Talk:Tesla Model 3

Largest amount of sales of any product

I think this is dubious. If you go to the page List of fastest-selling products, you will see that there are products listed that have sold millions of units within 24 hours. If you discount video games as not being products (which I disagree with, but for the sake of argument let's say that's the case), then the page lists the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 receiving pre-orders of 2 million units and 4 million units within 24 hours, respectively.

Thus, I think that line was simply a marketing gimmick and should not be included within the article without some sources cited to provide evidence. Biglulu (talk) 21:39, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

I agree with your questioning, I googled it an unfortunately a lot of reliable sources are repeating this claim without any critical judgement. I only found one source saying this is by a long shot – the fastest growing customer order book in the history of the automobile industry." according with an industry analyst, but Elon claims it is for any product. Until more info is available from a reliable source, I would leave the edit as it is, since clearly states it is a claim. Also, the claim refers to orders, not actual sales, which the list you provided refers to.--Mariordo (talk) 17:23, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

There is another one in the NYT, but again, talking about the car industry: “We are not aware of any precedent of this level of order interest for any other car,” Adam Jonas, a Morgan Stanley analyst, wrote in a Research note.--Mariordo (talk) 13:23, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

The statement about the airline industry is unfounded since the source cited has nothing to do with a product launch. It references a product that had already been in production for at least 11 months. iPhone sales were not as "big" as Model 3 sales, if you use the standard metric that any company would use for GAAP numbers, which is revenue. That's how sales are measured. It's accurate to quote Elon Musk's claim. It's not accurate to compare it to iPhones, which had much lower sales as sales are measured in standard accounting. And the airline reference is just plain wrong. Unless somebody posts a credible reason for the iPhone and airline references, they should be deleted. Hagrinas (talk) 21:58, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

I removed the airliner order - the Boeing 737 MAX may have had a bigger launch. As for the other comments:

Firstly, the m3 number is reservations, not sales, as the car is not on order yet. Secondly, "biggest" is an ambiguous word which could mean importance or size, and generally avoided by encyclopediæ ("Gigafactory will be biggest building"). Thirdly, monetary value is not the only way to measure success - number of people affected also matter; the list contains both. TGCP (talk) 23:27, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

In marketing, advertising the popularity of a product is called "join the bandwagon" and is an old textbook case of marketing. Perhaps this shouldn't be here at all, unless the intent is to help Tesla sell more cars.2600:1700:87B0:20A0:9CC2:B183:7E3F:DAF1 (talk) 03:58, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

That is obviously not the intent. JamieBrown2011 (talk) 06:56, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

LFP battery editions

Tesla has started using LFP batteries for the Model 3s manufactured in their Shanghai factory. These vehicles have different specs to those using the existing chemistry. Should this be reflected with an additional column in the "Specifications" table? -- Chuq (talk) 01:32, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

I agree. And SR+/LFP models have the Performance (or Long Range?) rear motor to compensate for the weight gain due to the LFP battery. Wagner51 (talk) 14:15, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Deliveries line graphs

Does it still make sense to keep including these deliveries line graphs? Since 2020 Q1, they've been combined with Model Y, which doesn't have a similar line graph on its page. If we think they should stay, maybe we move this info into a template so it can be transcluded onto both pages. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 18:25, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Most car articles do sales by the year, not quarter. Only reason to do quarterly is if there is seasonal variation (eg summer sales are high/lower), which is not the case here. I'd drop it back to yearly.  Stepho  talk  00:15, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Specs tables

The specs tables for this model is huuuuge. No other Tesla page, or any other automobile page to my knowledge has a table this large. Ahead of adding the new highland info... I wanted to gauge the feelings from others: should we cut them down to be more like the tables on the Cybertruck page? Should we dump them all together? -- RickyCourtney (talk) 18:27, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, they are looking pretty much like a brochure - WP:BROCHURE. I'd drop things that are common to similar vehicles in its class (eg luggage space) and anything common to all variants (eg 60/40 rear seat split). Things that differ between variants are worth keeping (eg range, power).  Stepho  talk  00:19, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Tesla Model 3 Stealth/Sleeper

I don't see any reference to the Model 3 Stealth version. It was available for purchase new from Tesla for at least model years 2019 and 2020, had the Performance drivetrain, Track Mode, red underlined Dual Motor emblem on the trunk lid, higher top speed and acceleration of the Performance version, but had 18 inch wheels/tires, standard brakes, no spoiler or metal pedal covers. It was not listed on the Tesla Model 3 web site; you had to ask for one specifically. Also referred to as the Sleeper version. GaryTheBadger (talk) 20:12, 22 January 2024 (UTC)