NEW Tesla Model 3: The Best Just Got Better! 

Screen for the backseat added but not for the driver is insane. Our backseat is empty almost always.

has a touch of the S in its styling and interior and OOH I love the ultra Red

The lack of turn signal levers is troublesome. There are plenty of roundabouts here in Sweden, and the law here says you blink right when you drive out of the roundabout (lefthand drive in Sweden), and if you don’t you will get fined if you are caught by the police.

Love everything except those turning indicator buttons that just are going to be a disaster in roundabouts and other high turning situations where we will be looking for the buttons as was the case with the old horn.

Robert does the best car reviews! None of this "design language" crap. Notices the details that an average non-petrolhead driver cues to. I really appreciate that he's the one who got to do the first drive for Fully Charged.

Kudos to Robert for first global drive of this car 🎉

+cooled seats +lights +noise reduction (hopefuly) +rear display -top speed -blinker and gear selector stick. For me a huge minus not having sticks. I really love the actual control of the stick to activate/deactivate autopilot and set into Neutral and wipers. I am hesitant to replace my M3 when the time comes.

This is the best review I’ve seen so far of the revised Model 3. Probably because you are a Model 3 owner so really know the cars strengths and weaknesses unlike the majority of reviewers who only get a short time with a car.

Another possible benefit might be that, a bunch more model 3s will hit the second hand market.

The noise is one of my biggest complaints with my previous M3 and current MY. But you have to factor in that the roads in Norway are very noisy too. This summer I was driving in Denmark and I was shocked with how quiet my car suddenly was. So if you feel this on is better than the one you have back in England, it might just be verry quiet.

Bloody amazing folks from RU-vid and EV focused channel’s are getting first go’s at these cars.

I love this refresh but hate no stalks..everything else is fire

Still no speed indicator right behind the wheel though. That's one thing I hated when test driving the Model Y, having to turn my head away from the road just to see how fast I was driving

I very recently had a 21 plate Model 3 LR loaner for 3 weeks and it is a fabulous car. I normally drive a Model S and I do like the smaller dimensions of the Model 3. I do miss the extra information that the screen in front of you gives you in the Model S, so I would probably get an aftermarket screen or heads up if/when I move to the Model 3. The improved refinements of the 'facelift' Model 3 will simply make it an even more compelling buy. The combination of better efficiency, longer range and faster charging will make a noticeable change on very long trips.

Thanks for a great review Robert. I only just got my Model 3 thanks to Fully Charged Harrogate so in many respects I'm selfishly glad the upgrade is evolutional rather than revelational 🤣 I'm (personally) not sold on the indicators as buttons idea though

Sounds like it was very similar to the previous model 3. The improvements was mostly in areas that was already quite good. The removal of stalks is a huge disappointment, though not surprising. The improvement in cabin noise might be imperceptible, just like it was with the last facelift. Ventilated seats and a new front camera is good improvements. I hope it will get a 360 view.

A huge testament to all your hard work Robert and the team you've built up around you - I'm a follower since I bought my first EV (Nissan Leaf) what feels like a lifetime ago. Congrats on this first drive and thank you for everything you do.

Looks better, No indicator/whiper stalk is a bad direction. No camera mirrors yet 😟

It amazes me how that “turn signal button” thing got approved.. going around a roundabout will be next to impossible and probably be responsible for a lot of dangerous situations…

Being able to fix your own vehicle is an important factor. Wealthy people never bothered, but for the masses, it is important. Mass movement against the elite world is dangerous to EV take up. Backyard industries are important.

I thought they were going to put the turn button on the bottom of either side. That's intuitive.

The first thing I noticed was the absence of front fog lights. Subtle changes. I like it.

I don’t own a Tesla. Never have. It’s a beautiful car. As I read through the comments what strikes me is the difficulty people have adjusting to change.. “It’s not like my Chevy!” or “I can’t figure out where the controls are!” - When I see my twenty something kids handle their iPhone and all of its settings I realize my inadequacy at using the iPhone 😀 isn’t an iPhone problem, it’s a me problem. My kids are good at using their iPhone because they handle it frequently. I’m sure the Tesla is the same - you have to use it a few times before you understand it and you have to be willing to adjust to the new normal. I’m not insulting anyone - I’m older than most people reading this. This is wonderful and cool technology created by creative young people - just have to roll with the changes and embrace them.

