2018 Tesla Model 3 - Phil's Morning Drive - S2E11

I got a chance to test out the 2018 Tesla Model 3 and find out if it lives up to the hype.
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[@larryspiller15]

Holy crap this kind of quality out of a channel with 2.7k subs, pretty impressive!

[@mumpes]

Thank you! Best Camera, best Text, best Objektivity! Oscar winning M3 Test Video!

[@ken830]

Two corrections: Wheels are the standard wheels with aero caps removed and lug/center caps installed. Even without the "glass roof" from the premium interior package, the back-seat passengers will still have glass above their head as it's just part of the rear window.

[@Josh-Teder]

This is by far the best review of the Model 3 I’ve seen yet. Your style is great, video is well edited, and you’ve got some really nice camera work on there to boot. Great job!

[@RubenKelevra]

I like Doug's review more... but this is still good. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpaZh6Simc-Hipo

[@Ailunzza]

I really like your in-depth review. A lot of great info! Keep it up!!

[@dcdttu]

Just a little correction: The wheels on your test car there are actually the standard wheel that is free and comes with Model 3. They've just got the aero wheel covers off therefore look different. :-) Great review! Oh, also, I don't know if I would recommend everyone skip the 220mi Standard Battery as everyone's driving habits are different. I *never* drive over 100 miles in a day (really it's about 20 miles), so a $9k price increase for nothing isn't really smart. PS - it's cute hearing people in mild climates talk about how they want the A/C in a car to be quiet and just work. In places like Texas we want it to basically be full blast all the time or we'll melt. lol

[@Atakir1984]

Yeah, wondering how I'll fare in AZ once I get my 3... just before summer if there are no more delays...

[@dcdttu]

Reviews say that the vents can put out some massive air on high, so I wouldn't worry.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Totally agree: Get as much battery as you actually need. If you don't need 310 miles of range often enough, then the larger battery pack is basically a wasted resource and less energy efficient overall. Most Americans and Europeans drive fewer than 40 miles a day. The smaller pack will work fine for long road trips, charged slightly more often. Yes the total area of the very wide vents is large. They should put out a lot of air with relatively lower noise than fewer, smaller vents.

[@tobiasromanowski3552]

Chad Estes and the rear glass is standard only the „middle“ glass is in the premium package.

[@alanfoster6589]

Chad: I drove a 2013 model S60 for 3 years+. Real world range about 200 miles/charge. This was way before the prevalence of superchargers available today: I went everywhere with no problems. Unless you do a lot of long distance driving, the 220 mile range pack is fine.

[@akie64]

Excellent clip, you've revealed a few extra things lacking in others. We hold a reservation and expect about a 18 to 24 month wait in New Zealand. We plan for the smaller battery as it will suit our driving habits. So looking forward!

[@ricksprings]

Nice to see with hubcaps removed & center caps/lug covers option installed.

[@ppeou5190]

Awesome review!!! Love the camera angles

[@patrickf01]

Great review. Good scripting and editing. So glad you treated the car like any other car and evaluated as such.

[@rowlandh25]

Great review with relevant info for the audience.

[@prostovanka]

Oh btw. Really Love your recording style. You got some really nice shots.

[@idemchuk0506]

Great review. Amazing car!

[@WestCoastSupercarsandClassics]

Nice review, thanks!

[@jtolson29]

Best Model 3 review I've seen so far. Nice job!

[@scottlane6353]

That’s exactly the color and wheel combo that I’m getting in five days (with the aero caps off). Looks stupendous. Cannot wait.

[@ronaldfish1569]

Excellent video👍🏻👍🏻

[@tubetop123]

Beautifully shot video

[@ibiubuok]

Well done review. Thanks.

[@cusman]

The Deep Blue Metallic color on the Tesla Model 3 looks very nice

[@Wesmosis]

Thanks Phil !

[@model3life]

Thank you for the confirmation that the Model 3 is another great car for the Tesla line up. Also, thanks to all the Tesla Model S & X owners that made the Model 3 possible.😎

[@AcmePotatoPackingPocatello]

Great vid. I watched this at least 30 times ...then ordered it online. Best car in my 45 years of driving

[@BaconatorJames]

You get the RWD or the AWD?

[@AcmePotatoPackingPocatello]

@@BaconatorJames RWD 2o,ooo miles.

[@michaelschend8785]

I'd call the lack of glow in front of you at night as an advantage since it helps keep the eyes adjusted to night vision. As an airline pilot we always keep the cockpit glow as low as possible at night in order to increase what we see out the windshield.

