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Originally Posted by Giggler
...BMW's new iDrive is a full step ahead and is an overall better package...
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Virtually every review of the Model 3's UI has said the exact opposite.
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Originally Posted by Giggler
...And in regards to performance...The stock Model 3...cannot achieve official Nurburgring times because they become speed limited due to overheating...
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Not actually accurate. The Model 3 Performance running in "Track Mode" will dial back the power somewhat under hard use, but continues to perform at a high level:
From Road and Track:
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...After three or four laps at absolute tire-torturing full speed, the car begins to reduce power output. It's a balanced, gradual event. The motors and battery use cooling circuits that are independent but linked; as one component heats up, the system shifts cooling capacity where it's needed. It can even use the battery as a heat sink to shed excess thermal load from the motors.
This linked approach to thermal management means that, unlike previous Teslas, track driving won't lead to a total performance shutdown when one component's temperature spikes. Battery and motors heat up at the same rate; when the car starts approaching its thermal limits, it dials back power gradually, until the heat output can be managed by the car's cooling capability.
And you can keep lapping through it. The car's power output plateaus, the cooling system reaches a steady state. You're more than welcome to continue in this condition until you've drained the batteries. You'll miss some of the hard punch of acceleration coming out of the corners, but you end up driving it like a momentum car. It's still a ton of fun."
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...ce-track-test/