The primary Tesla Mannequin 3 Highland Efficiency model heads to the dragstrip. The gang and the employees on the drag racing monitor look a bit stunned because it’s the primary Tesla Mannequin 3 that appeared right here with a Ludicrous Mode badge.
The proprietor who has his YouTube channel “Mountain Man Tesla”, took his new Mannequin 3 Efficiency toSonoma Raceway in California. This racing monitor is surrounded by the Sonoma Mountains. The surroundings of this dragstrip makes drag racing right here much more thrilling.
This was the first-ever drag racing expertise for the Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency (Ludicrous) proprietor. Even whereas the motive force was inexperienced, the brand new Mannequin 3 Efficiency scored two consecutive quarter-mile runs in beneath 11 seconds.
Above: Desk of Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency quarter-mile instances in a drag racing problem.
The primary drag race was between the brand new and legacy Mannequin 3 Efficiency vehicles. With an awesome response time of 0.034s on the launch, the brand new Mannequin 3 Efficiency launched early off the beginning line. It accomplished the quarter-mile in simply 10.916 seconds vs the legacy Mannequin 3 crossed the end line in 12.322 seconds. On this try, the brand new Mannequin 3 Efficiency was pushed by an expert race driver.
Within the subsequent two makes an attempt, the brand new Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency was pushed by the proprietor himself with no prior expertise of drag racing. This time, the rival was once more the legacy Mannequin 3 Efficiency in white coloration. The brand new Mannequin 3 Efficiency gained this race once more with margin of 1.019 seconds (quarter mile instances: 10.962s vs 11.981s).
Video: Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency (Ludicrous) performs 1/4-mile runs in beneath 11 seconds.
The following and closing drag racing competitors was towards a extremely modded Mercedes race automobile. Nevertheless, the Tesla Mannequin 3 carried out nice on this try as effectively and gained the race. It gained by a slight margin of 0.057s however successful is what counts on the finish.
If we have a look at the quarter-mile numbers within the desk above, I exhibits the consistency of the brand new Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency. Tesla has refreshed the design of the brand new Mannequin 3 Highland Efficiency that’s extra aerodynamic in comparison with the previous design. The sharper entrance and improved rear lets the air slip by way of the physique of the automobile unhindered.
Video: Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Tesla engineers explaining the brand new Mannequin 3 Efficiency design and engineering enhancements.
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Observe: This text was printed earlier at Tesla Oracle. Writer: Iqtidar Ali.