In the past two years, the sales of new energy vehicles in the mainland have shown a sharp increase, here we have to mention Tesla, which only began China's localization production road in 2019, and now, it has grown into a leader in the field of new energy vehicles, known as the vane of the new energy vehicle industry! Among them, Tesla Model 3, its sales in 2021 as high as 273,000 vehicles, in the 28 ~ 420,000 models of the market share of up to 11.48%, firmly at the top of the list, I think the market performance of such a outstanding model, it must have a surprising side, so I walked into a shopping mall to test drive this car!
For Chinese consumers, especially I am biased towards traditional consumers, I think that its appearance, brand is the highlight, its power and driving sense is a plus, but its interior is elusive, the overall design is too forward-looking, so that old-school owners like me are difficult to appreciate, the following to introduce to you one by one!
The advantages of Tesla
Vehicle styling
Although the price of Tesla this car is only more than 200,000, but its shape is worth 500,000 +, the sense of sport is prominent, the flow line is highlighted to the fullest, far away, it is a sports car, every time you encounter this car on the road, always shocked by its shape, if you do not understand the car, you will definitely think that only the rich second generation can afford to drive this car, but the owner may be just an ordinary working class, I think, Tesla is the advanced version of the Civic! Tesla's logo is very eye-catching, T is derived from tesla initials, coupled with aesthetic design, making Tesla's logo become stretched and generous, but also for this car to add a touch of local tycoon-like atmosphere.
Vehicle driving sensation
Tesla's driving experience is like its shape, quite sporty, especially in the process of starting at the traffic lights, you can definitely ride the dust, so that the owner next to you can't see your taillights. I'm driving a 2.0T+9AT model, and the moment I start at a traffic light, I'm always beaten by Tesla. I checked Tesla's acceleration performance, the rear-wheel drive version, 6.1s acceleration per 100 kilometers, the maximum speed of 225km/h, and the high-performance all-wheel drive version, 3.3s acceleration of 100km/h, the maximum speed of 261km/h, this feature is absolutely comparable to supercars.
Tesla's flaws
Although Tesla's power is very strong, but its driving sense is very comfortable, unlike Porsche, Ferrari and other supercars, there will always be a "poof, poof, poof" feeling during the shift, Tesla's driving sense is very smooth, it is a simple sense of acceleration and push back feeling, there is no frustration of the inclusion.
Interior
For Tesla's interior, I don't quite understand, its design is very different from traditional models. It has no dashboard, the steering wheel is alone there, it feels like an "old antique" model, its speed, battery power, charge and discharge instructions are all integrated in the central control screen, the owner in the process of driving, must use the afterglow to strafe the central control screen. There are no extra buttons inside Tesla, and all the functional switches are all integrated in the central control screen position, which makes it difficult for me, who is biased towards "old-school" car owners, to adapt!
Seat design
Tesla's seat design is very short, very low, some car owners like this posture, but I don't like, when driving for a long time or long distance, the owner will feel very tired, get off the car has become very inconvenient, and the seat position is too low, will also affect the owner's driving vision, may be that the car is too short, the seat can not be designed too high.
Overall, Tesla is a model with a strong visual impact, it incorporates some front-end concepts, so that owners or passengers have a bright sense of surprise, but for old drivers, this sense of fashion may make them rejected.