German Der Spiegel tests Tesla Model 3: lots of space, great ride, average interior quality

The German Der Spiegel has published a review of the Tesla Model 3 Performance. Journalists liked the car's cavernous interior and online updates that bring new features and gadgets. However, compared to the domestic competition, this and that was weaker.

The journalists of the German weekly magazine seemed to be delighted with the selected aspects of the car, in a few phrases there is even a message that we have the car of the future in front of our eyes. The performance of the Tesla 3 was determined to be close to the BMW M3, although the tuning of the powertrain was considered not to be perfect. The reviewers were also worried about the range dying in their eyes when using the full power of the car (source).

The article emphasizes that Tesla offers an unmatched amount of space in the cabin for its class (D segment). The dashboard has been cleared of switches and knobs, everything is controlled via the screen. However, the quality of the finish itself was described as worse than in Mercedes and the company - which is to be particularly noticeable in the interior, where the eyes do not stop at the controls.

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Moderate notes were also collected by the trunk as small (425 liters) and uncomfortable to load. Journalists finally warned about the handles clipping nails, complained about the necessity to open the glove box from the screen and reminded that the car unlocking card could be damaged in the pocket. They did not like the small amount of technical data provided by the manufacturer, although the "fault" here is rather the electric motor: all information about the cylinder layout, compression ratio, boost pressure or fuel tank capacity disappears ...

While there is some grumbling in the body of the article, its content sets the title: Audi, Mercedes and BMW tremble before this car.