[@chrismd00]

We can never get night vision here: too many damn HID and LED headlights in front of us

[@timkiwi]

excellent review

[@Gochsener]

they should put an arrow with the direction and the distance when to turn right below the speed counter. or offer a HUD as an option.

[@pedrorodriguez3672]

Great Review, good Job.

[@PhilsMorningDrive]

Thanks!

[@rwhirsch]

phil, do you think it would be useful to be able to voice activate the category of adjustment...ex: "tesla mirrors" and the mirror adjustment pops up on the screen then you can use the wheel scroll or screen to adjust. seems like searching visually and manually for categories on the screen is a pain while driving. also , i assume the screen doesn't swivel. would this have been a useful thing to have had? thanks.

[@andromob9547]

Yep great review

[@staly23o]

Great video.

[@propnose]

Can't wait to get mine!

[@bigdream_dreambig]

One correction: The optional glass roof is just the center panel between the two support beams. The glass over the heads of the rear passengers is standard.

[@davidalton7378]

Great review. My experience driving the M3 was like yours. loved the handling, Regen, acceleration, Not to mention the supercharging, Software updates, Tesla service, and very important safety. Sadly I have to wait. At least I can drive my sons 3 when I visit. I found it very fun to drive.

[@austinallen6719]

I love how so many Model 3 reviews are in Petaluma. (Little home town pride)

[@jaguarf-type2264]

Austin Allen they are not reviews, a review is an unbiased formal assessment of something... these people are making tesla commercials not car reviews. This isn't about positives and negatives, these tesla commercials are about why these idiots who paid 60k for a golf cart are supposedly justified in that purchase, and they are clearly too blinded by their excitement to see the short comings staring them in the face.

[@pjdambra]

What immediately stuck me was the regenerative breaking system. One pedal driving is awesome. I don’t think it was mentioned at all in your review. Brake life on a Tesla must be lifetime. Can’t Wait for my car to come in.

[@sfjoos]

How many turns from lock to lock does the steering have?

[@larryspiller15]

I bet with voice command update you will be able to say "adjust speed" and the knobs will switch to speed control. Also same sort of thing for things now dependent on the screen (adjust mirrors etc).

[@deathab0ve]

They've already updated it. Now 1 wheel does mirrors and steering wheel while in autopilot and the other button controls speed.

[@prostovanka]

Great review but there are some discrepancies, as some pointed out these wheels are standard and not something other than standard, some people have placed a reservation back on March 31, 2016 which is two years ago and they still have not received her vehicle

[@peterzpictstube]

I think implementing a voice command to pull up adjustments like mirrors, steering climate would make the multi buttons on steering wheel more friendly.

[@cameronh3260]

peterzpictstube i am pretty sure Elon Musk said pretty soon with software updates, you will be able to controll anything in the car with voice controll

[@AndrewNC22]

This rear window is standard. Only the sunroof glass is optional.

[@bigadventure3797]

Does air suspension make for a quieter ride also?

[@idemchuk0506]

Those are the standard wheels with the hub cap removed.

[@angelhd7446]

Does comfort mode use more electricity than standard mode steering? I always wondered how the steering work since I been told there is no power steering fluid like gas cars.

[@weymoney]

Hi! Quick Model 3 question I'm hoping you can answer for me. I get mine in a month! :). I'm considering adding a small tablet to the left off the steering wheel to get Sirius XM and alternative navigation etc. Could you measure the distance from the very left edge of the steering wheel to the end of the left of the dashboard? I'm wondering if it has at least 7" in width...

[@ScottishNSRailFan]

Loved your interpretation of the Tesla

[@peppep4545]

Very nice Video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@gameworkerty]

The steering wheel options don't change the ratio, just the weight. You seem to be confused by that

[@chrismd00]

But the wheel does NOT telescope, correct?

[@toekneeevans]

Well done review. I think this will be my next car in a few years when my Audi gives up the ghost.

[@brianwilson245]

I think you will find that a new Audi will be a whole lot better as a replacement

[@Qlicky]

Your audi will still be in decent shape and driving conditions while the model 3 will be probably obsolete.

[@bevmichel8757]

Qlicky lol. Guess again.

[@konk15d]

Does it have ambient lighting?

[@mroctober2978]

"Get out my pub you toe-rag!" Phil Mitchell, Eastenders

[@squeezeme9820]

I prefer buttons. My jeep grand cherokee is such a pleasure when I look at that car. It also speeds up and slows down itself but there's no lane assist.

[@Raygetto]

What paint color is this? It doesn’t look like the standard blue.

[@wbplomp]

Phil, maybe I missed it but are you driving a RWD or AWD?

[@dennispena5496]

What area is this drive on? Looks like a purdy Sunday drive...

