{"id":98153,"date":"2019-11-05T03:42:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/tesla-model-3-performance-gets-stunning-street-legal-racing-treatment-from-unplugged"},"modified":"2019-11-05T03:42:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:42:39","slug":"tesla-model-3-performance-gets-stunning-street-legal-racing-treatment-from-unplugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/tesla-model-3-performance-gets-stunning-street-legal-racing-treatment-from-unplugged","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model 3 Performance gets stunning street-legal racing treatment from Unplugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/woKv8JfLaCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnplugged Performance thoroughly reworks the suspension with a custom race valved adjustable coilover suspension kit, along with billet adjustable front upper control arms, billet adjustable rear camber and toe arms and a beefier 3 way adjustable front\/rear sway bar set with uprated bushings. The highly adjustable suspension and handling capabilities pair with massive 6 piston 15.5\u201d uprated brakes and competition brake pads. Unplugged Performance 20\u201d wheels shod with Michelin Cup 2 tires are then fitted. The wheels are custom machined out of 6061-T6 billet APP forgings, the same forgings used by Koenigsegg and Lamborghini, and every set is FEA optimized and specifically engineered to the specific build\u2019s desired spec and use. Wheel weights range from 19.6\u201321.0lbs in 20\u201d with tire sizings up to 305mm wide.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>While Tesla is working on a track-focused Model S, the Model 3 Performance is getting its own street-legal racing treatment from Unplugged Performance.<\/p>\n<p>We previously reported on Unplugged Performance (UP), which is one of a few aftermarket accessories and performance upgrade companies focused solely on Tesla vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>They are also the company behind \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2018\/10\/30\/unplugged-performance-tesla-model-s-p100d-s-apex-modified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tesla Corsa<\/a>\u2019, a new Tesla-only race track experience where owners get to safely explore the limits and performance of their vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cUnplugged Performance thoroughly reworks the suspension with a custom race valved adjustable coilover suspension kit, along with billet adjustable front upper control arms, billet adjustable rear camber and toe arms and a beefier 3 way adjustable front\/rear sway bar set with uprated bushings. The highly adjustable suspension and handling capabilities pair with massive 6 piston [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":534,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1496,17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-law","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98153\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}