I rented a Tesla Model Y For a Month So That You Don't Have To (ENG) - Test Drive and Review

I rented a Tesla Model Y For a Month So That You Don't Have To (ENG) - Test Drive and Review

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this is the Tesla Model y it's not  a press car I rented this EV for a   month to see what is it about Tesla  that it has so many Die Hard fans and quite a few opponents let's find out together   this is not my only video about this Tesla  there's going to be an extra geek Out video   here on Mark drives an English Channel in  it I'll talk more about costs range and   some issues that didn't make it into the main  review channel members can view it right now   and others will have to wait a few days okay  enough self-promoting let's roll the intro thank you here I need to briefly talk about why  I had to rent a Tesla with my own money   rather than just get a press car Tesla  was founded in 2003 by Martin eberhardt   and Mark tarpening two manufactured cars  with a focus on technology and software in   2004 the company raised its first significant  chunk of funding including from Elon Musk an   eccentric businessman who had a lot of money  from the sale of his Paypal shares to eBay   as of 2005 musk's influence over Tesla  management grew until he became CEO in late 2008.   meanwhile Tesla unveiled and begun production of  the Roadster model an electric sports car based on   the Lotus Elise the 2008 Roadster got Tesla  a lot of publicity although not necessarily   for the reasons musk may have won it the Tesla  Roadster was featured on Top Gear where it was   praised for its breathtaking acceleration but  its range and charging were questioned and the   scene in which hosts pushed the car into a hangar  was all too telling Tesla sued the BBC but lost   grew more models were created and the network of  superchargers expanded musk repeatedly criticize   journalists who questioned some of the Brand's  technology until he finally shut down Tesla's   press Department because whatever there was  to say musk communicated it himself on Twitter   and since there is no pure Department there is no  press Fleet either because what's the point let   Tesla users preach the gospel especially since  if someone buys a car through their affiliate   link they get rewards now that program is mostly  defunct now but some Tesla owners still have Tesla   stock praise the vehicle and you get rewarded in  Rising stock price so if I wanted to really see   what driving a Tesla is like I had no choice  but to rent it this video is not sponsored by   the rental company it's your views and memberships  that make it possible for me to tell you how it is   the model Y is the second vehicle in the range  from the bottom we have the model 3 Model y Model   S and model X apparently three was supposed  to be called the e but Mercedes didn't agree   however three looks like an e so the model lineup  can spell sexy musk's a funny man right the model   Y is a crossover slightly larger than the BMW X3  the Hyundai ioniq 5 or even the skoda Kodiak a   standard is rear wheel drive and has just under 60  kilowatt hours battery capacity then there are the   extended range and performance model these have 75  kilowatt hour batteries the base model has a wltp   range of up to 455 kilometers and the long range  like this one up to 533 kilometers realistically   it's closer to 350 kilometers but more on that in  a moment now let's talk about practical aspects   many car makers boast that they designed their  electric cars from scratch on bespoke platforms   but I think only Tesla and maybe Hyundai Kia  are taking these claims seriously I don't know   of another car that makes such good use of  interior space now under the hood we have a   front trunk or trunk if 117 liters doesn't tell  you much it will accommodate a carry-on suitcase   and maybe even a winter coat as well or just make  a dirty storage and use it for cables gloves and   maybe some smelly running shoes the rear trunk  has about 400 liters capacity above the floor   and then there is more than 100 liters under the  floor right next to the sill and some flat space   further on for two extra seats in the seven seater  which we probably won't be getting in Europe in   total there's about 550 liters the skoda enyak  has a little more the BMW ix3 a little less but   the Tesla Model y boot looks bigger perhaps it's  a matter of extra storage compartments that hold   cables and small items that normally take up the  main space but Tesla failed to design the parcel   shelf in a way that can be easily removed without  folding at least part of the rear seat backrest   and the Shelf doesn't fit under the floor either  I have an impression that this is an afterthought   just for the European market because in the states  nobody cares about this feature the backrest split   for the 2040 and there are release buttons on  the boot side there is a 12 volt outlet but the   shopping bag hooks are missing also water collects  in these little grooves for