![]() Such a vehicle was only picked up on the night of July 17, and later equipped with the company’s Ascension R package. Interestingly enough, the Unplugged Performance team did not have a car for the event when it made its Pikes Peak Hill Climb announcement. With Pobst behind the wheel, Unplugged Performance’s Model 3 has the potential to complete the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and possibly surprise a number of critics along the way. Pobst is the perfect driver for such an event, considering that he was directly involved with Tesla’s creation of the Model 3 Performance’s Track Mode. But with special parts that are designed to increase the vehicle’s track capability even further, the Model 3 Performance becomes something that is downright frightening.Īround two weeks ago, Tesla aftermarket specialist and tuning house Unplugged Performance announced its entry to the esteemed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with legendary racer driver Randy Pobst behind the wheel. With Track Mode, a stock Model 3 Performance could completely dominate high performance sedans on the closed circuit. Art-form created within the lines.The Tesla Model 3 Performance is already a track weapon straight out of the factory. It is Unplugged Performance’s evolution of Tesla’s revolution. Always respectful of Tesla’s DNA and engineering. What results is our new image of an Unplugged Performance Model 3. Of special importance to us is every day functionality, and as a result we took care to retain ducting for cooling systems, airflow management, as well as auto pilot systems, lighting and towing. What all of this yielded was a comprehensive list that allowed us to design something fully original yet still remaining in harmony with Tesla’s existing engineering. We studied how systems behind interact with the bumper, 3D scanned all of the components and began lining up how all the pieces integrate. The list of design criteria expanded incrementally as we took apart production spec Model 3s. This produces the first round of design criteria and constraints to respect and design within. From a distance, it is easy to see general topics of where ducts, sensors and lighting is located. The moment we saw the first debut we started sketching designs. During engineering we first evaluate what we do know this goes back to March 31 of 2016 when we first saw the Alpha version of the car. Making something that looks beautiful is easy, relative to the challenge of making beauty that meshes seamlessly with a long list of “do nots”. The Model 3 is a masterpiece of engineering and our default stance is to require any design we make to be harmonious with the car’s engineering and functionality. Technical Design Criteria – Harmony With Engineering: As a result, our Model 3 design is made with a vision of what the Model 3 can become, while delivering a design that can be installed in the present. We aim to create designs that represent not only what the car is, but what it will become. This process is not largely different from the first time we re-designed a Model S in 2013, making it look like the supercar we knew it could become: the platform which earned the title for the fastest 0-60mph production car in the world. The intended result of this process is something that emulates what we feel the true potential of the Model 3 platform can become. Ultimately, we look for thoughts, feelings and specific ideas that mesh those two worlds. We then deeply consider the already-great work from Tesla’s design team, and try to place ourselves in their shoes in an effort to honor their intentions and gain perspective. As Tesla owners and enthusiasts we follow our heart and aim to highlight what we love about the car first and foremost. What makes a car’s DNA is of course subjective. In turning the dial up with our design we always ask ourselves, is this something that would look appropriate in a Tesla showroom as a special model? If the answer is ever no, we erase the page and start over. We naturally want all of our work to amplify the ethos of the car, but to never lose sight of its soul. Self-Imposed Design Criteria – A DNA Match:Įverything we create starts step one from a perspective of honoring Tesla and the revolutionary DNA held within each car our product touches. ![]()
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