Thanks to a very generous Model 3 owner taking delivery last Friday I was able to test drive my first Model 3 in Fremont! Super awesome experience, and yes, it does look even more stunning in person than in the pictures, I thought that was hype but I felt the same way.
It's one of the early 300-range vin builds. Looks perfect to my eye, the aero covers go very well with the pearl white.
Driving dynamics wise I loved the smoothness of acceleration, did not appear as aggressive as the model S and model X I drove before but overall seemed more quiet and suspension works very well to absorb street bumps. I forgot to set the steering mode to sport, but basically I did not notice how fast we went to the speed limit while the gas cars in the lane next to and behind us disappeared in the back mirror. Talking about the inside back mirror, unlike the Model X it is actually giving excellent views, a good size finally. It seemed to corner well, larger turning radius than VW eGolf but smaller than Model S or X.
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I know this is the internet so my factless post will be ignored by 99.9% of readers, but I have a tidbit of real information to share about the speakers in the Model 3.
My source being: I met a guy that works high up for a company that makes sound systems for cars. We are talking a supplier for Volkswagen group (Audi, Skoda, ...), Renault, Opel, Peugeot, Citroen, Ford, GM, ... and also Tesla.
Many of the soundsystems in cars are shared between vehicles, and dirt cheap to car makers because of the economies of scale.
When I heard he also supplied for Tesla I asked everything I could, and here is what he told me:
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Took delivery of my Model 3 (long range, premium upgrades, pearl white) back in October and I've been loving it. This is my first brand new car and also the first that I can't really do crazy mods to (I'm used to engine swaps, EV conversions, etc).
This is the first car where I'm basically limited to cosmetic mods and wheels/tires.
Here's what I've got so far:
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