Notes
The Tesla Model 3 Performance is an eco-friendly electric sedan with an all-wheel-drive configuration belonging to Tesla's most affordable model range. This third-generation EV (Electric Vehicle) comes with a starting price of 59,000 dollars. Franz von Holzhausen was in charge of the design team that went into Tesla's production lines at Fremont, California, from 2018 onwards. This impressive vehicle comes with a Permanent-Magnet electric engine setup, 450Hp maximum output power, and 471Lb-ft torque. Its all-electric powertrain can get you anywhere you want under any weather condition, thanks to its space-age steel-aluminum metal structure delivering maximum strength for the car's lightweight body. Drivers love the sensation of accelerating seamlessly, quietly, and smoothly as they keep pushing down the pedal.
The Tesla Model 3 Performance charges up to 80% in 40 minutes on one of Tesla's Superchargers, delivering a 13kWh/100Km efficiency with a 352 miles range. The Model 3 increases the combined speed by adding Acceleration Boost, taking the car to a 162 Mph top speed and going from 0-60 Mph in 3.7 seconds. The standard tire set for this Tesla packs Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 235/35/R20 in front and 275/30/R20 in the rear. A lower sports suspension system and a performance braking package provide a stable and secure driving experience. The Tesla Model 3 Performance is a game-changer and a must-have for any electric car enthusiast. It is a severe contender for gasoline-powered vehicles, no wonder why it is such a top-selling EV.
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From 39 documented buildsTrendsTesla Model 3 Performance Mk1 enthusiasts commonly upgrade to Hankook R-S4 or Yokohama ADVAN A052 tires, paired with Mountain Pass Performance (MPP) Sports Coilovers and control arms. Builds often escalate with Endless or AP Racing brakes, Stradale Designs aero, and APEX ARC-8 wheels, complemented by MPP cooling solutions.
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OEM Pace+7% 2 buildsLap Times
| Time | Track | Car | Mod | Driver | Tire | Lap Date | Date Added | vs Predict | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:14.9 | Toronto Motorsports Park (CW) | Medium | 12 Jul, 2022 | 12 Jul, 2022 | -2.72s | +3.52% | |||
| 2:50.8 | Bedford Autodrome (GT Circuit) | Stock | 21 Mar, 2023 | 16 Sep, 2023 | -5.77s | +3.51% | |||
| 1:58.8 | Maryhill Loops Road | Light | 19 Sep, 2022 | 13 Nov, 2025 | -4.24s | +3.46% | |||
| 42.5 | Adams Motorsports Park | Medium | 03 Jul, 2021 | 01 Jul, 2022 | -1.53s | +3.41% | |||
| 1:51.8 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2.4 Mile Outside Road Course) | Medium | 18 Feb, 2025 | 13 Mar, 2025 | -3.88s | +3.36% | |||
| 1:48.6 | Buttonwillow Raceway (13CW) | Medium | 14 Apr, 2023 | 03 Nov, 2023 | -3.7s | +3.21% | |||
| 1:37.1 | The Bend Motorsport Park (West CW) | Stock | 19 Mar, 2022 | 13 Jun, 2026 | -2.94s | +3.14% | |||
| 1:20.7 | Willow Springs Raceway (Streets CCW Pre 2022) | Medium | 30 Sep, 2023 | 24 Jun, 2026 | -2.57s | +3.07% | |||
| 54.8 | Pocono Raceway (North Road Course-CW) | Medium | 04 Jul, 2023 | 14 Feb, 2024 | -1.69s | +2.97% | |||
