Hey, I test drove a Model 3 performance, and I know on paper it has better performance than the GTPE, but it actually didn’t feel much quicker. The GTPE is a great daily, and it has better than decent acceleration, and is built well. However, I, and others, feel like it could of had more performance to justify its name.
Thank you for sharing. Very much appreciated.
. I have indeed done 80 mph / 85 mph passing many times in the Tesla, and I am quite sure that the MME will also handle that just fine. I am going to find out soon!
Depends on what you mean by “feel it.”Thank you for sharing. Very much appreciated.
To be brutally honest, if someone driving in front of me is already doing ~25 mph above the posted speed limit (doing ~50 mph in a 25 mph zone, doing ~90 mph on a 65 mph road), passing that person by going even faster is not only potentially dangerous (especially on USA highways where many drivers aren’t always in full control of their cars but still want to ram them forward at max speeds they can go), but also invites an opportunity for me to meet the cop hiding away and contribute to the fine quota for the day for them. No thank you. I would instead just let them go, or follow them keeping safe distance if I am in the driving lane. And this scenario should never be happening in the passing lane to begin with.
That’s how I drive personally, but again, everyone does this differently.
I am pretty sure that most city road passing will be handled by the MME just fine as it typically happens at speeds below 65 mph and even that is generous. The GTPE felt blisteringly fast from 0-75 mph on every single flooring event in the test drive. That’s more than plenty for the city driving enthusiast in me
To be fair, I didn’t exceed 75 mph during the test drive. Still, for the highway passing, where most people are making noise about this boost cap, the highest passing speed I have personally hit in my Model 3 was ~95 mph and that was a very rare occurrence. And I didn’t have to reach that speed to pass the car in a blink of an eye. If that were the case, most cars sold today are not even close to being sufficiently quick to make it to the highways
And anything above that, like I said above, I “won’t” be passing, unless there’s an emergency.
Thus, the boost cap being “felt” above 80 mph wouldn’t really upset me, as I’m almost at my top driving speed of 90 mph which I rarely, if ever, plan to exceed on the roads. I hope I never find myself in a situation where I must and if I do, my first instinct would be to seek opportunities to slow down and not accelerate.
And that right there is the crux of the matter, I feel. I can’t imagine that many car drivers, even the spirited ones, drive any faster than the speeds I mentioned above on a regular basis. That number is probably less than 10%. And we are talking about a consumer grade EV after all. Those drivers who want to reach higher speeds than these at a moment’s notice aren’t most of us.
But the boost cap slowing my acceleration starting 70 mph though? That would be most certainly annoying not to me but to a very large population of drivers and I’m sure Ford would have to close shop if it was that egregious. I keep hearing that most people “feel” it closer to 80 mph, no?
rate of acceleration slows down…
I can tell you that I have driven the Model 3 (rwd) for 5 years straight. And I felt that the GT PE 0-70 mph was faster and more dramatic. I believe you that the power is gradually reduced, I just didn’t feel anything that made me want to pull over and walk away. In two days I’ll be able to do this again and I hope I continue to feel the same lol but I’ll post here if I start to notice it.
Everyone here felt the drop off and still bought the car.rate of acceleration slows down…
I can tell you that I have driven the Model 3 (rwd) for 5 years straight. And I felt that the GT PE 0-70 mph was faster and more dramatic. I believe you that the power is gradually reduced, I just didn’t feel anything that made me want to pull over and walk away. In two days I’ll be able to do this again and I hope I continue to feel the same lol but I’ll post here if I start to notice it.
That is really well said! "we don't like it, but we don't hate it enough to not buy this car".
Pretty much exactly this. The EV6 GT is fun, and performance wise eats the GTPE for lunch, but inside it “feels” like a Kia to me. Just a little cheap.
If Kia and Hyundai are eating Ford GT vehicles for lunch as you’re saying, Dearborn MI should be ashamed of themselves.
Or Kia should be proud for making a really fast car.
Really glad you like it. Again, the car is a great daily driver. Certainly the nicest car I’ve ever owned. The 5 second acceleration limitation is only something that I really notice maybe once a week, but when it happens, it’s noticeable, and makes me sad for what the car could have been.
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We have a GTPE and cannot believe how fast it is red lite to red light. The high torque blowscawawy most muscle cars.
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After driving my wifes new AWD model Y I am disappointed in getting the GTPE instead of a performance y. Her tesla beats me in a quarter miles and it only has 385hp. In addition she is able to get added power on a $2000 performance boost. Cost $53000. Minus $7500 tax credit.
Tesla is a fantastic car. There’s a reason it’s selling so much.
