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Tesla Model 3 Performance vs Polestar 1

Over a standing quarter mile on dry asphalt the Tesla Model 3 Performance is the quicker car, covering it in 11.79 s at 116.0 mph against the Polestar 1’s 12.30 s — a margin of 0.51 s. To 60 mph the Tesla Model 3 Performance takes 3.30 s and the Polestar 1 3.88 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from each car’s published kerb mass, rated power and drivetrain, then fitted to its own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Tesla Model 3 Performance Polestar 1

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Down the strip

Standing startTesla Model 3 PerformancePolestar 1
0–60 mph3.30 s3.88 s
0–100 mph8.59 s9.47 s
60 ft1.76 s1.90 s
1/8 mile7.52 s7.92 s
1/4 mile11.79 s12.30 s
Trap speed116.0 mph113.2 mph

Each car is trimmed to its own published figures — 8/10 for the Tesla Model 3 Performance, 10/10 for the Polestar 1 — so a heavier car can still be the quicker one if that is what it tests.

On paper

SpecificationTesla Model 3 PerformancePolestar 1
Year20242020
Power460 bhp620 bhp
Kerb mass1,844 kg2,351 kg
Power to weight249 bhp/t264 bhp/t
DrivetrainAll-wheel driveAll-wheel drive
EngineElectricTurbocharged

Where these times sit

0-60 under 4 seconds1,060 cars0-100 km/h under 4 seconds881 carsQuarter mile under 12 seconds780 cars0-100 under 9 seconds871 carsTraps over 110 mph1,380 carsSlower in the wetevery car, re-runThe cost of altitudeevery car, re-runThe cost of a passengerevery car, re-run
Tesla 0-60 timesevery modelFastest 4x4s and all-wheel-drive cars2,989 carsFastest cars of the 2020s868 cars

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Questions

Is the Tesla Model 3 Performance or the Polestar 1 faster?
The Tesla Model 3 Performance. Over a standing quarter mile it runs 11.79 s to the Polestar 1's 12.30 s, a margin of 0.51 s, and it reaches 60 mph in 3.30 s against 3.88 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What is the Tesla Model 3 Performance 0-60 time?
The Tesla Model 3 Performance reaches 60 mph in 3.30 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. It covers the standing quarter mile in 11.79 s at 116.0 mph.
What is the Polestar 1 0-60 time?
The Polestar 1 reaches 60 mph in 3.88 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. It covers the standing quarter mile in 12.30 s at 113.2 mph.
What trap speed does each car run?
The Tesla Model 3 Performance trips the lights at 116.0 mph and the Polestar 1 at 113.2 mph at the end of the quarter mile. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every time on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. Each car is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it matches its own published acceleration figures — 8 of 10 for the Tesla Model 3 Performance and 10 of 10 for the Polestar 1. Conditions are identical for both cars: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.