[@justinjones5281]

What year does the sticker on the inside of the door frame say. Show a picture plz. I’m guessing it says 2017 ahah

[@slevinshafel9395]

19:28 yeah that its bad thing just can open it from tha screner. need one botton.

[@oliverzahn6398]

And another correction: one can't actually buy the simple battery upgrade right now, without the high end interior. It's either 35k or 49k.

[@BaconatorJames]

Whatever happened to the battery switching stations? I really thought that was going to be the future. Swap your battery out, 3 mins, don't even have to get out of the car. Gas stations could adapt to this emerging technology & still attract customers. Was it the way batteries are installed in the cars, or the cost of the switching stations? It seems so much easier to keep various fully charged Tesla batteries on hand than to keep an array of charging stations where customers are held hostage for possibly hours.

[@oliverzahn6398]

Correction: the rear roof window, which you say is the most important part of the upgrade, is not actually part of the upgrade but included in the base version as well. So your argument that the upgrade is a must have for rear passengers not to feel cramped is wrong.

[@davekirk100]

Year long wait?...I wish. Won't get my model 3 here in the UK for 3 years after placing my (first day) deposit

[@dpevjen]

I read someplace that Tesla would soon be coming out with external customizing instrumentation packs for the model 3 which would connect up to the center screen using wireless Bluetooth . These packs would allow you to control your car in a more familiar or preferred way. Included in the packs would be analog or digital speedometers, fuel gauges, temperature meters. Also included are button or slide switch windshield wipers, lights, etc.. Could anyone confirm this announcement?

[@bigdream_dreambig]

First I've heard of it...

[@deathab0ve]

Love that the opening intro is revving sounds, but not in this car.

[@TeslaEVVideos]

Hi. Is the internet service on the car included free of charge or you have to pay extra per year or per month? Thank you very much

[@jeffkoeningsberg2127]

Needto Know not yet available

[@harijayaram]

Nice video...also love the locale . Where is the video shot?

[@zachtusinger1833]

Northern California (Petaluma, Sonoma County, Marin County)

[@rueben44]

Great review! Only negatives....that auto pilot is not such if you have to keep your hand on the wheel. They need to knock Cadillac's solution off and quick. Second there is another solution for electric and cheaper the Bolt or the Nissan. Primarily the Bolt because it has the range. It is not as nice inside but it gets the job done. Still great car I wish Tesla the best.

[@kingprone7846]

8:01 the Model S is more like a 5 series really. There is no equivalent for the 7 really in Teslas lineup.

[@HTSSTR]

Thanks for the video. Model S is more or less a driver's car than a sofa.

[@evilone6785]

I wish I could afford the suv one but damn

[@xiangbincao5720]

看起来不错

[@tbaker7501]

What is the warranty on the battery? Is the battery warranted to maintain 80% of it's original capacity. Tlme and charging will have it's effects. It would be wise to get the larger battery.

[@ChrisandKnight]

100,000 miles / 8-year small battery and 120,000 Miles / 8-year Larger battery

[@bigdream_dreambig]

T Baker Chris is right, to 70% of capacity. See electrek.co/2017/12/20/tesla-model-3-warranty-new-battery-capacity-retention-guarantee/

[@kradius2169]

T Baker ... More battery means even more pollution, as if there wasn't enough already. (remove space) autovistagroup .com/news-and-insights/swedish-study-calls-smaller-ev-batteries-finds-tesla-more-polluting-8-year-old Elonmobiles: "Accelerating the World to Environmental Destruction" _

[@GigginQuick]

My biggest concern with the 3 is auto-body repair in the unfortunate event of an accident. I’ve read HORROR stories of repair jobs taking 9 months to a year. I really hope Tesla is addressing this. Also I hope Tesla expands their dealer/store network. The closest Tesla dealer to me is 90 miles away. Open a Tesla dealer in my town and I’ll be a lot more likely to buy a Tesla.

[@ZOA360]

where is the All Wheel Drive version

[@alarjak]

Coming in few months.

[@joshbernal5054]

Do you happen to know when the 30k will come out?

[@hobjones8437]

Right now new reservations that want the 30k will have to wait for early 2019

[@choyversusgaming5461]

wow dude, ONLY 4k subs. how?

[@nofurtherwest3474]

Looked navy blue in the early shots/thumbnail, weird.