Another great video Rob, bought our first EV last November Tesla Model 3 performance after watching a lot on the fully charged show, would never go back absolutely love it. Always puts a smile on your face getting in it. Now I’m like you and want to change. 😅

Nice looking car, but those lack of stalks will drive me mad. Be interested to see what the ride quality is like….

No indicator stalks all cars have them for a reason, they are intuitive. Get them back.

Thanks for the review Robert. Indicators on buttons the steering wheel - an absolute car crash in my opinion. I have been using the flappy paddle regen controls on our Ioniq 6 recently to switch modes as I slow down to stop and again when I speed up from stationary, for reasons that aren’t important here. My observation from doing this is that unless the steering wheel is pretty close to its normal resting position, it isn’t possible for me to get my head around where the flappy paddles are, because they are bolted to the back of the steering wheel. When I am slowing down or pulling away from stationary, the steering wheel is often not straight, and it is just not possible to find the paddles. Now think indicators, and think how often you turn them on or off when the wheel is not straight. For example, UK road rules for roundabouts require you to change your indicators mid way round, and for many of the smaller ones, the wheel is nowhere near straight for the duration of being on the roundabout. Now think having to find these indicator buttons that are not where they are supposed to be - and you will be able to imagine just how silly they will be to use. Unless, of course, I am the only person in world who would get thrown off by this. I suppose we will find out.

Wow watched this last night at 12.15 just after you put it up. We have now just ordered one. :) 😀

It's a tragedy that they added those blinker buttons. Not made by anyone who's ever driven through a roundabout.

10/10 video 🔥

IMO Robert has the best expression of every auto reviewers.

While I'm not sure about the button idea instead of the stalks, the functionality of the indicator switching on the one I've been driving is my least favourite thing. But I'm sure the glass roof will bug me when the Australian summer comes. And the cooling needed to make up for it would have to affect the range. People talking to me on the phone haven't realised that I was driving. So it wasn't an issue.

I had the chance to drive a Model X Plaid from Gothenburg to Vänersborg (about 1 hours drive) and noticed that having indicators on the steering wheel (or yoke in this case) was only a good thing as long as I was driving on the highway, with the yoke more or less straight all the time. As soon as I got on smaller roads with round-abouts, it became a real pain in the backside, since I often had to click the indicator button while it was out of reach when turning the yoke... I like progess and all, but some things are better as they are... The new Model 3 looks very interesting - I have no doubt I will get to drive one of those too very soon.

Great to see a "Robert" review on fully charged! I am loving this Model 3 refresh!

I remember when the first full screen mobile phones started….and the complains (including me) about the lack of key boards…and here we go…we survived and are well and no complaining

Everytime I drive through Germany it surprises me that I rarely see a Tesla on the road there. All that wihile driving south from Scandinavia where Tesla’s are everywhere.

Good to see the Captain in front of the camera.

Came for the excitement about a new tesla, stayed for this hilarious dude :D

I was thinking of changing my model S to a three but seeing that it now has no stalks has changed my purchase decision.

Lack of stalks is a deal breaker. Hopefully this is like the yolk rollout and they eventually provide an option to get a steering wheel with stalks and center mounted horn.

Robert is the best in the business. His reviews are straightforward and very much focused on the human experience with electric vehicle technology. Fully Charged is the best resource for all things EV. Great review. Now I want the Model 3! (but I just upgraded my 2015 leaf to a 2021 leaf and will have to suffice with that for now :)

I heard that newer battery technology (announced from CATL?) is coming next year with significantly improved range. If that’s true, then that would be more of a game changer than this. If that’s not the case, then this revision will still be available then (with all the potential first generation issues dealt with).

I agree with others, the turn signal buttons is madness! Also I hate the fact that most controls are through the screen. Those 2 things for me mean it’s waaay into deal breaking territory. I was really hoping for a really meaningful upgrade of practical improvements together with much better looks. Tesla should get there act together a lot more than this and I mean pdq!

Except the lack of stocks for turn signal and gear. I think it's definitely improved

Front end no longer looks like a fish faced vintage hoover so that’s a bonus!

Thanks Robert. I bought a used Nissan Leaf after watching many of your video's. I hope it becomes more affordable to buy a Tesla in the future.

Great classic review from Fully Charged Show. Keep up the great work!

This is definately on my list, especially the standard range with the pricing below £40k! The suspension being softened is welcomed by me due to having a bad neck and feeling every bump!