| 1:02.3 | Canaan Motor Club (CW) | Medium | 24 Sep, 2023 | 09 Jan, 2024 | -1.91s | +2.95% | |||
| 54.2 | La Junta Raceway (CW) | Medium | 02 May, 2023 | 09 Jan, 2026 | -1.38s | +2.46% | |||
| 1:21.3 | Thunderhill (West) | Medium | 18 Apr, 2023 | 16 Jun, 2023 | -1.99s | +2.37% | |||
| 1:15.8 | Toronto Motorsports Park (CW) | Medium | 12 Oct, 2022 | 02 Sep, 2024 | -1.83s | +2.35% | |||
| 1:14.0 | Dragon Race Track - Kaloyanovo (CW) | Stock | 07 Sep, 2021 | 03 Jan, 2024 | -1.64s | +2.29% | |||
| 1:52.8 | Buttonwillow Raceway (13CW) | Medium | 06 Apr, 2021 | 18 Jan, 2026 | -2.63s | +2.26% | |||
| 1:39.6 | Pueblo Motorsports Park | Medium | 02 Jun, 2023 | 07 Jan, 2024 | -2.23s | +2.17% | |||
| 1:14.4 | Goldenport Park Circuit -Yiche (Beijing) | Stock | 09 Nov, 2019 | 12 Jan, 2026 | -1.39s | +1.94% | |||
| 1:21.9 | Willow Springs Raceway (Streets CCW Pre 2022) | Medium | 03 Dec, 2023 | 12 Dec, 2023 | -1.56s | +1.85% | |||
| 1:35.4 | Circuit Calafat | Medium | 14 Mar, 2022 | 12 Jul, 2022 | -1.82s | +1.82% | |||
| 1:49.5 | Buttonwillow Raceway (13CW) | Race | 11 Mar, 2022 | 06 Jul, 2022 | -2.11s | +1.81% | |||
| 1:27.7 | Portland International Raceway - PIR (w/ Chicane) | Stock | 11 Jun, 2024 | 12 Jun, 2024 | -1.29s | +1.53% | |||
| 1:52.9 | Arizona Motorsports Park - AMP (CCW) | Light | 20 Apr, 2023 | 23 Jan, 2026 | -1.64s | +1.51% | |||
| 1:53.7 | Circuit Parcmotor Castellolí | Medium | 22 Oct, 2022 | 27 Oct, 2022 | -1.64s | +1.38% | |||
| 58.3 | Lime Rock Park (CW) | Medium | 19 Aug, 2022 | 27 Oct, 2022 | -0.78s | +1.31% | |||
| 1:20.8 | Thunderhill (West) | Heavy | 07 Apr, 2025 | 09 Apr, 2025 | -0.81s | +0.96% | |||
| 1:13.9 | Dunnville Autodrome | Stock | 26 Jun, 2019 | 01 Nov, 2023 | -0.58s | +0.81% | |||
| 1:22.0 | Thunderhill (West) | Medium | 30 Apr, 2022 | 02 Jun, 2022 | -0.65s | +0.77% | |||
| 1:50.0 | MSR Houston (CCW) | Stock | 27 Aug, 2025 | 29 Jan, 2026 | -0.81s | +0.77% | |||
| 1:59.8 | Thunderhill (East 3 Mile w/ Bypass) | Stock | 04 Jul, 2022 | 26 Nov, 2022 | -0.81s | +0.67% | |||
| 42.6 | GTR Motorpark | Stock | 29 Sep, 2021 | 19 Sep, 2023 | -0.19s | +0.47% | |||
| 1:20.7 | Willow Springs Raceway (Streets) | Medium | 08 Oct, 2023 | 17 Jul, 2024 | -0.34s | +0.41% | |||
| 1:19.8 | Summit Point Motorsports Park (Jefferson Extended Circuit CCW) | Medium | 16 Oct, 2022 | 01 Sep, 2024 | -0.26s | +0.32% | |||
| 1:37.3 | Laguna Seca (Current) | Medium | 09 Jan, 2024 | 24 Jan, 2024 | -0.29s | +0.29% | |||
| 58.8 | Lime Rock Park (CW) | Medium | 19 Aug, 2023 | 12 May, 2026 | -0.15s | +0.26% | |||
| 2:23.8 | Circuit of the Americas - COTA | Race | 19 Feb, 2022 | 26 Jul, 2023 | +0.28s | -0.19% | |||
| 1:37.5 | Laguna Seca (Pre 2023) | Medium | 29 Jun, 2019 | 13 Jul, 2022 | +0.23s | -0.23% | |||
| 1:58.9 | Thunderhill (East 3 Mile w/ Bypass) | Medium | 26 Apr, 2021 | 27 Nov, 2022 | +0.41s | -0.34% | |||
| 59.1 | Lime Rock Park (CW) | Medium | 30 May, 2019 | 07 Sep, 2022 | +0.22s | -0.37% | |||
| 1:36.2 | Alastaro Racing Circuit | Stock | 16 Jun, 2020 | 30 Nov, 2022 | +0.34s | -0.37% | |||
| 1:45.4 | Palmer Motorsports Park (CCW) | Medium | 18 Jul, 2021 | 11 Aug, 2022 | +0.52s | -0.48% | |||
