[Cars are the new horse]

Originally Posted by Mr Friese

People can argue about the performance all they want, but at the end of the day, there is nothing inherently special about the TM3 outside of the battery architecture. The exterior, interior, materals, etc. are all simply pedestrian (and yes I have driven one).

I know some will be jumping on here screaming "but that's subjective and only your opinion!!!" and in some ways they are right. The TM3 looking like it does in the 30-40k configuration is FINE, but when you try to compete with the M3, C63, etc. people who buy those cars buy them because they are special, different and have a true sense of character.

That said, I'm honestly happy for the M3 guys on here that are able to overcome this and be happy transitioning to a TM3. For me though, it is a MAJOR misstep by Tesla and one that I could personally never get over. I suspect that this will change in the future once (if) they have more capital to work with, but until then, it makes the car a non-starter for me.

So I'll gladly admit defeat in 0-60 and even on some tracks, but at the end of the day, I want to be able to look at my car, smile and know that it's a special machine. Which the M3 does for me, but sadly the TM3 does not (yet).

This.