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Hopefully the interior of this model does not look like s* too.

This common comment is funny to me because I _like_ Tesla's design sensibilities for their interiors. I'll be the first to say the fit, finish, and materials could all be better, but what they are doing visually is clean and minimal, which I really like.

All that said, they hired Anders Bell away from Volvo a while ago specifically to help with interior quality. This may be the first project that really has his mark on it.

It’s clean but feels like a Hyundai and that is in the best case scenario, which works for the model 3 especially if they can bring it’s price down even more but for the model s it’s a bit shameful.

Have you been inside an actual model 3? Or are you basing your comment on pics?

I got ours a couple of weeks ago and it’s definitely not like a Hyundai. The interior is very clean, modern, far superior to any other car I’ve been in. My first thoughts when I got in was— the BMW 3 series is dead. My second thought was, they better refresh the Model S interior to match this asap because the Model S looks dated compared to it.

Aside from the better look, it seems like the build quality has made significant advancements too, yeah? (I've yet to sit in a Model 3.) The Model S squeaks and rattles like a 1980s Oldsmobile!

We also have an older build Model S. Though I didn't experience any squeaks with the S, the Model 3 does seem much more solid and very well built.

Here's a pretty good review comparing the S with the 3: http://teslaweekly.com/my-initial-impressions-on-the-model-3...

My S doesn't squeak or rattle. From the various complaints I'm sure Tesla has built some that do, but you might be over-generalizing a little.

I have a Hyundai and Model S. They don’t feel remotely similar. The Hyundai feels like a relic from the past and I only bought it in 2015

Needs more physical knobs.

I find the knobs on the steering wheel to be fine on the S.

I get this is a subjective opinion, but I happened to be in a tesla store this past weekend. They had a model x on the floor. The seat color chosen? WHITE. It was filthy and generally looked awful, not from a design perspective but a wear and tear perspective. I would have hoped they put more thought into their showroom than to put a color that amplifies dirt and grime on the seat.

I’m surprised somewhat less by that and more by the fact that the staff isn’t doing a better job keeping them clean.

After all, how dirty could a typical Tesla storegoer be? I can’t imagine the answer to that would be “very”.

A new pair of dark-coloured jeans is enough to mess up light coloured seats; it's probably not 'dirt' in the traditional sense. (I agree with you that the staff should be ensuring the showroom stock is spotless.)

You'd be surprised. And what makes you think that the only person coming through a store in the largest mall in the city of Houston is necessarily a Tesla shopper. But largely, just repeated entry and exit into these showroom vehicles probably simulates 5 years of wear for every year they sit.

> And what makes you think that the only person coming through a store in the largest mall in the city of Houston is necessarily a Tesla shopper.

I don’t. I said “Tesla storegoer”. If a person enters a mall in which there is a Tesla store, they do not become a “Tesla storegoer” if they don’t enter...the Tesla store.

That's surprising. The white is not a leather, but a synthetic material. I heard it wears really well with minimal to no staining. I guess in a showroom, it gets more wear than normal.

Funny, I'd guess it gets much less wear than normal. Showroom cars are sat in for a couple of hours in total at best. Cars on the road do many more hours in the same timespan.

I can't comment on the physical comfort or functionality of the Model 3 since I haven't sat in one or driven it, but visually I think it looks amazing inside. I love the clean, minimalist look. It really does "look like a spaceship". I love how wide open and clear it is. It looks modern. I'm a nerd, I want to feel like I'm in the future, and the Model 3 does that.

I'd prefer that interior to the one in the S\X, so in fact the Y sounds like the perfect car for me.

However, this does hinge on having good steering wheel controls for things like climate control and audio, and large touch targets on the screen for anything not on the wheel - messing with a fiddly touchscreen while driving is no good.

I have heard that there is a lack of storage space inside the S\X, and that the overall build quality of some parts could be improved - we'll see how that goes with the 3 and future S\Xs.

The S and X have full climate control and audio on the steering wheel buttons. You might also find that you mess with the audio a lot less when you're listening to Internet radio.

There are a ton of aftermarket storage solutions if you like a big hump. I don't want that much stuff up front, so I didn't end up buying one.

That's quite subjective. It's not as "fancy" as other cars, sure. And not as much as some people would expect, given the price.

What I'd like to know is: how well does it age? Many "luxury" cars have fancy materials which get damaged rather easily.

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