Great review!

Best car I have owned. I am enjoying the experience so far. Tesla should move the right blinker to the right and keep the left turn blinker on the left. I do not miss a "normal" steering wheel at all. Tesla does need to improve the overall quality and needs to follow through with driver experience but we all have to remember, 10 years ago, Tesla was a non player in the automotive world. Today, they changed the industry. Growing pains are a natural part of the process. Mercedes, GM, Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota are all brands that have history dating back 100 years in a few cases. The fact that Tesla is where it is and what they have done as far as influence is huge but going forward, they need to work on the after purchase experience.

I can personally testify to the safety profile of the Model S. My last one (pre-refresh, but same basic frame) was destroyed when someone drove the wrong direction on a freeway at 4:40 am and hit me head-on. I lost my glasses and was not even as sore as I get after a workout. The car was totalled, but I was fine. The other car, an old Cadillac, was pulvarized, the other person was killed, and their vehicle's wreckage quickly caught fire. I was so stunned at being alive after that, that all of the hypercar performance features now seem like an ancillary bonus extras after that, the sheer ability of this car to protect the driver from wrecks that are fatal or seriously disabling in other vehicles.

I have watched your channel for a long time and I took delivery of a Model 3 LR on Feb 8. Thus far I have found no production flaws. It came with the v11 updated UI. I have been aware of previous versions. When in doubt try voice command rather than hunt through menus, especially when driving. The suspension is on the rough side but I like how it handles and accept that it doesn't offer a marshmallow ride. Learning to watch the screen while backing is hard for me but it is growing on me because the rear view and side mirrors are pretty small. The blind spot cam is in the left lower corner which usually means my right hand on the wheel is somewhat in the way. I noticed that yours was in the lower middle. I find the interior lighting to be almost useless. I have been adding accessories, console organizers, trunk mat, bag hooks but am very annoyed that the trunk has no tie points. I can buy them but knowing where to drill that is safe... Tesla should have included a few. I am still deciding on how to park. I have a long driveway and a left turn to enter the 2 car garage with no excess width to make the turn easier. I can place it better by backing in. Adding a 14-50 outlet would be easier if I nose in. Backed in, would require a longer run for the 14-50.... 6" vs over 20 feet and more damage to a finished garage. I will live with the 120v 12A for some time before deciding. It actually works for me so far. So far being plugged in hits the 80% every night. I have been letting the battery run down.... still has 179 mile range which probably would be okay for the rest of the month. Oh, I need to say this car is so much fun. It put's a smile on my face every time I juice it even a little.

The service appointments(due to bad quality control) and lack of parts available, drove me to sell my Model 3 2021. The bad thing is they only tell you that they do not have the parts required to fix your car when you are already at the service center, which requires me to re-schedule another service appointment and take a free from work again. A simple phone call from Tesla service center could have saved so much time for me. But happened to me 3 times!

I took delivery of mine right around the same time you did Ryan (same color too!) and I too think it is the best car I've ever driven. One thing about the horn, you can activate the horn by covering the right side of the yoke with your entire hand, which is much more intuitive and easier to do then pressing just the touch sensitive button

I've had my Model S Plaid for almost 2 months now and love it! I would not go back to a steering wheel or stalks, I like the yoke better now and prefer the turn signals buttons as well. Same with the onscreen shifter, I also prefer that and have no interest in going back. I also love the little things like the blinkers automatically turning off when you change lanes and the auto gear selection when you hit the brake, very cool. Only changes I would make on the inside is having the horn be in the center of the yoke rather than on a button and put the blind spot video on the center screen rather than the middle screen. On the outside I wish it had the soft close doors that the Model X has, and kinda wish the frunk had a button to auto close it.

Love the smiles & giggles under Plaid acceleration. Never gets old.

Just took delivery of a 2022 Model S LR after waiting 9 months, my first Tesla and EV. I'm blown away by the car. Getting used to the yoke faster than I thought I would. I can't find any QC issues like Ryan experienced. The only thing that puzzles me are some settings don't seem to work, like I set the car to honk to confirm it's locked when I walk away but it doesn't. And the car seems to do what it wants regardless if I have it set to unlock only driver's door or all doors when I approach. And one key fob never worked.

