I understand the simplicity aspect, but its pretty underwhelming for a "premium" car. Almost to the point of just looking cheap. Of course tesla fanboys will disagree with me, I think they also enjoy eating cup noodles for dinner
I think for the general population the speed of electric cars is still insane. Most people buy used Toyota or Honda cars with 8-9 second 0-60’s so when they have the opportunity to buy something with a 4.# 0-60 that’s a huge increase in their passing ability. I think to Doug a 0-60 in the 4 seconds might be boring, but to most people that’s an amazing thing to have.
Exactly my mindset. I dont want fast 0-60 times if i am low on money. I just want a reliable car. It probably increases the price too. People seem to forget that cars a few decades ago, most economy cars took over 10 seconds 0-60. The chevy bolt is a good example, cheap, not fast, and basic. No flashy design, just a ev to go from a - b.
@@ewadgeI drove my first Tesla 2 weeks ago (2022 Model 3 Dual Motor). My buddy drove us to the dealership in his Mark 7.5 GTI (a very nice and fast car by my standards) and the Tesla was much quicker than it off the line. EV’s rule the 0-45 zone and when I got back into my car later that day I was instantly wishing for that acceleration again. Not to do anything crazy or go fast, simply to pull out into traffic with ease. I will say that my buddies 2018 GTI is better built than the 2022 Model 3 and the 6-speed is a lot of fun. But I’d rather have a commuter appliance and then a proper weekend car
@@green29373I said it another comment but for me (23 yr old M, with nothing on my driving record) it costs 128$/month to insure a 2022 model 3 Dual Motor with 25,000 miles on it. That’s cheaper than what I currently have (2012 Lincoln MKZ and 2004 ford ranger) and way more fun than both of those cars.
Crazy how Doug's take of the model 3 has gone from the coolest car on the road in 2017, saying that if it showed up at cars and coffee people would say what Laferrari, to now 7 years later comparing it to a dishwasher.
When it comes to Tesla IMO Doug, along with most...now say what the majority of their audience wants to hear. Meanwhile, the refreshed Model 3 has been reviewed very favorably with very few putting it into the "appliance" category.
Well like I knew was going to happen(and it will get worse) electric cars in general will have no real character, the will all be the same because the drive train is all basically the same. Once they are more popular they will continue to be less special.
@@marioeid930 EV or ICE people want cars that look "to some degree" different. Because the drivetrain will be so similar the challenge will actually be "how do we make our design stand out" and NOT look the same. Cybertruck gets so much attention for Better or Worse BECAUSE it looks so different.
@mboiko nail on the head, you showed me you are not a car guy, it's not all about the looks, it's all the nuanced stuff, the way you get the power, the sound, the stick shift. If you wanna talk about appliances, the electric cars are fine but if you want to enjoy a car, it's about driving dynamics. Those are the cars that make you fall in love
@@jmsmikey I'm a huge fan of the 0 tacky looking buttons approach Tesla has, but also, I rarely have to mess with the screen while driving. Can you elaborate what exactly u are constantly readjusting while driving?
@@jmsmikey that's about what I expected, elaborating on issues requires knowledge, and in my experience most people complaining about lack of buttons lack knowledge
My favorite feature is ironically something people hate. Driver profile settings. You set it once and I end up never touching climate controls, mirrors, steering positions, ect. Better yet even the music changes when a different driver is selected. I have a "Nap" profile for 1000+ mile roadtrips and if I rent from Hertz, I get to use the app and my settings. Its honestly saved an hour of my life per year since ownership.
Totally agree ! I always tell people who comment about Tesla image, or battery or etc bla bla that the good stuff is not on the apparent shallow stuff but things like profiles which are awesome and save pretty much every aspect of car including sound settings, drive mode, all mirrors, seats, air con, sat nav, etc. By simply logging in
@@trollmunchingacarrot2005 the hours spent charging are at home mate, idk about you but I wouldn't sit there watching my car charge in my garage, because that's the waste of time, not living my life at home while it charges
"We don't give you a driver binnacle to save money and reduce costs, but hey here's a screen for the rear seat passengers that 90% of you will never use" - Tesla.
Yeah that kills the "cost savings" talk from Tesla. They even give you a video game controller for the rear seat... But you don't get a turn signal stalk...
I was gonna make fun of him too until I had a self introspection moment and realized I own thousands of dollars worth of drawing and painting materials and tools and spend hundreds a month a on it but most of my socks have little holes in them
Makes it even crazier that some lady accidentally reversed into a lake and died the other day and they blamed the “drive selection” method as the reason for her downfall and confusion. Admittedly, it looks like a nutless monkey could use it just fine but to your point, seems unnecessary.
Yes! I don't want to have to look at a screen or find it on the ceiling. Makes me wonder if people who design these features actually have ever driven a vehicle.
@@MiaSoreryOF No they don't. It's a moronic addition that almost no one is asking for. The number one complaint on modern cars is only having a massive screen and eliminating all physical controls to your vehicle. Many other brands are either returning to more physical controls or coming up with a creative solution like haptic controls (similar to a ps5 remote). They must be prepping the car for their "autonomous" driving, which still won't be fully incorporated as they release their next low-effort model 3 reskin in 8 years lmao
The funniest thing about that is that he said this backseat screen is one of the "Biggest Improvements" to the new Model 3. Sounds like he just slapped this video together.
Having the wiper controls in the screen is so cool and innovative! Maybe the next refresh will move the cars steering controls to the screen as well, and do away with that weird circular thingy.
Honestly having a stalk for that is redundant. But they need to fix auto wipers. On the older ones the button is on the end of the stalk. But the button is still on the wheel.
@@Someredheadguy SOOO redundant right? You know what else is redundant? The brake pedal! These cars can stop themselves, so why clutter up the minimalist, modern Wendy’s bathroom aesthetic with a clunky old brake pedal? So old fashioned! They should just put a big red STOP button right in the middle of the screen. They could even put one on the little screen in the back, so anybody can stop the car if they feel too scared and unsafe!
The Highland name was not made up by fans. It was the internal codename for the redesign. It was seen on internal Tesla documents, and references to it can still be seen on Tesla's own online parts catalog. It seems as though Tesla just doesn't like folks in the media using an internal codename as if it is an actual brand name used publicly by them.
I have an outgoing model 3 performance and the level of improvement that this has over that is crazy. Legit went from BMW 3 series to BMW 7 series in that department in just one midcycle update!
@@BobbyDazzler888 talk about irritating... If your wheel is half turned as you are making some maneuver you either can't signal, or you need to take your eyes off the road so you can manually poke the damn button (which is now upside down and likely will require thought).
I test drove the new model 3 AWD and a model S neither of which have stalks. I found the steering wheel buttons were easy to get used to even in around-abouts. It helps to position your hands on the wheel above the centre piece where the bumps are.
@@garycard1826 Its completely idiotic making a basic function worse than it was before... You wont be able to rely on reflexes then in a stressed situation. Since the button can be anywhere. Moronic is what it is.
@@Berretotube Not solid at all. Very rattley and cheap sounding. Maybe that’s why JD Powers rated Tesla at the bottom of their reliability for 2022. Go ahead - research it. And then when you can’t accept the result, make up something about JD Powers…I can’t wait !
@@NomenClature-o8s He he. The Model 3 is the most reliable car on the market. Tesla makes the safest cars ever made, unlike your Kia. Thing about haters is that they've never actually driven a Tesla, yet alone owned one. Your Kia will break down so quickly. Just buy a Tesla - you'll have the most exciting car on the road, the safest, the fastest, and the most American made (unlike your Kia!).
Things Doug missed 1. Top down 360 view is called “high fidelity park assist” on Tesla. Look it up 2. You can add heated seats to the task bar on the bottom with a little bit of customization done
Also, most car controls can be done by voice. Also, Doug missed being able to customize the icons on the taskbar so you can add seat heaters, defrosters to the bottom of the screen which also shows you if the seat heaters are on and at what level. Not sure if he talked about ventilated front seats either which is great in hot climates. Nor did he talk about seat and steering wheel settings as being saved under your phone unlock profile (or you can create multiple profiles if you want). He also didn't mention the back screen can be tied to bluetooth headphones so they can listen/watch what they want without bothering others. And I'm not sure why Doug doesn't talk about Route Planning - in an electric car, this is very important for preconditioning and knowing where chargers are - I think all electric car reviews need to include this. Tesla, by the way, does an excellent job at route planning, which fits into his theme of making everything easy.
Also the seat heaters turns off (and on) automatically wether someone is sitting on the seat or not. You can't forget it on when someone leaves the car.
You can also control the wipers using the wheel. If you click the wiper button once, you can then scroll between the different options by pressing the scroll wheel on the steering wheel left or right. Also, if you hold down the headlight button for 1-2 seconnds, the full beams stay on / go into auto mode
Tesla needs “Doug mode” in addition to “Dog mode” So the car could make Carrera GT V10 sound, imitate manual transmission shifts and Doug could feel himself cool and comfortable
also ,use 15x more electricity and have random 2-3000$ charges to your credit card to simulate fuel and regular maintenance for ICE cars. Oh and get 1sec MORE to 60mph if you dont use a special "launch control" mode. Oh and include 1-2sec of lag when you acelerate to simulate engine rev and transmission lag
Yeah they already have Joe mode to make everything quiet, now they just need Doug mode to make everything loud and change the horn sound to "THIS" and the lock/unlock sound to "CARS AND BIDS" 😂
@@andreelopez8371 Tesla super fans. no one else. I'm a former Tesla superfan I don't regret leaving the Tesls community and looking back I don't know why I liked Tesla & Elon.
@@andreelopez8371Yes, the Highland name is from the Tesla website. You can see it in this URL: epc.tesla.com/resources/images/Model3/category/Model3_Highland_BODY_fed2305b-c949-42e5-9906-75b2cf0fcef7.jpg
I didn’t care for the look of the interior in videos, but was in one and found it very “zen”/calming without a bunch of unnecessary clutter. Did take a couple days to get the hang of screen, but after giving the rental back a couple weeks later and going back into my own prem gas car, I was actually missing the tesla experience. 😆
I'm the type to have tons of junk in my car and yes this design prevents me from doing that. It's so zen like you say, you don''t want to mess it up lol. Now, it's only been a month but I've kept it clutter free so far.
Yeah same, just got to take a ride in a 2018 model 3 performance yesterday and I desperately want one. Acceleration is absolutely wild, it's a lot quieter than I expected it to be, and even for being 5 years old, the white interior looks pristine. The paint quality was pretty bad though, PPF seems like a must if you get one new.
@@det_tf2 paint quality has gotten better since, tesla had a reputation for bad paint work. Its not perfect today either, but much better. Their black paint is especially worse and doesn't seem to age well for whatever reason. That said my neighbor has a matte black wrapped model s which looks great on it so you could always go with that
Doug, you can customize the buttons at the bottom of screen so you can, for example, turn on heated seats and see what level they’re on, heated wheel, etc, up to six on bottom, and change them as needed. These were all added over the years in OTA software updates
*_You get heated seats for one year for free. After that, it's a $5 per month subscription for one seat, or $8 a month for two seats. But that's only up to 75°F max temperature._* *_After 75°F, its a flat rate of $1 per month for every 5° temperature increase. Sounds reasonable. 😮_*
@@jamesmollard i think this is what is missing from the review. set your destination on the navigation, it will automatically know when to charge it, direct you to the charger, warm up the battery for a fast charge, and you don't have to stress about anything. if you're on the edge of MAYBE not making it to the charger it will even tell you to keep the car at the speed limit to make it.
I feel like Doug really missed on the driving experience. The Model 3 is a genuinely fun car to drive with good handling and tight steering and fast acceleration, it can out-handle and out-accelerate many cars on the road. He's talking about it like it's a 1997 Corolla. Just because other electric cars are fast too doesn't mean the Model 3 isn't fun to drive.
@@NickM-qi4sqCurious, how is Mazda more fun for you? Just rowing gears, or you like the vibration, or? Not sure why Doug thought Model3 is "boring" to drive.. Six years in, Model3 still a joy to drive, every time... it does feel different w/ no engine noise, but... the instant, sensitive, powerful response to throttle and steering , are phenomenal... being near-silent, doesn't reduce the thrill of G's. Like flying a Learjet w/ afterburner... soft, smooth, effortless, and responsive... plus w/ spaceship tech. re that metaphor, maybe you might prefer the rumble of a prop engine plane to that? but the jet gonna thrill me every time... just in different way. Taking a Tesla one-pedal driving down a curvy mountain road, so fun, perfect control, like stick sports car downshifted, but infinite RPM/no gears worry. It's not just about the acceleration, though that gives the grin every time..
