Tesla Model 3 Performance: Why this electric car is a slice of genius
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- The Tesla Model 3 has finally landed in the UK. But was it worth the wait - and the hype? Chris Knapman puts the Model 3 Performance to the test in this CarGurus UK review. From the acceleration to the range, and from the gadgets to the amount of space on offer, it's fair to say he was quite impressed...
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Pros
Affordable to buy for a premium electric car
Very quick indeed
Brilliant Tesla Supercharger network
Cons
Build quality could be better
A little cramped in the back and boot
No head-up display
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own my 2013 Model P85 with 200k km ... always same pleasure every time I drive it.. battery has lost 8.5% only.. which is great
Trunk sound comes from license plate. Just reinstall it and trunk sounds solid, no rattle.
...and on the doors it's mostly the second - outer seal, which makes the difference. It's a good idea to install even some cheap ones, as they'll reduce road noise and stop water/debris from entering the door frame.
A Canadian tester placed some sound deadening foam under the bass vent in the rear parcel shelf (the spikey stuff).
It allowed the bass from the subwoofer through, but cut out higher frequency sound from the boot.
I noticed the rattle from the number plate right away but didn’t know you could fix it. How do you reinstall it? I have also noticed some condensation in the housing. Should I drill a little hole to stop this from happening?
😂😂😂
sound kits available on the internet. For just a few bucks you can self-install seals around all 4 doors, the trunk, the frunk and the roof glass and voila, your interior and door slamming sounds like a bank vault. I even added 3rd party noise padding under the frunk and trunk lids - even better. You can complain or you can do something about it. I leave every "build quality" Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Porsche and Lexus at the last red light - no comparison to a missing door seal.
You are spot on in the way you explained how to charge and not to worry about the range. You change your way of pumping up your tank, or battery, that is not a stress at all once you change your thinking.
Lots of Kats totally agree! I’m glad I made the switch to electric. Just like plugging in your phone at night!
If you want to adjust the mirrors, just press the right scroll wheel and say "adjust mirrors" and youre inn.
My next car will be the Model Y. It is like the Model 3 with more room. The paranomic glass roof doesn't have the crossbar like the model 3 does. The view from the back seat is amazing.
Kha Le , you have not sat in the Y yet
@@dmomcilovic9185 My company, Saint-gobain, makes Model Y glass. Search for my name on Linkedin.
But isn't the model Y shorter than the model 3? By around 40 cm
@@konstamattsson it's 6 cm longer than Model 3.
It is just sky that you see. When you are in a car, you don't really stare at the sky for very long.
It absolutely is/will be my car of choice. If took Tesla 6yrs to be at 90% the quality of legacy manufacturers, then we must salute their strides!!
Love my Model 3 Performance model. Best car I've ever purchased. The boot noise you mentioned on closing is the stupid American style number plate surrounds that are only fixed with two screws and pivot and rattle. I removed mine and fixed the number plate traditional UK style. No more rattles on closing the boot, I did the front number plate too as that suffered from the same issue.
Can totally relate to this, I didn't think about the cause though! I just assumed it was bad seals!
My M3P came with the little plastic 'All wheel drive' surround on too, that thing doesn't fit on properly on the left or the right-hand side, it just kind of hovers there with a big gap behind the sides of it. (I know US plates are much smaller, so that made sense!)
How did you mount the number plate a different way? Just take it off, remove the surround, and re-attach? I'm not sure how they're traditionally mounted. :)
I own a Model 3 Performance, so yeah...I'm a fan! After experiencing driving in EV mode in my Lexus, jumping to full EV was an obvious next step. And no regrets. Sure, it is not as convenient on long trips, but the supercharger network makes short work of that! And, using a supercharger costs about 1/3 the price of gasoline! Totally worth the few extra minutes to charge, especially if you eat food or take a restroom break while the car charges (things you will inevitably do in a gas car anyway)!
I just got a model 3P in Dec and feel the same way. I would have been fine with a long range, but with the 20" wheels and tighter suspension, it turned out to be a better choice for me - and I never feel like the ride is harsh. I charge at home from solar and having the option is fantastic. Unlike other fast cars, when I get into it (punch it) I'm not burning up a gallon of gas. I am used to the smooth sophistication of the Tesla and I can't see ever going back.
@@GR8TDUCK the rims are too fragile in Canada, especially with winter and potholes.
@@jattposti8015 True, not a set up for bad roads.
I got my M3P almost a year ago, and I can ensure , the excitement does not fade :) I'm still as happy and enthusiastic as in the beginning. No problems at all and saved about 1800 Euro in fuel costs and 250 Euro for the first oil change I did not have to have made. I'm also very positively surprised with tire wear. It being a 500hp car I expected it to be worse (Had a Megane RS 250 TCe prior to the M3P), but they will probably last at least 50% longer, despite the higer hp count and the higher weight.
