2024 Model 3 Performance Acceleration Test: How Fast Is It Really?

[@sanderverh6882]

Summary: Everywhere (except Germany)You will have the fastest car and fastest overtake acceleration. For 57k. No competition.

[@MisterFench]

Facts. 💯

[@TheOnlyEn]

Once again. Amazing video. Love ur Tesla videos, how you talk and how chill it is. For a new KZbinr and how well you speak, edit, and informs are amazing. Keep it up! Your videos are so well rounded!

[@MisterFench]

Really appreciated! I still need to work a bit on the planning as I feel like some videos are a bit all over the place, but I'm sure that will come with time and experience! Thanks for the kind words!

[@philippvikari8905]

appreciate all the work you are putting into your videos! keep going

[@MisterFench]

Cheers Philipp!

[@SeeliLeck3r]

Agreed, you're doing great @MisterFench. Gut gemacht 👏

[@jameshernandez5766]

Your production value is outstanding.

[@MisterFench]

@@jameshernandez5766 🙏🙏

[@LearningFast]

Try it again but navigate to a supercharger for about 7-10 minutes as you drive to the straight road. Should be about 3.05 instead of 3.15 for 0-100 kph.

[@josefinkjellsson7051]

💯

[@timoschatzinikolaou5046]

Talking about temperatures, I think having relatively low ambient temperature helped a lot. But the results are really impressive nevertheless! Video and editing quality is top notch, please keep doing what you doing!

[@Rben6102]

Love these vids, the music, the voiceover, etc. Just what I like to see. Looking forward to seeing the road trip back to Blighty....!

[@MisterFench]

Thank you so much!🙏

[@thefilmpoets]

how are you mounting the camera while driving?

[@MisterFench]

I have a suction mount from Amazon with a 360 rotating swivel arm. So whenever I start to drive, I have my camera mounted there and without tightening the 360 points too tightly, it's possible to use it as a fixed mounted camera dolly 👍 I believe the mount is called "Smallrig" and then I have bought an additional arm and the phone mount kit

[@DDDTZN]

keep grinding. love ur vids man.

[@MisterFench]

@@DDDTZN 🙏🙏🙂

[@cdude996]

Thanks for posting this...really unique content!

[@D00MINIK]

Great Video! You should think about getting a Racebox because it can calculate what the the Acceleration would be in the flat and this works very good, been testing it with my Racebox Mini a lot of times!

[@MisterFench]

I actually thought Dragy did the same elevation calculation, but I guess it's only Racebox then :/ Now I bought the Dragy, so I'll have to use that for a while before upgrading. Actually didn't want to spend money on Dragy before I hit 10k subscribers, but oh well . 😂

[@D00MINIK]

​@@MisterFench Alright, at least now you got one more 😅

[@giorgioguitar]

Really interesting!!! Loved it!

[@tymatama]

Hi there Fench! 2 questions: 1. What floor mats are these? 2. Can You upload best 100-200 dragy times to leaderboard or prepare another video with dragy screenshots? Chart them somehow? That would be much appreciated. :)

[@MisterFench]

Hi there! There's a video coming this week about the accessories I got for the car, floormats and review of these included in there. Few more days and it will be up on the channel. As for the Dragy times, I initially wanted to include it in the video, but with so many launches and accelerations it would be incredibly tedious to get all these included. I'm afraid my video editing is already taking enough time as it is 😅 All times mentioned in the video are noted down from the Dragy history though, so they are 100% accurate 👍

[@tymatama]

@@MisterFench Rather than accuracy I'm really interested in slope, as it is crucial to calculate corrections and get sime reference time. :) You can share just one or two, even within dragy alone. Thanks for great content.

[@MisterFench]

@@tymatama I shared two in the 100-200 Leaderboard for you!