Exactly what I was thinking. The Model 3 handles great, with low Cg, premium suspension and fast steering ratio. I haven't driven the Highland, but my 2018 Model 3 has very little body lean in corners. Doug talks like fast steering is not sporty. Not sure where that came from, fast steering allows keeping hands at 9 and 3 o'clock for most turns, and quick recovery from oversteer to prevent spinning out.
I see a lot of people online complain about how boring or bad a Tesla Model 3 is, it’s always been interesting seeing that opinion. One of the things that I find great is that Tesla’s are so common now, especially where I live, near Tesla headquarters in Austin, TX. I like that the Tesla Model 3 is a boring car. A lot of people like boring cars, that are reliable and require little maintenance. It is why Toyotas and Hondas are so well loved and are still some of the best selling cars. To me Tesla is trying to do that but with electric vehicles. They aren’t trying to be the most luxurious or the fastest cars. It seems like they are just trying to make electric vehicles more common and make sure that as many people are able to get them as possible. I actually like it. I think Tesla is doing great things. I don’t think they are the best cars ever made but I do love what they are doing.
Weight is the key design criteria for an EV which drives a lot of the engineering optimization. Basically engineering revolves around C-SWAP-C. Cost Size Weight Power Cooling which requires reduced part count.
Doug regarding the heated seats, you can drag the seat icon down to the bar so it's always visible. You can also interact with it from there. I've done this on my 2014 Model S, and I'd imagine new Teslas also have this feature.
@@h0gheadSwith the colours you can just get confused a bit, it's not the end of the world. But it is weird how he got wrong at other things. He needs to fact check more... And it's easy to miss a lot of the features that Tesla has, you can talk about it all for like 20 minutes in a review - and I'm talking about the useful features, not the "quirky" ones. I get that you can miss them, and it's fine, but it a bit hurts when you tackle Tesla with a "problem" in your review, when actually you have a feature that solves it. Like heated seats turning off automatically when you go outside (unless you press on keep mode), being able to drag the heated seats icon to the lower bar and change them from there, or just that you can drag on the temp's number itself in the bar to change without opening the quick temp menu. The only thing you can't quickly change, is the AC direction...but he didn't mention that they're profile based and stay the same for each profile, until you change them. So I almost never really change them. (You can also change the ac's fan intensity from the wheel's left scroll menu, so I consider it quick too).
If you live with this car for a while, you learn some shortcuts that negate some of his concerns. The seat heaters and steering wheel heater funtions can be automated. The wiper system is buggy, but you get used to it. Just as a general observation, if he lived with the car for a year, he would be a bit embarrassed to come back and re-watch what he pronounced after a week of driving a loaner.
@@ralstm1 the autowipers are a problem, but there's (mostly) a fix for that too. Pressing lightly once on the left stalk button (or on the button on the steering wheel in highlander) will wipe once the windscreen - but also popup a small menu of the wipers settings, so you can quickly select the proper one you want. Tesla also added not a long time ago that you can just use the left scroll yo scroll through them when you open this quick menu, so you don't need to get your hands off the steering wheel. You can also access the wipers through the left scroll button quick menu, when you long-press it. But, it doesn't really fix the problem that is auto-wipers, and especially the fact that Tesla forces you, for some god-known reason, to use autowipers when you activate autopilot. It's kinda shaming cruising on the highway on a sunny day, and there's specks of dusts in front of the cameras so they start wiping the entire windshield. But, Elon said that it should be fixed soon...let's hope it actually will It's insane the amount of small features Tesla added through the years. There's like 3/4 different ways to do anything in this car. A lot of them is because people asked Tesla to add new easy and quick ways to access and change things on the fly, without taking the eyes off the street too much, if at all.
11:47 note that both the mirror and steering wheel settings are a one time deal. You set them, save them to your profile, and then every time you get in the car it automatically adjusts them to your specific settings. It does this for anyone else who uses the car too. It works very well.
it’s not truly a one time deal. I adjust my side mirrors on an infrequent but regular basis. Sometimes you’re parking in a certain situation that needs a bit of an adjustment
@@marcob1729It has been for us for the last 6 years. The mirrors auto tilt downward when parking backwards so you can see the ground/curb and Tesla has a great parking 3D visualization on the screen. I never adjust my mirrors, nor does my wife. It just works for us.
@@1bbnnkkPro tip: you can set unlimited (as far as I can tell) profiles. So if you have say 2 additional ways you like to sit while road tripping, give yourself 2 extra profiles and when you need them, just select one and seating/mirrors/steering wheel etc will auto adjust.
I forgot where I parked my Model 3 at the airport. I got in late and after a long day of traveling, I did not want to walk endlessly around the parking lot with my family in tow. I used the app to use the 'honk' feature and found our car in less than 1 minute. Seemingly minor but really came in handy.
Maybe this is a just a feature on the model x but in my app I can see the location of the car using GPS. It has been very accurate and helpful in my experience.
@@lemcakes32422what? You do know you can charge your car at home right? I have yet needed to charge my car when doing errands, or shopping or even work lmao.
6:38 this is actually for emergency use if the screen is for some reason not working (and they automatically light up if that is the case). Though of course you can use it at any time if you so desire.
I have a Tesla Model S and if the passenger turns on the seat heating and then leaves the car, the heating turns off. I haven't checked whether it turns off as they leave or whether it's at the next ignition cycle (on/off cycle 🙂) but it does turn off.
As far as the heated seats controls, you can have them always available and showing at the bottom. One of the nicest parts about everything on the touch screen is that I can add shortcuts to the bottom for heated seats and the front and back defroster. I only need these during the winter, so during the summer when I'm never going to want heated seats or defrost, I can change these shortcuts to other shortcuts I might want.
I am 67 years old and through out the years I have owned well over 50 cars - from Fiats to Fords to Volvos to VWs - Some I had for a few months others for years. Some of my favorite cars were 1980 Scirocco, 1998 Volvo GLT, 1978 Porsche 924, 1975 Fiat 128. 2005 Mini Cooper and yes a 1988 Merkur Scorpio. Currently I have a 2021 Model 3 LR and as far as overall ownership this is the best car to date. Powerful, comfortable and tech. The screen usage is never an issue. Although TESLA should have used the tried and true method of managing auto wipers ;). As far as the new and "improved" Model 3 - yes the no stalks are a stretch but like anything one quickly adjust. Fortunately the market is awash with all types of vehicles to pick from and we have the freedom to choose.
It's improved. It's updated. It's hardly new. It's a facelift and refinement, but Tesla doesn't seem to make new versions of any of their cars. Not yet anyway. (And please, Tesla folks, don't go on about OTA updates and underneath changes, I know about that. I'm talking about the body structure and platforms aren't changed. And I don't mean gigacasting either. I mean new body structures and platforms.)
@@jeremiahglass8262 *GASP* Heaven forbid he list off every single car he's owned in his ~50 years of driving until he comes across one that you don't think is "garbage"! Are you thinking he's owned all those cars within the last 10 years?
Excellent point! Lotta interesting "quirky" rides in that list. The Model 3 may be the best mid priced car for the money ever made. Super car acceleration. Closing the gaps by thinking the thought does not get old. You think the design is boring, what sedan do you think has a better line? You think the steering has no feel, what sedan do you think has good steering? (I know: Taycan & Alfa) You think it doesn't handle as well as a car this fast should, you're right. 5K for an after market upgrade, installed, and you will not be complaining. The design looks classic an inch lower. Stance matters. And it becomes even slipperier in the wind. You've got to spend twice the money to go up to the next level, the base Taycan, and isn't it actually bigger and heavier?
Doug’s the type of guy whose beef doesn't age well. I test drove and ordered one yesterday, and the updates since Doug’s review have made Autopilot with Full Self-Driving (FSD) virtually flawless. You can set your destination, sit back, and enjoy the ride as if you had a personal chauffeur. There’s no need for steering wheel input, no jerky lane changes, and no curbing, even on unmarked surface streets and through construction zones. I also don't know what he's talking about when he says it’s not fun to drive. You can whip it around town like a go-kart; wherever you point it, it just goes like a bat outta hell. Coming from a guy who's a card-carrying Porsche club member, it’s a blast in its own way. Even after test driving the Performance and the AWD back to back, I opted for the AWD because it was a lot more comfortable while being just as fun for my purposes zipping around town. The Performance does have mind-altering acceleration that, while a cool party trick, left my stomach feeling uneasy after a couple of times. Maybe Doug is just the type of guy who compares "fun to drive" relative to the Ford and Carrera GTs in his garage. P.s. Difference of opinions aside, this is the best review out there on the 3.
Doug kinda missed the ability to move icons to the quick action menu, like moving heated seat and heated steering wheel controls to the main screen at all times.
@@doudymac yes, but the comments made it seem like you can't do it from the main screen without digging into a menu to access the controls, which is not the case. It comes off as not knowing enough about the UI to know. Just my take.
@@doudymac I agree. I just get so fed up with people online trashing Teslas and then they haven't experienced them at all; they just read reviews of people, consume opinions and think of them as their own like a cult. A lot of negative facts on Teslas are those who don't know the features or don't understand them or don't decide to seek out how to use the UI.
@@doudymacA lot of EVs have 'deal breakers' like this which can be overcome with a shortcut which most owners work out quickly and it fixes the issue forever. The MG4 is full of examples like this, but the vast majority of car reviewers just reference the problem, light up the comments and go home. For me this kind of issue warrants a different kind of car review; one that hunts out solutions to the issues and presents them cleanly. Doesn't need to take hours to dig into every detail, just the fixes to the obvious deal breakers that most people would perceive.
This car made my life 10 times easier. And for that I’m thankful. It just works. And it’s awesome for it. I got the performance model so it is more fun.
I don’t have a Model 3, but I have an EV. And, I agree. I think the best EV feature is not having to go to a gas station. Like when we first got direct deposit and didn’t have to go to a bank twice a month to cash our paycheck. A real time saver.
Heated seats control, I did some homework for you Doug. 😉They are actually automated! In the Tesla Model 3, the heated seats automatically turn off if no one is sitting on the seat anymore. This is a safety feature designed to prevent overheating and conserve energy. The seat sensors detect when someone is sitting on the seat and adjust the heating accordingly. If the seat is unoccupied, the heating will turn off to avoid any potential hazards.
@@anonymousfu @dougdemuro great right 😉 … not so boring after all. Also, if you are about to solve AGI and FSD it is pointless to make the stressing wheel touch sensitive. At this point no need to put any additional driver monitoring system in place. One pop up message is sufficient. Idiots always will be idiots doing stupid things. No need to monitor all the rest of us. We know we are responsible ……still 🙄
Doug is usually pretty on point in seeing a car for what it is, but I think this is his first time I am aware of that he was off on the description. Model 3 long range is a very fun car to drive.
Comparing the new aero wheels with the old performance wheels that were actually replaced as well years ago. Along with getting the paint colors wrong and rear heated seat availability, the QAQC needs some work.
One question, please! Is NVIDIA a safe buy to outperform the market this year? I'm tired of these new buys every week, just to make up some assets with a low percentage on my $236k portfolio and try to keep everything around 10%.
@@WaldronsSousas I deal with an investment advisor for this reason. I currently have over $800k invested in a diversified portfolio that has grown exponentially and is suitable for all market seasons. Our current project for this year is a more concrete ballpark target.
@@JasonsHortons I have to give props to MARGARET MOLLI ALVEY, my CFA, she's the real deal in the finance game. Dive into her background, this lady's a treasure trove of experience and knowledge for anyone navigating the financial jungle.
Fr, a HUD is by far the best tech a car can have because it's useful every single day u drive. HUD on my bmw shows mph next to the speed limit for the road, maps, music, gears,etc.. with a tesla u have to look down while driving for everything
You do get used to looking at the center screen, but you shouldn’t HAVE to - an integrated HUD should be standard, or at least a buy up option, on every Tesla. Period.
@@sosaix3545 it's just a way they can cut cost like usual and make their profit margins as high as possible. Such a plain jane boring cockpit view imo. Not even a cool gauge cluster screen or anything
yea i dont understand their decision on features. Almost like they do it on purpose just to troll people. No HUD or 360 view camera, but you can change the sound of the horn...🤦♂
Nice review, although a few things missed/wrong: 1.paint names 2. Ventilated seats 3. Car does not come with video game controller 4. The other option for gear shifting is to do nothing at all as the car predicts whether you want to go forward or back depending on what it sees on its sensors.