the tailgate bumps   the tailgate can be closed with a button or using  an app but there is no gesture opening or closing   the rear passengers get plenty of leg room and  Headroom there is an armrest with some cup holders   the door pockets are okay size now there are also  some Pockets here in the backs of the front seats   there are two USBC ports and air vents which you  cannot close but even the middle passenger has   good leg room because the central console has a  recess down here so there is good leg room perhaps   not much of butt or shoulder room but legroom  is great with the flat floor and everything   before I get behind the wheel a few words about  access Tesla comes with cards to open the car   and to get going which you can carry in your  wallet but this is an emergency solution you   will have to take the card out of your wallet  and touch it somewhere in the middle of the   b-pillar then the card has to be placed somewhere  next to the cup holders in order to put the car   into drive the latter can be turned off but  it's generally designed to be a new sense   instead Tesla wants you to use your phone as your  main identification method a person carrying a   paired phone gets into the car without any  additional steps the phone connects to the   car as you approach so there is no need to open  the app let alone authenticate it just works for comparison it takes 30 to 40 seconds to open  my mini from the mini app and you have to identify   yourself with a pin or fingerprint Tesla assumes  the phone is like a key it's your responsibility   not to lose it just like you don't want to  lose your car keys since the phone has its own   security features that you have to unlock the app  doesn't need extra Authentication back in the day   BMW tried replacing the key fob with a standard  smartphone this is before BMW even offered Android   auto connectivity there was only Apple carplay but  the only phone that supported whatever Wireless   technology was necessary to unlock the car was  some high-end Android phone or Mercedes which   has about three different apps for different car  features these are just some of the examples of   how traditional car makers have failed to keep  up with the development of new technologies to a fault I get the impression certain features  were designed by people who have never driven a   car for example to adjust the steering wheel or  the wing mirrors you have to go into the menu   and then use the knob on the steering wheel  to adjust them and okay I guess once you set   your get your settings right you just save them  in your profile but if for some reason you need   to readjust something you have to pull up the  menu so better pull over in a safe place and   then get down to something that in normal cars is  done with one finger or the glove box to open it   you either have to use voice commands or press  a button or adjusting air vents which is also   done from the screen now here I can understand  they want it to be minimalist about it but for   example in Porsche Panamera it was pointless  now I understand every brand has its own way   of doing certain things and customers either get  used to it or choose a different car in my opinion   Tesla is trying to be different for the sake of  being different but apparently customers like   it I mean even a new Alpha Romeo is allegedly  better than a 20 year old Renault Laguna right   and just to be clear Tesla's infotainment system  actually works and is surprisingly logical and   easy to use I say this from a perspective of  a person who literally had a couple of hours   experience over a decade with Tesla's infotainment  for comparison I have many months of experience   with vw's current infotainment and I still think  it's shite there are large door bins and they are   lined with some felt so nothing rattles in them  my water bottle fits there are large cup holders a compartment under the armrest and a second  compartment between the cup holders and the   induction charger for two phones yes  two because there are sometimes more   people traveling in a car and they  want to charge their phones as well   not only does the Tesla not have a key but there  is also no start button the car is ready to go as   soon as the driver takes a seat then you just  press the brake and put the car into drive thank you let me start with Tesla's biggest  competitive advantage and that's efficiency   I don't recall an electric car of this size  that consumes easily under 15 kilowatt hours   per 100 kilometers in the city yes it's already  spring and it's warm but in the VW id5 GDX which   competes directly against Tesla Model y energy  consumption never dropped below 20 kilowatt hours   per 100 kilometers and that was mainly in the  city on B roads and it was summer I drove the   Tesla Model y more than 3 000 kilometers of which  about two and a half thousand kilometers was on   Dual carriageways and motorways and the average  energy consumption at the moment is 18.2 kilowatt   hours per 100 kilometers the BMW IX