YouTubers massively improve Tesla Model 3 Performance 0 to 60 acceleration by removing most body parts

[Redaktion]

The ingenious tinkerers from the US have dismantled the majority of the Tesla Model 3 Performance's body, which resulted in a much lighter electric vehicle whose acceleration from 0 to 60 mph is quite a bit closer to the way more expensive and lightning-quick Tesla Model S Plaid.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/YouTubers-massively-improve-Tesla-Model-3-Performance-0-to-60-acceleration-by-removing-most-body-parts.722251.0.html

[geemy]

the measured 3.8s (~3.5s w rollout) before weight reduction AT 30% SoC, which was slower than measured by journalists (3.4s/3.1s w rollout) then they did 2.8s(2.5s) with weight reduction and a charged (~80%) battery
so likely more like a 0.5s / 15% improvement, which is still huge, most likely due to a just as huge ~15% weight reduction (600lbs!)
the most interesting is going to be the next step what they are doing with this skateboard chassis that is probably severely lacking rigidity

[S.Yu]

lol...apparently aerodynamics are not needed.

[Tom711]

It's a much more interesting vehicle without the body, and nice to have an open top