[@Coyote.five.0]

there's so much push back here in the U.S.A to these cars , and you can really see it on small towns whenever you arrive to supercharge it , people look at you funny , others flip you off , others that have diesel trucks leave you a smoke screen , I've seen it all , i my self had a v8 american car before my tesla and before that v8 i had a supercharged 5.4 gt500 , and i love my tesla evey aspect of it , people that say it doesn't have a soul, they basically lying to your face because they have never own one and or aren't truly car enthusiast , true petrol heads love all kinds of propulsion. i hope electric car evolve so much to the point we have hypercar performance for the price of regular average joe salary and not reserved for the cars that cost 200k plus U.S.A dollars

[@MisterFench]

I've seen a lot of dashcam videos from the U.S. and the absolute HATE Teslas get is unbelievable! It doesn't make any sense. People will literally try and run you off the road just because you're in a Tesla. It's really odd. I have no idea why it is that way?? Why can people possibly be upset at a car just because it's electric. So odd.

[@rickv5004]

Hi Mister French. I have to say, the countryside of France is so beautiful. Thank you for doing these tests.

[@MisterFench]

@rickv5004 Thank you Rick! This is in Germany though 🙂😉

[@LearningFast]

You have it backwards. Track Mode slows the car down. You want heat in the battery for top end acceleration. Your battery was cold to begin with so you weren’t getting fast times in Insane Mode. Then when you switch to Track Mode it is already cold and you will get largely the same results. Heat the battery first and don’t put it in track mode at all. Then you will see how quick it can be. I did 7.30 for 100-200 mph full weight with the Panasonic battery. I did 7.0 for 100-200 kph with weight reductions. The LG battery doesn’t respond quite as much with heat in the battery but it will help.

[@MisterFench]

If you have the Panasonic then you'll be a lot faster than the LG. I believe the best quarter mile times I've seen between the two, there's something like 0,8 of a seconds difference, which of course is huge for a quarter mile. I know there are ways to optimize battery for better performance etc. but one of the things I feel strong about is real world conditions, i.e. the actual performance people can expect when they're out driving these cars, without first having preconditioned things to optimal performance. I appreciate the tips though, I may try it out next time I'm doing a test just to see the difference!

[@LearningFast]

@@MisterFench I get showing real world times. However, it is simply a press of a button while you pull out of your driveway. It is worth trying. Certainly, the US Panasonic battery cars are much quicker. However, heating the battery will still help the LG cars just not as much. Don’t use track mode at all and navigate to a Supercharger while you drive to the place where you test. It will give you optimal times then with virtually zero extra effort.

[@GOVAUS1]

proper music and the times we want to see. thank you

[@AM.Boxing]

Your videos are amazing. Keep it up Fench. Could you please do a video on Teslas camping mode? How much battery does it consume?

[@MisterFench]

Cheers mate! Camping mode consumes around 1% of battery per hour, but there are many factors that will influence that, like outside vs inside temperature, equipment running etc. If there's a time where the camping mode flows naturally in my content I may add it, however at it looks right now, I'm not sure what that idea would be 🙂

[@soikas3474]

Woher kannst du dieses perfekte Englisch ? 😧 Top Videos ! Vor allem dafür das du hier neu bist. Wirklich eine sehr heftige Qualität. Weiter so ! Einzige Kritik wäre die Musiklautstärke. Die würde ich so um 10% absenken, dann ist der Unterschied zu den gesprochenen Szenen nicht mehr so groß.

[@MisterFench]

Vielen Dank! Ich werde mir das mit der Musiklautstärke merken! Muss ehrlich zugeben, dieses Video wurde mitten in der Nacht bearbeitet, weil das der einzige Zeitpunkt war, an dem ich Zeit hatte 🙂

[@jonfrench7133]

cracking content. I looked up comparable 100 to 200 kph times, up there with c63 AMG and 992. Something that most ppl don’t know, common misconception is that ev’s don’t pull at high speed

[@MisterFench]

Cheers Jon. Yes, the 100-200 runs are pretty identical to those cars, which is really impressive. One thing is being able to do a quick 0-100 run, another is to keep that momentum going after 100. The M3P would probably win against older gen C63 from 0-150. However after 150, that's where the power starts to fall off on EV's (at least on the Model 3). If I would race a C63, starting from 150, I would probably get smoked. Anything below 150, I'd probably win every time. Now that you mention the C63.. I do miss having some acceleration sounds, even if just fake space-sounds like BMW / Porsche.

[@jonfrench7133]

@@MisterFench have that too, coming from a cayman gts 4.O. Miss the flat 5 singing. Re 150 kph how often to you accelerate from at +90 mph in the UK. Did it last year last a camera !