on a trip from  Poland to the Alps and back used 27 kilowatt hours   it was winter but it wasn't extremely cold only  the much smaller Kia esol uses less energy and   Renault Megan E-Tec has similar energy consumption  while it is also a substantially smaller vehicle   than any Tesla then there's a supercharger Network  and as far as I can tell based on videos by U.S   YouTubers superchargers are a big advantage over  there because other networks are not particularly   particularly reliable now the supercharger  network is in Europe is not as developed   so although using superchargers is indeed  seamless it is sometimes more convenient   to use other providers which are on the way and  they are increasingly reliable as well the way   superchargers are located in Europe allows for  Fairly free movement between them a hub consists   of several or even a dozen Chargers which can only  be used by Tesla cars now depending on the region   of Europe there may or may not be similar hubs  from other networks I've seen large hubs from   ionity or fastnet in Western Europe of course as  there are more EVS on the roads even those charger   hubs may become congested but Tesla superchargers  outside of the states are no longer such a treat   by the way Tesla navigation recognizes and plans  routes only with superchargers if you need to   charge on another Network it's better to know the  address of the charger but there's no guarantee   that Tesla's system will recognize that charger  and precondition the battery for faster charging   in any case the month that I drove the Tesla  I encountered neither cues nor any other major   obstacles that would hinder my travels a big  Advantage is that 350 400 kilometers range on   the motorway without major sacrifices of course  I was not in a hurry either whether it was nice   I planned the charging stops ahead of setting off  the charges were working however I realized that a   faulty charger just one on the route and the whole  journey would instantly become Less Pleasant now   the Tesla Model Y and this one is probably already  one of the better ones made in Europe is also well   sound proofed the seats are very comfortable in  eight hours behind the wheel during a single day   did not cause me any backache meanwhile there are  cars in which I'm uncomfortable after sitting in   for maybe an hour the suspension from my point  of view is comfortable but several people who   rode with me on short and long distances found a  suspension in the Tesla Model y rather stiff now   I guess I drove a bit more cars to compare  it against for a two-ton electric car I'd   say it's comfortable for a mid-size crossover  the suspension may feel on the stiff side this   one is on 19-inch rims there are optional 20s  which probably make the car feel even stiffer   handling like in most other EVS is nothing  to write home about I can't think of any EV   other than the Porsche icon which I think would be  engaging to drive for what it's worth like other   EVS the Tesla Model y also feels heavy in tight  Corners the center of gravity may be low but the   car still weighs a fair bit EVS are fast in a  straight line but that gets old soon speaking   of performance the Tesla Model y long range should  Accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 5   seconds the car has two modes chill and standard  and the former 0 to 100 kilometers per hour takes   about 8 seconds while in the ladder I managed 5.3  seconds I don't know if Tesla has any limitations   based on for example temperature or state of  charge of the traction battery I also tested   the all-wheel drive system I drive up this small  incline diagonally and stop halfway so that two   wheels on the diagonal have limited traction Tesla  has an off-road mode as well as a slippery surface   mode the first attempt is in normal mode the car  struggles but eventually makes it up the hill the second approach is an off-road mode it looks   as if the car struggles more and I  felt that behind the wheel as well foreign the third approach is in Slippery  surface mode what seems to prevent   the car from going up the incline in the  first place is the camera which doubles   as parking sensors once the car overcomes  that safety feature everything goes smoother and what about the autopilot well let's turn it on   Tesla started offering a feature called the  autopilot in 2015. now first of all despite  