Supercharger price is 28 cents per kWh. If you can travel 4 miles per kWh, that's 7 cents per mile. If you have a gas car that goes 30 miles per gal, and 1 gal of gas costs $3, that's 10 cents per mile. Your 1/3 the price of gasoline is just wrong.
After owning Mercedes Benz from Cs to Es for more than 5 years, I can say that I'm a truly fan of my Model 3 and I would not go back to ICE anymore.
Just amazing experience, the instant torque is so much fun and the handling when doing turns... just genius! Additionally, the infotaiment system is so much fun and the technology that is 6 years ahead of legacy automakers... there's a reason why Model 3s are still high valued in the market nowdays.
Can't wait for my wife's Model Y and my Cybertruck!!
You won't get the Cybertruck
@@tomast1323 Why not?
Cheers... warlock I recieved my model3 last month and waiting on my cyber truck to come.
Just curious, if you are coming from Mercedes, why go for a model 3 instead of an S?
@@hasram886 because the reliability was not good. I drive a lot and MBZ are not meant for it. Also, the torque and tech on my Model 3 is way better than what I had on the E.
I drive the Model 3P and I think Doug Demuro put it best, the Model 3P is one of the most significant cars ever made (or at least in recent history) because it truly democratizes speed. It wasn’t that long ago that you needed to buy a supercar to have this kinds of acceleration, now it is available to the masses.
How tall is Doug demure?
Love this guy’s presentation. Smooth and retro without trying too hard. Everyone is a Clarkson clone, so it’s a relief to have a review like this one. Love the 3.
I am currently saving for a Model Y. No other brands are in the conversation at the moment.
Macio Luko Deliveries start Mid March.
Ok so this is sporadic. No HUD and no GUI in front of the driver annoys me and that's even after driving one. I want them to update the styling so it's more exciting too. Saying that they won't put in another screen and will continue the aversion to having a HUD. Hudway are making the Hudway Drive which will fit this model and that's something I'd fit. It's also not an ugly car at all. There's also no Matrix LED option. The white seats are awful but I wouldn't spec those. I also wish there were BMW like thigh supports on the seats but I point to all manufacturers with this.
If a car reviewer shows me the fart noise thing one more time I'll put my foot through the screen.
Overall it's so close to me wanting one.
I have two questions. Does the screen go into dark/night mode? Can you spec it with black wheels?
@@JohnnyZenith Tbh having owned one for 6 months, the lack of HUD/GUI doesn't bother me at all - the screen tells me what i need to know, I can see the speed in the corner of my eye and I actually prefer not having dials and clutter blocking my view of the road. Yes - screen goes into dark/night mode, black wheels are available after market only afaik
@@midnightstar4065 dark wheels are standard in Australia. 👍
@@fishndive1961Thanks - should have made clear, dark grey alloys in the UK now as well, but not black :)
Tesla is night and day ahead of the competition. New charging stations are going in nationwide in the U.S.. Which means the other manufacturers are going to have to charge at their stations for quite a while. Which is $$ for Tesla. It was Tesla that proved long-range could be done at all. So when people mock them, to me they just sound stupid.
No other manufacturers cars can charge at Tesla stations for now since the connectors are different and there are no adapters yet. That may change in the future, but for now they are only for Tesla users.
@@pioneer7777777 that's not smart on many levels
doG -the backward goD he is right though atm most manufacturers did not make their cars available to the Tesla supercharging network because they did not want to have to partner with Tesla have them make revenue off their cars.
@@dog-thebackwardgod Other manufacturers know perfectly well that Tesla is open to access by them. Musk has already stated that the superchargers are not a 'Walled Garden'. All the others have to do is adopt Tesla's' plug standard, or include an adapter. They are not doing so; not very smart on many levels!
@@jeffhubbard4688 That's not quite accurate. Lots of superchargers in Europe actually have a CCS plug but no other brands can charge there as the charger will not allow it (it recognizes it's not a Tesla.
Tesla will allow other brands if they chip in. Notice we're probably talking about 10s or evcen 100s of millions here.
I am an absolute Tesla fanboy... But no, I didn’t buy a Tesla because I was a fanboy, I became an absolute fanboy after buying one for my business needs.
What is your business?
Ordered mine today! Long range.
I'd say i'm a fan, probably because there's one on my drive and i love it
I love how the car and its reviews improve with every new vin number as it comes out the lot. Its like these guys keep tweaking. They don't wait for the next year's model... Then they keep tweaking the software. Range autopilot after its already been bought. I swear tesla has watched every single review
They do keep tweaking; both hardware and software. It's part of their business model.