[@MisterFench]

@jonfrench7133 that's true though, it's really only in Germany that we want / "need" the 150+ Performance. I keep forgetting it's only here we actually get to use it 😇

[@fumontanaka]

It's not necessarily true with very high powered EVs like Model S Plaid or Taycan GT which pull as hard as equivalent ICE cars at high speeds.

[@jonfrench7133]

@@fumontanaka were you not reading the 100 to 200 kph times. better than most high powered ice equivalents

[@CristiCroicu]

wooooow...so many launches and the battery charge level barely drops

[@TheOnlyEn]

Yep! The new model 3 is super efficient. Got mine 6 sept. And is amazing. How battery efficient it is also stuns me

[@Franksoocold]

@@TheOnlyEnbro is it just mine or are the brakes kinda ass?

[@TheOnlyEn]

@@Franksoocold if you soft touch it, if I could say that, it’s kinda ass yes. You need to press it more down. What I have experienced. If you just soft touch it like non electric/non tesla cars, it barely brakes. The brakes are a bit harder that other cars also I feel. But yeah

[@TheOnlyEn]

Harder I mean by the pedal is hard, the braking power from your fot to the pedal. The actual brakes on the Tesla model 3 24’ is good in my experience

[@bilboriches7216]

​@TheOnlyEn Was thinking about 2024 model 3. Took a test drive and found out that the suspension and soundproofing is still dogshit. Thinking of getting a used model S.

[@mstegs5477]

Ran my US spec M3P on the draggy today. 90-95% SOC, insane mode. Ok back road, could be better. Nice video. 0-100: 3.13 (I will need to try track mode) 100-200: 7.61 (+3% slope) 7.37 (going down -3 slope) 1/8 mile: 7.04 @163.54 1/4 mile: 10.94 @199.83

[@MisterFench]

@@mstegs5477 I'm very jealous of the 100-200 times. Those are some seriously quick numbers! Would love to hear if you get any difference across with track mode on the same road. Thanks for the feedback! 👌

[@mstegs5477]

@@MisterFench From the US YT videos i've seen, insane mode produces faster times over 60mph. The most important thing is SOC and preheating the battery. However, above 90% SOC my battery would not preheat when navigating to a super charger. Also interesting. My great 10.94 quarter mile time had a 100-200 of 7.83. Seems like starting just below 100kph with a full charge preheated battery will produce the best results for that metric.

[@josefinkjellsson7051]

US spec to EU spec is 50hp difference so..🤷🏻 Great times though..over here we got the bad LG battery and you got the denser Panasonic battery, that’s why Tesla could fit more of them in the same space and have higher kW for the car and retract more peak power👩🏼‍🔬

[@jonfrench7133]

and a guilty secret. I really don’t want more ppl driving ev’s, it’s soooo much fun leaving the lights alongside an ICE

[@authenticNL2]

The amount of cutting off and shit on highways would be insane

[@MisterFench]

@@authenticNL2 😂😂

[@gyuri647]

Great content 👍

[@nozopoke1782]

Your videos game me a little hope for the lg battery. I was kind of let down because of that but seems like an amazing car nonetheless

[@MisterFench]

@nozopoke1782 still a really great car! LG batteries have the advantage that they have less degredation, o that's of course also a major plus to consider 👍🙂

[@karstenreker1267]

I saw a drag race between the old M3P and the new Highland M3P. They were equal. My old M3P needed nearly 16 Seconds from 0-200 km/h. The 3,2 seconds 0-100 and 9 seconds 100-200 is 12,2 seconds 0-200 km/h for this Highland?! That‘s nearly 4 seconds faster, … Where‘s the fault?

[@MisterFench]

It highly depends on the battery, whether it's LG or Panasonic. The Panasonic will gap the old M3P significantly, but if you take an old M3P Panasonic against the new M3P LG, then the difference isn't that big from 0-150. However, after 150+ the newer M3P (LG and Pana) will deliver faster acceleration. Since there's a difference in performance based on battery SOC, you can only compare the two with equal SOC. It's very dishonest when car-channels (such as Carwow) take an old M3P with full battery, and put it against the new M3P with a lower state of charge and do dragraces against eachother. 16 seconds from 0-200 sounds like you tested it with a lower than 80% state of charge. Even the LR should be capable of 16 secs if it's well charged

[@karstenreker1267]

@@MisterFench 15,9 seconds was a Auto Motor Sport Magazin Test.

