Tesla Drive Unit Measurement
The photoshop image in the blog post below looks great, but that is only from one view. The Tesla drive unit fits laterally without any issue. The more important measurement is how the unit fits in the Z direction, under the car, at the level of the output shafts. Below are two images of the measurement of the differential position from each side of the car and an image of a Test drive unit with a scale. The Tesla drive unit, in the area where the output shafts connect, is about 12” tall, with the output shafts centered in that 12”. The differential images shows that there is just clearance towards the bottom of the trunk, but when the Tesla drive output is centered on the current output shaft axis, the Tesla unit will hang nearly two more inches lower that the current differential. You can see in the lower image how far down that would hang. That could be a ground clearance issue as the car is already lowered. The only way to have the bottom of the Tesla unit at the same level as the bottom of the differential is to cut a hole in the trunk so that at least two inches of the unit would be sticking out into the trunk and the spare tire well. But there should still be enough room for two batteries and several other components like the DC/DC converter and the battery pack charger. The drive center will be above the current output shaft axis so the output shafts from the Tesla will be angled down to the wheel hubs, but the CV joints should be able to handle that small angle just like they do as for how the independent wheel suspension moves.