| 52.1 | Autodrome Montmagny | Light | 29 May, 2024 | 28 Jan, 2026 | +0.25s | -0.50% | |||
| 1:30.7 | Pacific Raceways | Medium | 26 May, 2023 | 27 May, 2023 | +0.58s | -0.62% | |||
| 2:30.5 | Calabogie Motorsports Park (CW) | Light | 30 Sep, 2022 | 23 Apr, 2024 | +0.9s | -0.62% | |||
| 1:56.2 | Buttonwillow Raceway (13CW) | Medium | 19 Sep, 2022 | 18 Sep, 2024 | +0.86s | -0.72% | |||
| 2:09.0 | High Plains Raceway (Full) | Stock | 16 Oct, 2020 | 07 Jan, 2024 | +0.95s | -0.77% | |||
| 1:38.2 | Laguna Seca (Current) | Medium | 27 Jul, 2024 | 02 Dec, 2024 | +0.86s | -0.85% | |||
| 40.8 | GTR Motorpark | Medium | 30 Apr, 2022 | 19 Jan, 2026 | +0.4s | -0.96% | |||
| 1:39.8 | Laguna Seca (Current) | Medium | 06 Oct, 2023 | 11 Oct, 2023 | +1.19s | -1.17% | |||
| 1:55.2 | Buttonwillow Raceway (Circuit) | Heavy | 12 May, 2025 | 04 Jul, 2025 | +1.49s | -1.26% | |||
| 1:59.9 | Thunderhill (East 3 Mile w/ Bypass) | Medium | 17 Nov, 2024 | 02 Dec, 2024 | +1.58s | -1.28% | |||
| 1:49.2 | Sonoma Raceway (Long Pre 2024) | Medium | 31 May, 2021 | 26 Jan, 2024 | +1.61s | -1.43% | |||
| 59.3 New | Kinnekulle Ring | Medium | 01 Jun, 2026 | 02 Jun, 2026 | +1.04s | -1.72% | |||
| 1:28.0 | Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main) | Light | 04 Sep, 2020 | 05 Jul, 2022 | +1.55s | -1.83% | |||
| 1:41.6 | Circuit de Bresse | Light | 30 Jul, 2020 | 04 May, 2024 | +1.89s | -1.93% | |||
| 1:33.0 | Atlanta Motorsports Park (CCW) | Medium | 08 Oct, 2021 | 20 Jul, 2022 | +1.86s | -1.96% | |||
| 1:20.6 | Auto Club Speedway (Infield Road Course) | Medium | 17 Nov, 2022 | 23 Nov, 2022 | +1.67s | -2.03% | |||
| 1:09.5 | Tor Modlin | Stock | 26 Jun, 2022 | 10 Oct, 2024 | +1.36s | -2.05% | |||
| 1:58.7 | Buttonwillow Raceway (13CW) | Medium | 27 Jan, 2019 | 29 Jan, 2026 | +2.56s | -2.11% | |||
| 1:42.5 | The Bend Motorsport Park (West CW) | Stock | 12 Feb, 2022 | 31 Mar, 2022 | +2.09s | -2.12% | |||
| 1:33.0 | Dominion Raceway | Medium | 28 Aug, 2020 | 24 Jun, 2022 | +2.06s | -2.15% | |||
| 1:33.7 | Bikernieki | Light | 23 May, 2023 | 08 Aug, 2024 | +2.26s | -2.39% | |||
| 1:59.3 | Buttonwillow Raceway (13CW) | Heavy | 06 Mar, 2025 | 18 Apr, 2025 | +2.95s | -2.42% | |||
| 2:35.5 | Sebring (CW) | Stock | 27 Jan, 2024 | 15 Mar, 2024 | — | ||||
| 2:10.4 | Thunderhill (East 3 Mile w/ Bypass) | Light | 10 Feb, 2019 | 13 Jan, 2026 | — | ||||
| 1:32.3 | Willow Springs Raceway (Big Willow) | Medium | 04 Dec, 2020 | 06 Mar, 2022 | +2.46s | -2.58% | |||
| 1:03.3 | Tsukuba Circuit | Medium | 21 Feb, 2020 | 14 Jan, 2026 | +1.66s | -2.60% | |||
| 1:53.3 | Sonoma Raceway (Long) | Light | 17 Oct, 2025 | 29 Nov, 2025 | +3.07s | -2.72% | |||
| 50.4 | Autodrome Montmagny | Medium | 30 Aug, 2025 | 28 Jan, 2026 | +1.49s | -2.91% | |||
| 1:18.9 | Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park-FIRM (Main Course w/o Shoebox CW) | Medium | 23 Mar, 2020 | 21 Oct, 2022 | +2.51s | -3.13% | |||
| 1:39.5 | NCCAR (CW) | Medium | 11 Mar, 2019 | 15 Jul, 2022 | +3.51s | -3.41% | |||
| 1:40.2 | Atlanta Motorsports Park (CCW) | Light | 19 May, 2022 | 21 Jan, 2023 | +3.41s | -3.52% | |||
