Tesla released the new Model 3 Performance on Tuesday, with 510 hp, a 2.9-second 0-60 time and a compelling $54,630 price tag. Yet unlike the Model 3 Long Range, the Performance qualifies for the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit, making it available for a net cost of $47,130. We're withholding judgment until we get our hands on one, but based on MKBHD's first look the new Model 3 Performance looks like a screaming deal.
The old one was already a great EV. If you like Tesla's one-screen-to-rule-them-all cabin design, it was hard to find any other major flaw. Model 3s have proven to be very reliable, and the facelifted model is more comfortable and nicer inside. Still, some consumers aren't quite sold on the new version, where Tesla has also cut out things like turn signal stalks.