its name this is not an autopilot It's  a combination of adaptive cruise control   and Lane keeping assist at the time Tesla  launched the autopilot similar features were   available in other brands albeit mostly either  premium or top end trims of mass Market models   the media may have tried to explain what is what  but no one listened to them Elon Musk announced   the autopilot and the faithful believed this is  the best thing since the invention of sliced bread   fast forward to 2023 and the standard autopilot  can only stay in the lane and maintain set   distance from the vehicle in front it sometimes  recognizes speed limits and sometimes it doesn't   so sometimes it reacts to them and sometimes  it doesn't usually the reaction is like several   hundred meters after you pass the sign so you'll  get a speeding ticket meanwhile most modern cars   can start slowing down before a sign that's if  the sign is in the their [ __ ] their database   and only if the speed limit is not in the database  they start slowing down instantly after the camera   recognizes it slowing down before turns on a set  route in navigation well for that you will need   to spend 3800 Euro and get the enhanced autopilot  and if you want the full self-driving or FSD which   works better or worse depending on the region  that's 7 500 euro I have been a passenger in a car   with FSD on polish roads it is impressive but more  as a proof of concept than a real benefit worth 15   of the price of the car but Tesla decided early on  to make guinea pigs out of its customers and so it   has data from hundreds of millions of kilometers  data that allows it to better optimize both energy   management and ongoing software improvements  including of course semi-autonomous driving   that's if the customer has paid for this feature  this car has the basic autopilot which in addition   to doing a poor job of responding to speed limits  disables Lane keeping assistance whenever you   change lanes you have to reactivate it every time  you finish changing lanes and each activation and   deactivation comes with a warning chime Tesla may  be all about move fast break things in Silicon   Valley it probably comes as little surprise  that the autopilot which is not an autopilot   can suddenly break for no apparent reason  which also happened to me on several occasions   I once discussed this with a representative of a  legacy premium car maker who noted that if someone   died in a car made by his employer because the  driver was under the impression they were driving   an autonomous vehicle the Brand's more than  century-old reputation would be badly damaged   not so with Tesla when I first drove a Tesla Model  S 70 years ago I got the impression that this is   not a car for people who like to drive it's a  car for people who need to get from A to B and   don't want to use public transportation like  the plebs it's a car for people who want to be   like Elon Musk who have more important things  on their minds than driving and who believe   that technology can finally  eliminate the chauffeur profession   perhaps that's why all the visualization of the  traffic situation all the warnings are in such a   place that the driver has to take their eyes  off the road to actually see what's going on   also all the warnings seem to make the same sound  something beeps and since the wording is not in my   field of vision by the time I assess the situation  around the vehicle the warning is gone and I don't   know whether I run over a child or if Tesla  was about to be hit by a roadster that Elon   Musk launched into space and was now falling  from the sky I don't know I'd rather not have   to go through the on-screen menus to turn on the  lines the windshield wipers theoretically these   work automatically when the autopilot is on but  Tesla has a different threshold for turning on   the lights than I do rain means provisibility  so don't rely solely on the Twilight sensor before I give you the price and my verdict  I'd like to add a few things fitting of some   panels look like the car was in a bad crash  the aerodynamic door handles seem to be too   complicated for just about all my passengers you  have to slam the front doors but at the same time   you have to be very gentle with the trunk because  the Bonnet seems to be made out of cardboard   although the front seat rails have something  that looks like plastic protectors these are   also sharp your purse or shopping bag could  suffer damage Tesla Model y prices start at   44 890 Euro for the standard range version 54 990  Euro for the long range like this one and 60 990   Euro for the performance model the white paint is  standard choose a color maybe light interior and   at least enhance autopilot and your Tesla Model  y will set you back around 64 000 Euro I won't   deny I'm impressed with Tesla Model y one may  argue whether or not there are better SUVs of   this size and in my opinion there are however also  in my opinion there are no better EVS it's up to   you to decide whether it's time to go all electric  or wait and see what the competition will finally   come up with one day and what do you think about  the Tesla Model y or Tesla in general is this your   dream electric car or are you taking a different  direction drop me a comment below this video if   you like my sarcastic down to earth and possibly  mildly amusing car reviews join me every Friday   at 3 pm Central European Time and don't forget to  subscribe and like this video as it helps me with   the YouTube algorithm thanks for watching  and I will see you in the next one foreign

2023-05-22 00:35

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