New 2024 Tesla Model 3 Review: The Greatest Appliance Ever Made

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Tesla Model 3 and it's different, it may not look that different but it's the Model 3 that's been updated with some pretty significant changes, its first major overhaul since it came out almost 7 years ago, today I'm going to go to

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3 and show you all its peculiarities and features. Today's video is brought to you by cars and deals. My online enthusiast car auction site that recently sold this and this and this and this and Check it out at cars and bids.com. It's time to learn about the quirks and features of the new Tesla Model 3 Highland, except it's not actually called Highland.

Everyone has been calling it that, but when I asked to borrow this car from Tesla, they said no. We don't call it Highland externally in any marketing materials. Internally it is not called Highland. Tesla literally told me in an email that we don't know where it came from, we don't know why people call it that, so it's not called. the

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3 Highland, officially or unofficially, is just a name I guess given to it by Tesla fans, which is certainly an interesting Quirk, now let's move on to the rest, so you might be thinking about the new model 3, which is exactly different, looks the same as the previous one, well, no.

At the front, the front end design has been updated, you can see the front face has been changed, the headlights have been changed. It's a subtle update up here but it's different to the old outgoing model and looks more modern and same deal at Beck, no radical redesign here but it's different compared to the outgoing model 3 it has a different taillight design a different rear design overall some subtle tweaks some changes to modernize the look of the car and the badge is different different Tesla is now written all over the rear of the Model 3 unlike the Big T Tesla badge right in the center, that's another difference for the new one and the wheel design has changed too much as the old very distinctive Tesla Model 3 wheel was replaced by this one which is new and apparently better for aerodynamics, in fact Tesla says that All of these changes, although subtle, have combined to make this the most aerodynamic Tesla model

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, improve the drag coefficient to make it even more slippery and aerodynamic, and two new paint colors are coming. the new model 3 is Arrow gray, which apparently looks a lot like the gray of other model 3s, but I assume it's new and also stealth red, which will be red and stealthy, and next we move inside the updated model 3, where the interior has Tesla has also been modified and revised with the goal of improving feel, quality, and primacy, which is an actual word that Tesla used in an email to explain to me what they are changing, although I make fun of them for it, tbh. is.

They have done a good job increasing the premium feel in this interior, which was always a complaint about the outgoing Model 3, it just didn't look as nice inside and now they have improved things and specifically upgraded the dashboard. this new material here on the top that looks and feels good and this live runs across the entire top of the dash and continues all the way to the door panel. It includes aluminum trim that looks good and an ambient lighting element that also looks good and you can change the color to be what

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you see fit, but probably the biggest interior change in the new Model 3 comes at the back, we have a new screen back here, a new 8-inch touchscreen that allows you as the rear passenger to select the setting change. all kinds of things, for example movies back here, an entertainment apps section with Hulu and YouTube that you can select and then watch movies if you want, there are also video games back here as you can see several different titles that you can play with a videogame. controller that comes with the car if you want to do that and you have climate controls back here you can adjust the air temperature, fan speed and even now you have heated rear seats for comfort in the updated model 3 as for others changes in the new In the model 3, one of them reaches the center screen, you still have a giant center screen that controls everything like in basically all Tesla models, but apparently it is a little bigger than before and Tesla says it has more responsiveness, which will obviously make life easier and then there's the New Sound System Tesla says there is a new next-generation premium sound system available in the latest Model 3 with 17 speakers, which is a lot of speakers and it should improve sound quality.

Here also in this interior it has dual wireless charging and a small charge. pad on each side for two phones and USB C ports on these Center Cubbies for further charging of your devices. Another interesting thing. Tesla has removed drive mode when the car is idling. In the past you could have the car go forward to simulate a normal gasoline powered car with a traditional automatic transmission which no longer exists and when you are stopped at idle, even in gear the car stops in place but probably the shift Biggest thing on the front of the new Model 3 is the lack of actions coming out of the steering column. for the new model 3, the stock of the wipers, the turn signals, the gear shift, all of that is gone and integrated into other places in the car, in the case of the turn signals, it's here on the steering wheel, you can see the button for the left button. on the right, you press them and that's how you turn on the turn signal.