[@MisterFench]

@@karstenreker1267 They must have tested it without a properly charged battery, or perhaps they did some hard performance tests prior and the battery/motors were slightly limited in power due to heat. I couldn't say, but it's definitely not a realistic number. Even AutotopNL did a run in 13.1 seconds which sounds much more realistic.

[@D00MINIK]

Yes and in another Test they did 14.9, sadly they don't mention the SoC but when Bloch of Auto Motor Sport measures cars, he always sais doing it under 50% SoC, that would explain it. Also the Dragrace from Carwow was a rare Model 3 Performance "Stealth" which is rare and was only shortly produced in 2019, it has only the Chassis and the Drivetrain from the Performance, everything else is from the Lr, including the smaller 18"Aeros which won't fit on a normal Performance because of the larger Brake Calipers of the normal Performance. So this Version of the old Performance in Carwow was actually faster than any other Performance before the Highland and on top of that it had 90%SoC and the new Performance Highland only had 60%. So being equally fast under this circumstances makes even this the Highland Performance EU Version 460ps with LG Battery definitely faster than the old one, but it's not like a Day and Night difference as it is with the US-Panasonic 510hp Version.

[@johnnycos2211]

I did 0-200kmh in 14.15s in my 22 M3P (LG)

[@IvanChan1804]

May I ask which app you are using to record the acceleration time?

[@MisterFench]

@@IvanChan1804 Sure, Dragy GPS Performance Meter

[@natew2031]

What type of GoPro are you using? Why do you think it overheated so often?

[@MisterFench]

It several years old, I believe it's the GoPro 7 Black. It is quite typical for cameras to overheat over continuously long recordings in 4K. I believe it had been recording for more than 1½ hours at that point.

[@AI-CHS]

How many kilometers have you driven in total with all those accelerations? I’m really curious. It looks like you still have plenty of battery left despite all that acceleration.

[@MisterFench]

@AI-CHS on that drive I probably drove around 160-170km, going from 97 to around 10-13%. Unfortunately with the GoPro overheating I can't be more specific than that 🫤

[@AI-CHS]

@@MisterFench It's simply incredible, truly impressive results. Thank you, fantastic video!

[@kingmiro]

Where are you in Germany?

[@merchantile888]

What are the settings on track mode? Just defualt? Interesting if testing on; Regen brakes Driving biases; front and rear

[@MisterFench]

I believe it's called Race Settings. It's the default mode, I don't believe anything is or can be changed. Regen is 100%, bias is neutral. I suppose it's similar to normal driving modes, just with more regen and better cooling of the battery when in Track mode

[@HY13tech]

This is the video I chose for my lunch pause 😁 I have one question, what was the overall consumption after abusing the car that much?

[@MisterFench]

@@HY13tech 350 watthours per kilometre 😬😅 actually not too bad all things considered

[@HY13tech]

@@MisterFench considered the performance, it is really not that bad for an EV because those were high speed runs compared to just launching the car with minimal wind resistance

[@MisterFench]

@@HY13tech yes exactly. I checked a moment from the recordings, at which point I had driven 140km and used 48 kWh, 347 Wh/km. So yeah, there's probably around 200km range available with such driving. Although if you're just steadily driving 190/200 without constantly flooring it and accelerating, the consumption is probably a little less

[@DCGreenZone]

I've been watching the salt water flame outs, they are entertaining.

[@Xseron]

what were the settings in track mode? default?

[@MisterFench]

Yes; default / race settings. 100% Regen, Bias neutral

[@fragu123]

...well done!

[@Martin-dx5zs]

Very similar to our EX30 twin motor performance - you certainly get used to the performance as you say!

[@MisterFench]

I know! I guess it means to get something faster next time 😅

[@razerohtre6817]

In total how many km did you do in these speeds for full battery?