@@deathstroke7316 If we're going to use anecdotal evidence to back up our opinions then I'd like to add that I use it every day, it's great and I've never had any safety issues.
Having driven my first Tesla 2 weeks ago, 2022 M3 Dual Motor, I can tell you that they’re very fun compared to 90% of the cars on the road. They’re way more fun than any normal commuter car, especially used commuter cars. Maybe I wouldn’t say that if I was coming from a Porsche or M-car but the reality is most people, like me, aren’t.
I've owned M cars. Did I take them to the track? No. I bet I barely used 10% of their capability. Still, a Tesla certainly handles better than a camry and not as good as a dedicated sportscar like a Porsche. Just enough "sport" for regular surface street driving. nothing wrong with that..
@@blanketwodahs6741 Makes a lot of sense. The way I see it is the Tesla is cheap enough to ensure and operate daily that I can afford to have something really fun/special when I want that. I used to have an NA Miata but I never drove it because I went to college and didn’t have time to hit backroads. I’d love to get a Porsche as a fun second car or maybe a classic Mercedes for a weekend cruiser and the Tesla daily enables that.
That's what I'd imagine. If you're not taking your car to the track, the "fun" starts and ends at flooring it from a light or turning onto an on-ramp. That's where Tesla seems to excel, in addition to everyday driving.
@@det_tf2 That’s my experience. There’s very few roads where you can actually test cornering or handling. At that, you’ll need a dry day and sticky tires. When you have all those things line up it can be sublime but 99% of my driving isn’t that so I’d rather just hit the accelerator and say “weeeee” at every light and on ramp. It’s pretty fun especially when the on ramp is uphill as it doesn’t seem to matter as much as in a gas car.
I’ve been going to every car event I can since 2016 in my area and it’s my biggest hobby. Most people like me really hate teslas but I really love the model 3. 95+% of my time in cars isn’t hitting a back road or going to a car show or even enjoying the car I’m in at all. It’s sitting in traffic or running errands or driving in bad weather. I really want a model 3 because the cheap insurance, running costs, and fuel will allow me to afford a uncompromised, true sports car for my weekend car in a few years. For reference I’m 23 and it costs me $128/mth to insure a 22’ model 3 LR AWD and my cost to “fill the tank” is about 14$ for 310 miles of range in my area.
Surprisingly, I never really change any of the advanced settings in climate controls. I’ve owned my car for over three years now and the design of the Tesla HVAC system is so good that you basically never need to change anything other than the temperature.
Or Celcius, and cooking them. I had a good chuckle at the way he brain-farted that, too, forgetting that "70 degrees" means completely different things to completely different countries.
I think it's a matter of opinion. For me, and many more who talked about this, the model 3's minimalist approach is much better. After a while with our Model 3, I had to use a Nissan Micra, and it was horrible how clustered it all felt. For many, the model 3's minimalism seems too much, but it's really because they aren't used to it. It's just like thinking in 2008 that the iPhone was too "minimalist" and "people want physical keyboards". Now people can type really fast on touchscreens and perform tasks much faster - because they are used to it. For me, each time I see a video from inside a Lamborghini or Ferrari, it seems much worse than Model 3's dashboard because it's so cluttered with non-sense. Some people love it, and I wish them all the fun in the world 🤷 Because again - a matter of perspective.
@tomi832 I actually think the exterior of the car is very nice. I really do like it. The interior doesn't do it for me though. But like you said, it's a matter of perspective and taste. Different strokes for different folks.
@@tomi832 While I aesthetically don't like the extreme cost cutting disguised as minimalism of Teslas, I could get used to it... What I cannot get used to is the cheapness of the materials used on practically anything you can touch, it feels like you're in a really, really cheap economy hatchback and not in a ~$100k vehicle. Not sure if something improved in the past few years, but I used to drive a Model S P90D and dreaded every minute of it because of the overall cheapness feel inside.
@@zwerko from what I heard they did improve it in the refresh of the Model S and X, but I can't tell you from experience or anything, maybe I'm wrong. And I understand, but I think people don't buy Teslas for the luxury, but for the technology. If it's not what you look for - have fun, there are many other competitors. But if you want tech, there isn't anyone who comes close to Tesla. There are other good options today, but again - not as good.
@@tomi832 Most people who tout Tesla for its 'technology' have no idea what technology even means. There are certain aspects of Teslas that are simply the best in the industry-its cooling system, EMs in the higher tier models, battery efficiency in most cases... But when people talk about technology they mean 'it can make fart noises instead of honking'. After trying out quite a number of EVs, I've bitten the bullet and ordered a BMW i4 as my second attempt at using an EV as my daily vehicle. It's far from perfect, but it's enough for me performance wise and at least it looks and feels like a car of its price. I'd argue that there is nothing Tesla does technologically, apart from the aforementioned awesome engineering under the bonnet, that lacks in the BMW i4, but I'd be interested to find out what you consider important on the 'technology' front that is not as good with Tesla's competitors.
You forgot to mention that most of the controls can be used by voice control, and they actually work. I use voice commands for the AC all the time. Seat heaters etc can all be controlled just by voice.
Voice control! The button doesn’t work I can’t even change radio stations on the little button! Sucks. I’m disappointed. Give up my 2021 for this. Ugh I spent a whole day in the shop Enough on the screen Auto pilot doesn’t work either. Better suspension for sure and quieter
As a note, the car “knows” whether a seat is occupied or not and turns the heat off if empty. (Also will default to turning the rear air on/off depending on occupancy) Also, the “auto” function on seat heater is really good. Adjusts it based on air temp in car and I’ve found it to be flawless.
The “barely visible” gear shifter on the roof illuminates automatically when it’s needed (ie the display is rebooting or broken, or in valet mode). It’s intended for backup situations only. There is also a third AI-based option. When you press in the brake, the car will automatically go into drive or reverse depending on what the camera sees in front or behind you. Love this option in my S Plaid.
Hey Doug, you can drag and drop the heated seat icon into the hot key menu bar below. Once you do that it will stay present at all times and show you that the seat is heated. This applies to all applicable heated seats.
They don't have 360 overhead view because it doesn't work with the autopilot camera directions. They do now have a 3D visualization of the car that shows hot spots around the car such as when you back into a parking spot that shows where the car is relative to other cars and obstacles. You can use your finger on the screen to move the view in any direction in space to see how close you are to something as you backup etc.
Teslas new 360 overhead high fidelity rendering while backing up or creeping forward is a live interactive view of your surroundings and all you need to pay attention to when backing up or parking, it's leaps better than any other car overhead 360 view I've experienced. I'm surprised you didn't show it in the video. Great video as per usual!
I don't think Doug drove it hard enough. If the new one is at all similar to the old one, they are really fun to drive. I love that the lack of a gauge cluster allows you to have a small steering wheel, and give you a great view of the road. There are no distractions in the driving experience. I drives like a big MB2 electric go-kart. I wish he would have mentioned which cars have better auto-pilot.
No the guage cluster being in front of you is important all your essential information is there plus in modern cars it's used to display blind spot cameras. Having too look away from the road so much is awful... Everything in this car just requires extra steps to do basic things. Inputs that were solved decades ago, these changes are made for changes sake not to solve issues.
@@julianmorgan79 How much time have you spent driving one? Mirrors are great for blind spot monitoring, even better when they have a light in them, sadly, Tesla does not have an indicator light. But I would not want to look at the gauge cluster when I am changing lanes. You need look out the window.
Wow that’s a harsh take Dougie. “Not an exciting car” and “not a car you fall in love with” - I think the majority of owners would disagree with that. I’m a die hard car guy and I can appreciate a good ICE vehicle and a good EV. My wife has a Model 3 and I’d argue that it is fun to drive AND exciting - but in its own way. I dread the days of no more RWD manual V8s but, the anti-ev sentiment, specifically when speaking about Tesla, just doesn’t make any sense.
You forgot to mention that in addition to heated seating, the front seats also now have ventilated cooling for when it's hot. A big upgrade over the last model. And the back seats aren't actively cooled, but they are now perforated which helps keep your seating a bit cooler than if they weren't.
Also I don't think he mentioned one of the huge premiums of the Model 3, the sound system. Reviewers almost always praised the old Model 3 sound system as being as good as those found in $100k+ premium cars. The new Model 3 apparently has an even better sound system.
@@flipadavisI think he briefly mentions it, but yeah, could have spent more time on it. The LR he's driving was upgraded from 14 to 17 speakers and it now has two subs instead of one. And the RWD was upgraded from 9 to 11 speakers, and now has a sub where it didn't before.
The thing is that most people are not particularly driving enthusiasts. What most people want is good, reliable transportation. Yes, there are many good cars out there but if you want an EV and: a) you don't want an SUV or a truck b) you want space for 4-5 people c) you want ample range d) you want access to the best public charging network possible e) you want an infotainment system which does not suck f) you want it reasonably priced (the average new car selling price in the US being around $48,100) then the list becomes pretty small and the Model 3 really is around the top of that list. What else can you get in the US particularly? The Chevy Bolt? Nissan Leaf? Not really. Maybe the BMW i4 or Mercedes EQE (more expensive). The Fisker Ocean (risky and SUVish). The Polestar 2 is probably the most real competitor and the Volvo EX30 when it comes to the US. Most of the other offerings are either SUVs or really expensive.
The issue with Tesla is the intro price, and depending where you live the price to install a charger. If you don’t have a home, then the accessibility to a charger.
@@lemcakes32422 because then you’d have to drive an internal combustion car and unless it is something really cool or sporty you’d have to put up with going to the gas station, getting ripped off at dealers for maintenance and parts, not having a quiet ride and generally a less pleasant experience than driving electric. For everyday driving an EV is just a better way to get around. It’s nice to have a fun internal combustion car for the weekend.
@@MrEddyedr I’m not sure the intro price is that bad though. Again, the average new car purchase price is around €48k. The depreciation might however be a factor but getting a used model 3 in this current market is really a decent proposition.
I don’t think Doug is giving this car a fair shake. It objectively doesn’t deserve a 4/10 fun factor, because of the crazy features, fast acceleration, and the ability to basically customize the steering. You can make this car feel like a commuter car. You can slow down the acceleration and change the steering feel to make it more dull, but the best comparison I have when thinking about this car in terms of driving feel with all of the most aggressive settings for steering and acceleration is a BMW M340i.
@ there’s a difference between the M3 and the M340i. I own a model 3, I’ve owned a BMW 3 series, and in my experience, the handling felt similar in the two cars. Closest comparison I can think of for cars that I have personally driven.
I disagree with your "not exciting". It does handle like a sports car, I think. Feels very much like the model S. As a previous owner of an Audi model S4 among others (VW Jetta) I was very impressed.
Yah I agree with you. Doug got it totally wrong. That’s why people buy teslas because they are fun, exciting and sporty. I’ve driven them. He obviously just doesn’t like them and they are boring to him only
13:38 the HVAC controls also have an auto setting. Set the heated/ventilated seats and heated steering wheel to auto and overall temp to what is comfy for you (I have mine at 68 most of the time, 73 in the winter) and it just automatically does everything for you. I almost never take it off auto, or use the screen to adjust anything but the temp (though even that you can adjust using the voice controls). Doing this will save it to your personal profile and it'll always be set to that when you get back in the car no matter who drove it last and their personal settings.
also it remembers what setting the driver profile is set at. i always like my steering wheel to be at max heat cause my hands are always cold and i set it when i first got the car and never touched it again.
Doug I recommend sprucing up this new filming location. It needs echo deadening panels and a little bit of sprucing up of the aesthetics. I really think it would go a long way.
14:32 I don’t like the way he said that the heated seats icon doesn’t display. What he meant was it doesn’t display on the main bottom tray but when you press the temperature button,you’ll see it and you press that button a lot. this is how it has always been and we have not missed it because that’s where you go to to adjust your climate controls anyway. So Doug is completely wrong in this assessment.
You don’t need to jiggle the steering wheel for auto pilot, just scroll the volume wheel a click and you can eat your breakfast burrito in traffic in peace.
Also some homework regarding "Highland" naming. It is not made up by "fans" The name "Model 3 Highland" is derived from the project codename given to the facelifted version of the Tesla Model 3. The term "Highland" was used internally by Tesla during the development and production of the updated Model 3. It is not the customer-facing name for the product, but it has been used in parts orders and catalog listings. The name has gained some recognition among Tesla enthusiasts and has been referenced in various online discussions and articles.
