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Manhart Is Offering A Tuned Tesla Model 3 Performance With 543 HP And A Grille Decal For $90k

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German tuner Manhart is known for tuning performance models most often from BMW and MINI, occasionally from Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, or Lamborghini, and more rarely from Land Rover and Toyota. However, they recently decided it was time to move on to the electric era by tuning a Tesla Model 3. Besides the visual modifications, the fully electric sedan got a lowered suspension and a soft power boost. The tuned car is offered by Manhart for €74,900 which, at current exchange rates, translates to $88,768.

Manhart chose the flagship Tesla Model 3 Performance as a base for their tuning package. The German tuner added a set of red and grey stripe decals on the bonnet, trunk, and above the side sills, with matching red accents on the mirrors. While those look sporty enough, Manhart added another one on the front bumper with a honeycomb pattern resembling a grille.

See Also: Manhart’s MH3 600 Is A BMW M3 Competition With A Lick Of Gold And 626 HP

At the front, there is also a bumper extension made of carbon fiber. Thankfully Manhart didn’t complete the look with fake exhaust pipes like other tuners have done in the past. Finally, the windows are tinted for extra privacy and to hide the completely stock and minimalist Tesla interior, although Manhart is offering tuning options for those who are interested.

The TM3 700, as they call it, is also fitted with 21-inch Baracuda wheels finished in platinum grey, shod in 235/30 R21 tires. The wheels give the Model 3 a powerful stance, especially when combined with the lowered suspension, courtesy of H&R springs for improved handling.

See Also: This Tesla Model 3 Is So Good At Faking It, Sounds Like A V12 Lamborghini

Manhart also developed the MHTronik Powerbox that extracts more juice from the dual motors of the already quite powerful Tesla Model 3 Performance. As a result, the electric powertrain produces a combined 543 hp (405 kW / 550 PS) and 720 Nm (531 lb-ft) of torque transmitted to all four wheels. This is a healthy hp 37 hp (27 kW / 37 PS) and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) boost over the stock model and we guess the effects in performance would be noticeable. As for the battery, the TME 720 uses the stock 82 kWh lithium-ion unit.

See Also: Manhart Gives New VW Golf GTI 286 HP And A Rolls-Royce-Like Starry Sky Headliner

Given that the stock Tesla Model 3 Performance costs €54,990 ($65,162) in Europe, the €74,900 ($88,768) Manhart is asking for the TM3 700 represents a €20k premium, which is quite a lot for the extent of the upgrades. However, the rarity of the vehicle might be attractive to those who want to stand out from the crowd.

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Tesla Model 3 Stripped Of IIHS Safety Award And CR Top Pick Status Following Radar Removal

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One of Tesla’s best sellers, the Model 3, is losing its safety designations from two testing organizations. Accordingly, the Model 3 will no longer be considered a CR Top Pick, while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to remove the Model 3’s Top Safety Pick+ designation.

It’s the result of a bold decision to remove forward-facing radar sensors from both the Model 3 and Model Y. A statement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) made it clear that Model 3 and Model Y units built after the 27th of April, 2021 will not receive the agency’s check-mark for FCW, AEB, lane departure warning (LDW), as well as dynamic brake support, since these units will be equipped with Tesla Vision technology, omitting radar.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously stated that their new ‘Tesla Vision,’ which uses cameras in conjunction with sonar sensors, is a more intelligent and more accurate way for Teslas to read their surroundings. Still, both Consumer Reports and the IIHS aren’t convinced.

According to these leading testing organizations, the integration of this new technology could mean that Tesla vehicles will lack some key safety features, including forward-collision warning (FCW) and automatic emergency braking (AEB).

Read: New Models To Switch To Camera-Based Autopilot As Tesla Goes Radar-less

With AEB and FCW not standard, the Model 3’s CR score drops from 78 to 75, and the Tesla Model Y, which was not a recommended vehicle to begin with, drops from 50 to 47. However, even with the drop in Overall Score, the Model 3 is still recommended.

Tesla Vision uses cameras, sonar, and a neural network (Tesla’s machine learning software). However, The tech giant mentioned via a blog post that certain features would be ‘temporarily inactive,’ with over-the-air updates making them accessible in the weeks to come. Inactive features may include Smart Summon and Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance, while it was started that Autosteer will only be functional up to a maximum speed of 75 mph.

Research scientist Bryan Reimer was concerned as to why Tesla was replacing a proven safety feature with an unproven one. “Will the system fueled by vision data alone have an equal or better performance than what has been produced with a radar?” asked Reimer in a report by CR. “If performance is not greater in the new system, we are taking a step backwards in efficacy and consumer transparency, negatively impacting safety,” he says.

Want To Turn Your Tesla Model 3 Into A Quasi Off-Roader?

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A German company named Delta 4×4 that’s located just outside Munich, Germany has made a Tesla Model 3 unlike any other.

Recently, the tuning company received a request from a Model 3 owner in Norway asking for some off-roading abilities to be added to the electric sedan.

To make this happen, Delta 4×4 fitted a 35 mm lift kit costing €480 ($548) and then slotted on a set of custom wheels that measure 18×8.5 at all four corners. The black wheels may look familiar as they are the same style of wheels that the famous Tesla Model 3 pickup, better known as ‘Truckla’, that was created by Simone Giertz, was fitted with last year.

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These wheels have then been wrapped in mud-terrain tires from Cooper that thanks to a taller sidewall, result in the Model 3 having 40 mm of additional ground clearance.

Looking through Delta 4×4’s social media accounts, it looks as though it has fitted a small handful of Model 3s with its lift kit and wheel and tire package.

While the entry-level Tesla sedan is no Toyota Land Cruiser or Suzuki Jimny when it comes to tackling difficult terrain, the fact that most are all-wheel drive certainly helps it with its off-road credentials. In the video below, the car can be seen making it up a slippery hill with very little fuss.

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