Model 3 Highland Revealed
#46
Lexus Fanatic
End product is just vanilla, nothing wrong with that but it’s not how most luxury automakers appeal to their customer base.
Nobody will confuse Taycan with Model S. One is a beautiful design, the other is generic car that looks like all the other Teslas. The interiors are even more different.
Nobody will confuse Taycan with Model S. One is a beautiful design, the other is generic car that looks like all the other Teslas. The interiors are even more different.
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AMIRZA786 (07-26-23)
#47
Lexus Champion
#48
Intermediate
[QUOTE=LeX2K;11548082When I first saw the Model 3 interior I thought Tesla had lost their damn minds. I was very wrong.
I love the unobstructed view it's awesome.[/QUOTE]
🤣🤣🤣I felt the same was way at first. But it has really grown on me too. And I especially love the screen and the software and all the fun you can have with it.
I love the unobstructed view it's awesome.[/QUOTE]
🤣🤣🤣I felt the same was way at first. But it has really grown on me too. And I especially love the screen and the software and all the fun you can have with it.
#49
Lexus Fanatic
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#50
Lead Lap
BMW SUVs are made in South Carolina, M cars are still made in Germany but I’ve heard some M-lite cars are now made in Mexico. My M340 was made in Germany.
#51
Lexus Champion
Too much BMW talk.
So why would Highland come out much sooner than a Model Y refresh? They are almost the same car.
So why would Highland come out much sooner than a Model Y refresh? They are almost the same car.
#52
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JeffKeryk (07-27-23)
#53
Lexus Champion
#54
Instructor
#56
Lexus Champion
I disagree with that. The interior is as good and comfortable as my 2nd Gen IS350...except it's not leather. If in two years the faux leather goes bad, tears or fades, or the cushion starts to tear or go bad, I'll be in agreement with you. If you are talking about lack of buttons and the plain vanilla look of the cabin, than that's just a matter of taste. Is it Lexus build quality? No for sure not
#57
Instructor
I'm talking about usability. I don't care if it's made out of indestructible materials that are just the perfect thing for the case.
As for "a matter of taste" - having to take your eyes off the road to control basic things that everybody does is beyond ridiculous. Wipers, AC (including defrost), steering wheel position, mirrors (there are buttons for the seats but the steering column and mirrors were... what?), lights. For some reason, the hazards button is in a ridiculous spot as well, and they did manage to "integrate" it in a sane spot (you know, right below the center touchscreen) with their "design" in the Model S.
Anyways, plenty of non Tesla EVs around here so I'm not too worried. The fact that a lot of other manufacturers are jumping on the touch screen-only glare wagon does have me worried. Honorable mention to the prius 5 for having a notably worse gauge cluster than the slap-on big ultrawide touchscreen style ones, of course.
Pretty much the only things that I really like about the model 3 are the price and the use of LFP batteries. Then again, Tesla's always done the batteries right.
As for "a matter of taste" - having to take your eyes off the road to control basic things that everybody does is beyond ridiculous. Wipers, AC (including defrost), steering wheel position, mirrors (there are buttons for the seats but the steering column and mirrors were... what?), lights. For some reason, the hazards button is in a ridiculous spot as well, and they did manage to "integrate" it in a sane spot (you know, right below the center touchscreen) with their "design" in the Model S.
Anyways, plenty of non Tesla EVs around here so I'm not too worried. The fact that a lot of other manufacturers are jumping on the touch screen-only glare wagon does have me worried. Honorable mention to the prius 5 for having a notably worse gauge cluster than the slap-on big ultrawide touchscreen style ones, of course.
Pretty much the only things that I really like about the model 3 are the price and the use of LFP batteries. Then again, Tesla's always done the batteries right.
#58
Lexus Champion
I'm talking about usability. I don't care if it's made out of indestructible materials that are just the perfect thing for the case.
As for "a matter of taste" - having to take your eyes off the road to control basic things that everybody does is beyond ridiculous. Wipers, AC (including defrost), steering wheel position, mirrors (there are buttons for the seats but the steering column and mirrors were... what?), lights. For some reason, the hazards button is in a ridiculous spot as well, and they did manage to "integrate" it in a sane spot (you know, right below the center touchscreen) with their "design" in the Model S.
Anyways, plenty of non Tesla EVs around here so I'm not too worried. The fact that a lot of other manufacturers are jumping on the touch screen-only glare wagon does have me worried. Honorable mention to the prius 5 for having a notably worse gauge cluster than the slap-on big ultrawide touchscreen style ones, of course.
Pretty much the only things that I really like about the model 3 are the price and the use of LFP batteries. Then again, Tesla's always done the batteries right.
As for "a matter of taste" - having to take your eyes off the road to control basic things that everybody does is beyond ridiculous. Wipers, AC (including defrost), steering wheel position, mirrors (there are buttons for the seats but the steering column and mirrors were... what?), lights. For some reason, the hazards button is in a ridiculous spot as well, and they did manage to "integrate" it in a sane spot (you know, right below the center touchscreen) with their "design" in the Model S.
Anyways, plenty of non Tesla EVs around here so I'm not too worried. The fact that a lot of other manufacturers are jumping on the touch screen-only glare wagon does have me worried. Honorable mention to the prius 5 for having a notably worse gauge cluster than the slap-on big ultrawide touchscreen style ones, of course.
Pretty much the only things that I really like about the model 3 are the price and the use of LFP batteries. Then again, Tesla's always done the batteries right.
#59
Lexus Test Driver
99% of Teslas are white or black with base wheels. People just get the cheapest and most vanilla trim.
The genius of Tesla is its specifically setup production for almost no customization. This is more of a Toyota playbook than MB/BMW.
#60
Lexus Test Driver
So I was passenger in my coworkers X3 last month (the model with the 3.0L TT V6), and it's really nice. Very comfortable seats, good suspension, road isolation, nice controls and instrument layout etc. Power is also really good (I think it had hybrid assist)... but, just my opinion, it now feels primitive to me. Even my Polestar which is a simple sedan with almost no bells and whistles feels more advanced. Do I think it's a really good SUV? Yes I do, and I would even consider one....if the Model Y didn't exist 😔
While the Model Y has decent inputs, dynamically it can’t compete with X3 in terms of suspension setup, brakes, steering, high speed stability. I drove both back to back on backroads as I took the MYP on around 45min drive. It really doesn’t offer anything better than X3.