Wow this car made basic funtions that took no time whatever and never you had to look away from the road to a complete clustered mess that requires a manual to learn where things are and impossible to do while driving at high speed in the rain
Car RUclipsrs need to understand that for regular people it will be the most exciting car they’ve ever been into with 4 seconds 0 to 60… not everyone have access to sport cars
The glove box complaint has ALWAYS been the one that has made the least amount of sense to me. I use my glove box MAYBE once a year. Having the button in the screen is literally zero inconvenience
"You have heated rear seats now".... Actually, the model 3 always has had 3 (three) heated seats, they actually removed the middle one in this version, so you brought it as an upgrade, but it actually downgraded there XD
14:00 Something you completely failed to mention, that makes all of this much easier as well: voice commands control all this stuff. It’s VERY easy to change all sorts of settings just by asking the car to do it. 27:00 what you are talking about and using “Autopilot” is not the same thing as FSD, which is what they are bragging about - and with v12, justifiably so, saying they have the best solution with. They are not bragging about standard auto pilot.
I’ve been a huge Tesla fan since they came out but I think eliminating the stalks and going to buttons for the turn signals, high beams, wipers and gear selector is a mistake. To me it’s second nature to each for a stalk when going for turn signals or high beams. Just my opinion😁
IMy gut feeling is the same - however one would adjust and probably makes sense but the juries out. One time had a Ford with the horn button on the end of the turn signal stalk - go figure - very European....
My wife had a Subaru. I loved it. Drunk driver wrecked it, so we bought the newest model. I hate it. One of the things I hate is they put the stalks on the wrong side, so indicators are now the windscreen wipers and flashing the headlights to let someone go washes the windscreen. We've had it 2 years now and I still hate that thing every time I have to drive it. I'll never buy another Subaru.
Doug is technically incorrect when he states at 11:26 that the Model 3 does not have a top down 360 view. When moving in tight spaces, the Model 3 will use the cameras to show a “heat map” representation of the surroundings that is actually better than a 360 view because it highlights proximity to surrounding objects. Doug, if you don’t already do this, I recommend you drive the cars for a couple days to really get the nuances. I would think you’d have noticed this after driving it for a week. This isn’t the first time you state a car doesn’t have something it really does. Also Sentry Mode, Dog Mode, Camp Mode, Romance mode, and entertainment like RUclips Disney + and Hulu are available for all modern Teslas. Only the rear screen is new. Lastly, you didn’t mention the rear facing driver camera, which will be used to manage driver attentiveness, not to mention to help Uber/Lyft drivers. What other car manufacturers put that stuff in their cars. Not a fanboy (though I sound like it) but you really gotta point those quirks out! Love your reviews and always look forward to them!!
This is why I like Jason Cammissa, he actually has a team of people double checking what he says so he doesn't say dumb/incorrect things over and over throughout the video. The car also has an auto gear select if you have your seat belt on and press the brake it will decide to either put it in drive or reverse based on the surroundings. It work 80% cotrectly so you dont even have to press anything.
Almost all reviews are by people who have never lived with one - there are so many short cuts, so many little icons you can have on the screen to let you know whats going on and the menus become so simple to use within around a week. You absolutely dont need a HUD or binnacle. I thought I would miss it but now if I rent a car with one - it just gets in the way of the road. I can’t wait for the performance/ludicrous model that is imminent - its going to be a absolute weapon.
Two important things Doug leaves out: this is NOT the Performance version, this is the mid tier version he reviewed. Also, Autopilot is different than Full Self Driving. All Teslas have Autopilot, but you must pay extra for FSD which is a much better self-driving mode than Autopilot. The vehicle reviewed here doesn't seem to have FSD, or Doug just didn't review that feature.
Yeah, I noticed that. The Performance version is expected to have more differentiation than in the past: different seats, different front and rear bumper cover designs, stiffer suspension, and last but not least, a different and much more powerful rear motor. Other stuff he missed: • You can customize the icons along the bottom of the screen, so if you want to see seat heater status all the time, you can • The front seats have cooling as well as heating, and it's unusually effective
@@pepstein Yeah, seems like the RWD and LR versions have been softened a bit to suit the majority of drivers (not as firm/harsh), which was one of the main complaints. Whereas they seem to be going the other way with the Performance version. Will be interesting to see what that's like it when it comes out - looks like they've been putting more work into differentiating it as you say.
@@richardjones8395 When Model 3 first came out in 2017 the suspension was set up to compete with BMW 3 series. It was quite firm. Turned out many of those early buyers didn't want something that felt like a BMW performance suspension. They softened it up a bit and offered retrofits to the early adopters. Now they know which cars people are coming from. BMW 3 series was #1 for a while, but the top 5 also include Prius, Accord, Civic, and LEAF. So yeah, most buyers want a softer suspension. I think the Performance trim will satisfy those like me who want a more engaging and responsive ride with less body roll.
this guy has two characters, one in the car and the other out of it. In the car, he's composed, thoughtful and intelligent. Outside, he's gesticulating wildly, over the top and buffoonish.
@@leanderzulu3494Yep, I use this in our Model S to auto raise suspension on deep driveways or gutters. And it remembers every time I do that, tags the GPS location, and next time I go to that location it just auto raises for me.
One thing that so many reviewers don’t point out is that voice control can be used for the heat/glovebox/nearly anything else. You don’t need to navigate the screen as often as people think.
The interior is like a one room apartment you get in the middle of a divorce. One giant tv and nothing else.
Also a comfortable seat to game in.
😂
You want lots of buttons then ditch your iPhone and get an old BlackBerry
I understand the simplicity aspect, but its pretty underwhelming for a "premium" car. Almost to the point of just looking cheap. Of course tesla fanboys will disagree with me, I think they also enjoy eating cup noodles for dinner
@PanChod-ct7ou don't worry bud you'll find someone else. Lean on that sweet personality you have.
I think for the general population the speed of electric cars is still insane. Most people buy used Toyota or Honda cars with 8-9 second 0-60’s so when they have the opportunity to buy something with a 4.# 0-60 that’s a huge increase in their passing ability. I think to Doug a 0-60 in the 4 seconds might be boring, but to most people that’s an amazing thing to have.
Exactly my mindset. I dont want fast 0-60 times if i am low on money. I just want a reliable car. It probably increases the price too. People seem to forget that cars a few decades ago, most economy cars took over 10 seconds 0-60. The chevy bolt is a good example, cheap, not fast, and basic. No flashy design, just a ev to go from a - b.
@@green29373 The thing with fast acceleration is that you don't have to use it. You can even put it in chill mode.
From rolling things like a 29k Corolla are plenty fast enough for passing- their off -the-line isn’t very fast.
@@ewadgeI drove my first Tesla 2 weeks ago (2022 Model 3 Dual Motor). My buddy drove us to the dealership in his Mark 7.5 GTI (a very nice and fast car by my standards) and the Tesla was much quicker than it off the line. EV’s rule the 0-45 zone and when I got back into my car later that day I was instantly wishing for that acceleration again. Not to do anything crazy or go fast, simply to pull out into traffic with ease. I will say that my buddies 2018 GTI is better built than the 2022 Model 3 and the 6-speed is a lot of fun. But I’d rather have a commuter appliance and then a proper weekend car
@@green29373I said it another comment but for me (23 yr old M, with nothing on my driving record) it costs 128$/month to insure a 2022 model 3 Dual Motor with 25,000 miles on it. That’s cheaper than what I currently have (2012 Lincoln MKZ and 2004 ford ranger) and way more fun than both of those cars.
Passenger seat stops heating when passenger leaves. In fact, even AC focuses in driver when no oassenger inside. This saves battery and range.
Good feature
It can also be locked to the screen like any other of your favourite features. Very customizable.
You can hit the keep mode in the car to have access to running/ heated seats in while you run into the store though.
Yup, came here to say this (that you can drag and drop shortcut functions to the bottom "task" bar).
I don't think Doug read the manual; it's easier to just turn on the camera and talk.
Crazy how Doug's take of the model 3 has gone from the coolest car on the road in 2017, saying that if it showed up at cars and coffee people would say what Laferrari, to now 7 years later comparing it to a dishwasher.
When it comes to Tesla IMO Doug, along with most...now say what the majority of their audience wants to hear. Meanwhile, the refreshed Model 3 has been reviewed very favorably with very few putting it into the "appliance" category.
Well like I knew was going to happen(and it will get worse) electric cars in general will have no real character, the will all be the same because the drive train is all basically the same. Once they are more popular they will continue to be less special.
@@marioeid930 EV or ICE people want cars that look "to some degree" different. Because the drivetrain will be so similar the challenge will actually be "how do we make our design stand out" and NOT look the same. Cybertruck gets so much attention for Better or Worse BECAUSE it looks so different.
@mboiko nail on the head, you showed me you are not a car guy, it's not all about the looks, it's all the nuanced stuff, the way you get the power, the sound, the stick shift. If you wanna talk about appliances, the electric cars are fine but if you want to enjoy a car, it's about driving dynamics. Those are the cars that make you fall in love
Everyone got one as well 😂
I truly despise the trend of removing more and more physical controls in favor of touch screen controls.
It's mind blowing how much time the driver spends not watching the road while screwing around with the screen~ better order it with FSD.
This.
@@jmsmikey I'm a huge fan of the 0 tacky looking buttons approach Tesla has, but also, I rarely have to mess with the screen while driving. Can you elaborate what exactly u are constantly readjusting while driving?
@@vampirekid14 no
@@jmsmikey that's about what I expected, elaborating on issues requires knowledge, and in my experience most people complaining about lack of buttons lack knowledge
My favorite feature is ironically something people hate. Driver profile settings. You set it once and I end up never touching climate controls, mirrors, steering positions, ect. Better yet even the music changes when a different driver is selected. I have a "Nap" profile for 1000+ mile roadtrips and if I rent from Hertz, I get to use the app and my settings. Its honestly saved an hour of my life per year since ownership.
Totally agree ! I always tell people who comment about Tesla image, or battery or etc bla bla that the good stuff is not on the apparent shallow stuff but things like profiles which are awesome and save pretty much every aspect of car including sound settings, drive mode, all mirrors, seats, air con, sat nav, etc. By simply logging in
Why would anyone hate this feature?
Damn! So the one hour a year you save… how about the hours spent charging?
@@trollmunchingacarrot2005 the hours spent charging are at home mate, idk about you but I wouldn't sit there watching my car charge in my garage, because that's the waste of time, not living my life at home while it charges
Subaru Outbacks have had this feature for almost 10 years😂
"We don't give you a driver binnacle to save money and reduce costs, but hey here's a screen for the rear seat passengers that 90% of you will never use" - Tesla.
Yeah that kills the "cost savings" talk from Tesla.
They even give you a video game controller for the rear seat... But you don't get a turn signal stalk...
yep, I'd rather have homelink and XM Radio installed over the rear screen.
What is a binnacale
An instrument cluster
your behaviour right now is absolutely atrocious
9:45 Doug out here owning several six-figure cars while having a cracked iphone 💀
Also probably stores his clothes in boxes
@@tedarcher9120😂 I still do that
I was gonna make fun of him too until I had a self introspection moment and realized I own thousands of dollars worth of drawing and painting materials and tools and spend hundreds a month a on it but most of my socks have little holes in them
That’s how you get those several six-figure cars. Spending your money where it’s most important 👍
Buddy that’s owners phone, not his, the phone is the key for the Tesla lmfao 🤣 good try though
Anyone else shaking their head when he went over the "gear selector" situation? What the heck are they thinking
Makes it even crazier that some lady accidentally reversed into a lake and died the other day and they blamed the “drive selection” method as the reason for her downfall and confusion. Admittedly, it looks like a nutless monkey could use it just fine but to your point, seems unnecessary.
It’s all adapted for autonomous driving. A tad prematurely.
Yes! I don't want to have to look at a screen or find it on the ceiling. Makes me wonder if people who design these features actually have ever driven a vehicle.
You sound like a blackberry user when the iPhone was first released
@@MiaSoreryOF No they don't. It's a moronic addition that almost no one is asking for. The number one complaint on modern cars is only having a massive screen and eliminating all physical controls to your vehicle. Many other brands are either returning to more physical controls or coming up with a creative solution like haptic controls (similar to a ps5 remote).
