Tesla is testing Model 3 with cheaper interior, starting at ~$35,000

https://electrek.co/2024/08/16/tesla-testing-model-3-cheaper-interior/

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SmokumJoe@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y

As long as they have the guy in charge that they do, not interested.

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Isn't the interior already cheap as shit? Anyways, everyone I know who wanted a Tesla wouldn't even take one for free now, due to Musk's enormous mouth and ego.

bizarroland@fedia.io · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

If someone gave me a free Tesla I would accept it.

I would immediately sell it and use the money as a down payment on a different vehicle entirely, but I would take a free Tesla.

mark3748@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
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ThePantser@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Too late, nobody wants one anymore. A cheaper interior probably means cheaper construction overall. And they already fall apart as is.

whatevs@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y

The interiors are already cheap as hell. Ever gone for a long car ride in those seats? Driver seat is agony.

themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Why would I want a cheaper interior quality?

SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y (8 replies)

That’s actually really sharp looking.

mipadaitu@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (7 replies)

Needs real buttons. Giant screen looks futuristic, but when the driver needs to navigate an on screen menu, that's too much time with your focus off the road.

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Chevy really nails car interiors. They have knobs and buttons for anything you'd want to mess with while driving, and then have a touch screen for stuff like GPS.

mipadaitu@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ford has also been going back to buttons. It's more expensive, but it's far better for safety.

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

On which models? The 2024 Mustang just changed to a full touchscreen, which pushed us away from it.

FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

I have a Subaru crosstrek and it almost has that sweet spot for me. Front and rear defroster, temp up and dow, volume, and hazards are physical buttons, I just wish fan speed wasn’t on the screen but it stays put and never goes away and usually I leave it on auto so there’s that

All the sensors stuff and advanced settings are tucked away in the screen and I don’t really need those when I’m driving so I’m fine with that being in a screen

bizarroland@fedia.io · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Chevy really missed the mark with their infotainment center though. Sure it's got a handful of buttons, but there's too many issues with it in my opinion.

I drive a 2020 Malibu and I wish I could change the radio out for something that's a little more tactile but there's nothing that really ticks all of the boxes and has the vehicle canbus integration to control the climate and alarm systems

Anticorp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Maybe they've gone downhill, or maybe some of their vehicles aren't as good as others. My Colorado is perfect. I was sitting in a 2023 Camaro last year, and it seemed pretty solid too.

SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

That’s where the FSD comes in or a Neuralink brain meld.