Thought I’d drive a tesla just for the heck of it to see what I was missing. My idea of a car is now ruined and I must have one. The experience is sooooo different and quite enjoyable.

Now borrow it again to drive in busy traffic with Navigate on Autopilot turned on. That's the other half of the advantage

Hey Jay, one note about the not advertising. Tesla currently has a HUGE backlog of orders. They cannot ship any more because they are running at full capacity. I did enjoy hearing your thoughts, cheers.

I really didn't want to like the M3P, but after test driving I loved it! The one pedal driving is a revelation and instant performance addictive. Order placed, delivery 'hopefully' next month.....

Betting this will be one of JayEmms most viewed vids...

Great review! Really appreciate the perspective of a petrolhead and not an electric evangelist. Also pleased to see you're open minded and willing to give credit where its due whilst criticising the notable weak points. An honest approach like this is refreshing and builds credibility!

No BiK on this from April, and then rising 1%, and to 2% over two years. Huge incentive for company car drivers.

Leave my home every morning with a full tank.... soon!

You can change the timing of the warnings in the settings. Almost all of the environment and operation is customizable.

How can someone wearing that shirt complain about M3 interior.

What you think about the interior is totally subjective, for me, I love the clean looks and don't miss 100 buttons and knobs that are rarely used

They would sell more with advertising? Well they sell EVERY car they make instantly at the moment (you wait like 10weeks for your car atm) so advertising would be plain dumb... Btw. I think the interior is amazing.

Love the McLaren digs

Getting some serious Jeremy Clarkson vibes at 16:40 😂 Meant in a good way, of course. Nice review, made me want to chop my very nice but pedestrian V60 in for one!

I don't know why i enjoy watching reviews of the exact same car i have.

New to the channel and what a refreshing way to do car reviews ..brilliant 👍🏻

"The only person that's ever going to think this is a premium interior is American." *hangs head in American* He's right.

Brilliant video James, very well written and delivered!

I've had no interest in this car and only watching this because it's on your channel. Turns out I'm impressed

Really enjoyed that review, occasionally I get jealous of those with the performance but my SR+ still puts a smile on my face every journey

The internal combustion engine is finished.

Excellent review, had me laughing....keep up the good work.

Love the videos but gotta say I really dig the ending! That 80's throwback is sweet :)

12min 55 seconds in “I am really annoyed that I am liking this car” trough gritted teeth.Priceless!

Drove a Model 3 Standard recently and was really taken with the massive instant torque available from low or zero rpms. The car was a base model with no options, purchase price just over $41K here in the US. For that money, similar to a base BMW 330 here, I think it's an interesting option. Agree the interior and finish overall seems cheap, but the seats seemed comfortable, and there are some luxury features hidden in those menus. I've never been a Tesla fan, and really wanted to dislike the car, but just was pleasantly surprised by how much fun the massive rpm-free torque can be. No shifting, turbo lag or launch-mode theatrics required, just press down on the volume control and go.

The thing is that when it comes to every day performance, technology, and economy. Its really hard to beat this car when compared against other cars in its price range. Thats why people say its the answer.

Appreciate your even-handed approach - very interesting watch. They're such impressive feats of engineering, but easier to admire than love; I relate to them as an appliance, rather than a living and breathing machine (sound, or lack of, being a big part of it).

What the world really needs is a collection of coach builders to work their style and magic on Tesla chassis/drivetrains.

Took my Lexus for service and decided to pop by the local Tesla service center for a test drive. 3 months later, I'm the proud owner of a Model 3 Performance! Love the car, just wish it was build like a Lexus. Oh well, everything else makes me smile!

Great review, James. Having just made the same change as the owner in the video (M135i / F10 M5) to Model 3 Performance, I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments. I used to be spending about £400 a month on petrol. In my first 5 months of Tesla ownership, it's cost me £355.32 in electricity (between AC home charging and supercharging). The difference in fuel alone almost pays for the car. Once I factor in my business mileage, then I'm actually making money. Don't get me wrong, the Model 3 isn't the perfect performance car. The M5 would eat it alive over a certain speed, but for entertaining driving on Cornish back roads, it's hard to beat. I agree that it still isn't an electric car for the masses, but it's beginning to get there. The E-Niro, Kona and new Renault Zoe are fabulous EVs. As demand increases, the cost will go down (until the government realise how much tax revenue they're losing, but that's another story).

