Tesla Model Y

Too good to pass up, ordered standard range in black.

I too test drove the SR yesterday. Very impressed

Pros:

It's really well built. Solid, like a VW.

Speed was good. A guy in the other lane was driving a souped up X5 and it was a match for speed on the on ramp. He was flooring it

Ride is good. Still hard, but comfortable. No real complaints.

Parcel shelf

Heat. In this weather its great to get in to a car that heats almost immediately

Cons:

No parking sensors. I struggled to park the beast in the tesla garage without it. I mean, it was fine, but definitely slower to park. As a decision, it is a complete cluster**

You need to take your eye off the road to see the speed, but you'll get used to it

I found the rear wheel drive, when floored, you really get a sense of an imbalance between back and front. It's fine, you'll get used to it, but it's a different modus to the awd versions

Overall, very happy. Worth doing the test drive. It made me think, am I really going to use the tow bar. Got me thinking. And then I changed the colour to black. It's a bit of a whale in white

The guy Mohammed in Sandyford is a gent.

I remember you posting that. I've driven pretty much every Tesla in pretty much every different performance level. Except until today I don't think I ever drove a Model 3 RWD (or Model Y RWD) but now I know exactly what you were saying. Quite shocking. I could swear an Ioniq 28kWh (with all of its 118BHP LOL) would be quicker away from the line.

I guess this is programmed deliberately so people who want / need faster acceleration upgrade to AWD.

Interesting, is there an official 0-60km time for the MY SR? If not, Bjorn no doubt has one. Will we be nervous at roundabouts!?

Amazing review. Would you pay say 10k extra for Xc40 or c40 or 18k for BmW iX1?

No.

I'd pay €10k extra for a similar size car from BMW, not the iX1. Problem is the much smaller entry level BMW i4 is now nearly €25k more expensive and nearly €30k more expensive than its direct competitor, the Tesla Model 3, which is far better specced. This is simply ridiculous.

Pretty sure there was Hankooks on the car we drove

@unkle - Great Review - You should setup your youtube channel!

https://youtu.be/bR-iBTocHCk have a watch of that

Most people are selling a car though. But, yes, if you're not trading in then it's not a bad experience at all - if everything goes smoothly.

Things like removing the parking sensors - and turning off radar in cars that have it - is absurd behaviour imo and makes it a needlessly difficult to commit to the brand.

The strategic execution often seems wildly haphazard - veering between incredible and maddening! TBH I would have been a bit of a believer in the Musk legend - until he bought Twitter and revealed himself to be erratic and strategically limited - I think you can see that in the Tesla "mayhem".

But you're not buying his perfume. A friend is paying BIK on a 2019 Kona at 43k OMV. If When he switches to a Tesla M3 the OMV increases with ~6k resulting in a net decrease on his salary of 55 quid a month. The company is offloading a 4 year paddy speccd car and he uses a way better car. I'd imagine if they keep the car in the next 6 months Kona would loose 5k more than if there was no price cut. There is no musk in the equation.

I'll be joining him Tuesday for a test drive as I drive a similar Kona so who knows maybe 2 Teslas in the future(?) If anyone not able to test drive want me to pay attention to some particular things shoot. I drive a 3LR 2021 and Kona 2019 so I'd have what to compare to.

With regards to delays due to changing your order, I specifically asked the Tesla guy over the phone if I changed to a LR black/black would it delay my order, he said no...

Was he incorrect and I may now be a Nov delivery?

Are we confident a order in the last few days will still be a Feb-Mar delivery?

I am not complaining about my Model 3, but power seems to be controlled at slow speeds, but makes for a smooth start particular for those not used to the throttle response of an EV. It soon kicks in, loads for me anyway..