They must be prepping the car for their "autonomous" driving, which still won't be fully incorporated as they release their next low-effort model 3 reskin in 8 years lmao
The rear screen at 4:00 is 1000% for Uber passengers. 😂
Uber Green
Or kids that sit in the back. A lot of minivans do come with rear screens as well. This is not a tesla specific theme
If the Uber driver hooks me up with a controller and lets me game while they navigate traffic… I think that’s awesome.
The funniest thing about that is that he said this backseat screen is one of the "Biggest Improvements" to the new Model 3. Sounds like he just slapped this video together.
Or kids, my kids would’ve loved that, planning on installing one soon, just wish I could use the teslas premium connectivity with it.
Having the wiper controls in the screen is so cool and innovative! Maybe the next refresh will move the cars steering controls to the screen as well, and do away with that weird circular thingy.
Honestly having a stalk for that is redundant. But they need to fix auto wipers. On the older ones the button is on the end of the stalk. But the button is still on the wheel.
@@Someredheadguy SOOO redundant right? You know what else is redundant? The brake pedal! These cars can stop themselves, so why clutter up the minimalist, modern Wendy’s bathroom aesthetic with a clunky old brake pedal? So old fashioned! They should just put a big red STOP button right in the middle of the screen. They could even put one on the little screen in the back, so anybody can stop the car if they feel too scared and unsafe!
@@zootedgamecube They are auto-wipers. You can also turn them on, off and set speed with voice. It works flawlessly. So yeah, lots of redundancy.
Why would you need a steering wheel? Drive it from the app
Maybe the next version in another 7 years will be self driving, so no controls at all
Is Doug the only RUclips car reviewer who reviews from a chair? And also the only one with his wardrobe in background? Legend!
He used to do it kneeling on one knee I think the age finally got to him lol
@@shahriaramjadi2232 And calls $45,000 cheap.
The Highland name was not made up by fans. It was the internal codename for the redesign. It was seen on internal Tesla documents, and references to it can still be seen on Tesla's own online parts catalog. It seems as though Tesla just doesn't like folks in the media using an internal codename as if it is an actual brand name used publicly by them.
Highland name is very iconic tho.
Yep. Tesla keeps denying it, but it was a thing internally.
Yeah, the Highland name definitely didn't come from nowhere.
@derrick73 lol yeah very good point
Well said, and thank you for commenting this Shaun.
One thing I noticed when you were driving it is how there’s basically zero road noise. It’s crazy how quiet that was.
It was incredible. Actually made it feel like a premium car.
Yep, surprised he didn't talk about that more.
He mentions it about 7:30
zero road noise? thats not true
I have an outgoing model 3 performance and the level of improvement that this has over that is crazy. Legit went from BMW 3 series to BMW 7 series in that department in just one midcycle update!
Why mess with the turn signal levers?? Now even less people are going to use them! uff
Wouldn’t buy just because of that
@@BobbyDazzler888 talk about irritating... If your wheel is half turned as you are making some maneuver you either can't signal, or you need to take your eyes off the road so you can manually poke the damn button (which is now upside down and likely will require thought).
I test drove the new model 3 AWD and a model S neither of which have stalks. I found the steering wheel buttons were easy to get used to even in around-abouts. It helps to position your hands on the wheel above the centre piece where the bumps are.
Imagine somebody wanting to signal, but mistakenly presses a button for Next or Previous on the steering wheel for the radio
@@garycard1826 Its completely idiotic making a basic function worse than it was before... You wont be able to rely on reflexes then in a stressed situation. Since the button can be anywhere. Moronic is what it is.
Long term Model 3 owner here. By far the best car I’ve ever owned. Fast. Safe. Reliable. Exhilarating. Perfection ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thx for the comment Elon.
Slam the rear door. It’s worse than a base model Kia.
@@NomenClature-o8s he he. Such a beautiful EV. Super solid door thunk. U have a Kia, ok.
@@Berretotube Not solid at all. Very rattley and cheap sounding. Maybe that’s why JD Powers rated Tesla at the bottom of their reliability for 2022. Go ahead - research it. And then when you can’t accept the result, make up something about JD Powers…I can’t wait !
@@NomenClature-o8s He he. The Model 3 is the most reliable car on the market. Tesla makes the safest cars ever made, unlike your Kia. Thing about haters is that they've never actually driven a Tesla, yet alone owned one. Your Kia will break down so quickly. Just buy a Tesla - you'll have the most exciting car on the road, the safest, the fastest, and the most American made (unlike your Kia!).
Things Doug missed
1. Top down 360 view is called “high fidelity park assist” on Tesla. Look it up
2. You can add heated seats to the task bar on the bottom with a little bit of customization done
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Also, most car controls can be done by voice. Also, Doug missed being able to customize the icons on the taskbar so you can add seat heaters, defrosters to the bottom of the screen which also shows you if the seat heaters are on and at what level. Not sure if he talked about ventilated front seats either which is great in hot climates. Nor did he talk about seat and steering wheel settings as being saved under your phone unlock profile (or you can create multiple profiles if you want). He also didn't mention the back screen can be tied to bluetooth headphones so they can listen/watch what they want without bothering others. And I'm not sure why Doug doesn't talk about Route Planning - in an electric car, this is very important for preconditioning and knowing where chargers are - I think all electric car reviews need to include this. Tesla, by the way, does an excellent job at route planning, which fits into his theme of making everything easy.
Also the seat heaters turns off (and on) automatically wether someone is sitting on the seat or not. You can't forget it on when someone leaves the car.
Good callouts.
You can also control the wipers using the wheel. If you click the wiper button once, you can then scroll between the different options by pressing the scroll wheel on the steering wheel left or right.
Also, if you hold down the headlight button for 1-2 seconnds, the full beams stay on / go into auto mode
Tesla needs “Doug mode” in addition to “Dog mode”
So the car could make Carrera GT V10 sound, imitate manual transmission shifts and Doug could feel himself cool and comfortable
It only activates if it detects you wearing two T-shirts.
LOL
Although this a funny thought....wouldnt work to fool anybody least Doug since he just needs to go into his garage - but for us mortals why not?
also ,use 15x more electricity and have random 2-3000$ charges to your credit card to simulate fuel and regular maintenance for ICE cars.
Oh and get 1sec MORE to 60mph if you dont use a special "launch control" mode.
Oh and include 1-2sec of lag when you acelerate to simulate engine rev and transmission lag
Yeah they already have Joe mode to make everything quiet, now they just need Doug mode to make everything loud and change the horn sound to "THIS" and the lock/unlock sound to "CARS AND BIDS" 😂
The outgoing model 3 already had heated seats in the rear, they just couldn’t be configured from the back seat.
It even had all 3 rear seats heated, while the new one only has 2!
@@pawefiett2468 true
Rear seat heating used to be a paid option on Standard range models.
What's the point?
@@Mastataspe Not true
FSD is definitely the best autonomous system, hands down. Works in the rain, at night, back roads, etc. You name it, it does it
Doug got both new paint colors wrong in this video. The new colors are stealth gray and ultra red.
And they do used to call it Highland at the beginning
@@andreelopez8371 Tesla super fans. no one else. I'm a former Tesla superfan I don't regret leaving the Tesls community and looking back I don't know why I liked Tesla & Elon.
@@andreelopez8371Yes, the Highland name is from the Tesla website. You can see it in this URL: epc.tesla.com/resources/images/Model3/category/Model3_Highland_BODY_fed2305b-c949-42e5-9906-75b2cf0fcef7.jpg
That makes more sense
@@andreelopez8371yep if you download the pictures from the Tesla EPC it’s literally called highland lmfao
Doug the type of guy to hallucinate PRND on the roof hazard light panel
I didn’t see them when I took it for a test drive I even looked at them
They are only there at low speeds. It’s basically just for emergencies.
@@Someredheadguyare people changing between PRND at higher speeds?
they are there I can see it
Maybe watch on a good screen instead of your phone so you don't make yourself look foolish.
19:15 There's one junior engineer/designer at Tesla somewhere that will be STOKED Doug appreciates the visor mirror cover magnets. 😂
If he still has his job
That flap is another cheap and poor Tesla choice. E.g. Skoda Enyaq has a slider over the visor mirror and it turns on interior light as well.
lololololololololololololol
I didn’t care for the look of the interior in videos, but was in one and found it very “zen”/calming without a bunch of unnecessary clutter. Did take a couple days to get the hang of screen, but after giving the rental back a couple weeks later and going back into my own prem gas car, I was actually missing the tesla experience. 😆
I'm the type to have tons of junk in my car and yes this design prevents me from doing that. It's so zen like you say, you don''t want to mess it up lol. Now, it's only been a month but I've kept it clutter free so far.
Driving one got me to buy one immediately.
Yeah same, just got to take a ride in a 2018 model 3 performance yesterday and I desperately want one. Acceleration is absolutely wild, it's a lot quieter than I expected it to be, and even for being 5 years old, the white interior looks pristine. The paint quality was pretty bad though, PPF seems like a must if you get one new.
@@det_tf2 paint quality has gotten better since, tesla had a reputation for bad paint work. Its not perfect today either, but much better. Their black paint is especially worse and doesn't seem to age well for whatever reason. That said my neighbor has a matte black wrapped model s which looks great on it so you could always go with that
Doug, you can customize the buttons at the bottom of screen so you can, for example, turn on heated seats and see what level they’re on, heated wheel, etc, up to six on bottom, and change them as needed. These were all added over the years in OTA software updates
*_You get heated seats for one year for free. After that, it's a $5 per month subscription for one seat, or $8 a month for two seats. But that's only up to 75°F max temperature._*
*_After 75°F, its a flat rate of $1 per month for every 5° temperature increase. Sounds reasonable. 😮_*
@@andyroid5028Seriously stupid. Like subscribing to Amazon Prime, then having to pay another $3 a month to avoid ads.
@@andyroid5028 tell me you are joking???!!
@@andyroid5028Other car companies do this but not Tesla. I've had heated seats for 6 years in mine without a monthly fee.
@@andyroid5028BMW lmao 😂
I cant emphasize how seamless roadtrips and charging at home is. Tesla has done such an incredible josb at this
Assuming you can charge your car at home.
@@swampthing20 yep. Owning an ev means you need home charging to be practical
Absolutely, not just a great commuter, a great road tripper
@@jamesmollard i think this is what is missing from the review. set your destination on the navigation, it will automatically know when to charge it, direct you to the charger, warm up the battery for a fast charge, and you don't have to stress about anything. if you're on the edge of MAYBE not making it to the charger it will even tell you to keep the car at the speed limit to make it.
@@swampthing20 yeah the home charging is the biggest part of the experience tbh. And autopilot.
I feel like Doug really missed on the driving experience. The Model 3 is a genuinely fun car to drive with good handling and tight steering and fast acceleration, it can out-handle and out-accelerate many cars on the road. He's talking about it like it's a 1997 Corolla. Just because other electric cars are fast too doesn't mean the Model 3 isn't fun to drive.
I’ve driven a (pre-facelift) Model3 and he’s 100% spot on. Other than the instant torque my 10 year old Mazda3 is more fun to drive.
@@NickM-qi4sqCurious, how is Mazda more fun for you? Just rowing gears, or you like the vibration, or? Not sure why Doug thought Model3 is "boring" to drive..
Six years in, Model3 still a joy to drive, every time... it does feel different w/ no engine noise, but... the instant, sensitive, powerful response to throttle and steering , are phenomenal... being near-silent, doesn't reduce the thrill of G's. Like flying a Learjet w/ afterburner... soft, smooth, effortless, and responsive... plus w/ spaceship tech. re that metaphor, maybe you might prefer the rumble of a prop engine plane to that? but the jet gonna thrill me every time... just in different way.
Taking a Tesla one-pedal driving down a curvy mountain road, so fun, perfect control, like stick sports car downshifted, but infinite RPM/no gears worry. It's not just about the acceleration, though that gives the grin every time..
He has to keep the "I'm too cool for EV" persona to delight his purist fans.
Agreed. It seems like FUN TO DRIVE = ENGINE NOISE
Exactly what I was thinking. The Model 3 handles great, with low Cg, premium suspension and fast steering ratio. I haven't driven the Highland, but my 2018 Model 3 has very little body lean in corners. Doug talks like fast steering is not sporty. Not sure where that came from, fast steering allows keeping hands at 9 and 3 o'clock for most turns, and quick recovery from oversteer to prevent spinning out.
