Tesla Could Build A Model 3 Plaid, But It Has Bigger Things To Worry About

Fans of the Tesla Model 3 were offered more excitement when the Model 3 Performance launched, but they’ve never been given a full-on Plaid variant like the Model S. That may soon change if Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Lars Moravy, gets his way. Speaking on the Ride the Lightning podcast recently, he said that a tri-motor Model 3, or Model 3 Plaid, effectively, is something that he’s constantly turning over in his head. “I think about it all the time,” he said when asked if a third motor could be fitted to the Model 3. With the Model S and Model X now discontinued, it would be a great way of highlighting Tesla’s performance credentials, and at a lower price than before, too.Tesla Says a Model 3 Plaid Would Be a Challenge

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While Moravy neither confirmed nor denied that the Mod …