A friend let me drive his Model 3. It was just a short drive, maybe a mile on city streets. The car is very comfortable and handles very well. Acceleration is not as good as my Roadster, but it’s reasonably zippy, and much better than my Prius or any of the small cars I’ve rented while traveling. Handling was very nice. Taking corners felt very stable. I was surprised that having the speedometer off to the side was not nearly as bad as I imagined, since it’s at the top far left of the screen. I didn’t play with the screen, but my friend showed me some of what it can do. For example, the knobs on the steering wheel are context-sensitive, so they do different things depending on what the screen is showing. I turned on AP for a few seconds, and found it kind of creepy. It will take some getting used to. My friend told me that where AP really shines is on the highway. On city streets it will stop if there’s a car in front of you, but it won’t stop for stop signs.
Fit and finish were excellent. The car has plenty of interior storage space, though I’d much prefer a liftback to the sedan body style. A liftback is a better use of space. In general, I don’t care for minimalist style, or having nearly all functions operated through the screen. Afterwards, as we stood by the car talking, it kept locking and unlocking itself because we were just at that distance where it could not decide. I prefer the way my Prius does it: You have to touch the door handle for it to unlock, and you press a button to lock it, all providing the fob is nearby.