{"id":223,"date":"2025-03-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.com\/?p=223"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T09:00:00","slug":"tesla-model-3-performance-review-more-power-than-you-will-ever-use-and-all-the-better-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/?p=223","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model 3 Performance Review: More Power Than You Will Ever Use, and All the Better for It"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>0\u201360 mph<\/th>\n<td>2.9s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Power<\/th>\n<td>510 hp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Top speed<\/th>\n<td>163 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Layout<\/th>\n<td>AWD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Every so often a car comes along that reminds you why driving can be a pleasure rather than a chore. The Tesla Model 3 Performance is one of those cars, and we spent a week trying to find its limits.<\/p>\n<h2 class='wp-block-heading'>Performance<\/h2>\n<p>With 510 horsepower on tap, the Model 3 Performance dispatches the 0\u201360 mph sprint in 2.9s and presses on to a 163 mph top end. Yet the numbers matter less than how accessible the performance feels from behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<h2 class='wp-block-heading'>On the road<\/h2>\n<p>Where many quick cars feel inert, the Model 3 Performance stays communicative. The AWD setup keeps the chassis honest, so you always know how much grip is left in reserve \u2014 confidence that pays dividends on a demanding road.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The best fast cars do not just go quickly \u2014 they make you want to go quickly again.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class='wp-block-heading'>Living with it<\/h2>\n<p>Living with the Model 3 Performance reveals a practical streak. It is comfortable enough for a long haul, the interior feels worth the money, and visibility and ergonomics have clearly been considered rather than ignored.<\/p>\n<h2 class='wp-block-heading'>The verdict<\/h2>\n<p>Judged on its own terms, the Tesla Model 3 Performance succeeds emphatically. It knows what it wants to be, achieves it with conviction, and leaves you plotting reasons to drive it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spend a week with the 510 hp Tesla Model 3 Performance to see whether the experience lives up to the numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14,101,100],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-ev","tag-model","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auto-bus.autos\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}