Tesla Model 3 Track Day car?
#11
Oh snap.
#12
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#13
An M3 is under 3600 lb, and Cosmo didn't buy his to track it. Seems irrelevant.
I thought the Tesla overheating problem was the battery packs, not the motors? Guess I was mistaken there.
I thought the Tesla overheating problem was the battery packs, not the motors? Guess I was mistaken there.
#14
A Tesla Model 3 non-long range model weighs 3550lb per Edmunds https://www.edmunds.com/tesla/model-...eatures-specs/
If you want to compare from the same people, a 2016 M3 weighed 3540lb per their weigh methods. https://www.edmunds.com/bmw/m3/2016/...eatures-specs/
I don't think anyone buys a Tesla Model 3 as a track car either.
Last edited by Chibo; 07-12-2018 at 09:56 AM.
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TrumpetTitan (08-06-2018)
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We have seen gas engines hold up to the extremes of hobby racing for years. We also know Tesla tweaked software in an update without customer knowledge to reduce performance to improve battery life. Since I don’t have unlimited cash, I would not track one until there was years of history proving the drivetrain, proving tge batteries hold up, and showing that Tesla warranties the batteries.
Since the tech industry has forced me into the tinfoil hat crowd about them spying on EVERYTHING we do now days, I would put money on them having code that if the vehicle is being used in an extreme manner it is probably being recorded, maybe even with gps data showing you at the track, for the purpose of voiding your warranty.
Since the tech industry has forced me into the tinfoil hat crowd about them spying on EVERYTHING we do now days, I would put money on them having code that if the vehicle is being used in an extreme manner it is probably being recorded, maybe even with gps data showing you at the track, for the purpose of voiding your warranty.
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We have seen gas engines hold up to the extremes of hobby racing for years. We also know Tesla tweaked software in an update without customer knowledge to reduce performance to improve battery life. Since I don’t have unlimited cash, I would not track one until there was years of history proving the drivetrain, proving tge batteries hold up, and showing that Tesla warranties the batteries.
Since the tech industry has forced me into the tinfoil hat crowd about them spying on EVERYTHING we do now days, I would put money on them having code that if the vehicle is being used in an extreme manner it is probably being recorded, maybe even with gps data showing you at the track, for the purpose of voiding your warranty.
Since the tech industry has forced me into the tinfoil hat crowd about them spying on EVERYTHING we do now days, I would put money on them having code that if the vehicle is being used in an extreme manner it is probably being recorded, maybe even with gps data showing you at the track, for the purpose of voiding your warranty.
Porsche has been recording revs within certain ranges (including OEM rev limiter RPM) for over 10 years.
Last edited by Chibo; 07-12-2018 at 04:34 PM.
#18
How long do the batteries last under track usage?
#19
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I'm a natural aspirated, manual transmission guy but the writing is on the wall--the electrics are going to be faster on tracks. The Model 3 won't have endurance as a track car but the future is electric. These guys are pioneering stuff and even if I don't necessarily want it, I do find it interesting.
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I think irrelevant unless you could afford to put 50k track miles on it per year. The batteries they use are best out there. They drop a percentage by 100k but then level off. The battery pack and ac motors on the S are built to last like Diesel engines, 400k, 500k. Plenty of high mileage examples out there. F da,n things are just expensive, especially if you want AWD and the P designation. But given these early reports of track use, we are seeing a progression here and a step forward.
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