I’d have liked to hear what the ride is now like with the improvements to the suspension.

Lack of indicator stalks is a big issue for me.

looks sleek in white. even though i like the "old" version, its refreshing to have a new one

The loss of the turn signal stalk is a total mistake. I'm waiting on a Model Y order and I'm glad I got in before this happens to the Y because I already know it will be my first and last Tesla.

I'm so glad Robert hosted this episode.

Brilliant Robert and Team for getting your hands on this! Great video and just too bad you did not show the headlights on as well as turn signals front and rear. No video yet has shown that...did Tesla tell you not to show this? Also, looking forward to seeing you and the gang again next weekend at FCL Vancouver!

Horn in the middle of the steering wheel should come to Model S/X soon. No comment on any review so far about gear selector, so I assume it’s either auto-selected on vision, or swipey-swipey like in the S/X Cooled seats is a big deal for me. Luxury feature. More range is always good. Only negative seems like the indicators. Beautiful upgrade. Can’t wait for Juniper Y!!! ❤

The rear lights are different because they are one piece instead of split, and look good in my opinion. There is also interior lighting strips around the dash and trim. A lot of the upgrades to this car are available as accessories to the current model 3 as current owners will attest.

I hope Tesla has a back-up plan for the steering column. No stalks and these impractical buttons will be a dealbreaker for A LOT of people.

A lower drag coefficient in turn, means that if it isn't electronically throttled (which I assume the Performance version will not be), it should be even faster!

As a Model Y driver, I have two frustrations with current Teslas: You can't unplug the charge cable without either going into the app or climbing into the car to press the screen, and the lack of support for Android Auto and Apple Player (both of which are superior for media and navigation). Other than that, the car is good to drive and incredibly efficient compared to other electric cars i've owned.

The light bar that trims the interior is a really neat aesthetic addition as well.

Getting rid of the indicator stalk is a mistake , especially in the UK when your going around large roundabouts when you need to change lanes ! Otherwise I want one.

I know the exterior changes are only subtle but that looks infinitely better than the current Model 3. It's a shame that they don't make an estate version, that would be tough to beat - but maybe by time I'm ready for a new car!

Slightly improved tesla - GAMECHANGER!

Awesome video!!! You're a lucky man Rob!!!! I wish I could have done the review for my channel and seen the car first hand. Congratulations

I love the new front looks more sporty!

Always love Roberts reviews, been awhile since he has and glad he was the one to do it. Nothing against Jack just sometimes good to have the every'man' view rather than specialist view. :) Personally I wouldn't buy it and am not a Tesla owner and won't be but appreciate what they have done for the industry as a whole.

Many thanks for your review Robert, your kept it simple but by making the direct comparison with your new current car was really informative!

CD = 2.19, very low. Well done. Side impact improvement. Good news. Acoustic glass all around. 2,000,000 Model 3 cars in service. NOW 17 speakers. Loved your review, Sir. .

What does it steer like? Any feel? My early SR+ is no Lotus, but being the lightest Tesla does make a dynamic difference. Curious if this car is softer (and perhaps lesss fun).

All mostly improvements, but I saw this coming, the capacitive buttons - especially the turn signals, I was hoping wouldn't make it over. But at least the horn is still in the only acceptable place, rather than where they put it on the other models. Had they made the horn capacitive, that would have been a deal-breaker for me, because that is just plain not safe at all and makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Glad some sense made it to the Model 3 regarding that perplexing decision. Minimalism should not impede the use of the vehicle and definitely should not impede the safety.

Tesla is good, but I got BYD atto3, not only 25K cheaper, but the comfort riding, smart system and quality interior, extra screen under steering wheel, power discharge can do electronic barbecue, mov the lawns et al. Blade battery is super resilient, will extensive charging without drop the kms over the time of use.

My wife forbid me to call her from my Tesla model 3. Improved microphones is a game changer for me

‘Vegan leather’ is a euphemism for plastic.

Looks substantially more mature and handsome than the previous M3 without the fugly front end. Now looks thoroughly well resolved. NOW, I would consider one

Keeping the same design means economy of scale and cheaper production. Early buyers feel included in the rollout of the newest vehicle. 😊😊😊😊

Nice video. Thanks! All the best from a Model 3 owner in Canada.