I see a lot of people online complain about how boring or bad a Tesla Model 3 is, it’s always been interesting seeing that opinion. One of the things that I find great is that Tesla’s are so common now, especially where I live, near Tesla headquarters in Austin, TX. I like that the Tesla Model 3 is a boring car. A lot of people like boring cars, that are reliable and require little maintenance. It is why Toyotas and Hondas are so well loved and are still some of the best selling cars. To me Tesla is trying to do that but with electric vehicles. They aren’t trying to be the most luxurious or the fastest cars. It seems like they are just trying to make electric vehicles more common and make sure that as many people are able to get them as possible. I actually like it. I think Tesla is doing great things. I don’t think they are the best cars ever made but I do love what they are doing.
Weight is the key design criteria for an EV which drives a lot of the engineering optimization. Basically engineering revolves around C-SWAP-C. Cost Size Weight Power Cooling which requires reduced part count.
15:12 the laugh doug gave when thinking if the car kept the dogs at 70 Celsius instead
Doug regarding the heated seats, you can drag the seat icon down to the bar so it's always visible. You can also interact with it from there. I've done this on my 2014 Model S, and I'd imagine new Teslas also have this feature.
How does he not know this? He got both of the new color names wrong too.
@@h0gheadSwith the colours you can just get confused a bit, it's not the end of the world.
But it is weird how he got wrong at other things. He needs to fact check more...
And it's easy to miss a lot of the features that Tesla has, you can talk about it all for like 20 minutes in a review - and I'm talking about the useful features, not the "quirky" ones.
I get that you can miss them, and it's fine, but it a bit hurts when you tackle Tesla with a "problem" in your review, when actually you have a feature that solves it.
Like heated seats turning off automatically when you go outside (unless you press on keep mode), being able to drag the heated seats icon to the lower bar and change them from there, or just that you can drag on the temp's number itself in the bar to change without opening the quick temp menu.
The only thing you can't quickly change, is the AC direction...but he didn't mention that they're profile based and stay the same for each profile, until you change them.
So I almost never really change them.
(You can also change the ac's fan intensity from the wheel's left scroll menu, so I consider it quick too).
If you live with this car for a while, you learn some shortcuts that negate some of his concerns. The seat heaters and steering wheel heater funtions can be automated. The wiper system is buggy, but you get used to it. Just as a general observation, if he lived with the car for a year, he would be a bit embarrassed to come back and re-watch what he pronounced after a week of driving a loaner.
@@ralstm1 the autowipers are a problem, but there's (mostly) a fix for that too.
Pressing lightly once on the left stalk button (or on the button on the steering wheel in highlander) will wipe once the windscreen - but also popup a small menu of the wipers settings, so you can quickly select the proper one you want.
Tesla also added not a long time ago that you can just use the left scroll yo scroll through them when you open this quick menu, so you don't need to get your hands off the steering wheel.
You can also access the wipers through the left scroll button quick menu, when you long-press it.
But, it doesn't really fix the problem that is auto-wipers, and especially the fact that Tesla forces you, for some god-known reason, to use autowipers when you activate autopilot. It's kinda shaming cruising on the highway on a sunny day, and there's specks of dusts in front of the cameras so they start wiping the entire windshield.
But, Elon said that it should be fixed soon...let's hope it actually will
It's insane the amount of small features Tesla added through the years. There's like 3/4 different ways to do anything in this car. A lot of them is because people asked Tesla to add new easy and quick ways to access and change things on the fly, without taking the eyes off the street too much, if at all.
11:47 note that both the mirror and steering wheel settings are a one time deal. You set them, save them to your profile, and then every time you get in the car it automatically adjusts them to your specific settings. It does this for anyone else who uses the car too. It works very well.
it’s not truly a one time deal. I adjust my side mirrors on an infrequent but regular basis. Sometimes you’re parking in a certain situation that needs a bit of an adjustment
@@marcob1729 Gotta agree with this. I adjust my mirrors almost weekly for weird parking situations.
I adjust my mirrors fairly regularly - my seating position usually changes during a long distance cruise. Or when parking like others noted.
@@marcob1729It has been for us for the last 6 years. The mirrors auto tilt downward when parking backwards so you can see the ground/curb and Tesla has a great parking 3D visualization on the screen. I never adjust my mirrors, nor does my wife. It just works for us.
@@1bbnnkkPro tip: you can set unlimited (as far as I can tell) profiles. So if you have say 2 additional ways you like to sit while road tripping, give yourself 2 extra profiles and when you need them, just select one and seating/mirrors/steering wheel etc will auto adjust.
I forgot where I parked my Model 3 at the airport. I got in late and after a long day of traveling, I did not want to walk endlessly around the parking lot with my family in tow. I used the app to use the 'honk' feature and found our car in less than 1 minute. Seemingly minor but really came in handy.
Maybe this is a just a feature on the model x but in my app I can see the location of the car using GPS. It has been very accurate and helpful in my experience.
@@youruniquehandle2neat, but everyone else has been able to do this for decades with any normal wireless key fob…
regular cars have a panic button on their key fob remote
Why not just summon the car to you?
No summon without FSD and not aware of any GPS feature for the car, but I’ll look into it
Model 3 vs. Maserati Ghibli panel gaps video would be a hit
😂
Hilarious
You mean maclaren
You’ve been watching Top Gear recently haven’t you?
Needs toothpaste tubes
Getting me to point A to point B as easy as possible is why I love my Model 3.
Just don't use autopilot on a winding mountain road, or you might end up at point D like that one guy!
Same, the most comfortable driving experience.
a to b with hours of charging inbetween
Indeed. Good technology ought to make life easier. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. 👍🏽
@@lemcakes32422what? You do know you can charge your car at home right? I have yet needed to charge my car when doing errands, or shopping or even work lmao.
6:38 this is actually for emergency use if the screen is for some reason not working (and they automatically light up if that is the case). Though of course you can use it at any time if you so desire.
I have a Tesla Model S and if the passenger turns on the seat heating and then leaves the car, the heating turns off. I haven't checked whether it turns off as they leave or whether it's at the next ignition cycle (on/off cycle 🙂) but it does turn off.
As far as the heated seats controls, you can have them always available and showing at the bottom. One of the nicest parts about everything on the touch screen is that I can add shortcuts to the bottom for heated seats and the front and back defroster. I only need these during the winter, so during the summer when I'm never going to want heated seats or defrost, I can change these shortcuts to other shortcuts I might want.
Doug's the kinda guy to put his hand on the glass to open the door
he walks around swatting invisible flys.
I thought he did opened the door there.
My belly laugh of the day!
I am 67 years old and through out the years I have owned well over 50 cars - from Fiats to Fords to Volvos to VWs - Some I had for a few months others for years. Some of my favorite cars were 1980 Scirocco, 1998 Volvo GLT, 1978 Porsche 924, 1975 Fiat 128. 2005 Mini Cooper and yes a 1988 Merkur Scorpio. Currently I have a 2021 Model 3 LR and as far as overall ownership this is the best car to date. Powerful, comfortable and tech. The screen usage is never an issue. Although TESLA should have used the tried and true method of managing auto wipers ;). As far as the new and "improved" Model 3 - yes the no stalks are a stretch but like anything one quickly adjust. Fortunately the market is awash with all types of vehicles to pick from and we have the freedom to choose.
It's improved. It's updated. It's hardly new. It's a facelift and refinement, but Tesla doesn't seem to make new versions of any of their cars. Not yet anyway. (And please, Tesla folks, don't go on about OTA updates and underneath changes, I know about that. I'm talking about the body structure and platforms aren't changed. And I don't mean gigacasting either. I mean new body structures and platforms.)
Too bad all the cars you’ve listed are piles of garbage… No wonder you think a New Tesla is the best you’ve ever owned.
@@jeremiahglass8262 *GASP* Heaven forbid he list off every single car he's owned in his ~50 years of driving until he comes across one that you don't think is "garbage"! Are you thinking he's owned all those cars within the last 10 years?
how do you enjoy charging for hours at home
Excellent point! Lotta interesting "quirky" rides in that list. The Model 3 may be the best mid priced car for the money ever made. Super car acceleration. Closing the gaps by thinking the thought does not get old. You think the design is boring, what sedan do you think has a better line? You think the steering has no feel, what sedan do you think has good steering? (I know: Taycan & Alfa) You think it doesn't handle as well as a car this fast should, you're right. 5K for an after market upgrade, installed, and you will not be complaining. The design looks classic an inch lower. Stance matters. And it becomes even slipperier in the wind. You've got to spend twice the money to go up to the next level, the base Taycan, and isn't it actually bigger and heavier?
Doug’s the type of guy whose beef doesn't age well.
I test drove and ordered one yesterday, and the updates since Doug’s review have made Autopilot with Full Self-Driving (FSD) virtually flawless. You can set your destination, sit back, and enjoy the ride as if you had a personal chauffeur. There’s no need for steering wheel input, no jerky lane changes, and no curbing, even on unmarked surface streets and through construction zones.
I also don't know what he's talking about when he says it’s not fun to drive. You can whip it around town like a go-kart; wherever you point it, it just goes like a bat outta hell. Coming from a guy who's a card-carrying Porsche club member, it’s a blast in its own way. Even after test driving the Performance and the AWD back to back, I opted for the AWD because it was a lot more comfortable while being just as fun for my purposes zipping around town. The Performance does have mind-altering acceleration that, while a cool party trick, left my stomach feeling uneasy after a couple of times.
Maybe Doug is just the type of guy who compares "fun to drive" relative to the Ford and Carrera GTs in his garage.
P.s. Difference of opinions aside, this is the best review out there on the 3.
This reads like marketing material.
Doug is off base o. THis one. My model Y makes my drive to work not suck.
@@humanchannel9421it is. Probably another Teslaemployee.
@@tinycmoYeah, driving to work isnt fun anyway.
Doug kinda missed the ability to move icons to the quick action menu, like moving heated seat and heated steering wheel controls to the main screen at all times.
If he's gonna go over every single details this video would be 2 hrs long.
@@doudymac yes, but the comments made it seem like you can't do it from the main screen without digging into a menu to access the controls, which is not the case. It comes off as not knowing enough about the UI to know. Just my take.
@@Sijray21 Not exactly a deal maker/breaker. 👍
@@doudymac I agree. I just get so fed up with people online trashing Teslas and then they haven't experienced them at all; they just read reviews of people, consume opinions and think of them as their own like a cult. A lot of negative facts on Teslas are those who don't know the features or don't understand them or don't decide to seek out how to use the UI.
@@doudymacA lot of EVs have 'deal breakers' like this which can be overcome with a shortcut which most owners work out quickly and it fixes the issue forever.
The MG4 is full of examples like this, but the vast majority of car reviewers just reference the problem, light up the comments and go home.
For me this kind of issue warrants a different kind of car review; one that hunts out solutions to the issues and presents them cleanly. Doesn't need to take hours to dig into every detail, just the fixes to the obvious deal breakers that most people would perceive.
This car made my life 10 times easier. And for that I’m thankful. It just works. And it’s awesome for it. I got the performance model so it is more fun.
I don’t have a Model 3, but I have an EV. And, I agree. I think the best EV feature is not having to go to a gas station. Like when we first got direct deposit and didn’t have to go to a bank twice a month to cash our paycheck. A real time saver.
That's great. I mean it. I'm going for a better car with better tech but I'm glad people get on with this.
Heated seats control, I did some homework for you Doug. 😉They are actually automated!
In the Tesla Model 3, the heated seats automatically turn off if no one is sitting on the seat anymore. This is a safety feature designed to prevent overheating and conserve energy. The seat sensors detect when someone is sitting on the seat and adjust the heating accordingly. If the seat is unoccupied, the heating will turn off to avoid any potential hazards.
It also turns on automatically depending on the ambient temperature, btw. So does the heated steering wheel.
@@anonymousfu great 😊!!! 👍🏻
Doug might be mad now since he lost a few point to pick on Tesla again. 🤣
@@anonymousfu @dougdemuro
great right 😉 … not so boring after all.
Also, if you are about to solve AGI and FSD it is pointless to make the stressing wheel touch sensitive.
At this point no need to put any additional driver monitoring system in place. One pop up message is sufficient.
Idiots always will be idiots doing stupid things.
No need to monitor all the rest of us.
We know we are responsible ……still 🙄
Yeah my car does the same, but it's not a tesla
@@MattShonandamn, someone is mad Doug called out the obvious 😂
23:24 The giulia in the background 😍
Doug is usually pretty on point in seeing a car for what it is, but I think this is his first time I am aware of that he was off on the description. Model 3 long range is a very fun car to drive.
I suspect not having a turn signal stalk will lead to even fewer people using them.
