New Tesla Model 3 Performance A little stronger, a little tougher and a little more comfortable

The Tesla Model 3 Performance has received some sporty changes, but no Plaid or Ludicrous. This is new after the facelift.

There have been many rumors surrounding the facelift of the Tesla Model 3 Performance, and we have been contributors there. Please read what we have written in the link below.

Now it turns out that the differences are not that terribly big, but the difference between Long Range and Performance has become bigger now than before.

A little fitter

According to today’s email from Tesla, the latest generation Performance provides “more than” 460 horses. That is quite a bit lower than the rumors of 627 horses.

But now it does 0-100 km/h in 3.1 seconds, down from 3.4 seconds and has an unchanged top speed of 262 km/h.

According to the press release, the performance brakes are now standard, but they were basically that before too, at least in this country.

Better undercarriage

Model 3 received increased structural rigidity in the body when it received a facelift last year. Then we tested the Long Range. You can find the test in the link below.

Performance has of course also benefited from this and has also received adaptive shock absorbers, via Tesla Vehicle Dynamic Controller (VDC), updated springs and stabilizer bars and bushings, for better handling and comfort.

It also has wider wheels at the back than at the front. The dimension is still 20 inches.

The super fun Trackmode, which already gave you the opportunity to choose how many percent drift you want on each axle, how much it should regenerate and how much the anti-skid system should intervene, has been improved.

Now it also contains adjustment for the undercarriage.

Stands out a little more

Finally, the Performance in the new edition gets its own sports seats at the front, with far better lateral support. They have both heating and cooling.

Externally, the changes are limited to the own design of the rims, a completely new front bumper, where you have a little more cooling for systems and braking, and a slightly different rear diffuser.

Performance has also been given its own logo, which is confusingly similar to the Plaid logo, but lacks the red lines.

The range for Performance is up to 528 km. For the Long Range it is 629 km, and 513 km for the rear-wheel drive.

With this news, the Model 3 facelifts are finally complete for all editions – both with rear-wheel drive, which was recently relaunched, with Long Range, which received a price adjustment down NOK 23,000 recently – and now with Performance.