Good observation. Rapid iteration. Sort of a standard way of developing software in a modern shop, but they might have ported it to the hardware product as well.
They are tweaking and improving all the time. It's actually a company that listens to what users want. Not some trash company making billions of dollars and then puts out the same stuff for decades, except for the occasional concept car which will never get released to public.
They are watching YOU and thay can turn your car off at any time. Beware big brother is watching you.
I think it's fair to say that this car is the best road car (electric or otherwise) currently available on the planet.
We've had a model 3 Performance for 3 months now and have used it for commuting and long trips and have no reservations whatsoever. It's a good-looking and superbly engineered EV. The acceleration is a sheer joy. Performance ICE car drivers are spooked at red lights when they come up against the Model 3 because they've seen the writing on the wall. It's a pity ICE car manufacturers did not see the writing on the wall because Tesla is way ahead, especially in battery technology. It's a small paradigm shift in planning trips, but if you consider that cars in general are sitting still for up to 95% of the time, why wouldn't that time be useful to charge it with the energy to run the car when you need to use it?
When you're comparing a family sedan to a Jaguar?
You know the paradigm has changed. ;)
What a great review, as a Tesla fan myself I say thank you for not overselling it or trying desperately to paint it in a bad light, a nice balance with bias aside really is a refreshing when it comes to Tesla, its nice to know if nothing else Tesla has found a comfortable spot in mainstream cars, I look forward to the future!
Excellent video. Very helpful. Thanks! I think the 3 and the S are the two most important cars in recent times. I plan the Model 3 for my next car. If this great car did not exist, I wouldn't even be interested in the luxury class. BMW's, Mercedes, Lexus etc., while for the most part well designed, engineered and built cars, seem dull and a bit boring. We are, IMO, moving into a new era of automobiling.
After owning many many petrol cars and diesels over the decades, I have been fully EV for 6yrs and will never go back.
I've never owned a car, but plan on buying one soon. By default, my first car will be a fully electric - most likely a Tesla.
If you opt for fully electric and don't go Tesla right now, you've messed up. Maybe different in a few years though.
I'd recommend you make your second car a treat like a Tesla. First car you probably want to get something cheap and reliable like a civic/camry/prius etc
If I can afford it, I’ll get a Tesla.
Don’t get a Tesla for a first car. You have to drive others before you’d appreciate just how good the Model 3 really is. Same reason I’d never recommend a a Honda VFR as a first large motorcycle.
The Model 3 Performance is definitely an amazing vehicle. I’m excited for the future!
Can’t wait for model Y!
People who ordered as late as this month started getting emails regarding delivery next month.
@@jaeeboom Yep, March 15th! Almost exactly a year from the initial first reveal of the Model Y.
For things like adjusting the mirrors you can now use voice commands as well.
Good Review. However, no mention of Auto Pilot features or sentry mode.
Didn't need it. It already wins on other merits 😉
I love it. Never cared about cars before now.
Great review -- what a relief to hear from someone who understands how an EV is different than petrol -- my experience is that it's far, far more convenient to charge every night and wake to a full tank (of electrons?). In my Model 3, I am always able to get at least 95% of the EPA rated range ... in warmer weather ... often quite a bit more. In colder weather (I live in Boston) range is reduced. But as you say, the key bit is that you have complete visibility into how many miles you have remaining, and in the large majority of cases that's far more than you'll need before you park the car and give it some juice -- on longer trips, use the supercharger network, which is brilliant and effectively everywhere.
So bought a Long Range Model 3 instead of a new M series. I still own a M-Series and X-5, but that's going to change. I'm out of the BMW world of high maintenance cost and fast depreciation. Looking forward to the Model Y for my wife to get her out of the X-5. Teslas are a game changer. If you haven't driven one, you might not understand, but get behind the wheel and your driving experience will never be the same. I'm not slamming BMWs, I think the handling is still superior, and overall comfort is better, but depreciation and maintenance are taking a chuck out of the budget and just the cost of gas makes the Tesla worth the change.
I am a model 3 owner. Love it.
Great, fair review, I'm subscribing!
Thanks for the review. We’re on our last gas vehicle, a Q5 and will get either a 3 or Y next
Nice review. Pleasing video and audio quality. 👍 🎤🎥
Once you drive one you can’t go back to an ICE car.
The performance and acceleration is unrelenting.
and regen braking, smoothness on accelerating as well. Just love the way it pulls out of turn and rips your face off.
