Tesla has made the revised Model 3 Performance a much better car than before, and you can now tell it’s the Performance just by looking at it. It has different front and rear bumpers, a carbon fiber spoiler in the rear, and upgraded wheels that balance being aerodynamic and looking sporty.
Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chief of design, will tell you that all the visual changes you see on the Model 3 Performance over the regular model serve a functional purpose. The front bumper, for instance, is lower and deeper to help give the car a more planted stance, but it also has aero slats on the side that send air into the front wheel wells. In conjunction with the new Performance wheels, this has a significant effect on the car’s aero credentials.
