2024 Tesla Model 3 Early Review | Consumer Reports

Tesla has given its Model 3 sedan a major freshening for 2024. Improving upon its winning formula the Model 3 has updated exterior styling, a smoother ride, quieter cabin with soft-touch materials throughout, and a dedicated blind-spot warning indicator. While most updates are welcomed, the controls on the other hand have taken a turn for the worse.

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First Drive: Refreshed 2024 Tesla Model 3 Improves Upon Its Winning Formula

2024 Tesla Model 3

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[joemcdonough]

PLEASE lower the volume of the music. Completely drowns out the host. Also, background music should not be battling with the host, it should be subtle and muted. The song in the second half is much better.

[sixpounder]

Why would consumer reports buy the FSD outright and not go for the 100 dollar a month subscription option . CR usually reviews the car and then offloads them to keep a running business balance . This seems to be a poor choice by the acquisitions department to sign off on basically throwing away money

[JimboP-Outside]

It’s insane to buy FSD at full price. Just subscribe for a hundred bucks a month for the months you want to use it. Even if you pay every single month it would take 120 months or 10 years to spend $12, 000.

[frankcoffey]

Buying FSD causes the price of the car to appear inflated. That's not comparable with other cars in this class.

[BTC]

Could you increase the volume of the background music?

[HenryCalderonJr]

For 46, 000 without the 12000 self driving I am happy with mine and works great and much improved compared to the older model. I have the 2 motors too! In blue yes I paid the extra but with the 7500 credit it is a good deal! It came out to 39872 dollars after the credit applied immediately! That is destination and taxes included! I had no problems with mine. Had a quality check to make sure it was ready and picked it up the next day! Nothing loose all tight. No problems with the carpet like yours. It is a matter of getting used it it! Much better build than byd Chinas car. Mileage is almost equal to epa short of 7 miles on general driving in city stop and go and highway around 80 mph.

[mholmes]

I have a '22 M3P and will admit up front that I'm 100% a Tesla fanboy. But I had to chime in about the turn signal buttons that everyone seems to be griping about. I had my car in at the dealer a few weeks ago for a rear seat rattle and while I was there I decided to take a '24 Model S on a drive. I had 30 min to get used to the turn signals (same as in the new 3) and I felt comfortable with them after about 5 min. The raised bar between the buttons makes it so you can pretty easily find the top button to signal right and the bottom one to signal left, without taking your eyes off the road. Sure it's different, but it wasn't a big deal in practice, so just wanted to add my .02. As for FSD, it's a neat trick for anyone not accustomed to letting the car take full control of driving, but I would not pay for it at this stage. Autopilot works well enough for my needs.

[JakubKudlacz]

I don’t understand why CR won’t mention that Tesla rolled out a software update that marks whole side of the infotainment RED when car is detected in your blind spot. I think it’s an amazing feature and was pushed to EVERY Tesla that is currently on the road including new Model 3!

[stevenhill]

Refreshed Model 3 is a nice improvement to an already awesome car. Anyone who’s driven any electric car knows there’s no going back to gas. No comparison and being much more efficient is a bonus, getting about 3OO miles for just $7 of electricity

[thomass]

I open my model 3 with my right hand all the time. It’s actually easier than using my left hand. Not sure if you know this, but you can turn your palm up!

[kit]

screen in the back seat could have been replaced with a screen in front of the wheel...

[tonymcflattie]

You do realize fsd is a 100$ a month subscription, right?

[cesartrujillo]

How did you get full self driving? I only see full self driving supervised advertised?

[coffeycup]

I thought the video cuts were great and I’m glad that you tried something new. Alex is one of their best on camera reviewers, and that says a lot because everyone else is awesome as well! Keep up the amazing work 👍

[markplott]

CR - the 2024 model 3 Refresh is the CAR to Benchmark, against ALL others.
#1 - offers BEST in class SAFETY above all else.
#2 improved Efficiency .
#3 PERFORMANCE - when LUDA variant Launches.

[Gurusson-qrnp]

Did they allow you to get rid of the side mirror to reduce drag?

[Thejoeyanzalone]

As an owner of the 2024 Model 3, I find the no "stalks" to be a total non-issue. Having the signals at my fingertips is convenient, and the auto-shift is flawless. I also have no trouble using the slider.

[exoneer]

Found it easy and preferable with no stalks after having my 2024 model 3 for over a month now

[Eddie]

If mentioning the lack of a gear shifter you should also mention the new auto shift software which predicts whether you want to be in drive or reverse and removes the need for it in many cases, additionally I assume that software will get better and more accurate over time.

[stevenhill]

On exterior improvements you neglected the new tail lights!