If you want to turn on the wipers, you touch the wiper button on the steering wheel. You can see it here and then pull up the wiper controls on the screen. and then you select what you want: several different wiper speeds or simply automatic wipers, if you want to put a gear and really drive the car, you have two options, they are no longer standard, but you get in the car, you put your foot on the brake and This screen appears on the left side of the screen, allowing you to drag the car up to go forward, get into drive, or drag the car backward to go backwards.

This is how you can select the gears or if you want a more traditional gear selection situation, I have it on the roof near the rear view mirror and you can just barely make out the D around the hazard light button which is a traditional way old school where you can change gears if, for example, the screen breaks or you just prefer that to a swipe and one. Another function that stocks used to have but no longer is to turn on autopilot. You used to press the action down a couple of times. The autopilot would continue since it disappeared.

Now you turn on the autopilot with this button here, you press it on the steering wheel just once. press or you can set it to be two presses, but either way it comes on and engages autopilot, so these stock functions have migrated elsewhere and now the stocks are gone in an effort to increase minimalism in this interior and another big change for the new Model 3 is an intentional improvement in noise reduction. Tesla tells me they added AC ustic glass. You can see this double-painted glass and they

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other noise and vibration reduction improvements on this car to try to make it quieter, more comfortable, more flexible inside. this interior now Tesla tells me the result is a 30% reduction in wind noise a 20% reduction in road noise a 30% improvement in noise isolation and a 25% reduction impact overall noise I have no idea how those percentages measure me but that's the goal of making the car feel more premium with the materials, sound and comfort while driving so those are all the new changes to the updated model 3 before moving on to the general quirks and features of the model 3 that I want. to talk about the two versions of this car that are available, there are two trim levels, there is a base model with rear wheel drive, it starts around $39,000, has 272M of range and does 0-60 in 5.8 seconds or you can upgrade to the long range model which is this dual motor because it has all-wheel drive which starts around $47,500 and with the dual motor the range jumps to about $340 million on a single charge which is great and the acceleration drops from 0 to 60 in 4.2 seconds now of course the price.

I'm quoting numbers that are before any rebates your local or federal government may offer depending on your situation, but those are starting prices before those rebates, so those are the basics, updates and changes for the new Model 3 .Now let's move on to the general features and circuits of the model 3, which starts with entering your phone, is a key. You have a key card that comes with this car as a backup, but you don't need it. It has its Tesla application. He walks to the car where his phone is. in your pocket, you press the door handle, it opens and you get in, and the phone app has many great car-related benefits.

You can find out where the car is in the app on your phone. You can schedule the charging. You can manipulate it. security and you can even perform various vehicle functions from the app, such as locking or unlocking the doors, lowering the windows or even honking the horn, all of which are nice party tricks, but you can see how those things would also be functional and a once you're inside. In the Model 3 you start to notice a lot of interesting quirks and features, despite the minimalist nature of this interior, the basic simplicity of the overall design of this car, it actually has a lot of really fantastic high-tech features.

Let's start with the camera system. You turn on your turn signal, you press that button on the steering wheel and a blind spot camera appears that's right on your center screen so you can see what's in your blind spot, making it easier to change lanes. Now there is a downside to this. The minimalism of the car is the lack of a screen directly in front of the steering wheel, like where the gauge cluster would be. It would be nice to see that blind spot camera on that screen, but Tesla doesn't offer one like other brands, so we have it.

Here, however, it remains a fantastic feature not found on many cars. Another great feature of the camera system is that you can raise it with the touch of a button on the steering wheel, press it and then the cameras are active, making it easier to park or move in tight spaces. Many cars have great camera systems better than Tesla's, but you have to go into several menus to access them with a simple tap on the steering wheel and the cameras are on, that's great and another great benefit. of the camera system in this car is Sentry mode when you park this car lock it and walk away you can activate Sentry mode where the cameras that show you where you are parking suddenly become security cameras that show you if someone is approaching to the car. and try to break a window or steal something, whatever, suddenly you have security cameras in your car, which is cool, possibly the only downside to the camera system is that the TLA doesn't have a 360° overhead camera yet down on this car which is absolutely wild basically every other car manufacturer offers this now makes it very easy to maneuver in tight spaces easy to park between lines or wherever you want unfortunately Tesla hasn't figured that out yet , which is disappointing, but next we move on to the Another pretty cool quirk about this car is that a lot of the adjustments you see in regular vehicles with switches and buttons are done with this car's display.

