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Anyone here put down a reservation for one of these?

There seems to be little mention of performance tuned dynamics versus comfort oriented setups or even having an option of having a "sport package" with more aggressive damping/spring rates/anti-roll bars. Basing this on the Model S, the option was to have airbag suspension, which does little more than height adjustment.

I think that for many of us, having poor handling will be a dealbreaker if the car is set out to impress the majority of the public who are more concerned with techno wizardry and gimmicks compared to driving dynamics.

I've gotten some seat time in a few of the Model S variants and thought the steering feel was very artificial, but despite the car weighing more than the moon, it managed to corner flat and be very responsive. I am hoping the Model 3 will be this way as well, but with a lower rotational inertia, so even more agile feeling.

Another main beef I have with Tesla, despite using great RWD setups, is that their models are still open differential, but at least the response time of the motors is excellent and untouchable by any conventional engines, and combined with braking of individual wheels, it can simulate a limited slip differential in most situations where one would be useful (e.g. low traction situations).

Also, judging from the pictures and plans, the seating position for the drivers seems to be quite far forward which can also be a dealbreaker. Anyways, what are your thoughts on this car and what are you expecting from the budget model?