Awesome review, I genuinely love your honest refreshing reviews on cars.

Great review Jay. Was interested in your POV as I have a Model 3 arriving in a couple weeks as my new daily. (First EV after a string of BMWs.) Ended up just going with the base model, if you can call a 350HP RWD compact saloon "base"!

My delivery is March 20th :D

Great review, I love my M3P but also love my 4c....... But the 4c seems so "old" now .... I am really looking forward to seeing what the major manufacturers are going to bring out in future

I appreciate your fair and honest review. The interior is really subjective and some people love it and some hate it. I agree the materials could be nicer, but I really appreciate the simplicity of the interior and love how it’s like nothing else on the road.

Jay, love your take on it! thanks

Great review! I liked how your skepticism coming in was basically resolved. The unconventional things you get used to really quick, including the speedometer being on the screen. It's similar to how Mini Cooper and I think even the Prius has/had their speedo in the center. If you want theatre, you should've tried Track Mode! As an American, I don't think most people, even car people, would know what their daily drivers did on a drag strip either. The car specs people seem to care about on a daily basis are 0-60 times and peak horsepower. I daily drive a 2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD but I've also got a 2009 Pontiac G8 GT (Vauxhall VXR8 / Holden Commodore VE) with a 6.0L V8 that I actually don't drive much because the Tesla is just so good and well rounded at everything. RE: advertising. I think they aren't spending anything on advertising because they just can't produce any more cars than they are currently making. If you've got a waiting list already, making a longer waiting list isn't really any better for anyone. Maybe once Giga Berlin gets built, they'll need to start advertising in Europe because all the Euro-spec cars they're currently making in North America will relieve the factory crunch. Tesla sold more cars in North America in 2019 than BMW did!

I'm sorry you didn't like Mr. Musk. When I met him five years ago I found him very polite, attentive and modest. Perhaps when you met him he was very stressed.

I'm an American 2020 Model 3 LR AWD owner. I appreciate your honest review of the car, and agree with (almost) everything you said. Nicely done.

Amazing insight. Thanks

As A current Model 3 Performance owner I can only agree with your conclusion on the interior, it is truly subpar. But they also have some software issues and other annoyances. I often have an error that tells me that the eCall emergency system is faulty, but rebooting the car solves it (that shouldn't be necessary) and from time to time the cruise control just refuses to turn on. The auto wiper function is in some scenarios useless, as it does not use a rain sensor looking for rain on the windscreen, instead it uses the cameras to look out of the windows to try to determine whether the wipers needs to be on. So to get the rain of the windscreen you have two options, either do a single wipe with the button on the indicator stalk, or turn on the wiper manually, which is done using the screen. And a lot of the things are controlled by the screen, taking focus from the road. Overall the Tesla Model 3 does all of the EV related stuff really well, but it misses the target on some of the general car related stuff. As for the performance, it has plenty of it, but after a couple of months the joy of the acceleration has vanished, and I am just longing to get to drive my Porsche which is currently in hibernation for the winter.

What's it like round Spa? Not bad but had a bit of trouble navigating the baked goods aisle.

Great video as always, thanks

I think a polarizing filter on the cameras outside could improve the production quality for not a significant amount. Great content as always

You didn't try track mode? I can assure you, it is a great track car.

They are shipping as fast as they can make the Model 3. So they should waste money on advertising so they can big up a bigger backlog?

We went for a test drive out of interest. Ours arrives in November! Absolutely incredible machine that is faster than the vast majority of cars on the road.

Jay, how is the outside the noise level in Telas when you go fast ? it has no engine noise so i heard outside noise coming in is very noticeble and annoying , is that true ?

I enjoyed that. A fair and balanced review from a real 'car guy'.

I find my TM3P and my S2000 the perfect combo!

Excellent review!

They daren't advertise - they can't keep up with demand and are currently battery constrained. If they started to advertise before they've built up their capacity to make batteries, they'll just generate ever-longer waiting lists for orders to be fulfilled.

This guy talks sense 👍

I think it's an exciting beginning for the brand. I love my 3s-gte powered turbo, manual, awd wagon, but that's had 100 years of technology revisions behind its design. These are only new and will get better and better and better.

