Test drove all the trims of the model 3. The performance had me blown away!

I made the mistake of test driving a model 3 performance. I ended up ordering one that same weekend. Could have purchased the rwd single motor, but life is too short. ;)

I’ve had an AWD I got a good deal on (inventory discount + ev tax credit). Got an M3P as a loaner for a week and as much as I enjoy my car, I for sure want to upgrade when the opportunity comes

I have a 2022 model y and a 2021 model 3 and the model y suspension is like a Bentley compared to the model 3 which I’ve honestly owned bikes before that are more comfortable.

If you’re coming from a ‘22 MY, why not demo drive the Juniper Ys? Then you can compare apples to apples. I’m coming from a ‘20 M3 LR to ‘26 MY and the suspension indeed is night and day. I don’t think you understand “hard” until you’ve driven the old first gen M3’s with chrome and everything. The MY from that era feels like driving on a cloud. So to my astonishment the suspension did feel quite a bit nicer across Ys and 3s.

It really is. Enjoy!

I keep my RWD model 3 in chill mode and even that can beat pretty much any car in daily traffic. I don’t get what this obsession is with needing to be in a race car 24/7. Handling is way more important than acceleration. Also, fwiw, I’m really unimpressed with the suspension of my highland. I don’t know if it’s because my previous car was a (cheaper) WRX and the engine could distort any small bumps in the road, but bumps are very noticeable in my highland.

Do what I did in my 22, of you have the 980 motor you can add the ghost module, turns your 3/Y into a P+... 3.2 seconds 0-6... here's how to see if you have a 990 (which they sell a boost 50 module for as well),or a 980 - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FofFZ4wnE/ https://ingenext.ca/products/ghost-upgrade - you get all the speed and a ton of additional features, for a whole lot less then buying a performance! If you have a 990 motor - https://ingenext.ca/products/boost-50

WOW did not know this was a thing!? Is you LR now faster than a performance? I wonder if this is going to shorten the life of the motor. I believe the performance has a larger from motor than LR, but somehow this module makes a LR faster than a performance?! EDIT: Do you know if having acceleration boost with the ghost mod makes it even faster? Thanks!

I’ve got 166K miles on my ‘21 M3 LR AWD (purchased Dec 2020). It’s been a great car, but the suspension is beating me up on my 160 mile round trip commute. When it comes time to replace it, trying to decide between ‘26/27 Model 3 premium, Model 3 performance, or Model Y premium. The most important factors for me are ride comfort (suspension and seats), range, and the stereo. I’m thinking Model 3 Premium, but the Y is growing on me — I like entry/exit height, spacious interior, and rear seat room/ride comfort for my tall teenagers. Honestly range is a big factor for me, not when the car is new but when it is five years old, like my current one. With 20% battery capacity loss, and real world efficiency at highway speeds, what will the “real” range be from 80% to 20% at 80 MPH when it’s 5 years old? On my current Model 3, 80=>20 is only ~160 highway miles.

Nope, the performance has the same 980 motor that the m3lr has, just software unlocked. Since mid 2022 models, tesla switched over to the slower but more stable 990 motors, the 990s can still be unlocked for 50hp more... aka acceleration boost or the boost 50 module ingenext sells.

Here ya go.... https://youtu.be/yFQi5R0S-M0?si=W0xZ4hgs-G1XROft

I’m 20k miles into my 2024 M3P. It’s been AMAZING — not a single problem, still love the acceleration, FSD is terrific, car is just beautiful to look at. Couldn’t be happier. Enjoy! Great choice!

Is there a suspension on the 2021 lr? I have one and think they forgot to put one in mine

Yeah the 24+ m3ps are absolute units and are in my opinion the best $/aweomeness ratio in new cars out there. I can’t even say hp because it’s ’only’ ~500 but blows away 700hp cars. And it can chauffeur me home at the speed limit.

I just got a brand new RWD and really regret not waiting another two months for the AWD to be delivered. The acceleration does feel a bit meh compared to the G force from AWD :(

The suspension is secretly my favorite thing about my M3P, as awesome as the performance is. It rides noticeably better to me than the vanilla Highland (or vanilla Juniper for that matter).

I test drove the Dual motar and then the performance. I just couldn’t shake the feeling of the performance. I ordered it a week later. Zero regrets

If you think the awd has G force the performance will make your head hurt

Exact same feeling with my ‘24 M3P as well :-)

This was me tried the dual motor 3 and Y then tried the Performance I ordered the M3P.

New model 3s have better suspensions than your model y

I wouldn’t trust myself in the performance, too much of a danger to myself and everyone else 😂

Yeah the 22 model y suspension has nothing wrong though.

You’ll absolutely adore the new Tesla Y performance!!! Tight as a drum. I have both 3P and YP, both hw4… I’ve had the s and x and not even close to my current ones…

Went to test a LR Model 3, and the service guy said, “want to drive the Performance?” Ordered one within that week

I honestly agree. I might turn into a 18 year old driver who thinks they're Max Verstappen 😂

Damn I never drove the long range or the RWD of the highland but is the suspension really that big of a difference compared to M3P? What is it that you feel can you describe it? I have the M3P so I don’t know what to compare it to lol

Same here. For my use, the RWD Standard could have done the job for me - then I tried the Performance. Now I’m at the hardest stage- waiting for the delivery.

It just feels smoother to me. Admittedly I don’t have any measurements or data to back up my “butt dyno” on this, LOL. The Performance does have a different (better) suspension than the vanilla cars, though. That much, at least, is factual. :-)

Love my M3P. Night and day difference compared to my wife's regular M3 highland, but I do prefer those seats for longer road trips.

Being a lifelong gearhead I bought the M3P and love the 100% torque all the time. However, I think the matte carbon fiber on the dash looks cheap/fake, I think tgey coulda used a higher quality of carbon fiber.

My 2019 lr with acceleration boost is already fast but I did not test drive performance. I can’t really imaging being faster. I’m already dangerous enough. But that speed is addictive