It's very interesting, let's start with the mirrors to adjust the mirrors. There is no switch on your door panel, instead you go into the controls menu, select the mirrors and then this little switch on the steering wheel changes the mirrors. You can go left, right, up and down. You can see the mirror is changing as I move the switch and you can change to the other side mirror and then the same switch will do the same thing right on the passenger side. It's the same with adjusting the steering wheel position. Go to the steering wheel settings menu on the center screen and then once again this switch will move.

The steering wheel goes up and down fore and aft so you can place it exactly where you want, instead of a typical switch on the steering wheel, it starts on the center screen and is more than just wanting to turn on the headlights, guess where. You see, that would be on the screen where you can turn them on there, now luckily you can turn on your high beams on the steering wheel, which is sometimes a nice feature to be able to have instant access to, but your typical headlights are on the screen surprisingly, this Screen control settings even include the glove box you want to open, you need to enter the screen in the control section andthen press the part of the screen that opens the glove box and then it opens, not even having a glove box handle in this car is minimalist, now the downside of all this screen stuff is that it obviously complicates some elements, but it's a lot of things that you don't use very often, like the headlights, you put them in Auto and the car will take care of the rest, you don't really need a button or switch for them, however, the climate controls are a little different story, you use them very frequently and of course they are integrated into the screen.

Now that you have your basic controls down here, you can adjust the temperature pretty easily here and you can turn on the heated seats or the rear defogger from the front defroster all with a simple two-step process, but for more climate controls you need to do it. Press the screen, a larger menu appears, and then you have more work to do to figure out exactly what you want to use. It's not a huge disappointment or inconvenience, but it is a little more difficult to use than other automakers who have integrated their climate controls into the screen, where it only takes up a fixed part of the screen at all times.

Here you have to do at least one touch and then a second touch to do basically anything and a strange myth this car has when you turn on your heated seats in the climate control setting you turn them on and then it doesn't show playback anywhere they are Now if you're sitting in the driver's seat, the seat is heating up, you don't really need the car to tell you it's on, but if your passenger leaves the seat on and then gets out of the car, it may still be heating up the same way in the driver's seat. back without any icon to let you know that this is a bit of a strange decision and a bit disappointing.

That said, an absolutely fantastic feature of the climate controls is something Tesla calls dog mode because of the way it works. is that you can leave your dog in the car even on a hot day you go shopping normally that would be very bad it is hot inside the car and the dog could die but if you put the car in dog mode you can go out the dog inside close the doors and The car will keep the interior temperature at a reasonable 70 degrees Fahrenheit to make sure the dog stays comfortable even while you're outside the car doing something else and then it even says on the screen while you're outside Hey, the dog is comfortable, Don't worry, it's nice and cool inside the car just so people don't freak out when they see a dog in your car in a hot parking lot.

It's a good idea that Tesla came. Now, while it may seem like there are too many controls built into this screen, I found an interesting shortcut that makes life easier if you're sitting in the driver's seat driving the car and holding down the button on the left side of the steering wheel, A kind of hidden menu appears that allows you to adjust various things from the steering wheel. Using the button, you can change the climate control temperature here. fan speed and a wide variety of different things, raise the camera, even open the glove box, turn on the defroster, all this, like quickly pressing a button on the steering wheel, which is a cool idea, now it's a big drawback on this car that runs out of stock. and putting all the controls on the screen is the windshield wiper situation I mentioned.

To turn on the wipers, press this button on the steering wheel and you can then adjust the setting you want the wipers to be on. Most people will leave them on automatic. except the automatic wipers on this car aren't that good, it rains quite a bit before they actually start to come on so you constantly have to make manual adjustments which isn't so easy when it's not just a simple steering column . Stock, you have to press the wiper and then scroll to the wipers you want and constantly switch them up and down. It would work great if the automatic wipers were better, but they simply aren't and there are other interesting things within this infotainment system. show Beyond the actual functional stuff, just some fun little quirks and features and Easter eggs that Tesla has hidden here, for example you can change the sound of the horn, this is the current sound of the horn, listen, okay , but that's boring, you can choose several other different horn sounds if you prefer, such as this indignant British man.

Well, never good, never good, never good, that's funny and look at this. You can also change the color of the car shown on the screen. Right here, right now, the car is roughly the color I'm sitting in, but you can adjust what color you want it to be and you can even choose between metallic paint, solid paint, or matte paint if that's what you want to see. you can totally change what is displayed, I have never seen that level of setup before for a car with a single screen and of course just like in the back you can also play games, there are video games built into this infotainment screen, There is even a racing car game where you use the real steering wheel of the car to drive.

