Video Summary
Here is the summary of the video:- The review features the new Highland, facelifted 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance.
- With the $7500 federal rebate, the car costs about $55,000.
- The car is still $20,000 to $25,000 more than the previous generation of Model 3 Performance.
- Exterior differences include a new front end, headlights, and taillights. The overall design makes the car look more generic.
- Interior has been upgraded with more sound deadening, acoustic glass and interior refinement is a decent step up.
- The steering wheel controls are controversial, with the turn signal now a button.
- The interior is minimalist, retaining the card key.
- The steering wheel is new, and its design is quite nice.
- The car has a new carbon fiber-esque design where the air vents are.
- Air conditioning is controlled by a button and drag.
- Ventilated seats are new for the 2024 model year.
- EPA-rated range is around 304 to 300 miles, with a realistic range of around 200 miles.
- Adaptive dampers are new for the 2024 model year, as is a new track mode with the ability to adjust handling balance between -10 and +10, understeer neutral to oversteer. This car features staggered wheels instead of square.
- New sport seats are very comfortable and feature firmer back bolsters.
- The car's 0-60 is rated at under 11 seconds in terms of its quarter mile, and it feels ever bit of that!
- This Model 3 has 510 horsepower and 546 pound-feet of torque.
- While the brakes feel decent, the pedal is a bit squishy and does not instill full confidence.
- The car still weighs a little over 4,000 pounds.
- You feel the weight of the car for the most part at over 4,000 pounds
- Because of instant acceleration there is not as much of an intuitive sense how quickly the car is going.
- There is still no steering feel, and the car's engine sounds are not existent! But the performance, refinement and overall usability cannot be argued with.
In conclusion, the car offers insane performance but is still easy to drive. Given depreciation on used models, buying the new model may be the way to go.
