This is true, the EVs I've driven that are quieter weigh like 700-1000 lbs more than a dual motor Model 3. The Model's light weight - for a long range EV - is absolutely a feature to me.
The inconsistent assembly is probably due to the old style and parking lot fremont factory. The Giga factories should have it all smoothed out.
Pretty sweet that it turned into a Rolls. How's the lambswool carpet feel under your loafers?Anyway the inconsistency is easily solvable like I did. See my post above on the black vinyl wrap
Yup! If you want better sound insulation take a look at how much more Audi and BMW EVs weigh vs comparable Tesla. And the Tesla will have more range.
See, that's unfortunate. Luxury buyers don't often think of fuel range when buying a vehicle. Plus, I don't know that increasing the seal integrity and limiting NVH should add that much weight to the car.
The car style has been inspired from the Porsche 996. It’s 0-60 time is comparable to the Porsche 911. The Tesla M3 costs 1/3 that of the Porsche.
I don't know if the Model 3 is a luxury car or not. They sell them as fast as they can make them though. So somebody is buying them. Personally I prefer lightness to luxury. However they do need to work on the QC of how well these windows seal, either way!
What opinion? the window pulled away and was crazy loud on a windy day doing 75 on the highway. You are doing the most annoying thing on the internet where someone states a problem they have with a product and a person replies "well I haven't had that problem". Oh good for you! Maybe the factory adjusted your window better than mine, maybe you haven't had the unique crosswind situation yet.
Nope.
Yes. One day I had a very loud whistling noise from the passenger front on a windy day. One month old vehicle.
I think the issue is the rear edge of the window doesn't go into a groove, I can take a dollar bill and slide it right in between the window and the seal. (My 1988 Fiero does have a grove in the gasket for the rear of the window and has less wind noise than this $54K Model 3.) If the seals aren't adjusted to push tightly against the glass then low pressure outside can pull the glass out enough to cause noise. On mine it's intermittent, some days worse than others, cross winds makes it worse. Of course when I took it to Tesla service and gave them a test ride it didn't make any noise. They said they'd see what they could do but I don't think they did anything. Half a millimeter closer to the window so the seals actually pressed up against it would make a difference.
Could you pull the gasket down a little in the back so it seats better? Just to see if that actually works.
The gasket that's on the inside of the door that the window seals to. When you said the rear of the window doesn't go into the groove, I thought you meant the top rear of the window isn't seating in the gasket groove.
