Model 3 is a premium sedan ?
Oh :/
Where are my paint color options, ventilated seats ?
What about parts for my local car shop ?
Did they forgot the safety features unique to german cars ?
I'm astonished this made it to production. Red tape and bureaucracy means nobody is willing to push back against a feature that is bad and potentially dangerous (maybe not any more dangerous than touchscreens though).
As for peers, rather than underlings, the key word is consensus. Which is only achieved after endless months of interminable meetings during the day and interminable socializing during the evening. Maybe they finally reach consensus because they're worn out by all the discussion?
I hate touchscreens on the dash of moving cars. This interface is (perhaps?) worse, since the guy was making mistakes even in a stopped vehicle. But it would be interesting to try to use the interface while moving. One's hand is probably more stable down low, resting on the console, rather than extended out in space reaching for a touchscreen?
Either way, the interface is much worse than physical buttons on a console or dash.
Maybe not any more dangerous than fancy lane control marketed as full self driving...
Also, Acura's trackpad or whatever just needs a cursor. I wonder why they didn't think of that.
Regarding headquarters, true, but it's still a division of Honda, which most people would consider a Japanese company.
Is premium how fast the car goes, or how many paint colors it comes in? Different people have different requirements.
You are likely paying over 100k to get a car as fast as a model 3.
I replaced it with a Model 3 and put 70,000 miles on it so far. Paid $49,000 for it, which is in the mid-point of what you'd pay for a new 328i. It's even more fun to drive, with operating costs at about 1/4 the BMW.
In all sincerity, after reading through the comments, it seems to me that the folks making negative claims are picking specific things they don't like, or relating what they've heard about the car. I expect that if they spent a week driving it in place of their current pony, they'd change their opinion. The overall experience is better than any other car I've driven.
Also, there are for sure people who simply don't care about the driving experience itself and see cars as nothing more than transportation. For them, I also can see the a Tesla would have much less appeal.
The German car companies will nickle and dime you to death with options, they have terrible interiors/user interfaces, etc. Granted I wish the model 3 had cooled seats but meh.
Even a model S doesn't count with that logic.
[1] https://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?PageNum=0&docid=20190291613&ID...
And what parts are vibrating? Do you mean making an audible sound? Or the car is shimmying?
Now if you wanted to argue that the Tesla Model 3/Y aren’t “Luxury Sedans”, I think you have a point. Not so much for the reasons you list, but because the ride is harsher than the Mercedes. But then, some BMWs have a similar ride so it’s hard to say.
What Model 3 lacks is quality interior and options.
Define fast
Model 3 Performance in Track mode is #12 in this list[0]. The least you can pay for this version is $55k.
#13 is a Jaguar XE SV Project at $188k
#11 is a Bentley Bentayga at $160,000
#10 is an Acura NSX at $157,000
[0] https://www.motortrend.com/news/quickest-cars-motortrend-201...
What is this, kindergarten?
I'm with you. It's certainly a premium price, but (IMHO) it really shouldn't be considered "premium" on overall build quality or accoutrements.