[@rbasi25]

I want this car but damn that 12-18 month wait list. ugh

[@koshmary112]

I agree, everyone should skip the 200+ mi battery, upgrade to the 300+. 200+ mi may occasionally give you range anxiety when you are trying to use it like an ICE car on a weekend, especially when you live in a place like Texas. If you live in a city with 2 super chargers available, you will definitely have to plan your weekend drive around town, like in Houston, TX, if you were to exclusively use an electric car with 200+ mi range or even 300 mi range. Living with a P90DL for almost 3 years gives me a new perspective on Tesla. Because Tesla tells you not to charge to full all the time, because of accelerated degradation, you end up having less range when charge daily (80% charge =230+ mi in my car. most Tesla reviewers only review the car but not user experience as a long range electric car owner. The user experience , on the aspect of range, is a function of how many super chargers are available in your city. This is probably the important aspect (most frequently asked) and even a deal breaker for people to decide to go all electric. ICE car users need to know when cross over. They will need to plan, there will be occasional be range concerns. Home charging is good for a weekday driving to work. A weekend driving, especially around town, can be quite different. City you live in matters.

[@jaguarf-type2264]

s b yep unless you life in California there is no "super charger network" and won't be ever, especially outside of urban centers. It's a toy, tesla, not a serious car... not yet.

[@sarahhobbes7832]

I wish they had wireless charging and ambient lighting

[@gameworkerty]

Wireless charging costs a lot more to charge since so much energy is wasted in the transfer

[@sarahhobbes7832]

Chemtrail Dreams bla bla bla yawn 😴

[@WiZe1972]

Sarah Hobbes Eheheh, funny answer... There are a few 3rd party solutions to be able to wirelessly charge two phones

[@timaq3699]

I think Tesla did the right thing not having wireless charger and the holo speed limit thing. If these are installed in the car its probably expensive to switch it out. Mutch better having the ability to add it yourself with 3rd hand components.

[@jasons7655]

those are the standard wheels bro

[@jamesirwin7677]

Jason S Yes comes as standard with wheel covers to increase fuel efficiency by up to 4%. Covers obviously removed in this example.

[@BigBrain100000]

James Irwin what fuel??

[@SkibletStarcraft]

Great comment on the climate control. Best I've heard so far.

[@rajeevrp1500]

Wow. No need to buy an additional iPhone charging cable ? That’ll save a lot.

[@80Vikram]

I pray that Tesla fixes production issues asap

[@jaguarf-type2264]

80Vikram pray in 1 hand shit in the other, at the end of the day inner hands is still empty, and one smells like shit. It's been 15 years tesla has been delivering the poorest quality vehicles every seen in America. 15 years no improvement... gotta stop praying, time to move on.

[@sg618342]

There seems to be quite a bit of road noise. I've watched several videos of cars with ICE that seem quieter than this.

[@mumpes]

Ich think I want the M3 with air suspension

[@ronihuston1940]

For $66k base... go for it.

[@mumpes]

Roni Huston OK, thank you!

[@nofreewill1]

Need a sanity check on that 30 cents per kWh you claim. National average is 12 cents, CA is 18, I pay 6 cents in PA. It would cost me $4.50 to put 300 miles on that battery, most people will pay less than $10. And those are the standard wheels with the covers removed funny man. Can’t wait, delivery estimate pushed back twice now, best not to think about it ✊🏼

[@ivanisization]

Want but cant afford?

[@peterfireflylund]

Very busy drone shots :(

[@peterfireflylund]

Really nice and clean interior shots, though :)

[@abdullahcoolgamer797]

hi

[@robertbidochon7949]

it screams "I need wheels and tints"

[@frank1144]

I would use my cellphone as a speedometer.

[@robertsanders7060]

Did Tesla fly this guy Phil out, put him up in a luxury hotel for a week, and wined and dined him?

[@HTSSTR]

And paid him $1 million too ! Plus a dozen hookers !

[@dogphlap6749]

Indeed, the iPad Pro has a 12.9" screen while the Model 3 has a 15" screen.

[@scottwilkerson583]

"In some cases, with a year long wait"....If only....

[@rolandmcneal3806]

Tesla needs to drop that 35k price cause that's false advertisement, but it is a nice car.

[@jaguarf-type2264]

roland mcneal actually the legal term is fraud, which is criminal, but tesla had every single person on the wait list sign away their rights to that. so because of fancy legal maneuvering charges cannot be brought against the company... regardless the term you were looking for was fraud.

[@taylanator2000]

All this information is basically out of date already... just FYI

[@WouterHalswijk]

1 year wait? How about my THREE YEAR WAIT?

[@seanz6586]

Wouter Halswijk tough shit

[@stjerneskruetraekker]

Argh... "Early 2019" is my status on my reservation number :(

[@markarbuckle8393]

But you got it now

[@fazkhan8009]

Minimum 3 years wait for people in the uk 🇬🇧

[@chocolatist7590]

A car with options? That's so confusing and unheard of.