I've shown this in other Tesla videos before the integrated video game system, of course, you would only do that if the car is parked, you're sitting somewhere waiting for someone to If you're bored, you can play video games on your Model 3 and at the same time Just like in the back, there is even a movie stage where you can open several different apps that you would use to watch entertaining shows, including Netflix, Hulu Tik Tock, and even YouTube. Watch Doug De Muro

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a Tesla from the comfort of your Tesla if that's what you want Now, beyond all the technology in this car, there are still some noteworthy features and features and the rest of the stuff here though It is tremendously minimalist.

On one hand I love the cover over the visor mirrors, which doesn't sound like something you'd build a relationship with but it's really cool, you open it and then it's magnetic so you can split it in half to have the visor. The mirror is open but the cover doesn't get in the way and it's just a really elegant design the way they've created something that basically every other manufacturer should follow. It's also worth noting that you have storage cubbies in the center console here, this center armrest. lifts up for storage and the forwardmost compartment also opens for storage.

I also like how this compartment opens. There is a little tab that appears on the right side to push in and then the compartment next to it has a tab on the left side. pushing so they don't collide makes it easier to open them because of the way the other compartment, the tab on the left side, which is the cup holders, you can open it and then you can store drinks in here or keep everything closed to really maximize the minimalism. and take a look at this interior, you'll notice there are no air vents here, there aren't any, you don't see them in the traditional places on the dash, so how does the air get inside?

Climate, air conditioning, heat, the answer is there is a climate vent, but it is hidden under this panel on the dash. There is a long climatic vent that runs to the end. When I first reviewed the Model 3 back in 2017, I had the first review. I wasn't sure if this would be enough to introduce air into the interior to heat or cool it, but it actually works quite well and is not visible, so you can keep the minimalist theme without putting vents on the dash, like to exit the Model 3. It does not have a traditional door handle like many cars have.

Instead, there is a button located here on the door post. You press it and then it opens the door electronically and you can get out in case the electronics fail or the battery dies. There is also a backup solution, a physical mechanical door handle located here next to the power window switches. You can pull the door open and get out without the electronic mechanism as well, but if you pull the door handle, a small warning appears on the screen. and tells you that the window trim may be damaged. I guess that's because when you exit the traditional way electronically, the window lowers a little to let you out, but if you exit the mechanical way it doesn't do that, which over time could cause damage to the finish, sort of. interesting caveat, hadn't seen that one before as for the boot, the cargo area, there's really nothing new here, you open it and it opens electronically which is a very nice luxury touch and it's not a hatchback despite its Long and wide rear window design.

The Model 3 has a traditional trunk like a traditional sedan and that continues in the new one, but you open the trunk and you can see that it's actually quite large despite the appearance of this car with a kind of stubby rear end. It has a large, cavernous cargo compartment where you can store whatever you want and there's even more room on the side. You can see a compartment here for more things. The same thing happens on the other side and under the floor, lift this up and there's actually a pretty big gap. large additional compartment where you can put even more stuff and in case you have maximized all this cargo space and still want more, you can do it in the front, the front compartment also opens, there is a small but relatively large front trunk up there where you can put even more things.

I can put even more things to have even more storage capabilities finally we move on to the overall design of this car. I mentioned what's new, but as for what's quirky, the answer is well, not much, the Model 3 is meant to be a very generic looking car. and retains that look, there's nothing particularly peculiar, strange or controversial about the way it looks. An interesting element, although on the outside it is worth noting this small piece on the fender, this is one of the few styling touches that the Model 3 has. and even that is really functional, that is where the camera is mounted for that blind spot camera that I showed you before, the one that comes on when you turn on your turn signal, that's where they mount the camera, although there is a little styling element on the front fender that also serves a purpose, okay, driving the new Tesla Model 3, which I say in an exciting tone, but what I've learned from driving this car is that it's not an exciting car at all, you know, it goes from 0 to 60 quickly.

It is a fast car, but so is every electric car. Now you know, there was a time when Tesla had a really interesting advantage over other vehicles, but now with the proliferation of electric cars, we're all used to it. go from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds or 3 seconds uh if we spent any time in any kind of top end electric car and that in itself doesn't make this car exciting and other than that the steering and handling They are a little numb. the steering is very quick and I think Tesla does that to disguise the fact that the handling isn't particularly good, there's more body roll than you'd like, it's not particularly flat in the corners, uh, it's definitely not meant to be a sports car nor is it.