Once you have been in a Tesla, every other car feels dated. Even brand new cars feel like they are 5 or 10 years old already
I have ordered an electric car, but there was not a single moment during the process of selecting one that I thought about acceleration, that is this day not relevant! As good as any electric car accelerates faster than an ICE car, if is 3 or 7 seconds to reach 60 mi, not important, 7 seconds is still fast! And it's better to preserve the tires in good condition. Unless you want to replace them every 10.000 miles. No, I took other carachteristics into consideration, like sound proofing, not the strongest point of a Tesla, for sure not above a certain speed. I also looked at service, Tesla service points are far away, and yes the many problems reported by Tesla owners makes me believe a regular visit to a service center is to be expected. And when it is about the range, the real world range is far from what's been claimed and displayed in the car. And all the rest is mentioned in the video, it is a good car, but not a real drivers car, it does not offer the comfort I am used to. So yes I agree, once experienced a real car with an electric power train you don't go back to an ICE. But Tesla is as you say, an tech electric car and can't replace an ICE when it is about comfort. Lucky, there are electric driven alternatives who can!
@@philipclaeys6920 , I will not deny Tesla has plenty of issues in quality and some other technical issues, but it is still fun and advanced enough to look past those issues. What car did you end up going with?
@@TheCardinal365 Mercedes EQC.
Great review guys - agree with all your points
Great review, but need to add the quality of the audio, best sound I've ever heard in a car, beautifully balanced great mid range and base, awesome trebles too, so much so I had to turn down and I'm old enough to be upping the treble haha
Is that on the premium interior or standard? One problem I have is that I would go for standard range but you only get the premium interior with the better sound system on the long range and performance models. As much as I love my music I don't want to pay £10K more to get better audio.
Doofgreed The audio system in both the “premium (AWD)” and “partial premium (SR+)” are each amazing. I’ve read about IMMERSIVE sound but never experienced it until this car. The Premium has added subwoofer and tweeters - the added dynamic range is minimal. BOTH great so you can’t make a bad decision
@@drdrew3 Thanks Andrew, that's really good to hear. I appreciate that it's a sensible choice by Tesla to keep a limit the number of different configurations. If the audio in the standard model is great then I reckon I can live with that, even knowing that it is not 'the best'. I won't be blasting out any dubstep anyway and if the Jimmy Chamberlin's high hats and cymbals lack a tiny bit of sparkle then oh well :-)
Seems like I should get my arse into a showroom again soon to find out for myself. The previous time I was there they didn't have the model 3 yet.
I have an SR+ and my mate has a Performance. We really struggled to find any difference between the two audio systems! I suspect it is more obvious in the rear seats, due to the missing rear subwoofer, but we didn't make that comparison. So a fantastic system no matter what car you choose!
@@coolpool1969 Thank you so much! This and the other comment sets my mind at ease. I was genuinely a bit concerned about the difference, the audio is more important to me than the range and acceleration etc. We recently upgraded from a 22kWh Zoe to a 30kWh Leaf and a model 3 is target so to speak so great that I don't need to worry about this aspect. I feel that I'll probably end up getting one earlier than I expected. Being a long time holder of Tesla stock has certainly helped :-)
Good video thanks
The ‘coastal roads’ this was filmed on, where abouts are they? They look brilliant!
South of England near Brighton. I'll take a guess and say the coastal part is beachy head?
Before the electric engine starter showed up around a hundred years ago. Roughy a 1/3 of all vehicles were electric. About 40% were Steam power (which had more range than a internal combustion engine). The remainder of vehicles were internal combustion.
I own one, and agree with most of what has been said in this review. One big negative for me is the cruise control: 99% of the time its totally fine and works great, but in 1% of the time its flat out dangerous. It brakes ridiculously hard sometimes for no good reason, endangering people driving behind you. Also it automatically decreases speed in some corners or highway exits to a laughable low speed. Hopefully this is something that can be improved. The other minor negative I have is the same mentioned in the video: I really dislike the sound of the boot closing...
Just add a rubber seal for the trunk. I did. Thumbs up improvement.
Yeah it's definitely better than when I first got the car but still does some freak braking and sudden exiting of lane changes.
I took one out for a test back in October last year. Could not wipe the grin off my face, brilliant. An old school petrolhead completely converted. Went home, put my deposit down, very excited! The following week had a seizure! Now officially registered epileptic and can’t drive for at least the next 5 years. F**k! And the possible irony is that in 5 years from now we’ll have autonomous cars and my epilepsy won’t matter! (Maybe)
Am in the UK. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2018. Put on medication and got cleared to drive and licence back last August after one year free of seizures.
Rupert Murray Hey Rupert, not too many of us are there? I had a brain tumour back in June 2018 followed by a craniotomy, all sorted. Took the obligatory year off driving and returned with much excitement. That’s when I went shopping for a Tesla. Had 2 more seizures one month apart - indefinite ban. I’ll keep up with the meds, see what happens.
