Five Things to Hate About the Tesla Model 3? Take Your Pick

Luckily for him, he's always had two very distinct sides that he could listen to: the nay-sayers who said the company was destined for failure from day one, and the die-hard fans who see him as something not very far from a Messiah sent here to save our planet and the human race.

With these two sitting on his shoulders like the devil and the angel in cartoons, he managed to maintain a reasonable balance and remain a sane person. However, nothing so far can even compare in importance to the release of the Model 3 sedan, so it's easy to understand why this subject was particularly touchy.

So far, though, the first impressions of the car have been overwhelmingly positive. Even people who don't normally like Tesla or EVs have had to admit the Model 3 is a very enjoyable ride and drive, providing both comfort and performance at very high levels.

But it can't all be roses and lilies, can it? Of course not. The guys at JR Garage made up a video listing the caveats of their brand-new Model 3 - one of the first to hit the East Coast - and, as you'd expect, it all starts with the infotainment system.

Having to click three times to pop the full music menu open - and the button changes position each time - is not exactly what you would call "ergonomic." The upside, though, is that if Tesla does decide to improve the interface, it'll be able to install it on all of its vehicles with ease via the OTA updates.

By looking to simplify the design, Tesla managed to complicate the rest of the vehicle quite a bit. Opening the glovebox, for example, requires access to the car menu, whereas a button hidden on the side of the display would have been a lot simpler and wouldn't have affected the looks one bit.

It's the same with the exclusion of the instrument cluster display. The two concede that a head-up display would have fitted the Model 3 perfectly, again, without damaging the simplicity of the interior design. Following the turn-by-turn navigation, for example, requires a hefty head rotation and taking your eyes off the road for much longer in the current configuration.

Going forward, they talk about Autopilot as well, but we all know that isn't going too well for Tesla at the moment on any model, so it's no surprise. We do encourage you to watch the entire video to get the full rundown of things wrong with the Model 3 since even though it doesn't set out to be that, it eventually turned out to be the best review we've seen so far.