What device are you testing this on?
I doubt an equivalent Windows machine would fare better.
An occasional hanging frame, but nothing serious.
I'm viewing it in Firefox on Arch linux.
Linux machine with i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz and i915 integrated graphics, running Chrome.
If it's as slow as you say, it sounds like you're getting software rendering.
(If you are on Mesa drivers you can try it with env LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 firefox http://car.playcanvas.com/)
Firefox 41.0.2 on Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (3.19.0-31-generic), on a LinuxCertified.com LC2430E. (Good laptop. No Microsoft tax. Yes, that is a blatant plug. So's this WebGL demo.)
I reckon this is quite RAM-intensive, at least a few hundred megabytes, which might be leading to problems for some people.