@@ruthetog5959 Sorry to hear that. Mine came out of the blue. Cause not known........could be stress. Two major seizures in public within 5 months and several smaller ones per day, which the meds seem to have got under control although the dose was doubled before I got the licence back, so feel knackered my mid afternoon most days, but no seizures.
Your steering wheel has been loaded on the wrong side.
Reboot your machine to reload it
Almost a slice of genius , from a french Tesla 3 LR driver !
How does it compare to the i3? I'm dying to get an electric but think the model 3 is out of my price range, I'd love a Standard Range +
Will you be getting the Model 3 next?
How well do the voice commands work in the UK and the rest of Europe? The functionality available via the current natural language processing system is incredible in the US. Apart from breaking and steering, it “seems” like you can use your voice to do anything that typically requires physical input. Apparently many owners are not aware how big an upgrade had been done with this in the last several months.
Nice review :)
You forgot to mention the OTA's, no maintenance (compare that to a BMW or Audi), leaving home with a full "tank" each day, and the app that does everything including pre-heating your car inside with garage without the fumes.
Picked up mine with six other people picking up theirs in Dublin on Friday. And that was their afternoon slot for delivery - they'd done a similar amount in the morning. It was an amazing drive back to Galway. Really hoping that factory gets going in Berlin and we can look forward to quicker deliveries in the future. Shame Brexit screwed up getting one closer, but at least it happened soon enough to keep the manufacturing in the EU.
Oh, one thing to note, lots of videos on this are US centric. So when they talk about at home charging via a wall socket, they mean 110v which will be super slow. In Europe most outlets are 220v and will charge a Model 3 around 14km/hr. So if you plug it in at night for ten hours you'll get back 140km range which is way more than most people commute in a day.
Also in Ireland, the type-2 ESB chargers are still free and they'll charge you up at 65km/hr.
@@KevinLyda This is true if you use a standard 120 V socket at 13 A. But US houses have split phase 120 V, i.e. two phases 180 degrees apart. Between the two phases is 240 V and most people install a 30 A @ 240 charger. Much faster. But your advice *is* more relevant. :)
Totally enjoyed your video and comments on the model 3, even though you are on the wrong side of the pond...
In talking about range you didn't mention a key influence which is outside temperature, cold weather in particular. Not only does the battery not perform as well - a temporary effect - but cold starts mean limited regen and a lot of power used to heat the cabin, like 4kW of power at peak.
I've already toured France in my M3 AWD and, as you say, you land up mostly charging between 20 and 80% which you can do in about 20 mins - only just enough time to take a pee break and stretch your legs. I've done 5,000 miles in 4 months. But I do want to see how it does in warm weather for comparison.
Range will be affected by driving conditions and how you drive the car, with the range changing in realtime - just like a petrol (gas) car. People made a big deal about the Tesla Model X dropping its range dramatically when it was towing a trailer. Gas vehicles do exactly the same thing.
Speaking of driving conditions... Cold weather adversely affects the range of an EV dramatically by decreasing battery efficiency. Using heater in EV also much greater adverse effect compared to ICE vehicle. Other things that affect both but worse for EV: using A/C, going uphill, headwind and towing. ICE are affected too but disproportionately worse for EV. And the adverse affect is more dramatic for EV because range is shorter to start with
I own 2 EV. But facts are facts. And physics is physics
@@drdrew3 Especially running the heater: That's a freebie for ICE vehicles because they waste so much energy in the form of heat. I remember driving some rental car years ago that had a real-time MPG gauge and it fluctuated WILDLY as I did those things (uphill, downhill, A/C on/off, etc), but yeah, really cold temps (and really high ones, too) can overly affect EVs. I just don't want people to get the idea that only EVs have this problem. Even with these issues, the benefits, to me, still far outweigh the negatives and those negatives will be addressed one by one. Battery cost per kg, for example, has dropped by 2/3rds in the last 10 years.
Amazing car and brand!
11:53 This front 3/4 view is the best angle to behold a Model 3. It fails apart somewhat when viewed from the rear 3/4 and the roofline/rear window actually looks a little weird from directly behind.. However, it is a better looking vehicle overall than most other sedans on the road, IMHO.
Odd that you say that, I think the direct behind view is maybe it's most flattering. It's the front end of the car that looks a touch odd to me. Still moderately attractive, but far from the most attractive car on the road.
Great review and great car 😍
by the way you talk you remind me a lot of mat watson. Keep up the good work!