I traded in a 911 Targa for my Plaid and I don't miss the 911 even a touch. Best performance car you can buy right now, love it!

My Model X Plaid is amazing. I love it. I've had it for about two weeks. Everything your saying you don't like about the car I feel the exact same way. Since its pretty much the same tech.

Great review, Ryan. And spot on. I've had my Model S LR for about 6 weeks and love it. I'm completely comfortable with the yoke, except for the horn. Only a few minor issues at delivery and they were fixed at a service appointment. But really, in this price range the car should be delivered without problems. I also would like to see; following distance on the scroll wheel, overhead parking view, front camera when parking, energy screen, and automatic opening and closing frunk. Hopefully a future software update will fix the first 4 items. Overall a brilliant car. If they would just pay a bit more attention to the small details, they'd be there.

Can confirm phantom braking is an issue with our 2022 model 3 Sr On 2 lane highways when passing bigger vehicles or vehicles in tight packs it would slam on brakes right before passing An easy fix to stop that was to keep slight pressure on pedal but it shouldn't be like that :( Everything else has been great so far!

Ryan - as an owner of the 2022 LR 'S' - with 3,300 miles - I can add some things you didn't touch upon: 1) To your point - there is an issue with the audio options. I can add to your issues - as I have the XM Radio ap literally disappear every day or two. No one 'owns' this - Tesla claims XM, XM claims Tesla. A 'soft' reboot doesn't bring it back. A 'signal refresh' sometimes does - but not all the time. Bizarre, but I suspect others have the same issue. 2) As you are also in the LA area - you can verify what I'm about to claim: The autopilot will 'change' (reduce) the speed you're going when it sees fit - and raise the speed when it thinks appropriate. Several areas on the 10 Freeway have this 'issue'. Would greatly appreciate you driving thru the same areas - and reporting accordingly. One final point - I too have gotten used to the yoke - and the lack of stalks - but the bigger question - to me - is whether such a setup is 'better' than the traditional setup. Certainly there isn't a person (lol - even Elon) who would swear that having the horn on a small, capacitive button on the steering wheel rim is safer than having it located in / on the center wheel airbag (for those old enough - French cars had the horn 'button' on a steering wheel stalk: That went the way of the dinosaur). As others have suggested - they yoke should have been an option (or - a true wheel should have been an option). Keep up the great work - it's terrific to see the growth of your channel.

@ryanshaw you keep saying this is the best car you have driving, can you list the cars you have driven? That will help us understand what you are comparing the Plaid to

You make one of the best Tesla videos I've seen Ryan, keep it up!!

Thanks for the video Ryan! I received mine in January this year and haven’t seen any of the negatives you had. Truly an amazing car.

Is it your own Spotify Ryan? The built in one works every time for me 🤷‍♀️ What’s your safety score in the Plaid? Lol! My M3LR also creaks a bit 😢 but it’s definitely the best car we’ve ever had - so FUN!! How can the scroll wheel not work to move the following distance? This is SOFTWARE & they’ve already invented that particular wheel!

Getting my model 3 next Tuesday very much looking forward to it. If possible would love to see a video about “upgraded self drive” I am interested in summon mode but have heard mixed reviews on it.

Let’s hope Elon will have a look at your vids. But I think many other car manufacturers are catching up fast in the next months esp in tech features. Many have a really good ar hud, better traffic sign reading, no phantom breaking and overall quality.

Spotify - I'm pretty sure it's a Spotify issue and related to other spotify players on your account. It could be a coincidence, but I've noticed when I kill Spotify on my phone the car immediately connects to spotify, within nano seconds... lol. In addition, on my Linux computers, I noticed ever since I got my Plaid those computers would randomly just stop playing audio from any sources. At first I thought it was random and a Linux problem, but soon after I realized it's always after I drive the car. Coincidentally enough, when I kill spotify on the computer all the audio comes back without the need to reboot. I'm pretty sure this is not a Tesla problem.