BMW drivers enter the chat…
Comparing the new aero wheels with the old performance wheels that were actually replaced as well years ago. Along with getting the paint colors wrong and rear heated seat availability, the QAQC needs some work.
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I would say have a mentor. Not sure where you will get an experienced one, but if your knowledge of the market is limited, it seems like a good bet.
@@WaldronsSousas I deal with an investment advisor for this reason. I currently have over $800k invested in a diversified portfolio that has grown exponentially and is suitable for all market seasons. Our current project for this year is a more concrete ballpark target.
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The fact Tesla doesn't offer an integrated HUD option is criminal, and I say that as a 2022 Model 3 owner.
Fr, a HUD is by far the best tech a car can have because it's useful every single day u drive. HUD on my bmw shows mph next to the speed limit for the road, maps, music, gears,etc.. with a tesla u have to look down while driving for everything
You do get used to looking at the center screen, but you shouldn’t HAVE to - an integrated HUD should be standard, or at least a buy up option, on every Tesla. Period.
@@sosaix3545 it's just a way they can cut cost like usual and make their profit margins as high as possible. Such a plain jane boring cockpit view imo. Not even a cool gauge cluster screen or anything
@@G82Watts how is it "cutting" when they never offered it to begin with?
yea i dont understand their decision on features. Almost like they do it on purpose just to troll people. No HUD or 360 view camera, but you can change the sound of the horn...🤦♂
Nice review, although a few things missed/wrong: 1.paint names 2. Ventilated seats 3. Car does not come with video game controller 4. The other option for gear shifting is to do nothing at all as the car predicts whether you want to go forward or back depending on what it sees on its sensors.
5. The 17 speaker configuration only comes with the long range model. The rear wheel drive model only has 9.
6. I think he said that the old one didn't have a hatch back (like the new one doesn't) but it did.
Feature 4 is dangerous.. How does it "knows" Where we wanna go, and how reliable is it? The dëãd drowned lady might know
@@deathstroke7316 I use it every day and have never had an issue.
@@deathstroke7316 If we're going to use anecdotal evidence to back up our opinions then I'd like to add that I use it every day, it's great and I've never had any safety issues.
Having driven my first Tesla 2 weeks ago, 2022 M3 Dual Motor, I can tell you that they’re very fun compared to 90% of the cars on the road. They’re way more fun than any normal commuter car, especially used commuter cars. Maybe I wouldn’t say that if I was coming from a Porsche or M-car but the reality is most people, like me, aren’t.
I've owned M cars. Did I take them to the track? No. I bet I barely used 10% of their capability.
Still, a Tesla certainly handles better than a camry and not as good as a dedicated sportscar like a Porsche. Just enough "sport" for regular surface street driving. nothing wrong with that..
@@blanketwodahs6741 Makes a lot of sense. The way I see it is the Tesla is cheap enough to ensure and operate daily that I can afford to have something really fun/special when I want that. I used to have an NA Miata but I never drove it because I went to college and didn’t have time to hit backroads. I’d love to get a Porsche as a fun second car or maybe a classic Mercedes for a weekend cruiser and the Tesla daily enables that.
That's what I'd imagine. If you're not taking your car to the track, the "fun" starts and ends at flooring it from a light or turning onto an on-ramp. That's where Tesla seems to excel, in addition to everyday driving.
@@det_tf2 That’s my experience. There’s very few roads where you can actually test cornering or handling. At that, you’ll need a dry day and sticky tires. When you have all those things line up it can be sublime but 99% of my driving isn’t that so I’d rather just hit the accelerator and say “weeeee” at every light and on ramp. It’s pretty fun especially when the on ramp is uphill as it doesn’t seem to matter as much as in a gas car.
Hearing nothing is the least fun I can think of.
Doug's the type of guy to use the expression "Maximalize" instead of "Maximize".
Yep I noticed that 😂
I think he might have been poking back at Tesla for using the type of marketing words they did, lol.
Minimalism vs minimize.
I’ve been going to every car event I can since 2016 in my area and it’s my biggest hobby. Most people like me really hate teslas but I really love the model 3. 95+% of my time in cars isn’t hitting a back road or going to a car show or even enjoying the car I’m in at all. It’s sitting in traffic or running errands or driving in bad weather. I really want a model 3 because the cheap insurance, running costs, and fuel will allow me to afford a uncompromised, true sports car for my weekend car in a few years.
For reference I’m 23 and it costs me $128/mth to insure a 22’ model 3 LR AWD and my cost to “fill the tank” is about 14$ for 310 miles of range in my area.
you can confirm you're there to autopilot by scrolling any of the buttons on the wheel. No need to jiggle the wheel
Zonda also had autopilot...
All the dislikes are from Tesla fanboys who didn't like that you pointed out a small flaw
Their strategy works tho. Dougs Cybertruck review is positive because he doesn't wan't to get a shitstorm from the Teslasimps again.
Surprisingly, I never really change any of the advanced settings in climate controls. I’ve owned my car for over three years now and the design of the Tesla HVAC system is so good that you basically never need to change anything other than the temperature.
15:14 I'm glad he specified Fahrenheit, I was worried he meant Kelvin and Telsa was making Pupsicle machines. 🥶
Or celsius and airfrying dogs 🔥🔥
@@araujo_jean "what's that?" 🇺🇸
@@araujo_jean more like slow cooking
Kelvin!? What kind of Star Trekkie unit of measurement is THAT!? 🤣
Or Celcius, and cooking them. I had a good chuckle at the way he brain-farted that, too, forgetting that "70 degrees" means completely different things to completely different countries.
The car's interior is a drab featureless void, but that "well I never!" horn is awesome.
I think it's a matter of opinion.
For me, and many more who talked about this, the model 3's minimalist approach is much better. After a while with our Model 3, I had to use a Nissan Micra, and it was horrible how clustered it all felt.
For many, the model 3's minimalism seems too much, but it's really because they aren't used to it. It's just like thinking in 2008 that the iPhone was too "minimalist" and "people want physical keyboards".
Now people can type really fast on touchscreens and perform tasks much faster - because they are used to it.
For me, each time I see a video from inside a Lamborghini or Ferrari, it seems much worse than Model 3's dashboard because it's so cluttered with non-sense.
Some people love it, and I wish them all the fun in the world 🤷
Because again - a matter of perspective.
@tomi832 I actually think the exterior of the car is very nice. I really do like it. The interior doesn't do it for me though. But like you said, it's a matter of perspective and taste. Different strokes for different folks.
@@tomi832 While I aesthetically don't like the extreme cost cutting disguised as minimalism of Teslas, I could get used to it... What I cannot get used to is the cheapness of the materials used on practically anything you can touch, it feels like you're in a really, really cheap economy hatchback and not in a ~$100k vehicle. Not sure if something improved in the past few years, but I used to drive a Model S P90D and dreaded every minute of it because of the overall cheapness feel inside.
@@zwerko from what I heard they did improve it in the refresh of the Model S and X, but I can't tell you from experience or anything, maybe I'm wrong.
And I understand, but I think people don't buy Teslas for the luxury, but for the technology.
If it's not what you look for - have fun, there are many other competitors. But if you want tech, there isn't anyone who comes close to Tesla.
There are other good options today, but again - not as good.
@@tomi832 Most people who tout Tesla for its 'technology' have no idea what technology even means. There are certain aspects of Teslas that are simply the best in the industry-its cooling system, EMs in the higher tier models, battery efficiency in most cases... But when people talk about technology they mean 'it can make fart noises instead of honking'.
After trying out quite a number of EVs, I've bitten the bullet and ordered a BMW i4 as my second attempt at using an EV as my daily vehicle. It's far from perfect, but it's enough for me performance wise and at least it looks and feels like a car of its price. I'd argue that there is nothing Tesla does technologically, apart from the aforementioned awesome engineering under the bonnet, that lacks in the BMW i4, but I'd be interested to find out what you consider important on the 'technology' front that is not as good with Tesla's competitors.
You forgot to mention that most of the controls can be used by voice control, and they actually work. I use voice commands for the AC all the time. Seat heaters etc can all be controlled just by voice.
Voice control! The button doesn’t work
I can’t even change radio stations on the little button!
Sucks. I’m disappointed. Give up my 2021 for this. Ugh
I spent a whole day in the shop Enough on the screen
Auto pilot doesn’t work either.
Better suspension for sure and quieter
Doug the kind of guy to have a Barbie phonecase to protect his already cracked screen.
Hehehe…
... That does sound stupid when you put it this way.
heh heh heh heh
As a note, the car “knows” whether a seat is occupied or not and turns the heat off if empty. (Also will default to turning the rear air on/off depending on occupancy)
Also, the “auto” function on seat heater is really good. Adjusts it based on air temp in car and I’ve found it to be flawless.
Indeed. The only part I use of the HVAC is changing half a degree up or down. Sometimes. And 3 times a year front windshield heating.
The “barely visible” gear shifter on the roof illuminates automatically when it’s needed (ie the display is rebooting or broken, or in valet mode). It’s intended for backup situations only. There is also a third AI-based option. When you press in the brake, the car will automatically go into drive or reverse depending on what the camera sees in front or behind you. Love this option in my S Plaid.
Hey Doug, you can drag and drop the heated seat icon into the hot key menu bar below. Once you do that it will stay present at all times and show you that the seat is heated. This applies to all applicable heated seats.
Maybe some fridge magnets would make it more personal.
It’s so original!)😂
They don't have 360 overhead view because it doesn't work with the autopilot camera directions. They do now have a 3D visualization of the car that shows hot spots around the car such as when you back into a parking spot that shows where the car is relative to other cars and obstacles. You can use your finger on the screen to move the view in any direction in space to see how close you are to something as you backup etc.
What if you don't want to "use your finger on the screen"? Ridiculous.
Bad tech, and they should do it better. 360 camera is standard fare for many cars these days -- definitely a miss from Tesla.
@@DougDeMuro YES, THANK YOU!
Teslas new 360 overhead high fidelity rendering while backing up or creeping forward is a live interactive view of your surroundings and all you need to pay attention to when backing up or parking, it's leaps better than any other car overhead 360 view I've experienced. I'm surprised you didn't show it in the video. Great video as per usual!
@@jasonk9779 its a 360 camaera how else are you supposed to move around? Definetly not the garbage from lexus/toyota
I don't think Doug drove it hard enough. If the new one is at all similar to the old one, they are really fun to drive. I love that the lack of a gauge cluster allows you to have a small steering wheel, and give you a great view of the road. There are no distractions in the driving experience. I drives like a big MB2 electric go-kart. I wish he would have mentioned which cars have better auto-pilot.
Auto pilot is a scam
@@kxkxkxkx What is your personal experience with it? I wouldn't want to live without it. It's pretty amazing.
@@kxkxkxkx autopilot is wonderful. I’ve put 20,000 trouble-free miles on it.
No the guage cluster being in front of you is important all your essential information is there plus in modern cars it's used to display blind spot cameras. Having too look away from the road so much is awful... Everything in this car just requires extra steps to do basic things. Inputs that were solved decades ago, these changes are made for changes sake not to solve issues.
@@julianmorgan79 How much time have you spent driving one? Mirrors are great for blind spot monitoring, even better when they have a light in them, sadly, Tesla does not have an indicator light. But I would not want to look at the gauge cluster when I am changing lanes. You need look out the window.
Wow that’s a harsh take Dougie. “Not an exciting car” and “not a car you fall in love with” - I think the majority of owners would disagree with that.
I’m a die hard car guy and I can appreciate a good ICE vehicle and a good EV. My wife has a Model 3 and I’d argue that it is fun to drive AND exciting - but in its own way.
I dread the days of no more RWD manual V8s but, the anti-ev sentiment, specifically when speaking about Tesla, just doesn’t make any sense.
You forgot to mention that in addition to heated seating, the front seats also now have ventilated cooling for when it's hot. A big upgrade over the last model. And the back seats aren't actively cooled, but they are now perforated which helps keep your seating a bit cooler than if they weren't.
how do you turn the ventilated seats on? didn't see the option on the climate screen
@@stealthhtm23In the same place as the heated seat function....there's a toggle between heat/cool
Also I don't think he mentioned one of the huge premiums of the Model 3, the sound system. Reviewers almost always praised the old Model 3 sound system as being as good as those found in $100k+ premium cars. The new Model 3 apparently has an even better sound system.