You are right about Lotus people making it to Tesla, the manager of the chassis design department at Tesla and responsible for the S,X, 3 and Y is an old mate of mine and an ex-Rover and ex-Lotus design engineer.

This is a witty, entertaining and informative review. All thumbs up over here!

I'd put up the touchscreen for climate control but the lack of HUD is a let down. Maybe in future models they will improve interior qualiy as the company keeps growing and improving. Great video. Keep up the good work.

Umm, you can test drive at the mall ‘shops’. Clearly you haven’t researched this part well?

Jay which would you choose between this car and the stinger ?

First car that reviews biggest flaw is in the mobile websites savings calculator 😂

"It is, I must admit, impressing me...." you looked like you were nearly choking when you said that !!!!! I think we have a convert. "Fair play Elon, fair play" I reckon Model 3 is a brilliant car and far and away better than anything else in the EV market currently; then you add into the mix the following : The Supercharger network, Over the air updates - which add new features for free keeping the ownership experience fresh, Autonomous driving , the list goes on and on.

Ford and GM spend on average 850 pounds advertising per car sold. Yet sales declining at a rapid rate . Tesla spend 0 pounds on each car sold and yet they cannot build cars fast enough. The fact is if you build a great product it needs no advertising it sells itself. Welcome to tesla

Out of curiosity did you put the steering into sport mode? It tightens the steering up quite a bit compared to standard.

good honest review. i've actually seen these do reasonably well on the track, the first few laps at least.

Short term reviews like this always seem flawed. It's great that the presenter found the Model 3 to be very surprising and capable. However the specific strengths and weaknesses of the car are found by longer appreciation and will often change. For instance the technology in the Tesla is often held out as well in advance of others but (other than the neat over-the-air updates which mean I am never driving an out of date car) I find most of the advanced driving tech to be less competent than in my eNiro or Mazda CX-5. On the other hand the screen being out of line of your vision quickly becomes the new norm and the idea of a bunch of clutter blocking your forward vision starts to seem bonkers (there is no issue with your knee hitting the screen unless you have your seat in a very funny position for your size). The build quality, whilst not 'luxury' is still better than most other EV's I have owned, and the seats are more comfortable than most too. In general the quality is 'perfectly adequate'. The paint quality on the other hand leaves something to be desired. In the end, find another £58K car that is 4 wheel drive, does 0-60 in 3 seconds, (or £38K in 5 seconds), has great handling, improves as time goes on (the car is now faster, goes further, has 1-pedal driving and host of other features, which it did not have when I bought it), is of a 'reasonable' build quality, costs very little to run and fuel, can comfortably seat five people and take a really good amount of luggage at the same time, is not quite as bad for the environment etc, etc. There simply isn't any other car close to it and that is why Tesla have so many fans. The model 3 is not a perfect car, there are many, many things that could be improved on, but - unlike other manufacturers - you have some certainty that Tesla are working on doing just that and those improvements are coming to the car you already own, not one you have yet to buy.

"I can't wait to see what comes next" ... That would be Plaid ;)

I drove M3P once. 3 seconds to 62mph hurt my face in a good way.

one of the best reviews you've done imo

Already looking forward to your review of the new Taycan!

Looks good, problem with M3 or an M4 is how much they loose in depreciation...hope to see you soon #ashgood. We have a Taycan turbo coming in

Looool the intro had my dying of laughter

Great Review

The slippery slope to cars becoming as anonymous as white fridges ? Bear in mind government will not tolerate car drivers dodging the typically £2000 fuel duty and VED revenue each year EV drivers currently avoid - they will get it back from all of you as soon as there is a bit more take up.

I can tell you the autonomous parking feature is pretty bad, a guy on my street has one and it always ends up 3ft form the kerb blocking half the lane making the street a single carriage way 🤬

I am impressed by your review. Its balanced and refrains from nit picking on fine detail just because you need to criticise something. You make a very good point about the heads up display which should be included at the first opportunity to review the design. I would have thought they'd include it on a premium model. The large display screen is not without its merrits but the important stuff should be in front of the driver

I have watched so many of these reviews and I have to admit yours is way up there. Can't beat an English accent for commentating and I'm from NZ.