First, I borrowed this car from Tesla for a week and what I learned from driving it during that time is that this is not a car that you fall in love with, this is not a car that provokes an emotional response, but this is a truly fantastic car. to make the

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s, and that's why I titled this video. How I get around is a mundane task and this car does the best job of perhaps any car at making it easy. It's just a daily hassle. Sitting in traffic on 163 like I am now is easy because you have autopilot, you have a great charging network, you don't have to put expensive gas in, they created a car that just addresses all of those things and solves them. it is cheap to buy it is cheap to own regardless of depreciation I would buy one used or lease one it is cheap to run it is cheap to run and it makes your life easier when you drive it this is not a special car but it is very very , very good at doing what it's supposed to do, which is just from point A to point B without complaint, which makes life easier.

There are no drawbacks to it except the fact that it's incredibly boring to watch drive, but Honestly, even as a car enthusiast, I'm okay with that. I think it's totally fine to have a boring Anonymous self-driving car to drive to work every day while having cool stuff in your garage to take with you on the weekends. It's been a while. Since I'm in a model 3, I sometimes use them as Ubers, but I don't drive or use one regularly. It feels quieter here, it feels more luxurious and nice, which is honestly a good thing because, honestly, that.

It was probably the biggest drawback of the old car, it just didn't seem as nice, this car and the ride feels a little softer, it just feels better.It feels a bit like a slightly nicer car, not a full luxury car for anyone. It's a lot of imagination and you wouldn't expect one at this price either. Tesla really wants to make this car minimalist inside and, frankly, I like that. I think there's a lot of great things in that. The downside is that some minimalist details are a bit annoying. I always felt that I removed the head-up display directly in front of the steering wheel.

It would be nice to see how fast you're going, if your headlights are on what street you're pushing, that sort of thing directly in front of you, taking away the actions. Things are even a little more difficult and I'm not entirely enthused about it, but I will say that you adapt pretty quickly, figuring out the turn signals, the headlights, the wipers, getting it going, everything that used to be in the test. Tesla shares. it has this autopilot system that most Tesla owners believe is the only autopilot system in the automotive industry, the only one you know, driver assistance technology like this or the best.

I don't feel that way and driving this car underscores and reminds me why I don't feel that way. Tesla's autopilot is fantastic, especially on the highways, especially in heavy traffic. It's one of the reasons that makes this car such a great commuter; you can go on autopilot and just not do so many things. On regular surface streets, it frequently gets confused with the lane line and has trouble distinguishing where to go in anything other than fairly normal traditional driving on roads with regular lane lines that are perfect if the road does weird things, loses and can.

I don't really get it, the other downside to autopilot is that Tesla for some reason still doesn't have a capacitive touch steering wheel on my Mercedes. If you're driving using their driver assistance technology, which works almost the same as Autopilot, you just have your hand on the steering wheel and the steering wheel will sense that your hand is there and then it will do what it's supposed to do and never you will have to do nothing. Unfortunately, Tesla because they don't have a capacitive touch wheel, they really have to do it. Move the steering wheel from time to time to remind Autopilot that it's still there and take care of it in a way you wouldn't with a car that has a really good capacitive steering wheel to help the driver.

Overall I think this car is better than the last one, it has some real improvements over the outgoing model 3, they are subtle but they are there, and most importantly it is just a really good

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car, that's what makes it better and it does even better than before, so that's the new

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Tesla Model 3. It's not an exciting car, it's not particularly fun or exciting, it's not a car that will spark your passions, but it is a great car for its purpose . purpose of making commuting as easy, simple and hassle-free as possible, that's what it's for and that's what it does fantastically and now it's time to give the updated Model 3 a Doug Score and the Doug Score is here 63 out of 100, which puts the new model 3 Here against Rivals, the daily score is tremendous, 38 out of 50, which beats everything else on this list, but the weekend score is comparatively low, mainly because, well , this car really isn't that exciting.

This is the truth, the Tesla Model 3 is an appliance and just like any other appliance, your dishwasher, your microwave, it's not really exciting, it's a tool for a job and this car is the best tool for the boring job. trips in daily traffic.