The touch screen being the major control method for many things including the act of putting the car in reverse, is just bad.

The handles being electric, instead of mechanical. (An issue with many modern electric cars actually)

The wheel, not being a wheel. (Although I like that they tried something new)

I am currently shopping for alternatives and would gladly trade mine in even at a small loss. I wasn't a fan of his before, really, but didn't pay much to it, his company produces a product I drive.

My M3 is the most buggy car I ever owned and has had warranty service three times in that year. Little stuff like seat-belt sensor warning, window switch and foam-dislodging in one of the tires causing major shaking at speed. Service department has been friendly as they come out to my house for two of them, so that is nice. They also quickly gave me a loaner for the tire issue without even prying. The road noise is also horrible on the car. Way worse than even my Mazda6 I had before it. Whistles in the driver window area on the highway. Lose pillar trim.

But I'm not finding much STILL that competes with Tesla in the USA really. In price or looks as an EV. I still love the way it drives/handles and would have a difficult time leaving EV back to ICE at this point. I haven't had to change oil, stop for gas, check fluids, etc.

Edit: the rear too! Thank god

• Is this replacing the current Model Y or will it be offered in addition to the current Y?

• Looking at the differences between the current and new, I'm having trouble seeing what justifies a $15k higher price, but I'm not really a fancy car guy (I've driven a 2006 Honda CR-V for 19 years) so may be underestimating how desirable some of the new features are.

It looks like the differences are ventilated front seats, rear seats are power folding instead of manual, added a touchscreen to the back row, updated suspension and noise reduction, 8 cameras instead of 7, 15 speakers instead of 7 to 13 in the old models, hands free trunk opening, aluminum instead of wood interior detailing and wrap-around ambient lighting, second row air vents are now power actuated, and there's in infrared reflective coating on the glass.

Are some of those a much bigger deal than I guess they are? Or is this one of those "they are all little, but a whole bunch of little things can add up to making the experience a whole lot better" situations?

• The prices listed, $31490 for the current modem and $46490 are the prices after estimated savings. Those savings are the $7500 tax credit and $6000 estimated saving in gas over 5 years.

Is it normal to include estimated gas savings in the price? When I've looked at dealers or manufacturers sites for other cars I think I've usually seen the tax credit included but don't recall seeing gas savings included.

I'd prefer that gas savings not be included, because that is too dependent on how much you drive. I don't drive a lot. Over the last five years I've driven 7382.2 miles spending $1639.62 for gas. I just want to know for any car I'm looking at what I'm going to pay to drive it off the lot.

Stalks should’ve been an option as steering wheel buttons are clearly future.

Putting more screens without ability to shut them off pisses me off.

Ventilated seats big one that was missing.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elo...

Especially in Europe.

In right hand drive countries, the indicator and mode change are now on the same side, so you have to do them with the same hand one after the other.