The Model 3 is definitely the most influential car of the last decade , much more than the Toyota Prius was over the previous 10 years , it has all the benefits of the pioneering Model S with better build quality & superior driving dynamics along with advanced tech in a more affordable package. For all their significant achievements , don't believe all the hype , especially from the obsessive fans , that Tesla can do no wrong & are years ahead of everyone else much like Apple supporters. The advancements in batteries for example with hundreds of tech companies , car makers & universities involved around the world & recent reports of major developments is encouraging , it is anyone's guess that Tesla will still be ahead of the competition in 5 years time !
Aidan Wilson well said
Aidan Wilson maybe your not aware of Tesla’s recent acquisitions. Primarily Maxwell technologies and there dry cathode tech . Which will increase energy density above Tesla’s current cells . Unless Tesla is willing to license there cell technology, auto makers will still be far behind in five or more years. Let’s face it , if you had a ground breaking breaking battery chemistry who would you bring it to. A auto maker with one or two hybrid or BEV’s or Tesla .
@@ronarmfield913 There are many tech companies developing new batteries that car companies have invested vast amounts of money & none of them owe over $12 billion. Musk likes to build up the hype & deserves credit for some of his achievements but is usually months or even years behind schedule. I am not sure if you are aware of new tech from Korea that can double the driving range & charge to 80% in 5 minutes or VW's 'Performance' battery from the ID R record breaking car that will incorporate new cell technology along with investing over $66 billion over the next 4 years in digital tech & electric cars & plan to make over 5 million annually by 2030. Car makers involved in Formula E , just like Formula 1 , are also making major advances that will soon end up in road cars. The next few years will be interesting !
Aidan Wilson agreed . But Tesla has a battery investor day coming in April. Interested in what you think then .
@@aidanwilson6035 'car companies have invested vast amounts of money & none of them owe over $12 billion'.
1. Toyota long term debt at the end December 2019 was $100.602 Billion
2. Ford Motor Company reported total debt of about $155 Billion at the end of 2019
3. Volkswagen Total Long Term Debt $211.45 Billion at the end of 2019
4. General Motors Company has Total Debt of 106.09 Billion at the end of 2019
I could go on, but my point is that ALL major auto manufacturers are carrying huge debt loads. Tesla's debt is tiny in comparison, particularly when you compare it to their market capitalization and their current growth trajectory.
Tesla's debt woes are a myth.
How long would the battery last if I dont drive it? Say, its charged up to 80% and I dont drive it for 3 days, how much charge would it have? (I dont have a home charger)
Apparently it loses 1% per day
DJ BRuSHiE You will be MUCH happier if you can arrange for a home charger. Waking up every day with a 90% charge is a great feeling. Waking up with 50% and not knowing where your next charge is coming from is a bummer. You really want to charge when you sleep - not fiddling about waiting for slow charger on the road someplace
As far as quality or spec compared to a BMW 3 Series goes - BMW don't exactly throw every luxury gubbin they have at the lower models of 3 Series, and the interior on the lower ones ain't that amazing either... I'd be surprised if the Standard Plus Model 3 was that far behind a BMW 320D in interior quality, and it would destroy it in pretty much every performance and technology aspect.
and the fact that after 8 years BMW interiors fall apart, roof linings start sagging, stitching comes apart, plastic coatings start rubbing away, yeah they look good new but they never seem to last that long
I love my Tesla X and am waiting for my model Y. Tesla is worth the money. I also own 2 3 Series BMWs and have had 5 Series as well as Audi A6. But the X is it.
I'd love one but the only way i could get one would be to have an extra monthly payment going out that really i'd rather not have but if/when they become a more reasonable price
Some questions:
1. Can you only use Tesla chargers or can you charge with other car company chargers too?
2. The internet access and Spotify account, do you pay extra for these, how do they work, will they work overseas?
You can use other car company/public chargers too. The default Spotify account is not a full premium account - its specific to the car. You pay a subscription for mobile Internet access after year 1, but can also connect to Wi-Fi eg at home. Haven't tested overseas but I believe so, otherwise I would just tether to my phone :)
Teslas can use any chargers available
Midnight Star In the US you can only use a paid Spotify account with the Tesla streaming AND you must also pay $10/month for Tesla “Premium Connectivity”. Using the Bluetooth connection to phone you can listen to Spotify completely free.
There are lots of caveats depending upon when you purchased your car, which model and which trim level. Tesla is gradually fading out free stuff in favor of monthly paid subscriptions. My 2018 M3AWD is free connectivity for life but my wife’s 2019 M3SR+ is $10 per month from day one. Tesla has changed this repeatedly (and undoubtedly will change it again)
Fantastic review! As much as I want my next car to be the M3P, having to use the touch screen to open the glove box or set the exterior mirrors, or phone app to open the front trunk, seem needlessly annoying. Perhaps I’m wrong, but a few of those (replacing simple processes with technology) processes in the name of minimalist seem like needless barriers to ease and simplicity. I want my cars to adapt to me, not the other way around.
