Tesla Model 3 News and Discussion

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#2806162 2-Nov-2021 14:21

Could any 3 owners comment on highway road noise? You would expect these cars to be near silent but from what I've read there's a lot of wind and tyre noise (especially on coarse chip). Cheers.

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#2806164 2-Nov-2021 14:31

Any car has "wind and wheels". But EVs don't have engine noise. I've owned a Tesla Model 3 Performance. It's quiet around town. Less quiet on chip and gravel.

How much noise is too much? I was with it.

My current car is an MG ZS EV. It's about the same: silent car + wind and wheels.

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#2806166 2-Nov-2021 14:35

Chip seal in NZ is loud.

The model 3, new ones have double glazing etc, will still be noisy doing 100 on chip seal, nice sections of tarmac its really quiet then ....

I dont think its noisier than average for EVs and differences will be quite subtle unless you go for an EQC , as per Bjorns tests etc.

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#2806170 2-Nov-2021 14:40

I read that too before buying. Been very happy. Not much noise in the newer model 3. I think its quieter than my Land Cruiser (the plush one).

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#2808040 5-Nov-2021 14:27

New ranges for NZ cars.

Model 3 (formerly known as SR+) : 491km (0-100km increases to 6.1s from 5.6s)
Long range : 614km

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#2808043 5-Nov-2021 14:33

RobDickinson:

New ranges for NZ cars.

Model 3 (formerly known as SR+) : 491km (0-100km drops to 6.1s)
Long range : 614km

Yeah, mirrors the changes that have been noted in the US; watched this Ryan Shaw YT video yesterday (he's somewhat boring but a good source of info...): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcpNcQomFs

He was talking about some models getting slower in the 0-62 acceleration - what was the figure prior to the now quoted 6.1? (Ah, we may be meaning the same here - I was thinking of 'the previous number dropping' so the car getting faster, but you may not mean that?)

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#2808044 5-Nov-2021 14:34

drops as in gets slower, the SR+ was 5.6s I think before, edited to make it clearer

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#2808058 5-Nov-2021 14:54

RobDickinson:

drops as in gets slower, the SR+ was 5.6s I think before, edited to make it clearer

What the heck? Half a second slower? That's a deal breaker. 🤬

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#2808062 5-Nov-2021 14:59

RobDickinson:
drops as in gets slower, the SR+ was 5.6s I think before, edited to make it clearer

Is there any generally agreed reason as to why this has happened? I think in that video he was wondering whether it’s the change to the different batteries (but I thought that had happened to the NZ cars already?).

In the end, even if the Y ‘standard range’ ends up slower than current figures it’s still going to be faster than the entry-level Ioniq 5, EV6 or TG%7#F or whatever the new Toyota is called… The Ioniq 5 I drove was certainly not designed for burning rubber!

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#2808066 5-Nov-2021 15:07

VedaPrime says its a change to the motor, more efficient but less power, so increase in range of 50km ish (along with the larger 60kwh battery)

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#2808070 5-Nov-2021 15:10

Interesting that HK is still showing 448km range and 5.6s, the Y is 455km and 5.6s for them.

It does show the new 'Model 3' name rather than SR+

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#2808088 5-Nov-2021 15:21

In the US, Midnight Silver has now been added as a free colour and the cost of Black has decreased. So White or Silver is no extra cost. This hasn't happened for NZ yet, but in the past Tesla has mirrored the paint options in the US, EU and Oceania.

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#2808097 5-Nov-2021 15:31

USA has had a series of strong price increases too though which we have missed out on...

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#2808098 5-Nov-2021 15:31

Obraik:
In the US, Midnight Silver has now been added as a free colour and the cost of Black has decreased. So White or Silver is no extra cost. This hasn't happened for NZ yet, but in the past Tesla has mirrored the paint options in the US, EU and Oceania.

Thanks for this. If this is carried through to NZ and then the Y when released it means I’d not be forced to cope with a white car should the cost of the SR+ cheaper paint option is greater than $80k!

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#2808099 5-Nov-2021 15:34

For example the base model is $44,990USD now, convert to NZD and add GST ... gets you $73,000

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