I can't understand how issues like your and so many others can pass the many inspections points that these cars must go through before being delivered to a customer. Unless (Musk and Management) are fully aware and think or assume that customer will take the cars anyways and will be corrected later on. I ordered my Model Y Performance and it is schedule for delivery on March 6, 2022 and I will not take delivery of a car with issues like this. It is just not right. As long as customers keep justifying these issues comparing Tesla with other car brands that may have had these issues in the past nothing will get any better. Cars should be fully inspected and done properly before being delivered PERIOD. I believe they can do a lot better in this area.

Dude you nailed it. I have the exact same thoughts on ours. Especially the notifications covering the side cameras when backing up. I hope someone at tesla sees this and gets that fixed.

You forgot to mention one massive issue. The brakes on the car are absolutely rubbish. There is not nearly enough stopping power on this car even in the standard new model S. I have one and even just normally driving about I feel like the brakes are underpowered. Despite that and all the other annoying oddities, it's still the best car I've ever owned or lived with

Great review! I always enjoy your reviews, sometimes I might disagree, but overall you do us a great service. AT LAST a qualified knowledgeable reviewer who doesn't drool all over himself about FSD. I too agree that the software is nowhere near the price quoted, and IMHO simply doesn't work now. When I tried it in a loaner and in a rental vehicle, I spent too much time and agida worrying about what idiot stunt it would pull next. Re the yoke - naaahh... The lack of the horn button in the classic location is the major reason I won't have one. All the controls bunched under our fingers, well, OK, but why not left turn under the left thumb and right turn under the right thumb? THe noise level and suspension would also sell this car to me. If I had the extra sponduliks I would , I would trade in my Dec 2022 Model 3 LR on an S, but not the plaid. However, comma, for the nonce I am over the moon happy with my new Model 3 (replaced a 2020 SR+). This well presented honest review was very welcome. Thanks!

Great review.. Love my Plaid. Agree 100% with pros and cons. My major negatives are the horn placement and no unlock door buttons while the car is on. Dropping or picking up my wife entails me hitting the control button then hitting the unlock button. A lock/unlock button on the top left of the screen would be much quicker. Thanks

Thanks for the honest review. The squeaky arm rest alone would drive me nuts.

FYI the driver center armrest on my Model S Plaid doesn’t make any sound when I lean or push on it so they don’t all do that. They should be able to fix yours. Mine is same vintage- September 2021.

Wow did not know it was your own Plaid! Good for you!

23:49. Can be useful if you're not sure whether your thing fits in the trunk or not. When you're loading out you figure out it doesn't fit, yet you're still holding it, so you then just press the trunk buttons without having to take the thing out and walk around the car to fold the seats down. Button press, push it forward and it's loaded. Not useless at all.

What a nice car man! Would love to drive one someday.

Ryan, have you driven a Porsche Taycan? Would love to see a video with your take on it - quality differences, performance/handling, etc. - from the perspective of an experienced Tesla & EV owner (like myself).

Any chance we get youtube music there?

