Close-Up Look At The Tesla Model 3 Reveals Good And Bad Points

A detailer has posted two videos that give us a thorough look at the Model 3's various features, and in some areas, the lack of...
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With just 220 delivered thus far, you don’t have a particularly good chance of seeing a Model 3 up close right now. Thankfully, OCDetailing has posted a couple of videos that give a thorough look at the car’s hidden features both inside and out.

There are some cool touches, like a ‘hidden’ glovebox, the same valet mode feature that locks the frunk as seen in the Model S and X, and a neatly concealed charging flap. However, there’s not a whole lot in the way of ‘surprise and delight’ going on (don’t forget, at present you can’t even option a whole lot on these cars), and some elements of the design could prove downright irritating.

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Having to use the centrally-mounted touchscreen to adjust the steering wheel for example could be a massive faff if the car’s used by more than one person. And as a reminder, that screen is the car’s only display - there’s no instrument binnacle behind the steering wheel for speed readout and so on at all.

There’s also no wireless charging pad, an item that’s already filtering down to small hatchbacks these days. But hey, there’s a light-up interior frunk release, just in case anyone really small gets stuck in there…

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Nishant Dash

The Model S was fantastic, however, this is kinda…

10/05/2017 - 11:21 |
67 | 2

ScienTIFICally …meh

10/05/2017 - 12:45 |
11 | 0
Sudip Suresh

insert cheesy electric pun

10/05/2017 - 11:22 |
14 | 1

That’s shocking

10/05/2017 - 11:33 |
11 | 0

This doesn’t exactly charge my enthusiasm…..

10/05/2017 - 11:39 |
10 | 0
Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

But where is Doug DeMuro

10/05/2017 - 11:46 |
21 | 0
Akashneel

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10/05/2017 - 11:48 |
13 | 6

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10/05/2017 - 11:49 |
3 | 18

This is supposed to be a fully autonomous veichele in the future. No need for a speedo then.

10/05/2017 - 13:50 |
2 | 19
TheRealBouss

Another downside. They are actually rarer than the Ford Mustang Cobra R

10/05/2017 - 14:12 |
13 | 0

*Crowdkiller Snek Pirate Edition

10/05/2017 - 14:54 |
4 | 2
Anonymous

Shockingly bad

10/05/2017 - 15:02 |
3 | 1
H5SKB4RU (Returned to CT)

Sorry, but the model 3 is worse than the p85, enough said

10/05/2017 - 18:56 |
3 | 0
GameNoobTV

i kinda feel bad for the people who put down payments on this car

10/06/2017 - 23:11 |
2 | 0
Police 428

Nickola Tesla disapproves

10/08/2017 - 21:35 |
0 | 0