[@MisterFench]

I was able to make out on point in the video; there I had driven 140 km total, used 48 kWh and with an average consumption of 347 watt hours per km

[@tfsidsg]

@@MisterFench The consumption is very interesting information! You should add it to the video or maybe mention it in the description. Roughly 215km range when driving for performance testing is super impressive. Oh ya...thanks for another great video 👍

[@MisterFench]

@@tfsidsg Cheers! And thanks for watching 😉

[@JonNewell]

Thanks for doing those tests so I don’t have to! Those roads are not rough either - come down to Australia and experience rough roads for real drivers.

[@MisterFench]

@@JonNewell not sure I'd want to take the M3P through the outback 😂

[@Circadianic]

God! I just wish I could afford one of these!

[@MisterFench]

One day my friend. 🙏

[@filipejesus191]

Thanks for this video and channel overall. Very good content. One quesiton offtopic :) . Did you had any rattling or problem with the driver´s seat? Asking because i have a performance to and has a little rattling that apparently Tesla says is normal. . . hum . . Thanks anyway in advance and keep the good work. Regards,

[@MisterFench]

Appreciate it a lot mate. I have not had any issues with the car so far. No rattling, no funny sounds, no vibrations etc. I may have been lucky, as I've heard from a few fellow Germans that they also had squeeking from the drivers seat. Tesla in Germany recognized it and fixed it at no cost. Noone have reported back what exactly the issue was, only that the Tesla service center fixed it for them under warrenty! Hope that helps

[@filipejesus191]

@@MisterFench Helped a lot. Will make an appointment with them (Tesla). Thanks again and bring us much more content :D ;)

[@giusepp3montanar0]

Unpopular opinion: awesome car, but even the Long Range AWD version is a very good option. 100+ km more range than this and still 4 seconds 0-100km/h and every optional this has, except the exterior performance package and track mode (to be used only on track).🔥

[@MisterFench]

I just did a full test of the LR AWD against this, the difference in range is actually only 5-9% depending on your speed. So realistically we're talking 450 km of range vs 495 km. Full test coming soon.

[@giusepp3montanar0]

@@MisterFench great, compare the performances too please!

[@lexus77077]

Next video is using Super charger from 0-100% Timelapse 🎉

[@destruxandexploze2552]

Is this a joke or something

[@GraftonPrimaryvideo]

Car doesn't leave Insane mode for me. Everything else feels broken and also you never can know when you might need to have a race out of nowhere, no time to fiddle around lol ;). To be fair, I've been driving first a 2019 performance and now a 2024 so that's 5 years with ridiculous acceleration that I take somewhere in the 3s 0-100kmh for granted now

[@MisterFench]

Yeah, I try and drive in chill mode as that also helps not to get too used to the quick acceleration 😇 I also like the idea of manually switching into insane mode when you need the speed, kind of like "Ok prepare for take off!" And away you go 🎢 🙂 after my video of the acceleration tests, where I did god knows how many launches, it started to feel very normal for me. Not slow, but also not super fast anymore. Just .. normal. Guess next time we need a Plaid 😅

[@GraftonPrimaryvideo]

@@MisterFench Im just used to driving it as slow as i need in insane mode by using less pedal and then always having full power available as soon as you stab it. Yes it does spoil you forever. I haven't actually been in someone else's car for a while. I've forgotten how slow most cars are. Keep up the vids

[@GraftonPrimaryvideo]

Nice one. Keep up the vids. Gotta say I'm jealous of getting to drive it on the autobahn. Fastest I've gone in Australia is 150km/h and that's very illegal but the car feels totally planted and happy. Definitely the speed limit isn't for this car but the crappy old ones with bald tyres haha

[@MisterFench]

@GraftonPrimaryvideo it's really a privilege to be able to legally drive this fast when you have a performance car like this. I guess that's also why we care less about the 0-100 times, and more about 100-200 because most often those are the speeds where people are "racing" each other. Not necessarily racing, but you know, when people overtake each other on the autobahn, it's very much an egotistical thing if showing "look how much faster my car is than yours."

[@NavarroOne]

Have you got a 0-200 km/h time?

[@MisterFench]

@@NavarroOne not anything recorded as I didn't get a safe opportunity in a flat section. Should however be just under 12s

[@NavarroOne]

Hope you get an opportunity one day

[@mstegs5477]

My US spec 24 M3P has a draggy time of 11.05 0-200. With proper track, SOC, and preheating, people are getting 10.5s. The one EU M3P on the leader board has a 12.35. Crazy difference.

