version of its car. All Model 3s have a redesigned front end, new headlights, but all three Performance now. It comes with this very delicious looking front splitter and a duct on the side that channels air around the front wheels and those two work together to reduce lift by about 35%. Now on the side wheels, they are now staggered 19 forward for the first time. and 20 inches in the back and what's really cool is that you get these Arrow blades which improve Aero efficiency or you can rip them off completely to reduce weight a bit, although this does look a bit ugly if you take them off so personally I recommend it.

The rest of the car is pretty much a standard Tesla Model 3, you won't really be able to tell it's a Model 3 Performance until you get to the back where you'll find this very impressive looking carbon spoiler and a new rear diffuser, and what's more, if you look closely at the back, it might look like a checkered Tesla Model S badge, but it's not. This is Tesla's new

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badge that looks like the checkered badge, but I'm sure it is. It's not a plaid because the Plaid is only reserved for the Tesla Model A s and x with the three motors, but yeah, there you go, one more thing, actually, the noise.

We all think electric cars should be super quiet, but especially high-performance versions of electric cars. It can be very loud listen to this. I forgot to show you before, but never listen, listen to that. I think it's one of the cooling fans working overtime to try to keep the batteries and engines cool and this car has actually been sitting here. for quite some time there is a mode where you turn off the fans but apparently never completely so it is a bit noisy, we should say inside the changes are subtle but significant in places, now you get new seats which feature more support reinforcements without losing heating or cooling functionality.

More on these in a moment, you'll also get Carbon Trim on the dashboard, as well as the other upgrades you get on the last-gen Model 3, including ambient lighting and double glazing throughout. Check out our

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of the latest Model 3 Long Range at the link below and if you want to buy or lease your own Model 3, check out the site for the latest deals too at the link below, usually when you get into the high version performance of any standard car, you can tell you're in the sports car almost immediately, everything generally feels a little angrier and that involves the sound of the car, the steering, the suspension, but you don't really get that in the new performance car.

Tesla Model 3, in any case. It feels like the standard Model 3, but that's actually by design. Tesla wanted this car to feel like a good everyday car that anyone could use for normal trips. The car comes standard with adaptive suspension unlike the normal Model 3 which allows To have a soft setting during normal driving and a stiffer one with improved body control and less roll when driving sportily, the shock absorbers feature accelerometers hub-mounted wheels that sense what's happening while driving, allowing the suspension to adapt on the fly, improving primary and secondary handling over both large and small bumps, in other words, the lightest forged wheels with a lower unsprung mass also helps here.

I have to say that the suspension is definitely one of my favorite things about this car; The suspension on the previous version of the Model 3 felt quite harsh and unsophisticated in many ways, it doesn't have air suspension and doesn't feature the latest multi-valve dampers, but you can't argue with the handling, it feels nice and plush and, in fact, I have a hard time thinking of many others. 500 horsepower cars that have suspension that feels as good as this one. The other thing I have to praise right away is these seats. As soon as I jumped in, I thought, “wow, this feels so much better.” I don't know what the hell.

It took Tesla a long time but these are an absolute game changer, they stop you from flying into the passenger seat and they are actually quite comfortable too and better seats mean you can try harder in the bz, here the car feels a lot more settled with a firmer suspension. It's fine and works with a multi-section stabilizer bar and stiffer top mounts to allow for superior body control. The new Pelli P04 tires have a stiffer sidewall which again reduces unwanted movement at the rear, but with larger tires around 23535 9 at the front and 7530 r20 at the rear.

In the back there is much more grip and traction. I would say that is both good and bad. It's good in the sense that there's virtually no understeer, you can barrel into a corner and it just holds up and holds. its line, but on the other hand there is no oversteer either, the thing is so planted that as soon as you come out of a corner you can hammer it and be pretty sure the rear will stay in line, which is great for the track. because it means lap time, but on the road it's a little less fun, potentially don't get me wrong, you can play with that, but that often requires quite a bit of commitment, let's say, and ultimately I don't think it's that accessible.

In terms of fun, like some of its rivals, specifically the rear-drive Tyan, it sounds pretty strange, but I'm going to stand by this. A little less grip, a little less traction and a little less tires would make this car. Yes, a little slower, but ultimately it's a little more fun to drive this new power unit in the rear, it's something else. They say it can deliver 32% more peak power and 16% more peak torque and it's believable because you put the pedal to the metal and it just wants to headbutt the Horizon, it's fast and that's not an exaggeration in the slightest, believe me , I've been driving this almost all day and even at the lowest factory at 50% it's still doing 60 pulls in just over 3 seconds.

It's just ballistic, the steering is one of the highlights of this car, there's not much feel or feedback from the front axle but it's very direct, very quick, you point it and it goes where you want, the brakes are really impressive too . They aren't using carbon ceramic on this car, they probably don't need it because it's a road car, but they have changed the brake pad material from adhesive friction to abrasive friction, similar in concept to what they did on the Tesla Model S Track. Pack, you can look up the difference between abrasive and adhesive friction someday on the Internet if you're bored, but what it essentially means is that the brakes are now very, very consistent.

I'd like to get a feel for how they feel on the track and whether they hold up to repeated hard braking, but on the road, yes, they work great now, and I'm sure some of you will agree that this just wouldn't be a review of a Tesla if I didn't have a complaint about the steering wheel. yes it's such a big circle it's not the ridiculous yoke, however they've tried to reinvent things by getting rid of the stems and replacing them with buttons and on-screen controls to select neutral drive and park, it's not a deal breaker , but it is.

It's not as good as the old lever recovery system and things would be much easier to use and intuitive. The car features numerous driving settings, including a follow mode that lets you choose where most of your torque ends up in the front or rear and by how much. Traction assist, don't worry, although it usually never feels like full front-wheel drive like a hot hatch does or full rear-wheel drive like some Tians would, but it's nice to be able to configure the car for your driving taste. and experiment with your setup, as I mentioned, one of Tesla's OB goals with the Model 3 Performance was to make it not only fast but also fun.

It can be had if you go looking for it, but personally speaking, the experience of driving the Model 3 Performance sometimes left me cold. I've been trying to rack my brain trying to figure out what this car is missing, what that X Factor is, that missing ingredient that would take it from good to great and I think it might be noise, not necessarily engine noise. internal combustion, but any noise, the kind of noise that you can hear in a Tyan or a Hyundai Ionic 5 or any number of rivals of this car that makes some kind of sound to indicate that you are progressing or that you are braking, says how It's, it's a bit like dancing without music, yes, it can be fun to move your body, but it's much more fun when there is a strong melody accompanying it.

Does extra power affect efficiency? Tesla doesn't think so. In fact, these new tires, despite having more contact area, have lower rolling resistance, leading them to claim a 2% increase in efficiency. Range is expected to be around 290 miles and charging times are expected to be around 30 minutes, going from 10% to 80%, so what's my verdict on the new Tesla Model 3 Performance? Well, I think they've done a fantastic job with this car. Not only does it really have absolutely spectacular straight line performance, but it is also very good in corners. One of the best things about this car is the split personality it has, it's quiet, it's refined, you can drive it on a highway without feeling like you're in a 500 horsepower car until you hit a series of twisty curves and Then you go into a corner and you realize that not only is it really handling it but it also excels in those corners.

Are you missing a little fun? Yes, especially if you have experience enjoying the internal combustion engine, but I think the more time you spend with this car, the more you will learn to love it, it's fast, it handles well, it's full of technology, it has tremendous range. To be honest, it drives itself. I think it has a lot to offer and could be the best all-around car Tesla has made today and that's saying a lot.