Tesla Bristol kindly gave me a 2022 (72) M3P to test drive today, just gave me the key cards and said that no one else was using it today, and come back whenever I want. I love this no pressure selling, kudos to the guy at the store.
I parked my 2020 (30) M3P car alongside it so I could try and compare and contrast, and having done a 25 mile drive to get there I wanted to get out and do the same roads to compare road noise, etc.
I’ve done just over 4k miles in my car, so it’s not far of being “as new” in terms of wear and tear, so I thought it would be a useful comparison.
Just thought I’d give my random observations, for what it’s worth:
I’m going to miss the Ryzen and heated steering wheel for sure though.
I hope you enjoyed my TED talk.
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I parked my 2020 (30) M3P car alongside it so I could try and compare and contrast, and having done a 25 mile drive to get there I wanted to get out and do the same roads to compare road noise, etc.
I’ve done just over 4k miles in my car, so it’s not far of being “as new” in terms of wear and tear, so I thought it would be a useful comparison.
Just thought I’d give my random observations, for what it’s worth:
- Although the car had double pane front windows (not rear, still?) I was surprised that it wasn’t any quieter than my car on the road. If there was any difference it was imperceptible to my ears. I am led to believe that there is quite a variance in this on cars, given how much adjustability there is in it. Maybe my car is better than most.
- When driving the car squeaked a little at the back exactly the same as mine does, which made me smile.
- The whirr noise you hear when you go from Park into Drive was much quieter in the 2022 car. Different motors I guess.
- The UFO noise in reverse is so cringe.
- The seats felt different, more figure hugging. It could have just been that they were in a different position, but the side bolsters felt a little more supportive. Definitely still not to the degree that I’d like in a performance car though. I don’t like the visible black portions of the white seat bottoms - I couldn’t unsee them.
- The door close and open sounds are a lot more ”chunky” sounding (in a good way), sounds more substantial. Don’t know if that’s the double pane glass, padding behind the door card, or something else. I couldn’t perceive the sound of the glass dropping when opening the door, it was just instantaneous.
- The new console looks a lot better in the flesh than in photos. I’m still 50/50 on whether I prefer it to the old one (I’ve PPF’d mine so it looks as good as new), but it looks nice. After having used it I’m starting to feel like having covers for the compartments is a good thing in theory, but it’s a faff when you just want to throw your phone on it, etc. If you leave the covers up you defeat the object of the aesthetics. The compartments on the 2.0 console make more sense.
- Heated steering wheel - I wish I could’ve got this working on my car, it was sublime. I know I’m going to miss this soon. #firstworldproblems
- Ryzen - It’s so snappy. It’s one of those things where ignorance is bliss if you have an older car. Everything loaded in <5 seconds - Disney, Youtube, Netflix, etc. I don’t really sit in my car while it’s charging, but when I did the other day I noticed how laboured everything was to load and play. This Ryzen car felt like an actual current iPad or something on the dash in terms of speed. Even moving the map and bringing up the cameras seemed quicker. This is the thing I regret not having the most, I think. Ryzen felt at least twice as fast as my Atom car in general usage, it’s probably even faster than that. Rebooting the car took <10 seconds, on mine it would take a good 45-60 I think.
- The acceleration felt no different to my car (not that I was expecting it to)
- Powered boot is nice, quieter than my aftermarket kit, the fact the OEM one latches harder didn’t seem as bad as I thought it would be.
I’m going to miss the Ryzen and heated steering wheel for sure though.
I hope you enjoyed my TED talk.
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