A vast majority of Tesla Plaid buyers get them for one thing....they are the fastest cars on the planet (a caveat here that I should mention is other European cars that come fairly close to the Plaids performance usually cost at least double the Plaids base price, and the Rimac Nevera, which is about a half second faster than a Plaid, last week was certified legal for all countries safety requirements, will only have 150 models made and costs $2,400,000 before options!) that you can buy from a manufacturer that you don't have to spend an additional $20-$30K to modify them to still be slower than a S Plaid. AND for you folks that agree and have interest in speed rather than how far we can go on a charge, or how much your Teslas will be worth 3 years from now, or the minor fit and finish issues that are always mentioned by Tesla haters, and are usually taken care by Tesla when mentioned when you buy this Model, this will be right up your alley! The TOP LINE Lucid Air offers 1,111HP, while the Plaid offers a supposedly 1,020HP, BUT there is a KZfaq video that has a Plaid on a 4 hub dyno that develops 1,101HP STOCK from the factory. The Plaid also weighs approximately 400 pounds LESS than the Lucid Air, and averages between $20,000 to $30,000 Less than the advertised $179,900 than the Lucid costs DEPENDING ON OPTIONS CHOSEN for each car. Last month a Tesla Model S Plaid in Napierville, Quebec set the new record for the fastest quarter-mile time for the electric sedan at 8.83 seconds and 161mph. The Model S had a stripped out interior for weight savings, as well as SV104 wheels wrapped in Mickey Thompson drag radials at the rear and Michelin PS4 tires on the front. Not content with the blistering fast time, the same Model S Plaid has set a new record this week. At the same track in Napierville the Model S crossed the line in just 8.77 seconds at 162.55mph (261.60km/h), a 5.67 second 1/8 mile time and an outstanding 125MPH to 162MPH time in 3.1 seconds!!! As for what changed that allowed the car to go faster this time the owner, TMC user mulot30th, said there was an additional 60lb weight saving over the previous attempt due to someone else being behind the wheel on the run. Additionally he said there a slight change to the suspension. “Main change is suspension geometry change (slight) which reduce “tire drag” a little bit at least that is what I intended to do with that and have worked,” he said. Interestingly, the top speed at the end of his quarter mile run of 162.55mph is inches away from the electronically limited top speed (when not in Track Mode) of 163mph. As first told earlier this week, Quebec-based Ingenext was able to hack their way past that limiter and reached a top speed of 216mph (347km/h). As for this Model S Plaid, the owner says that while the car does not feel like it is slowing down when crossing the line, he feels there is not much room to improve beyond 8.77s with the current setup, but a BIG brake option available from Tesla and several other Tesla specific after market parts dealers at a much reduced price, and TOP OF THE LINE HIGH SPEED RATED STREET TIRES should also be used! You can check out the record runs both of TOP SPEED and FASTEST QUARTER MILE time on several KZfaq channels

I don't know why my ears heard "I drive with drugs in my car" not drums 😂😂

You almost showed Book of Boba Fett. I approve. :)

As a disabled driver, I can’t see anyway I could drive with the steering yoke. I’d say having it as the only option is discriminatory. What do you think?

Just picked up my Model Y Performance on Saturday I wish it had Sirius XM. 😥

I wonder if they are holding off on optimizing apps because (hopefully) they’re making an App Store 🤞🏻

omg you are so right about the bad steaming, i find myself switching stations quite often as it literally just gones blank. Eventually back to BT streaming from phone. *sighs

Model S Plaid is amazing, was going to order but went for Model Y Performance instead and bought TSLA with the remaining $ 💰 TSLA 🚀 🌙

Great review. It was mentioned that radar and ultrasound are still part of the package, but i heard Tesla wants to discountinue this at some point if not already.

Agree with the rattles and other flaws but would not own any other car for the price. The camera layout should change the side cameras on top and the back camera at bottom would make more sense.

The 2 things people complain about are the horn not being in the center. And the turn signals not being tactile buttons. You should be able to feel what but in you are on and should be able to feel when it gets pressed.

+1 on bird's eye view for parking!!! Of course if FSD learns to park, I will retract my request for bird's eye view.

My S-LR is the best car I’ve owned. Thanks Ryan for the education on this car. I wish Tesla service could figure out why rear seat clicks on bumps & turns. I think it’s the rear seat latch because when seats are down there is no noise.

Great review Ryan. I’ve owed Plaid since Dec and echo all of your complaints. The oversized Homelink button one drives me nuts. Do not understand how that passed QA. One you didn’t touch on was the underutilized driver dash. The right side of the screen is wasted with only showing the speedometer. I previously owned ‘20 Raven Model S and it was much better utilized with ability to add album art, trip data, etc.

As you say Ryan, the best part about the Model S 'is driving it!' Sure hope l get that same feeling with my 4 Motor CYBRTRK!

I have an older MS and I use the energy screen 100% of the time. Please Tesla, bring it back!!!

I would LOVE birdseye parking view--on all including my Y.