You can set driver profiles for the mirrors, steering wheel and seat position so in that way it seems to be a great example of the car literally adapting to the driver. So you'd only need to adjust these once then can forget about them even after someone else has been driving. I'm with you on the glove box though.
You can actually do all those things with voice commands, and also climate control, music, navigation, etc. I just completed a 350 mile road trip and never touched the screen. And even using the touch screen is very intuitive. For example when you park the car the touch screen brings up all the most used buttons - open front/rear trunk, charging port, etc. The entire minimalist interior changes your perspective and I find you focus more on the road, scenary, etc.
Doofgreed - great to know. Thanks for responding.
trengilly - that’s so cool that the screen adapts to the situation! Who knew? I also never really thought about voice controls. You’ve put my concerns to rest. More excited about an M3 now that my lingering apprehensions have been addressed. Thank you.
The screen is not a barrier, in fact it's the opposite when you are used to it. I rarely have to touch the screen because whenever someone gets in the car, the car auto adjusts pretty much everything to the current drivers preference (climate, radio stations, steering wheel, mirrors and many other things). The screen also reduces the manufacturing and maintenance costs. A car with 'hard' buttons can never adapt to you, but a car with soft buttons can do exactly that.
Yep I have one
8:37 the sound can be changed by buying a 30 pound rubber seal kit.
Tesla charging stations. We live less than a mile from I-65 in Louisvile Ky. Recently a Tesla charging station was just constructed at the local Meijer store. The only draw back is the Burger King and meijer are not open 24x7. But there are bushes nearby. Hopefully someone will put a 24x7 convenient store in soon.
Just out of the price range for most people. Very little used ones on the second hand market.
Do you realize that you just reviewed the model 3 so late, that they have started delivering the model Y in the US this week. 😉
Business Tax for this car will be 0% from April so i expect to see a lot more on the roads and i already do
Did you forget the front boot?
model x for me
How about giving us a separate channel with just electric cars available please. Car gurus electric?
Car plate number at the rear is not dampened is what's causing that rattle. I know because I have that problem on my SUV.
On a side note, I wish Tesla would make a cheaper model for ordinary folks like me.
Tesla has a choice.
1) Build/ tool up a REALLY big factory from scratch to make a VERY large number of cheap cars with a small profit on each........ And probably go bust
Or
2) Build/ tool a relatively small factory and build fewer, expensive cars with more margin.
See the logic?
@@rogerstarkey5390 It's logical for Tesla, but doesn't really help your average car buyer. It also leaves a huge open market for the likes of Kia/Hyundai and Nissan/Renault, who can sell cheaper EVs without having to worry about any competition from Tesla.
Nice
Not sure about electric cars just yet, firstly the technology is pricey and I am concerned about charging points especially in rural areas where I spend a lot of my time. Yes I like the car, yes I like the idea of an EV, but maybe in 5 years once things have settled down a bit. Oh, and yes without Tesla I doubt that the major manufacturers would be bringing part and full EV's to the marketplace as quickly as they are.
Wing mirrors?, Haven't seen those since the 70s, called door mirrors nowadays, good video.
I still call them wing mirrors.
I have never heard someone refer to them as door mirrors. It's always been wing mirrors, or occasionally side mirrors.
Sounds good, but many people don't have the ability to charge a vehicle at home or at work. And imagine being in a queue for a normal recharging point. Imagine having to wait an hour or more!
Do you think this is a worse problem in the UK and the EU? In the US we see that in a minority of places like townhomes or apartments but even there they are adding charging stations for shared use by the apartment community.
Witricity is coming!
@@jmckey I don't know. I do know that recharging points are few and far between and that people who park their cars in the street (common hereabouts) cannot recharge overnight. An office next door has ONE charging point for the whole building. And it's the only office with a charging point in the immediate vicinity. I also know that even if you have private parking (as I do) that is not right by your house or flat, the cost of installing a charging point is significant. And you might care to take a look at the availability of superchargers in Northern Scotland. (Hint: they're entirely absent.)
At last an unbiased review, thumbs down must be people who hate to see these cars outdo their cars in all ways (economy, acceleration etc)
The best car you can buy, over all.
very few people actually care about nought to 60. Performance equals range between charging.
Quick 0-60 is surprisingly useful in the real world I have found, e.g, when overtaking, accelerating away after joining a road etc, merging on motorways - plus its great fun :)
Fast acceleration with very heavy car - it sounds like a tyre shredder to me. Why does no one mention tyre wear?