Bit of a scoop. I think you are the first in the world to even show a full picture of the refresh 3. I have a 2022 Model 3 and I'm not immediately liking the front more than mine. Maybe I'll get used to it, it's fine but I kinda like the previous better. I wonder what pricing will be. They stiffed me on the price. Part of the Tesla experience :) I also jokingly said that once your Tesla is over 12 months old you give it away to poor people and buy a new one or you are behind and that is pretty much true :)

sounds like a quality evolution of the 3 vs a revolutionary change

Congratulations on 1million followers! Richly deserved. ❤

1:30 - Fog lamp is fog lamp only if it is as low, close to the ground as possible, where fog is less dense because of warmer ground.

Great review! I'm not sure my wife would go for the no-stalk, button controls, might be a deal breaker.

Love the interior with the exception of the new rear screen, too small and way too low… motion sickness barf bags should come with the car… plus I dislike the cheaper to make, cheaper looking headlights and bumper assemblies … Miss the marker lights/fog light assemblies along with the low brake cooling intake scoops etc… insurance companies must have been screaming for Tesla to cheapen it up! Not a fan.

Great review thanks

They did a lot of things to lower the drag coefficient, due to this the car looks better than the previous version. But.. why did they - yet again - mount asymmetrical and non-directional wheels?The wheels on the passenger side (LHD) are ' rotating the wrong way'. Surely mounting symmetrical wheels would improve drag and wind noise ever so slightly.

No indicator stalks, and BOTH indicator buttons ON THE SAME SIDE of the steering wheel! I'm just wondering how drivers are supposed to navigate 'offset' junctions where you need to indicate left then immediately right (or vv), while turning the wheel at the same time. The old stalk was ALWAYS in the same place and could be 'bonked' while turning the wheel if necessary... So how do you dip or flash the headlights? Another 'variplace' button I suppose!

Robert matches my sentiment here "I don't know if I like it more? I'd say I like it about the same" 👍🏻😁 This is an insane value though in the ev space globally speaking for that price full stop! Bravo to tesla for managing such a feat. 😎 Is that glass roof heavily tinted now? In the driving portions it seemed very dark overall. Nice imo as it lets in so much light&heat in climates like the one I live in(ATL GA.

Tesla makes it "stalkless" for manufacturing optimisation, but I'm sure some clever after-market outfit will make "adapt-a-stalk" type add-ons which will link to the car's control system, much like those very popular hexagonal "control buttons" that can be stuck wherever the user wishes.

This finally might get me seriously interested in a Tesla again. The interior finally looks refined and the car better built (no awful cheap gaps everywhere)

Thanks for the update, as always. I was hoping it might be a hatchback but clearly not. 5% by improving the Cd reminds me of the early Audi 100 (now A6) which achieved great economy by being the slippiest car in its day, for a saloon car.

Nice video, didn't see anything about SmartShift.. Wondering how that goes with a 15" display.

I'm listening with my bose head set. The road noise is awful, im sure it's actually not terrible. Your mic is high quality and my speakers as well. I can hear you breath. In fact im pretty sure I can hear tire rotation on the road. Great video

Thanks for sharing!

Lack of indicator stalks and drive selector will take a lot of getting used to. It’s a shame they also didn’t take the opportunity to make it into a hatchback as part of the changes.

The update makes the car look so much better. But the no stalks is a deal breaker for me. Just like the yolk steering wheel, and Tesla learned their lesson with that.

Man i was mesmerized on how soft and delicate this guy is.

"you can tell the quality of the built by the sound of the closing door" ... this was one of the funniest things that car salespeople used to tell during test drives and I always thought of that as the cheapest way to sell something! Tesla, BMW, Mercedes and everyone else out there, the quality of you cars can't be "sold" based on the sound of the closing door!

I love this new design. Current models looks a bit like a boiled frog to me. Now I feel like it is tied with the otherwise best looking EV, Polestar 2. The new front looks much more sporty and chiseled. The rear looks like they took elements from Polestar and Audi and put them together, but they really did a good job of tying everything together.

Interior led wrap around and overall looks is like a starship cockpit. ❤

My M3LR is coming to the end of its finance but the refresh isn’t compelling enough for me to consider at all when other EV manufacturers offer gauge clusters, heads up display, 360 surround camera, indicators on stalks 😅 etc… etc… I personally was hoping for more. I don’t get why so many of you are saying this is amazing when it’s utterly underwhelming

I waited over a year for a model S and gave up only to be told it wasn’t going to be sold anyway. The one issue I have with model 3’s - everyone’s got one!