Great review. I’d love to have one. But M3P for me for now. Apple Car Play? Don’t want it until it’s wireless.

Ryan, excellent review as I'm contemplating buying a model S Plaid. I have 1 question for you (or anybody else that might know the answer) Is there a break-in period on the Tesla, like gas powered cars? Or can you just rip-it as soon as you get it.

Everything you need know about Tesla Plaid is in the video, great content.

on mine the horn works if I palm the right side. faster access than a horn. love the yoke

I have had a 2022 MS for two months and as Elon says, "It is faster than a Porsche and safer than a Volvo. But it still does not have Caroake. And they discontinued the pdf owner's manual and it is now only viewable in HTML. And why not more room for adults in the back seats? They had the room. A great but frustrating car company.

Best car ever made, bar none. Anything remotely close in performance has nowhere near the tech, the charging network and practicality, no OTA, no space, inferior self-driving, inferior infotainment, way more mechanical issues and probably costs 5 to 10 times more. However it has some minor issues. I still don't like the turn signal buttons after 4 months of driving it. I amtruly surprised at the issues Ryan had in terms of quaility. Mine is absolutely top notch and feel it is way better quality inside an out than any of the bimmers I used to drive before I swicthed to Tesla.

how are the headlights? I'm picking up a 2022 model S but still have my reservation. All this talk about the new headlights has me thinking if its worth the wait.

There needs to be a fix for the arm rest, because I don’t have that issue on my 2021 LR. Sometimes it feels like I got crazy lucky, on how few issues I can find. That or the service centers in Minnesota are less overwhelmed and give it a closer look before delivery.

I love the energy consumption data. Would really miss that. It is also much fun to see a 999 km range when going down hill

@Ryan Shaw can you do a video talking about infrastructure and how it’s going to accommodate the increase in electric vehicles nationwide?

What i want. Be able to move windows on screen and you have 6 shortcuts?! Y and 3 only get 4 :/

You were born to give reviews lol

I get so motivated to work for one of these but the expensive MY is just what I want and I just barely able to afford it while this is 2x the price. Motivation leaves no vacation!

The S and X refresh are also missing Caraoke that my kids miss a lot from our Model 3. The complain about music is a personal complain; I don't really care about music and for me slacker is good enough and I don't use any other services. To me for $130k this car is cheap when you compare it to something like a Taycan or a Lucid. You get a lot for the money, I love my Plaid.

great review Ryan!

Question...Is the driver "front" visibility as good as the M3, or is the dash a bit taller? Thanks

Definitely a nice car. One of the things that concerns me is so much of the functionality of the car is done through the touchscreen. That would be distracted driving for me. Now, since you did not opt for FSD, does the car automatically brake or keep you in your lane while focusing on the touchscreen and you have a split second to react to a unsafe condition? Certain knobs & buttons for me are muscle memory and no need to not keep my eyes on the road. Thanks for the review.

When my P100D grows up...it wants to be a PLAID!

I have the same issue with Spotify (2022 MYLR) and since my drives are typically very short, it’s irritating to have to change sources and then back again for it to load.

The worst feature of the climate system by far is the fan speed slider. It was much better when it had plus and minus buttons. Accurately adjusting the slider while driving is basically impossible. This is across all Tesla vehicles now :(

Ryan I think you need to give FSD beta another chance and drive it every day every drive for about 2 months. After this I predict you will say it is worth the 12K. There is a learning or "comfort" curve that occurs that is hard to explain but very real. I would feel so let down now if I didn't have my FSD beta. Autopilot although nice seems to lack intelligence after using FSD beta. There is also something about having a system that takes care physically navigating your route all the way to your destination that feels like the ultimate luxury. Just want to convey that not everyone feels that FSD beta is not worth it. It most certainly is to a growing number of people.

Keep up the good work 👏👏

We’re looking at the Plaid hope it’s improved since this video.

Whats your recommended sound settings in your tesla? Im getting a model 3 this summer

Would like to have the energy consumption display on the plaid. It is useful !

