A true generational leap! - Tesla Model 3 2024

We've covered a LOT of EVs here on ShortCircuit, yet somehow have never covered a Tesla... but that changes today! The newly released Tesla Model 3 2024 -- dubbed the Highland -- has finally arrived, and we've got our hands on one. With a fresh new exterior design and thoughtful interior touches, will Alex finally jump on the Tesla bandwagon?

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 I'm not a hater
0:23 The excellent frunk and exterior design
3:25 Interior design and software impressions
7:26 Sponsor - Rocket Money
7:48 The gear selector and lack of stalks
11:45 Driving impressions
16:19 Speaker impressions
17:04 Pricing and overall thoughts
17:57 Outro

[traviscobbs]

I think it's funny that Maria blurred her license plate out in the thumbnail, but the video editors left it in the video.

[adfjasjhf]

Can we please get Maria opinion about the Tesla experience maybe after a year or so? I'd love to see that from the actual user perspective.

[wndrlur]

About the wipers - one can start to understand why they are so stupid, because for some brilliant reason they don't have a proper sensor, like all the other cars do.

[srobart]

This was the most Canadian review ever. I heard "I'm sorrey" like 20 times. Nice job!

[ClellBiggs]

Products requiring apps to work needs to stop.

[ColdFinland]

Pretty sure the designers of the new turn signals were poach-hired from BMW.

[dzikoo]

No indicator stalk makes it useless in UK. We need to indicate leaving the roundabout and it is pretty dangerous having to look for indicator button every time .

[DavidLeeKersey]

Oh I 100% think that the lack of the turn signal stalk was an Elon decision. Anything to cut parts count and increase profit margin.

[Artemis-vi]

So this is what rappers mean when they say car with with no keys

[ryandowd]

The auto wipers is as crap on the old model 3 as well! Never use it as it’s totally unusable

[thanosob]

No matter how good a car is, I don't accept manufacturers imposing unbelievably stupid decisions on car controls in the name of progress. Just admit it's cost cutting in most cases or just poor decisions.
And the worst part? Despite ALL of the negative feedback from consumers and journalists, more automakers follow. Is this some kind of joke?

[onrec_]

Btw you can pin the seat heating controls to the bottom bar by dragging from the apps menu when it's in customisation mode.

[spacekw]

the engineer: what signal? who the f using turn signals??

[obraik]

A few things, you can add the seat heater icons to the bottom row, along with the defrost options for easy access.

The auto-open boot requires an iPhone with UWB (presumably an Android equivalent soon)

The headlights are hampered in North America by legislation. Here in Oceania and in Europe, the headlights have adaptive/matrix headlight capabilities where it turns off portions of the headlight to mask the oncoming car

[cinestyleinc]

The way Canadians say Sorry sound like my kid every time he breaks one of his electronics and I have to fix it.

[dafrandle]

turn signal thing is such a deal breaker for me I wouldn't take the car if you paid me to take it.

[AustinJohnPlays]

The new 3 takes a lot of inspiration from the 2022 Refresh of the S & X. I can say the white is remarkably stain resistant and the ventilated seats are actual bursts of cold air on your butt and back. Very nice.

[mini_soap]

For the auto trunk opening, I believe you need an iPhone with UWB. Also, remember that Tesla normally does not supply a charger cable (you can buy it at order time).

[MijoMontego]

You can open the trunk by standing next to it while your phone is in your pocket. It's a setting you need to toggle on. You can also move the seat heating/cooling shortcuts down on the dock.
(Source: I have a 24 M3LR and it works on mine)

[JVGaming]

Regarding the heated seats you can put the icon on the bottom bar an keep it there permanently.