| 1:53.0 | Inde Motorsports Ranch (Configuration 6 CW) | Light | 03 Sep, 2022 | 08 Oct, 2022 | +3.86s | -3.54% | |||
| 2:26.4 | Sebring (CW) | Medium | 15 Oct, 2023 | 16 Oct, 2023 | +5.49s | -3.63% | |||
| 1:33.2 | Willow Springs Raceway (Streets Pre 2022) | Light | 18 Nov, 2019 | 31 Aug, 2022 | +3.59s | -4.00% | |||
| 1:24.8 | Willow Springs Raceway (Streets - CCW) | Medium | 29 Mar, 2022 | 24 Oct, 2024 | +3.53s | -4.03% | |||
| 1:33.9 | Willow Springs Raceway (Big Willow) | Medium | 30 May, 2019 | 09 Jun, 2023 | +4.13s | -4.26% | |||
| 3:01.7 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Stock | 09 Sep, 2025 | 14 Jan, 2026 | +8.22s | -4.70% | |||
| 1:55.1 | Auto Club Speedway (Road Course) | Medium | 07 Dec, 2022 | 02 Mar, 2024 | — | ||||
| 1:41.8 | Pacific Raceways | Light | 22 Nov, 2025 | 27 Nov, 2025 | +4.67s | -4.77% | |||
| 1:52.5 | Sonoma Raceway (Long) | Medium | 21 Nov, 2021 | 12 Jan, 2023 | +6.01s | -5.18% | |||
| 1:29.3 | Portland International Raceway - PIR (w/ Chicane) | Medium | 26 Apr, 2019 | 20 Apr, 2021 | +4.76s | -5.25% | |||
| 1:32.3 | Motorsport Ranch-MSR Cresson (1.7 CW) | Light | 10 Nov, 2019 | 21 Aug, 2022 | +5s | -5.65% | |||
| 2:04.0 | Chuckwalla Valley Raceway (CW) | Medium | 20 Feb, 2025 | 27 Feb, 2025 | +7.31s | -5.71% | |||
| 1:53.3 | Ridge Motorsports Park (Current) | Medium | 20 May, 2023 | 21 May, 2023 | +7.08s | -6.03% | |||
| 1:56.9 | Podium Club (CW) | Stock | 30 Oct, 2022 | 09 Nov, 2022 | +7.96s | -7.08% | |||
| 2:02.7 | Buttonwillow Raceway (Circuit) | Medium | 25 Jan, 2026 | 25 Jan, 2026 | +9.98s | -7.86% | |||
| 1:23.2 | Pocono Raceway (South East option 1 CCW) | Medium | 05 Jun, 2022 | 25 Feb, 2026 | +6.87s | -8.09% | |||
| 1:59.0 | Sonoma Raceway (Long) | Medium | 01 Feb, 2025 | 09 Apr, 2025 | — | ||||
| 2:02.2 | Sonoma Raceway (Long Pre 2024) | Medium | 11 Jul, 2022 | 04 Oct, 2024 | +12.81s | -10.33% | |||
| 2:13.7 | Virginia International Raceway - VIR (North) | Medium | 25 Mar, 2019 | 03 Dec, 2022 | +34.24s | -24.47% | |||
| 48.0 | Apple Valley Speedway | Heavy | 26 May, 2023 | 16 Dec, 2025 | — | — |
Top Modified Model 3 Performance Mk1
| Year | Driver Name | Mod | Horsepower | Tire | Tire Size | Vs Predict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Unplugged Performance Acension-R) | From Where I Charge | Medium | 480 | 40 ADVAN A005 | 310/690/19 | -10.71s |
| 2018 (w/V730) | Track My EV | Medium | 480 | 200 V730 | 275/35/19 | -8.39s |
| 2023 (cgoode/RE71RS) | cgoode1 | Medium | 480 | 200 Potenza RE-71RS | 235/35/20 / 275/30/20 | -7.66s |
| 2021 (The Spaniard) | Mountain Pass Performance | Medium | 479 | 100 AR-1 | 305/30/19 | -7.4s |
| 2020 (w/CR-1) | Martian Wheels | Medium | 480 | 200 CR-S (CR-1) | 305/30/19 | -6.89s |
| 2019 (Evasive Motorsports) | Dai Yoshihara | Race | 480 | 40 ADVAN A005 | 235/35/20 | -6.82s |
| 2022 (w/A052) | Evasive Motorsports | Medium | 450 | 200 ADVAN A052 | 235/35/20 | -6.47s |
| 2018 (w/A052) | Igorekgq | Medium | 480 | 200 ADVAN A052 | 235/35/20 | -6.32s |
| 2018 | 168 Track Time | Medium | 480 | 40 A7 | 275/35/18 | -5.69s |
| 2019 (Kraken) | Track'n The Kraken | Medium | 480 | 200 Potenza RE-71RS | 265/35/19 | -4.78s |