[@aymanshaheen92]

Why you don’t buy s plaid ?

[@MisterFench]

Too expensive for me 🤷‍♂

[@aymanshaheen92]

@@MisterFench how much ???? In France

[@Seraph984]

​@@aymanshaheen92 140k vs 55k....

[@aymanshaheen92]

@@Seraph984 it’s a lot

[@SeeliLeck3r]

@@aymanshaheen92 Plus the S model is getting old (Platform is 2014 old, more than 10 years)

[@michaelpotgieter7925]

Nice flex with your Starbucks!

[@MisterFench]

Good eye! It's interesting that several people take notice of (and know) the watch I'm wearing

[@kingmiro]

Shouldn't the 100-200 start at 100 not something below? There is a difference. Or?

[@MisterFench]

The GPS doesn't start timing until you hit 100, so starting a little below is better, as you then get a chance to put your foot all the way down properly before the timing starts.If you would drive at 99 and floor it, you'll probably lose a few miliseconds while the car gets into motion and full acceleration is reached

[@kingmiro]

@@MisterFench it is different if you start accelerating from 100 or if you start from 80. Starting from 80 you have built up already more power. Isn't it?

[@MisterFench]

@kingmiro yes exactly, you build a better momentum starting from 80, and gps meter doesn't start until 100, so it's better that way 👌👍

[@NlghtShifter]

My i4 M50 did 8.7 100 - 200 so far but with only 65% SOC in Sport Boost mode. Another user posted 8.43 with 95% SOC. I did 8.1 100 - 200 from 0 using launch mode (developed more momentum obviously ... nonrealistic for a roll race since yuh don't start from zero lol). However the U.S. M3P will take me :D Hands down (and I own both cars). The BMW is much better quality... and no question about the interior. Only downfall is waiting @ Electrify America sucks unless. you time it right. Tesla was never a problem :P BMW def. brakes and handles better too. Range is about the same for both cars honestly from what I'm getting. Depends how enthusiastic you are ;)

[@MisterFench]

@NlghtShifter thank you for confirming what I have thought! Honestly, if the i4 M50, fully loaded eith extras would have been the same price as the M3P, it would have been tough for me not to pick that one 🤔 I do wonder about the efficiency though, but probably no more than 10-15% difference which in real world use is hardly noticeable. How do you like the Harman Kardon sound system compared to the Tesla?

[@NlghtShifter]

@@MisterFench Oh man.. the sound is incredible. The BMW is just pure luxury and so much less noise cruising on the expressway. Honestly has to be the best overall driving BMW i've owned ... better than my 2021 m340i! I have the 19" wheels which gives it a range of 307 (50 less if you have the 20" wheels). The regen seems better on the BMW going down the mountains here. Tested both cars and the BMW was nearly 10% higher on SOC ... 39% vs 48%. I was going to do the same... but for some reason Tesla wouldn't approve me on the car and the CU rate was ridiculous. BMW financial gave me a great rate ... oh did i mention 2 years unlimited free charging, and in California SDGE is hiking rates up again by 20%. Right now it's .64 kWh :/ Used to pay half that 2 years ago.

[@ericdh2009]

OK,I see a kilometers not mile per hour

[@DieterMaier-r6k]

Traumauto

[@jarrodf_]

Does it come with its own MAGA sticker, or do you have to buy that separately?

[@MisterFench]

I don't know Jarrod, perhaps it does in the US. I'm in Europe.

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

God i just hate that interior. Looks like a uber driver car. 😂 bmw i4 seems to focus more on mid range speed then 0-60 times. Thats interesting its faster 100-200

[@Franksoocold]

Bro nobody give af about a damn 100-200.. red light races are all that matters. You goofballs can take that to the track.. us normal people go from one light to the other

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

@@Franksoocold that may be the dumbest take I've ever seen. U use 100-200 WAY more often when daily driving. How often will u be at the front of the line at a red light? Compared to how often do u need to pass a car on the road? Exactly. Passing power is always more crucial. I can't believe this guy really just said this. Bahahaha