2024 Tesla Model 3

Tesla quotes total cargo capacity of 682L across the front and rear storage areas.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Lane-keep assist
• Adaptive cruise control
• Reversing camera with front and rear parking sensors

The Model 3 can be charged at up to 170kW in the RWD and up to 250kW in the Long Range.

With the latter, Tesla claims up to 282km can be added in 15 minutes.

Claimed range under WLTP testing is 513km for the RWD and 629km for the Long Range

All Tesla Model 3’s need servicing every 0 Months months or 0,000km km, whichever comes first.

Tesla doesn’t quote power and torque figures, but claims a 0-100km/h sprint time of 6.1 seconds for the RWD, and 4.4 seconds for the Long Range version.

A new Model 3 Performance has been confirmed for Australia and due to arrive in the first half of 2024 featuring more powerful dual motors and is said to be, “pretty special”.

The Model 3 can be charged at up to 170kW using a DC charger, with Tesla claiming up to 282km can be added in 15 minutes.

Claimed range under WLTP testing is 513km for the RWD and 629km for the Long Range. It’s worth noting the new Model 3 has earned a drag coefficient of just .219 – meaning its exceptionally slippery through the air. By way of comparison, the Porsche Taycan boasts a 0.22Cd.

To put the car into Drive or Reverse, you’ve got two options; there’s a cloaked bank of touch buttons in between the two sun visors, which also houses a couple of very bright LED downlights, or just use the screen and finger-scroll forward or back.

The latter is the way to go, as it not only becomes intuitive after just a few moves, it’s quick when you’re manoeuvring in a tight spot or make a three-point turn under pressure. Tesla also makes do without the traditional driver’s instrument display behind the steering wheel, instead putting the relevant information into the top-right corner of the central display.

Again, you’ll soon get used to it, but I’m not sure I can fully subscribe to such an extreme level of minimalism. But then again what more do you need up there besides speed and possibly nav directions given Tesla still doesn’t offer a head-up display.

You can find more details on all the options and inclusions across the Tesla Model 3 variants on the official website, and within the official Tesla Model 3 specifications page.

Pearl White Multi-Coat is standard, with the following finishes are optional:

• Solid Black ($1500)
• Deep Blue Metallic ($1500)
• Stealth Grey ($2300)
• Ultra Red ($2600)

What is the warranty on a Tesla Model 3?

The Tesla Model 3 offers a 4 year 80,000km limit warranty. This is separate to the warranty on offer under Australian Consumer Law which can be greater for certain parts based on what is deemed as a reasonable period of time.

For a mid-life refresh, the 2024 Model 3 Tesla has benefited from an exhaustive number of improvements covering almost every facet of the car; exterior, interior and under the skin.

To any other carmaker it might have easily qualified for the new-generation status, but either way, Tesla has put its best-selling Model 3 under the microscope and re-engineered both big and small ticket items that drew global criticism from previous Model 3 owners.

The improvement in ride comfort is simply game changing compared with the nausea-inducing suspension set-up on the previous iteration. Likewise, with the overall noise suppression in the cabin – it’s now a demonstrably quiet place to be and the perfect amphitheatre in which to enjoy one of the finest audio systems in the business.

While more work will need to be done with range and charging evaluation, when Paul Maric and the team put the car through the ringer at CarExpert’s proving ground – the new Model 3 is still a mighty impressive proposition and remains a bang-for-buck trailblazer on the EV landscape.