Get that arm rest fixed. None of the issues you mention I saw on mine. Maybe I got lucky but quality I think is top notch.

I just thought of this when I was watching this, on the screen in the back it would be cool if you could do airplay from your iPhone or iPad or iPod touch to the back screen I wish they would add this

Loved my Y, but the S is another animal. Question…how do you get the charging stats on your app? It doesn’t show up on my IPhone app

They should fix your armrest. My plaid’s armrest doesn’t squeak. I received it July 26 and gave over 12k miles

how about SiriusXM? Does that include any trial, does it pickup good?

9:17 - Where oh where is the Energy Graph for the 2021+ Model S???? Most irritating that it is missing.

I think the 7- seater is actually the refreshed model x plaid

You got a MS after you got the MY!?? 🤩

Ryan Shaw, when autopilot is engaged, using the right scroll wheel changes the max speed on the refreshed Model S rather than the following distance like on other tesla vehicles.

That Spotify issue is common with 3rd party integration because Spotify changes their API constantly. 🙄 Tidal is better and pays artists more than Spotify.

20:52 $130,000 car. There are plenty of people with $130,000 to spend on a ride. Most of us can only dream ........

Can you use Bio Defense mode all the time or only on occasion?

Great review but: 1. Best audio system when comparing it only to 1 other system in a car that cost half (Model y)!! Still I think the system in my Plaid is good but not as good as the upgraded systems in the 100k+ germans like the Bang Olufsen in my old Audi RS. 2. The backup camera to be honest is a joke, larger size doesn’t make it better! No highlights or marker when you maneuver around ( other cheaper cars give more info on the camera, even they show lines for parallel parking maneuvers), also No overhead view 360 to show surroundings!!

could you please make videos about Lucid air?

Great summary

Tidal is incredible!!!

For us not living under the sun in California lots of people have issues with the wipers. They are simply not good enough with auto.

Did the long range ir the model y have a acceleration boost option like the model 3?

I know that complaining about my music player interface in a Tesla Model S Plaid goes beyond first world problems and into Kardashev type 1 civilization problems, but... since I listen to albums, I tend to use USB sticks instead of streaming. No, switching from USB A to USB C is not my complaint; that's just part of keeping up with bleeding edge tech. It's when I pick one of two drives; getting back to the other drive, I can't seem to find a simple back button icon. Instead, I have to either wait for it to reset on its own at some random point, or physically unplug and plug back in the drives, which is hard to do with a type C while driving, autopilot-assisted or otherwise. That, and the quantum slipstream drive needing the nacelles to detach first will take some getting used to...

Common SSDs possess charge-capacitive cells able to retain multiple levels of charge from (0-7, and now currently 0-16) with binary 000 being the highest state and binary 111 (7) being the lowest. The cells are grouped into rows, the rows are grouped into layers, and 136 layers forms a block: If each cell were replaced by an ultra capacitor rated at 100 volts ( a theoretical smallest joule of energy required to move the vehicle, under load ), and it was done at scale -- an ultra-capacitive SSD could serve as a next-generation Tesla battery ( with instantaneous charging capability )

I have a new tesla 3 performance which I like a lot. i test drove the plaid. it is a very wide car. i also was not impressed with the braking even with normal driving. i have ordered the tesla s in LR but i am still concerned about the handling and the brakes. I may have to test drive it again to see if I will buy it. i liked your review but I would like to know your thoughts on the braking and handling. the tesla 3 performance is a real road car. i drive it up angeles crest above Los Angeles as you did in your video. Thanks

The Spotify thing happens on my 22 m8 and didn’t on my m5 2018

The question is, if I don't care about fsd, gaming, apps, or anything other than a quality EV, would you still get a Tesla, or a Lucid? I know there is a Lucid bouncing around Raleigh, but I've seen the Model S, to me the issues you talk about don't warrant the price at all. In a few years they may be worked out, but I don't know that Lucid has had the same complaints?

I wish I had a Plaid... Can't afford...

There are evidence of running donuts in the first 10 seconds of the video 😂