NEW Tesla Model 3 review – still the BEST electric car? | What Car?

In our new Tesla Model 3 review, we'll be finding out if this recently facelifted electric car is still the best EV you can buy in 2024. We'll be discussing its range and performance, and also deciding if the Long Range version is worth the extra over the entry-level Rear-wheel Drive model.

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Video chapters:
0:00 Is the Model 3 still worth it?
0:52 Facelift changes
1:30 Supercharging network
3:23 Model 3 charging
4:05 The Model 3’s new range
5:40 Battery and efficiency
6:26 Tesla’s infotainment
8:13 Annoying changes inside
9:44 Interior improvements
11:11 Rear seat changes
12:33 Boot space and practicality
13:20 Model 3 performance
14:24 Driving improvements
15:15 Driving impressions
16:28 Tesla autopilot
17:18 Two good, two bad things!
18:37 Pricing and equipment
19:21 Our VERDICT

[groovekay]

It’s a sin to not mention the amazing sound system.

[nosw]

One massively important point that was not made about the Tesla supercharger network is reliability. It is much more reliable than any of the public charger networks.

[markwilson]

I didn't get the comment about stopping charging without a button. Was he saying its a negative point people outside the car who may not be an owner / operator can't just unplug your car and stop it charging? Surely you wouldn't want someone to be able to do that?

[peterhelm]

Good video, but some comments from a Highland owner:
The car be set that it chooses the driving direction automatically when you press the brake. That works very well. The top buttons are just for cases when the display should not operate.
The turning signals are a bit more difficult to get used to, but you get it after a while and in normal condition up to 90° turning it is even better. Bad thing is when you share your car nobody uses the turn signal
I open the glovebox only with voice control which works to 100%,
The wipers are really bad, an update was just announced. When you press the wiper button in the steering wheel you can directly change the setting with the left knob pushing it right oder left so you dont have to use the touchscreen.

[aleckermit]

I've had mine for only 24 hours and it already feels like a fine glove on my hand. It's by far the most comfortable and enjoyable Tesla to drive.

[markwilson]

Steering wheel and wing mirror adjustment complaints is such a 'reviewer' issue, who are jumping from car to car. Owners usually set and forget.
Reviewers really need to be more careful about the reviewers bias and making issues about things which only really apply to them 😅

[dogsbodyish]

It's the deep windscreen and low bonnet line for forward visibility that attracts me.

[rayjones]

Use voice control to open glovebox. Simple!

[alexwhite]

It worries me that they keep on removing components. Indicator stalks are used everywhere for very good reasons. I can’t believe a car at this price doesn’t have ultrasonic parking sensors any more (no, cameras are not as good).

[tomstringer]

Great review but as a VW EV owner it really isn’t that much of an issue to use an open Tesla. Main problem can be the charging flap being on the other side however the new V4 chargers have longer cables.

[m_sedziwoj]

10:50 I think you should mention with driving, that when you par your phone with car, you don't have to use card, and it should be mention then you talk about position of mirrors etc because they can be save on your profile, so each person assign to car have to do it only once.

[robsta]

Voice control is excellent! A pity you forgot to use and mention it.

[Lost_In_LA]

UK license plates look stylish compared to the States.

[ammartopalovic]

In Australia the BMW i4 with similar performance is 30k more expensive. So yeah not really a comparison.

[m_sedziwoj]

At sumary, don't sentry mode is worth mention?

[moreliberty]

8:12 You reviewers *always* needlessly gripe about on-screen mirror and steering wheel adjustments. Please, in the future, put yourself in the shoes of an actual owner. How often does an actual owner change their wing mirror and steering wheel settings? Answer: Once, ever, for the lifetime of the car. It simply does not matter that there are no hard buttons for these two configuration options because they're set once and never used again. Because you are car reviewers, you seem to share cars between dozens of employees (and you apparently don't set up Tesla driver profiles, so your ergonomic settings aren't loaded when you unlock the car). As a result, you have to fuss with these settings more than once. But no actual owners suffer the same.

[shoelessjoe]

Tesla are way ahead on software, on UI, on supercharging and efficiency. All the big legacy brands have this "one foot in, one foot out" approach to developing EVs. Whereas Tesla are "do or die"! There are no ICE or hybrid possibilities for a name like "Tesla". They're 100% in.

[devanman]

Its crazy to me how little miles you actually get compared to what they say. If it does 400 miles...thats really 300...if it says it does 300 miles you might get 200.

[aaronbounds]

Owned BEVs for quite a while now…the charging times are of minimal concern. They just work, and with home charging are almost irrelevant. It is almost never that anyone charges from 0-100%. That’s a gas car mindset question. Most days are finished with the car somewhere well above 30% SOC, and I only charge the car to 74% for daily use. Some days it doesn’t get recharged at all. What matters is that it is more convenient and much less expensive than the technology it replaced. Full depth discharges and recharges are extremely rare- even on road trips it doesn’t usually happen.

[WarpedTrekker]

Didn't mention the LR higher quality audio system. Nor the double paned acoustic glass everywhere for quieter ride. Plus the doors have an extra catch at the bottom where it keeps the door shut even tighter for less noise. The left and right turn signal buttons are just like the stalk. Flip stalk up you go right. So press top button to go right. Bottom button for left. Easy to remember. This car is really much quieter than current model Y. Also the mileage in USA is 346 miles for LR model. Yet for charging to 80% as recommended you get much less. Why is this never talked about?