@@flipadavisI think he briefly mentions it, but yeah, could have spent more time on it. The LR he's driving was upgraded from 14 to 17 speakers and it now has two subs instead of one. And the RWD was upgraded from 9 to 11 speakers, and now has a sub where it didn't before.
Oh wow, the same as my 2017 Kia.
I am glad he no longer goes on a 5 minute tangent plugging his “cars and bids” website
The thing is that most people are not particularly driving enthusiasts. What most people want is good, reliable transportation. Yes, there are many good cars out there but if you want an EV and:
a) you don't want an SUV or a truck
b) you want space for 4-5 people
c) you want ample range
d) you want access to the best public charging network possible
e) you want an infotainment system which does not suck
f) you want it reasonably priced (the average new car selling price in the US being around $48,100)
then the list becomes pretty small and the Model 3 really is around the top of that list. What else can you get in the US particularly? The Chevy Bolt? Nissan Leaf? Not really. Maybe the BMW i4 or Mercedes EQE (more expensive). The Fisker Ocean (risky and SUVish). The Polestar 2 is probably the most real competitor and the Volvo EX30 when it comes to the US. Most of the other offerings are either SUVs or really expensive.
The issue with Tesla is the intro price, and depending where you live the price to install a charger. If you don’t have a home, then the accessibility to a charger.
how about dont drive EV
@@lemcakes32422 because then you’d have to drive an internal combustion car and unless it is something really cool or sporty you’d have to put up with going to the gas station, getting ripped off at dealers for maintenance and parts, not having a quiet ride and generally a less pleasant experience than driving electric. For everyday driving an EV is just a better way to get around. It’s nice to have a fun internal combustion car for the weekend.
@@MrEddyedr I’m not sure the intro price is that bad though. Again, the average new car purchase price is around €48k. The depreciation might however be a factor but getting a used model 3 in this current market is really a decent proposition.
@@ewadge and that 48k is in monthly payments. With Tesla it’s always a down payment of 4.5k + destination fees + tax + charger + charger install.
I don’t think Doug is giving this car a fair shake. It objectively doesn’t deserve a 4/10 fun factor, because of the crazy features, fast acceleration, and the ability to basically customize the steering. You can make this car feel like a commuter car. You can slow down the acceleration and change the steering feel to make it more dull, but the best comparison I have when thinking about this car in terms of driving feel with all of the most aggressive settings for steering and acceleration is a BMW M340i.
@@kingspencer2234 the idea that a Model 3 in any significant way emulates a BMW M3's handling is laughable
@ there’s a difference between the M3 and the M340i. I own a model 3, I’ve owned a BMW 3 series, and in my experience, the handling felt similar in the two cars. Closest comparison I can think of for cars that I have personally driven.
I disagree with your "not exciting". It does handle like a sports car, I think. Feels very much like the model S. As a previous owner of an Audi model S4 among others (VW Jetta) I was very impressed.
Yah I agree with you. Doug got it totally wrong. That’s why people buy teslas because they are fun, exciting and sporty. I’ve driven them. He obviously just doesn’t like them and they are boring to him only
13:38 the HVAC controls also have an auto setting. Set the heated/ventilated seats and heated steering wheel to auto and overall temp to what is comfy for you (I have mine at 68 most of the time, 73 in the winter) and it just automatically does everything for you. I almost never take it off auto, or use the screen to adjust anything but the temp (though even that you can adjust using the voice controls). Doing this will save it to your personal profile and it'll always be set to that when you get back in the car no matter who drove it last and their personal settings.
also it remembers what setting the driver profile is set at. i always like my steering wheel to be at max heat cause my hands are always cold and i set it when i first got the car and never touched it again.
Doug I recommend sprucing up this new filming location. It needs echo deadening panels and a little bit of sprucing up of the aesthetics. I really think it would go a long way.
We’re here for Doug’s reviews-not set aesthetics.
@@willmtaylor ¿Por qué no los dos?
Needs more lighting
Agreed about deadening the echo, that would be a nice upgrade. =)
14:32 I don’t like the way he said that the heated seats icon doesn’t display. What he meant was it doesn’t display on the main bottom tray but when you press the temperature button,you’ll see it and you press that button a lot. this is how it has always been and we have not missed it because that’s where you go to to adjust your climate controls anyway. So Doug is completely wrong in this assessment.
They also added cooled seats - heated steering wheel. HOW do you miss this - you had one job Doug.
Cooled seats yes, heated steering wheel nope not new lol my 22 model 3 has it lol 😂 cooled seats a lights a new rear screen is the only difference.
You don’t need to jiggle the steering wheel for auto pilot, just scroll the volume wheel a click and you can eat your breakfast burrito in traffic in peace.
Yeah surprised about that comment. Complete misinformation.
Also some homework regarding "Highland" naming. It is not made up by "fans"
The name "Model 3 Highland" is derived from the project codename given to the facelifted version of the Tesla Model 3. The term "Highland" was used internally by Tesla during the development and production of the updated Model 3. It is not the customer-facing name for the product, but it has been used in parts orders and catalog listings. The name has gained some recognition among Tesla enthusiasts and has been referenced in various online discussions and articles.
Wow this car made basic funtions that took no time whatever and never you had to look away from the road to a complete clustered mess that requires a manual to learn where things are and impossible to do while driving at high speed in the rain
You can add shortcuts that are always visible for the heated seats and stiring wheel
Car RUclipsrs need to understand that for regular people it will be the most exciting car they’ve ever been into with 4 seconds 0 to 60… not everyone have access to sport cars
The glove box complaint has ALWAYS been the one that has made the least amount of sense to me. I use my glove box MAYBE once a year. Having the button in the screen is literally zero inconvenience
That and if you ever really need it voice control “open glovebox” is pretty quick and responsive
The comments only come from people that like to complain.
Mfs crying about the screen need a screwdriver to pry open the glove box in their hooptie anyway
Just use the voice command. It's easier and it works...for nearly everything you'd do in the screen, outside of your one-time initial set up.
"You have heated rear seats now".... Actually, the model 3 always has had 3 (three) heated seats, they actually removed the middle one in this version, so you brought it as an upgrade, but it actually downgraded there XD
I win a $800 fine if I touch my phone while driving...but farting around with a computer screen is just fine!!!
14:00 Something you completely failed to mention, that makes all of this much easier as well: voice commands control all this stuff.
It’s VERY easy to change all sorts of settings just by asking the car to do it.
27:00 what you are talking about and using “Autopilot” is not the same thing as FSD, which is what they are bragging about - and with v12, justifiably so, saying they have the best solution with. They are not bragging about standard auto pilot.
Doug is getting lazy not that he is rich. His reviews used to be more thorough and accurate.
* now that he is rich
I’ve been a huge Tesla fan since they came out but I think eliminating the stalks and going to buttons for the turn signals, high beams, wipers and gear selector is a mistake. To me it’s second nature to each for a stalk when going for turn signals or high beams. Just my opinion😁
IMy gut feeling is the same - however one would adjust and probably makes sense but the juries out. One time had a Ford with the horn button on the end of the turn signal stalk - go figure - very European....
Have u driven one with no stocks? It’s not really a concern
My wife had a Subaru. I loved it. Drunk driver wrecked it, so we bought the newest model. I hate it. One of the things I hate is they put the stalks on the wrong side, so indicators are now the windscreen wipers and flashing the headlights to let someone go washes the windscreen. We've had it 2 years now and I still hate that thing every time I have to drive it. I'll never buy another Subaru.
Doug is technically incorrect when he states at 11:26 that the Model 3 does not have a top down 360 view. When moving in tight spaces, the Model 3 will use the cameras to show a “heat map” representation of the surroundings that is actually better than a 360 view because it highlights proximity to surrounding objects. Doug, if you don’t already do this, I recommend you drive the cars for a couple days to really get the nuances. I would think you’d have noticed this after driving it for a week. This isn’t the first time you state a car doesn’t have something it really does. Also Sentry Mode, Dog Mode, Camp Mode, Romance mode, and entertainment like RUclips Disney + and Hulu are available for all modern Teslas. Only the rear screen is new. Lastly, you didn’t mention the rear facing driver camera, which will be used to manage driver attentiveness, not to mention to help Uber/Lyft drivers. What other car manufacturers put that stuff in their cars. Not a fanboy (though I sound like it) but you really gotta point those quirks out! Love your reviews and always look forward to them!!
You had heated rear seats before, but you could only access them from the front 😂
lmfao what a joke of a car company
In other words, it really didn't 🤣
@@DougDeMuro my kid is always asking me to turn them on and off 😩 considering adding a rear screen just for them to turn it on/off
@@DougDeMuro You missed that the new Model 3 now has ventilated/cooled seats!
yeh they had to adjust for uber work
You can customize the icons on the main screen. This way you can have the heated seat setting directly accessible.
This is why I like Jason Cammissa, he actually has a team of people double checking what he says so he doesn't say dumb/incorrect things over and over throughout the video.
The car also has an auto gear select if you have your seat belt on and press the brake it will decide to either put it in drive or reverse based on the surroundings. It work 80% cotrectly so you dont even have to press anything.
Almost all reviews are by people who have never lived with one - there are so many short cuts, so many little icons you can have on the screen to let you know whats going on and the menus become so simple to use within around a week. You absolutely dont need a HUD or binnacle. I thought I would miss it but now if I rent a car with one - it just gets in the way of the road. I can’t wait for the performance/ludicrous model that is imminent - its going to be a absolute weapon.
One of the cars ever made.
Wut
Doug the kind of guy to offer you a reach around with every hug.
😂
Two important things Doug leaves out: this is NOT the Performance version, this is the mid tier version he reviewed. Also, Autopilot is different than Full Self Driving. All Teslas have Autopilot, but you must pay extra for FSD which is a much better self-driving mode than Autopilot. The vehicle reviewed here doesn't seem to have FSD, or Doug just didn't review that feature.
Yeah, I noticed that. The Performance version is expected to have more differentiation than in the past: different seats, different front and rear bumper cover designs, stiffer suspension, and last but not least, a different and much more powerful rear motor.
Other stuff he missed:
• You can customize the icons along the bottom of the screen, so if you want to see seat heater status all the time, you can
• The front seats have cooling as well as heating, and it's unusually effective
@@pepstein Yeah, seems like the RWD and LR versions have been softened a bit to suit the majority of drivers (not as firm/harsh), which was one of the main complaints. Whereas they seem to be going the other way with the Performance version. Will be interesting to see what that's like it when it comes out - looks like they've been putting more work into differentiating it as you say.
@@richardjones8395 When Model 3 first came out in 2017 the suspension was set up to compete with BMW 3 series. It was quite firm. Turned out many of those early buyers didn't want something that felt like a BMW performance suspension. They softened it up a bit and offered retrofits to the early adopters. Now they know which cars people are coming from. BMW 3 series was #1 for a while, but the top 5 also include Prius, Accord, Civic, and LEAF. So yeah, most buyers want a softer suspension. I think the Performance trim will satisfy those like me who want a more engaging and responsive ride with less body roll.
It’s better not to mention FSD because it’s not legal in some regions e.g Australia
I don't know that it's "better" not to mention it... after all it's a pretty significant part of Tesla and this is a US based channel@@Bboytraxx
this guy has two characters, one in the car and the other out of it. In the car, he's composed, thoughtful and intelligent. Outside, he's gesticulating wildly, over the top and buffoonish.
Good observation: possibly driving calms him down. He must be a very good driver to be trusted with these top of the range cars
And he has made MILLIONS from his videos.
buffoonish? nice bro
24:35, I must be weird then... still in love with my old Tesla Model 3 here 4 years later 🤷♂
Still and excellent car. Would you swap for a similar Toyota?
@@brucetaylor2887 Why in the world would I switch to a Toyota?
13:06 you can also press the voice control button on the steering wheel and say "open glovebox". No need to use the screen.
That's the comment I was looking for. Doug should've done some better research on the car..
You can also configure the left scroll wheel button so when you hold it down it opens the glove box. That's how I use mine
tbf idk why they dont put the glove box button next to the volume controls for the passenger side. one less complaint from boomers
@@leanderzulu3494Yep, I use this in our Model S to auto raise suspension on deep driveways or gutters. And it remembers every time I do that, tags the GPS location, and next time I go to that location it just auto raises for me.
Rear seat heating has been there for several years for the older versions of the Model 3 ✌️
One thing that so many reviewers don’t point out is that voice control can be used for the heat/glovebox/nearly anything else. You don’t need to navigate the screen as often as people think.
14:40 You can put the heated seat control directly near the app icons. It doesn’t even take a space of an app.