"It's the electric car for the masses. This particular model is just over £50,000." *laughs in poor* (I realise the dual-motor performance is going to cost more than the base, but still when the average UK salary is somewhere in the £35k range, i wouldn't call it affordable for the masses!) Appreciate a skeptics review, for the same reasons you state at the start, everyone on the internet sings their praises.

I’m a petrol head - love racing, cars, riding motorcycles - but honestly I’m one of those who sees every new expensive combustion car and think, why did you buy that? We’re in a climate emergency , the owner had the money to buy a Tesla or other premium electric and yet you didn’t . I immediately see the owner as uncaring about saving our species (the planet will be fine ) and dislike them . That’s just the way I see it .

What 18” tyres you got?

Superb delivery and review!

If they ever reach a point where manufacturing capacity actually exceeds demand, maybe they will start advertising. Until then, it's kind of useless. Isn't it?

As I've been saying for quite some time: the worst thing about owning a tesla is being associated with musk's fanboys

Wich model would you choose?

Is Leonardo DiCaprio your brother? Man I love your reviews, you give a fair and balance review, no biases. I enjoyed it.

It’s like having it off with a blow-up doll. No noise or much feedback (apart from a few squeaks). ICE until the end

I don’t care how fast the model 3 is, it’s exterior styling is drib drab and it’s interior is cheap. I’d rather have a slower better looking car.

What 18" wheels are on this? And tyres need to change my 20s on m3p 2020 for winter

Fantastic review, I’m sold.

Honest review... credibility raised... And this from an 🇺🇸

As a Normal Brit earning normal wages doing normal mileage with a family in mind, this is well beyond affordable for the masses! £50k is way more than I could dream of affording and even on the 2nd hand market with half dead batteries it will need expensive maintenance so really it's only worth buying new. I am a petrol head and love performance so anything less than a performance version is not going to get me on the band wagon I.E Nissan leaf etc. Whilst you can get performance cars for less than £20k people like me in my situation will not be deterred from our Dinosaur juice vehicles. I went to a Tesla shop (in a shopping centre lol) and looked at the Model 3 and S and I must say the interiors were awful. Already falling apart in the shop with people in and out , they certainly will not age well inside. The interior is very basic and really needs as you say someone with taste to redesign, it is the place you spend you're time and really is an important selling piece especially for me. I will miss the sounds of V8/V10 and V12s hopefully I'll be 6ft under my then, I cant imagine turning upto a cruise with nothing but tyre screeches 🤣. Great review as ever Jayemm 👊 if you would like to review an odd ball R60 JCW shout me 👍 I love my little SUV but doest get the love from the Mini community 😪.

Nice, informative. video.

It's got winter tyres on for some reason...u don't need them in the UK they will just wear out fast

Dull looking but impressive performance. They need to inject some real passion into the design.. Get a proper design house to style it make it more desirable to people who love cars.

Totally agree with this review. Sort the heads up display and get the interior sorted.

now you will get to experience the similar in a mini suv, model y or how about faster than that in a pickup truck?

A Challenger on Spa is easy. It will push on corner entry, oversteer on exit, and you DO have to lift on Eau Rouge!

There's no answer to any of these questions: How will people who currently buy a car for £1,000 - or even £5,000 - ever afford a car that is electric or hybrid? At those prices, the batteries will be shot. Are we happy to make cars un-affordable for the less wealthy? Is the government going to put charging stations for every car on every pavement? Otherwise, how are people who live in flats - i.e. most people who live anywhere near the centre of a city - going to use an electric car? What about the environmental - and human - cost of all the metals that are in these batteries? The government is making this promise of banning ICE engines seemingly without making any of the difficult - and expensive - decisions. I.e. the current government is claiming all the credit for being 'green', while leaving the problems caused for future governments to sort out.

They "to Me" seems on par with Iphones.. uselessly technical and tied into ridiculous processes that means you cant do any self maintenance...but i guess its a good business model ...

As a Porsche macan GTS and soon Taycan owner I think those complement each other perfectly. I sold my GT4 for the Taycan turbo as a fun spaceship car. The Macan is incredible daily driver. I can understand why the tesla can replace the daily driver car though, quiet and cost saving, but it's not quite there for me as a premium daily. Well reviewed!

This is everything a car reviewing channel should be 👍 Are there any good deals? Any govt support? Sorry for my laziness, I'm almost unconscious 😎