My model 3 was only $46,000 I wonder where he,s getting his information Sent from my iPad
> On Oct 6, 2018, at 12:46 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > > https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a23085684/review-tesla-model-3-performance/ > My 72 Hours With the Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition > Sep 13, 2018 Alexander George > > [image / James Lipman > https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/model-3-performance-red-rear-motion-1536692069.jpg > > https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/screen-shot-2018-09-11-at-1-51-29-pm-1536691768.png > Me on the TV / Fox 5 New York > > https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/model-3-performance-dual-motor-badge-1536692311.jpg > The Performance is the Dual Motor Model 3, plus 104 horsepower / James > Lipman > > https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cms-model-3-interior-dashboard-head-on-1536698853.jpg > The Model 3’s tablet dash is uncluttered brilliance / Alexis Georgeson > > https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/img-1328-1536700535.jpg > / Alexander George > ] > > Three days with the souped-up, extra-fast, $64,000 version of the Model 3. > > A few weeks ago, when I went on local TV to chauffeur a news anchor who > didn’t have a license and explain why the Tesla Model 3 won our magazine’s > Car of the Year award, I screwed up in two ways. > > First, I failed to say “Popular Mechanics” on air, which I’m told I should > do whenever possible. Second, I talked about the car like a car salesman on > his first day. Without much criticism I rattled off all the stuff it could > do, the way its price would influence the electric vehicle market, and how > it made me a better person for having driven it. > > Had I really become a Tesla loyalist? To find out, I spend a few days behind > the wheel of the Model 3 Performance Edition to find out what a little extra > oomph can do for Elon Musk's "entry-level" electric car. > > The Rundown > > First, an abridged explanation of why the Tesla Model 3, the car on which > the Performance is based, is exceptional: > > Price: As of early September, you cannot purchase the $35,000 base Model 3. > It’s a bummer because that number means entry into electric transportation > for so many people. Until that car arrives, the least expensive Model 3 you > can buy costs $49,000 and comes stock with a 310-mile Long Range Battery and > a Premium Interior that includes wood accents, heated seats, power front > seats, bigger sound system, glass roof, fog lamps, and Tesla's awesome > synthetic leather seats. > > Fun: Model 3s have a double-wishbone front suspension and multilink rear > suspension. It’s the same setup found on other fast sedans like the Porsche > Panamera. In practice, that means you can mash a Model 3’s right pedal on an > on-ramp and the car stays level through the turn. > > Like a Panamera, hard cornering in this thing makes you giggle because > you’re confident the car will go where you’re pointing it. Also: you can > also move the car with just your phone. Useful? Nah. Cool? Very. > > User Experience: Talking vehicle dynamics isn’t quite my thing, but I do > know a lot about product design and user interfaces. On that front, the > Model 3 is hard to criticize. Because the car unlocks when your phone get > close enough, there’s no key fob to lose. Because there’s no engine in > front, the lower windshield lets you see more. And that center-mounted > tablet means fewer glowing numbers distracting you from the road. > > After driving a Model 3, every other car’s console feels like a misuse of > wires and visual real estate. > > Luxury: Like the Chevy Bolt or even a first-gen Nissan Leaf, electric cars > are as smooth and quiet as a Rolls Royce. > > Range: 200-plus miles for $35k is the new standard for mass market electric > vehicles. Whenever Tesla actually starts selling the base Model 3, at least. > > Performance Perfection > > My ride for the next 72 hours is even nice. The ultra-luxe Performance > variant, at $64,000, adds the kind of stuff that will appeal to anyone who'd > chose a BMW M3 or M4 over the 3-Series. Meaning, it's a car with enough > space to be your only vehicle, but will reward you for finding good back > roads. > > A second motor for the front wheels adds power, and takes it from rear- to > all-wheel drive. Upgraded inverters deliver power to both motors more > efficiently than the regular Model 3, Tesla says. Lower suspension makes it > more aerodynamic and reduces body roll. New software developed in-house > (rather than from a supplier, like on other Teslas) helps everything talk to > each other, both for safety and towards the goal of going faster. > > After driving a Model 3, every other car’s console feels like a misuse > of wires and visual real estate. > > All of that noticeably drops the zero-to-60 time from 5 seconds to 3.5 > seconds. Or, just 0.1 seconds slower than a McLaren F1. That means a lot. > CEO Elon Musk told Joe Rogan that a Tesla is a tool for fun. After driving > one, it’s hard to disagree. > > Going that fast with electricity is different from using a V12. Having the > battery weight low means the car stays level without requiring a punishingly > stiff suspension. Without any noise or vibration, your hands and butt have > clear communication with the wheels. And since there's no engine to wind up, > acceleration is immediate. You can dust anything that’s not mid-engined and > costs six figures. > > All that gratuitous speed doesn't take away from the Model 3's obsession > with squeezing every mile out of its batteries. With the regenerative > braking, removing your foot from the accelerator turns your motors into > generators, pulling power from the wheels’ rotation and storing that energy > back in the battery. > > It’s so dramatic that you can do all the stopping you need without touching > the brakes. > > Better Than Base Model > > My specific Performance 3 loaner car had the $5,000 Performance Upgrade > package: 20-inch wheels, a carbon fiber spoiler, and bigger brakes with the > calipers painted red. It also had Enhanced Autopilot, another $5,000 extra. > > On a hospitable road (paved roads with lane markers bright enough for the > system to see, decent weather), you can turn it on, take your feet away from > the pedals, and hook your thumb onto the steering wheel. If the wheel senses > no resistance from your hand, the system will ask for your attention and > self-disable if you ignore its warning. > > But even the most advanced self-driving systems forbid the driver from > shifting focus away from the road long enough to compose a text. So in > practice, "autonomous" driving isn’t far removed from adaptive cruise > control found on late-90s Mercedes S-Class. > > But the Model 3 Performance exists because it rewards anyone who accepts > this reality, because it’s the car is much more fun when you let it > monopolize your attention. > > The Daily Grind > > When I pulled into my garage after a day of back roads, plus 90 minutes of > commuter traffic, I realized that you would have to work hard to kill 310 > miles of range. For the average American who drives less than 30 miles a > day, you can go for weeks without needing to find a high-voltage charger. > The app actually told me to charge it less for sake of the batteries' > longevity. > > After 72 hours of putting this Model 3 through my daily routines— groceries, > visiting friends, and commuting into the city— I began slipping into the > mind of a Tesla-phile. > > You imagine quiet city streets subtly humming with electric engines. You > imagine how the dangers of fossil fuels, whether global or personal, would > be relegated to the past. You even compulsively check the car's charge > status on the Tesla app. You smile and nod approvingly at other Tesla > drivers. > > And while fanatics can be annoying by nature, when it comes to Tesla, I kind > of get it now. > [© popularmechanics.com] > > > https://insideevs.com/popular-mechanics-tesla-model-3-performance/ > Popular Mechanics Spends 72 Hours With Tesla Model 3 Performance > Sep 14, 2018 - After driving the Tesla Model 3 Performance, Popular > Mechanics now ... 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