So… Highland is out…

[Toblerone]

I really don’t like that Sawyer Merritt guy, or any insanely sycophantic Musk fanboys really.

“More premium sounding door thunk” is scraping the barrel a bit.

That said, it is overall a decent list of changes.

It’s a nice list of new features. What stands out to me though is what it doesn’t have: indicator stalks!
Not good for a country with roundabouts. I think this will be a showstopper for some people….

 

[page3]

Looks like the mild refresh we were expecting. RWD is slower yet again.

 

[pdk42]

The loss of indicator stalks is a real deal breaker for me. I can see me swapping my current Fremont 3 for the last of the current pre-facelift models next year. But then again - no parking sensors. Why do Tesla do this sort of crap - simple things that become huge negatives.

 

[robbieduncan]

i wonder how long until someone has a rear screen transplanted into an older car or a Y. I know there are third party ones but I’d prefer not to install some random Android installation! Is this the first main stream (not a Ferrari) car with indicators on the wheel?

 

[Chimpy McChimp]

i wonder how long until someone has a rear screen transplanted into an older car or a Y. I know there are third party ones but I’d prefer not to install some random Android installation! Is this the first main stream (not a Ferrari) car with indicators on the wheel?

If Tesla offered a rear screen for existing cars I would consider getting it. Depending on price of course.

 

[robbieduncan]

Do you think you can watch Disney+ on the rear screen only whilst driving?

 

[Jason71]

missed opportuity to have a rear hatch

Its a refresh. changing from a saloon to a hatch was never really on the cards sadly.
Maybe in another 5 years.....

 

[m3gt2]

Seems very strange to me given it’s available in China. Wouldn’t this car be coming from there too? Are the fancy paint colours now available there?

Pretty sure it’ll be to do with rolling for RHD. Australia showing next year.

 

[Badger54]

Big fan of the revised interior, looks very well!

Exterior wise, not keen on the front but the rear is an improvement

Overall, very disappointed there's no release date for us. Australia has it up for Jan to march '24 so it's Q2 at best here

If the Shanghai factory is now only producing the Highland how are Tesla going to satisfy immediate demand for the 3 in the UK?
Seems a bit of a strange strategy to have the UK waiting 6 months.

 

[Big_D]

Only (noticeable?) difference between SR and LR according to the Dutch configurator is the number of speakers: 9 in the SR and 17 in the LR plus two subwoofers and two amplifiers.

Both versions seem to have ambient lighting, ventilated seats and the rear screen. Also no more fog lights in the front to distinguish the versions.

 

[Ashdeman]

No sign of the rumoured front bumper cam for vision parking assist

 

[LiamPope]

Only (noticeable?) difference between SR and LR according to the Dutch configurator is the number of speakers: 9 in the SR and 17 in the LR plus two subwoofers and two amplifiers.

Both versions seem to have ambient lighting, ventilated seats and the rear screen. Also no more fog lights in the front to distinguish the versions.

Only other thing I noticed is if you look at the black interior, LR still looks like alcantara on the door cards, while RWD looks to be some nasty fabric or something...

 

[GRiLLA]

If the Shanghai factory is now only producing the Highland how are Tesla going to satisfy immediate demand for the 3 in the UK?
Seems a bit of a strange strategy to have the UK waiting 6 months.

Maybe the UK market will be starved for a while, increasing resale values. My 2022 Model with stalks and parking sensors will be a prized item.

 

[yessuz]

I like the idea of the rear screen for passengers. The rest maybe a bit meh

I like as well the idea - but I have a major question. If I am playing music while I am driving, how my daughter sitting in the back will be abele to watch netflix (youtube, whatever) and how sounds will mix?

 

[boombap]

does the RWD now have more range than the original Long Range?

Yup.
If I recall correctly the LR RWD WAS 325mi at launch and the LR AWD was 315

 

[yessuz]

If the Shanghai factory is now only producing the Highland how are Tesla going to satisfy immediate demand for the 3 in the UK?
Seems a bit of a strange strategy to have the UK waiting 6 months.

they might have shitloads of stock available

 

[ACarneiro]

Stalkless.
That’s me going somewhere else.

 

[MadScientist]

Some nice features. Those alloys look just easy to kerb though.

 

[LiamPope]

Where are CarWow getting those range figures from, though??

Figures on the configurator are 513/629 km WLTP for RWD and LR respectively (319/391 miles), which is a 4.5% increase on the old model.

Can't be EPA as those numbers will be lower.

 

[Mrklaw]

Stalkless.
That’s me going somewhere else.

sounds like a job for the sexy buttons team