Tesla Model 3 Saloon

• Body Glass
  • Automatic headlights and wipers
  • Electric front windows
  • Privacy glass
  • Rear electric windows
  • Windscreen washer jets
• Brakes
  • ABS
  • Automatic emergency braking and collision avoidance warning
  • Brake disc wipe technology
  • Collision avoidance assist with multi collision braking and obstacle aware acceleration
  • ESC - Electronic Stability Control + traction control
  • Hydraulic brake boost compensation
  • Hydraulic brake fade compensation
  • Regenerative braking system
  • Stopping modes (Creep, hold, roll)
• Communication
  • Smartphone connectivity
  • Voice control for media, navigation and climate control
• Driver Aids
  • 3 steering modes (Comfort, standard, sport)
  • Acceleration modes (Chill, standard)
  • Autosteer
  • Controlling speed assist with speed limit warning
  • Custom driver profiles
  • Lane assist with Emergency lane departure avoidance
  • Lane keep assist
  • Park assist with visual and audio feedback
  • Parking vision
  • Reversing camera
  • Self park system
  • Traffic-aware cruise control
  • Video recording
• Driver Convenience
  • Car wash mode
• Driver Information
  • 15" Center touchscreen and 8" Second row display
  • Automatic blind spot camera
  • Blind spot collision warning chime
  • Brake wear indicator
  • Calendar and web conferencing
  • e-Call (emergency call)
  • Navigation system
  • Software updates over WiFi
  • Trip computer
• Driving Mirrors
  • Auto dimming rear view mirror
  • Electric adjustable/heated/folding door mirrors
• Entertainment
  • 17 speakers, dual subwoofers and dual amplifiers
  • 3 x USB-C ports with each up to 65W
  • DAB Digital radio
  • Media storage
  • Music and video streaming, caraoke and internet browser
  • Music, FM radio and media over bluetooth connection
  • Steering wheel mounted controls
  • Tesla mobile app
• Exterior Body Features
  • Adjusting opening height of powered trunk
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Frunk cargo volume 88l
  • Frunk opening hood with no power
  • Interior emergency release for frunk
  • Interior emergency trunk release
  • Panoramic roof
  • Powered rear trunk
  • Rear boot
  • Rear side wing doors
• Exterior Lights
  • Automated High beam assist
  • Dynamic brake lights
  • LED 3rd brake light
  • LED daytime running lights
  • LED front fog lights
  • LED Headlights
  • LED rear lights
  • License plate lights
  • Parking lights
  • Rear fog lights
  • Side marker lights
  • Turn signals
• Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
  • Advanced climate controls (Touchscreen adj front vents, cabin overheat protection, preconditioning, dog and camp mode, rear vents, cabin air filters)
  • Touchscreen adjustable front vents
• Interior Features
  • 12V power outlet
  • Center console
  • Coat hangers
  • Glovebox with pin
  • Heated steering wheel
  • Horn and scroll button on steering wheel
  • Overhead console
  • Power adjustable steering wheel
  • Rear console
• Interior Lights
  • Customizable ambient lighting
  • Dome lights
• Safety
  • Adjustable shoulder anchor height
  • Airbag status indicator
  • Airbag warning indicator
  • Cabin camera determining driver inattentiveness and view cabin from tesla app
  • Child locks
  • Curtain airbags
  • Driver airbag
  • Electric child locks
  • Front passenger airbag
  • Front passenger occupant detection
  • Knee airbags
  • Locking rear windows
  • Pedestrian warning
  • Seat belt reminder
  • Seat mounted far side airbag
  • Seatbelt pretensioners
  • Smart garage connectivity
  • Tyre pressure monitor
  • Window left open notifications
• Seats
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • Adjustable rear center seat head support
  • Folding rear seats
  • Heated and ventilated seats with individual controls integrated into HVAC
  • Heated rear seats with individual controls
  • Integrated rear head support
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Power adjustable front seats with driver lumbar support and integrated head support
  • Single front passenger seat
• Security
  • Auto drive away locking
  • Car left open notifications
  • Dashcam
  • Driver door unlock mode
  • Dual wireless phone charger
  • Hands free key card
  • Interior locking and unlocking
  • Keyless entry and keyless start
  • Phone key with ultra wideband capability
  • Pin to drive
  • Sentry mode
  • Tilt/Intrusion system
  • Unlock on park
  • Walk away door lock
• Vanity Mirrors
  • Driver and front passenger sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
• Vehicle Charging
  • 11 kW AC onboard charger
  • Energy app
  • Scheduled charging
  • Scheduled departure

