A selection of images of the Chinese-specification
Tesla Model 3 Performance has surfaced online in the People’s Republic. The images were first shared by
Twitter user JainShanghai and reveal that the sports sedan comes equipped with
a set of wheels distinctive from those of the U.S.-spec Model 3 Performance.
At 19-inches, these alloy rims, dubbed the Power
Sports wheels, are slightly smaller than the 20-inch shoes of the North
American models. Not only do the Power Sports wheels have a different spoke
design but they also feature exposed lug nuts and make do without center caps.
However, it is likely that the center caps simply weren’t fitted on these units
as they were being transported.
Beyond the wheels, it doesn’t seem as though Tesla
Model 3 Performance vehicles bound for China are any different than those sold
elsewhere. If that is indeed the case, the potent sedan comes outfitted with a
pair of electric motors delivering an impressive 450 hp. This is enough grunt
to leave European rivals like the Mercedes-AMG C63 and BMW M3 in the dust.
While deliveries of the Model 3 Dual Motor and Model
3 Performance have kicked off in China, local customers won’t get their hands
on the Standard Range variant until mid-2019 at the earliest. The arrival of the Tesla Model 3
Performance in China comes about a month after the electric automaker cut local
prices of the Model 3 by 7.6 per cent in response to declining sales.
