Video Summary
The 2024 Model 3 Performance now has distinct design changes to look more aggressive. Tesla gives you bigger, sportier rims. The front bumper has been redesigned giving it sharper lines, air vents, and a front lip. A spoiler rear diffuser has also been added.The 2024 Model 3 Performance now has its own badge.
The exterior combined with the new streamlined headlights and taillights makes this car look far better.
In person, the car looks 1000x better.
The old Uber Turbine wheels look better than the new wheels, but the aero fins can be removed to make the wheels look sportier.
The 2024 Model 3 interior is an upgrade with nice material on the doors. There's an ambient light bar that runs along the dashboard to the front and rear doors, which can be changed to any color.
The doors provide less outside noise with double-pane glass, shock-absorbing technology, the removal of plastic trim, and additional anchor points.
Front seats are now more comfortable.
The sports seats have enhanced bolstering and a deeper seating position. They also feature ventilation, so they can be cooled while driving.
The upgraded center console and glove box have a sliding mechanism that can hide the cup holders.
Wireless charging pads are bigger and double as the key card location.
The new steering wheel has had all the stalks removed with capacitive buttons moving its functions into the wheel itself.
The quick access camera button is right on the steering wheel.
The interior lights are now capacitive.
The 2024 boasts 17 speakers, dual subwoofers, and dual amplifiers.
The 2024 gets an additional exterior speaker at the rear of the car doubling as the horn.
The improved side impact protection and better crash protection are upgrades.
My old Model 3 Performance is no joke, but the 2024 performance car's acceleration is on another level. It's got 510 horsepower, 2.9 0-60, and a higher top speed of 163 mph.
New performance drive unit delivers 22% continuous power, 32% peak power, and 16% peak torque delivery.
There are track-ready brakes on the performance model now.
The car now has adaptive damping.
The car feels a lot stiffer during cornering due to the stiffer new chassis.
There are now three ways to put the car in gear, swipe on the side of the screen, automatic gear selection, and capacitive gear selector.
The back seats are better with higher up seats and more cushion. The rear gives you more legroom and feels bigger overall.
There is now a rear screen for passengers.
If interested in it, you should definitely take one for a test drive.
