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Driving a Tesla Model 3 Equipped With Track Mode

Kim Reynolds was invited by Tesla to test the Model 3’s new Track Mode, meant for racing.

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MotorTrend Testing Director, Eric Tingwall, got the opportunity to travel to China and test out 19 Chinese new energy vehicles. Here, we get to see him break down the Tesla Model 3 made in China..

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Tesla Model 3 Test: Chinese Made Tesla - MotorTrend In China

With the Performance trim on the Model 3, Tesla is taking aim at internal-combustion sport sedans like BMW’s iconic M3.

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9 Reasons Why the Tesla Model 3 Performance Is A true M3 Rival

Two super-sedans, two wildly different ways of making too much power. Watch as Jonny Lieberman and Jethro Bovingdon wring out the best of Europe in order to determine whether the Italians, with a Ferrari-derived V-6 and double turbos, can beat the mighty Jag, replete with a supercharged V-8, in this scene lifted from Episode 112 of Head 2 Head.

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Scene Lift—Head 2 Head: the Alfa Romeo Giulia vs. Jaguar XE SV Project 8

One subset of cars during our visit to China to drive some 20 vehicles which we found particularly interesting were the Tesla Model 3 EV competitors, so we decided to group them together and do a good old fashioned five-way comparison test. Which one came out on top between the Tesla Model 3, Zeekr 007, Xiami SU7 Max, Nio ET5, and Volkswagen ID7? Watch along to find out.

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Tesla vs. China! Epic Comparison Test: Can the Chinese Make a Tesla Beater?

MotorTrend editor Kristen Lee takes a look at the new Tesla Model 3 vs. several other competitors in an effort to test out its build quality.

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Has the 2024 Tesla Model 3's Build Quality Really Improved?

Kristen and Joe drive the NEW Tesla Model 3 Highland, to find out just how different it is from the previous generation. First up, they take a look at everything that's new. What has changed from the previous generation to this one, in terms of design and interior? Next, they put an old Model 3 next to the new one, to see all of the changes with the two cars side-by-side.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland Review: Has Tesla Done Enough?

MotorTrend editors Kristen Lee and Joe Berry check out the updated 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland First Drive: Is The Updated Model 3 More Refined?

Tesla’s huge charger network is one reason so many buy its electric cars—and now it’s getting faster. Available in “beta,” the V3 Supercharger supports up to 250kW charging, which Tesla claims will cut charging time in half. We took a Model 3 to one of the first public V3 chargers in Hawthorne, California, to check Tesla’s claims.

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Watch This! Charging a Tesla Model 3 With the V3 Supercharger

MotorTrend's Kim Reynolds and the rest of the testing team test out the Honda Clarity PHEV Touring.

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2019 Honda Clarity PHEV First Test: Plug-In Gets A Workout

Elon Musk released the Cybertruck in December 2023 with an incredible claim: The 845-hp Tesla Cybertruck Beast can tow a Porsche 911 down the drag strip quicker than a 911 alone can make the run. The video was a brilliant stunt to showcase the Cybertruck’s awesome power, but it wasn’t long before people started to question its legitimacy. When Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained figured out that Tesla never ran the quarter mile, we took it on ourselves to find the truth. Borrowing a Cybertruck from Out Of Spec, enlisting the help of Jason, and drawing on MotorTrend's 75 years of automotive testing experience, we staged the race exactly as Tesla presented it, only this time we ran all the way out to 1,320 feet. Can the Tesla Cybertruck really beat a Porsche 911 over the quarter mile? Watch along to find out.

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The Cybertruck vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race Tesla Didn't Want to Show You