Much ballyhooed affordable electric saloon will be in showrooms later this year, making the question of its suitability for Britain’s awful roads look all the more urgent. We take it to some favourite “ride” roads to discover the truth There can’t be many people this side of the moon who would still wonder about the identity of the Tesla Model 3 if they saw one parked in the street.Most people already know a lot from the papers and TV about Elon Musk’s electric marque, and especially about the BMW 3 series-sized Model 3 that has generated a six-figure waiting list on world markets, and which, after delays. is expected to start bringing affordable Model 3 motoring to the UK masses late this year.We’ve already driven enough pre-production Model 3s in foreign parts to know about the car’s all-round strengths — torque, acceleration, smoothness and quietness — and also about the special driving techniques it encourages in its driver: smoothness with torque, minimal wheel twirling, and a consciousness that when it coasts or brakes it regenerates power.However, this was our first chance to drive a Tesla Model 3 on UK roads, which raised questions we haven’t faced before. The biggest: how would the car cope with our uniquely uneven, lumpy and potholed roads? Would our noisy surfaces be a bother? Would the steering have the accuracy and feel needed for brisk progress on kerb-lined country roads? In short, could the Tesla Model 3 fit comfortably into the UK motoring scene when it arrives in numbers?via Autobuzz Today
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