If you are on the market for a small car starting from 39k, absolutely makes sense to buy this. But, not many people spend that amount of money on a small car. 15k can get you a top of the range Mazda 3. Also looking at Rich Rebuilds OMG! Good luck with the running costs after the warranty runs out. I take it they are improving but I'll let you all fanboys be the guinea pigs.
Dimitare Nedeltchev What exactly are the "running costs" for a Tesla? Brake changes at 30k miles? Adding windshield washer fluid? Replacing windshield wipers? Oh, replacing the 12 volt battery every 3 years? And tires, as with all cars... Did I miss anything major?
@@gwarlow You likely don't need a brake pad change at 30K miles in a Tesla. When I replaced my Model S with a Model 3 after driving 64,000 miles, my brake pads were almost like new according to the Tesla service center. It's because the regenerative braking does most of the work rather than the mechanical brakes. BTW, the Model 3's motors are designed to last a million miles and on battery day they might reveal a million mile new battery. Compare that to any ICE car and the value proposition is off the charts. A Mazda 3 has a MSRP of $24,000 in the United States. You can buy a Model 3 in the US for $35,400. You would have to go through about 4 Mazda 3's with all the maintenance and petrol expenditures that entails to achieve a million miles.
A Tesla will be my next car. Tesla has completely changed my view on 'the car' as we know it... I currently own a 400+bhp ICE car but I am very excited to change. I think that says it all...
Hard to argue with the slice of genius title!!! Heres a video that compares the model 3 spec to other popular EVs in the UK: th-cam.com/video/LEL3F72lvsQ/w-d-xo.html
If they made this as an estate it would destroy the Audi RS4.
Tesla is genius !
Can someone who owns a 3 series or Audi A4 comment at 11:00 about his statement that the quality is really close and hard to tell.
I totally understand that the tech of the Model 3 is quite advanced, but may question build quality. That trunk closing sound was a bit pathetic at 8:15.
I've test driven this car, and whilst Tesla are doing a get job the build quality is no where near the germans. When you close the doors it sounds like tin and you can hear inside window vibrate. Its amazing tech but they are not in the same level
@@garyhayes7323 as I assumed, but I haven't owned a BMW or Audi. I am planning on getting a Porsche Taycan. Twice the money, but some would agree it's twice the car as well. 😉
@@ronb4633 I've ordered a taycan 4S
@@garyhayes7323 congratulations Gary, I am expecting my 4S in August as well.
BTW I suggest looking at TaycanForum.com for lots of info on that car if you were interested.
@@ronb4633 Model 3P is 1/4 of the price of a top Taycan, not comparable. Way more value for the money on m3p, in my opinion.
Roadster 2, would be more comparable when it comes out.
Best car ever!
Great customer service!!!! hahahaha
Tomas T it seems to be better in Norway now.
some people think that it's January 2018 for some reason...
btw. 2012 "Rockets can't land themselves"
it's first mot is due today lmao
Ludicrous mode will be coming to the performance model 3 soon OMG 2.6 0-60
Says who
Wow, and launch in twice then it needs to cool down
Kodi Kenobi it won’t be. That’s only for the S and X.
Doubtful.
I'm a convert now....
I think the real slice of genius will be the next model that will price around $20-Grand. That will be the one everyone can afford. The Model 3 is still a little too expensive at $35-Grand. When the 3 was announced I think Tesla initially got 420,000 pre-orders. When the $20-Grand one arrives I would not be surprised to see 2-million in pre-orders worldwide. That would bring Tesla $40-Billion in sales. Say goodbye to GM, Chrysler and Ford.
2:10.. thrust??? Isn't that torque.. as I learnt.. word thrust is used jet engines or rockets.. not for Cars...
spiderman far away from home trailer
Have a Mini Coutryman PHEV and its totally converted me to electricity; even thinking about elec motorcycle. Electric vehicles provide by their nature luxury and zen; ICE vehicles try doing that by chucking money at: luxury vehicles...
Uk has 70 mpg cars, usa has none
Ev's get 120mpge.
There are different measures of a "gallon" in the UK vs US. UK gallon = 1.2 US gallons. So a 70 MPG UK car is a 58 MPG US car. Prius city MPG is 58 per the EPA, so yes, US does have one :)
70mpg cars just shag the planet half as fast as 'normal' cars. Electric (from renewables) is by far the best.
@chez421 evidence before rant, please. And don't try it on us about the co2 cost of making batteries with 2010 figures for a German leccy grid when it's a decade later... And the batteries aren't made in Germany in the first place.
@chez421 Since I'm a BSc in Comp Sci, I dispute your maths. I qualified my response with 'renewables', NOT coal fired, oil or nuclear generated electricity.
Rear boot rattle fixed.check out Tartan Tesla TH-cam channel
review number 9999999999999 WTF