• Electric Vehicle Data
  • Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty: 70
  • Battery Capacity in kWh: 79
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins): 454
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change: 0-100
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW: 11
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins): 107
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change: 0-100
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW: 50
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins): 36
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change: 0-80
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW: 120
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins): 27
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change: 0-80
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW: 250
  • Battery Leased: No
  • Battery Type: Lithium-ion
  • Charging Port Location: Left Side Rear
  • Coupler/Connector Type: CCS Type 2
  • Maximum Charging Rate - kW: 250
  • Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage: 120,000
  • Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years: 8
  • Usable Battery Capacity:
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb: 14
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb: 4.4
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb: 629
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb: 391
• Emissions - ICE
  • CO:
  • CO2 (g/km): 0
  • HC:
  • HC+NOx:
  • Noise Level dB(A):
  • NOx:
  • Particles:
  • Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
• Engine and Drive Train
  • Camshaft: N
  • Catalytic Convertor: No
  • CC: 1
  • Compression Ratio: N
  • Cylinder Layout: N
  • Cylinders:
  • Cylinders - Bore (mm):
  • Cylinders - Stroke (mm):
  • Engine Code: N
  • Engine Layout: N
  • Fuel Delivery: U
  • Gears: 1 SPEED
  • Number of Valves:
  • Transmission: AUTO
• Fuel Consumption - ICE
  • EC Combined (mpg):
  • EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: No
  • EC Extra Urban (mpg):
  • EC Urban (mpg):
• General
  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying: Yes
  • Badge Engine CC: 0
  • Badge Power: 351
  • Based On ID:
  • Coin Description: N
  • Coin Series: N
  • Generation Mark: 1
  • Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 41D
  • NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %:
  • NCAP Child Occupant Protection %:
  • NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09:
  • NCAP Pedestrian Protection %:
  • NCAP Safety Assist %:
  • Safety Concerns?: No
  • Special Edition: No
  • Special Order: No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 50,000
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 4
  • Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months:
  • Timing Belt Interval Mileage:
  • Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
• Performance
  • 0 to 60 mph (secs): Yes
  • 0 to 62 mph (secs): 4.4
  • Engine Power - BHP: 351
  • Engine Power - KW: 258
  • Engine Power - PS: Yes
  • Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 299
  • Engine Torque - MKG: 41.4
  • Engine Torque - NM: 406
  • Engine Torque - RPM: 5000
  • Top Speed: 125
• Test Cycles
  • Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
  • RDE Certification Level: N
• Tyres
  • Alloys?: Yes
  • Tyre Size Front: 235/40 R19
  • Tyre Size Rear: 235/40 R19
  • Wheel Style: NOVA
  • Wheel Type: 19" ALLOY
• Vehicle Dimensions
  • Height: 1,441
  • Height (including roof rails):
  • Length: 4,720
  • Wheelbase: 2,875
  • Width: 1850
  • Width (including mirrors): 2,089
• Weight and Capacities
  • Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres):
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 977
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 594
  • Minimum Kerbweight: 1,828
  • No. of Seats: 5

Ten Second Review
Suzuki's S-Cross compact SUV gains the brand's mild hybrid tech in uprated 48-volt form. And at the same time, also gains a fresh 'K14D'-series version of the company's 1.4-litre Boosterjet petrol engine. The electrification claims to deliver a 20% running cost improvement but otherwise, the S-Cross recipe is much as before. So there's plenty of space for a crossover of this size, lots of kit for the money and, unusually in this class, the option of a proper lockable 4WD system in the top version.

Background
Electrification is a fact of automotive life these days and one day soon, every model from every brand will feature it in some way. For the moment though, only one manufacturer has applied electrified power to every car in its line-up and its identity might surprise you: Suzuki. This sounds all very forward-thinking but first you need to appreciate a few caveats. We're not talking about full-electric or plug-in models here; Suzuki doesn't have any of those. It doesn't even have a Prius-like full-Hybrid powertrain. 'Hybrid' in this case means what other brands call 'mild hybrid' technology. With this, unlike with those other forms of electrification, the car can't ever run on electric power alone at normal driving speeds. But harvested electrical energy can be used to marginally improve efficiency. The brand introduced this tech in 12-volt form back in 2016 with its little Swift and Ignis models. Now, it's uprated the system to 48-volt status and fitted it to its slightly larger cars, including the S-Cross compact SUV, which is our subject here.

Driving Experience
You may be familiar with the way that mild hybrid engines work but just in case not, here's a quick re-cap. Basically, energy that would otherwise be lost when braking or cruising off-throttle is harvested via a kinetic energy recovery system and sent to a small lithium-ion battery that here has been placed beneath the front passenger seat. This is used to drive a belt-driven 'ISG' unit (an 'Integrated Starter/Generator') and power the engine's stop/start system. Suzuki's old 12-volt mild hybrid package didn't do a lot more than that but this improved 48-volt set-up can also deliver a couple of other important benefits. The first is something quite unusual amongst current mild hybrids - the ability for this Suzuki to idle and even coast on full-electric power, though only below 10mph. The other fresh benefit here is something supposed to be now quite common amongst mild hybrid models - the ability to 'torque-fill' under acceleration to compensate for turbo lag. Which is just as well because this S-Cross Hybrid's new 'K14D'-series 1.4-litre Boosterjet petrol engine has less power than the unit of the same size it replaces (127bhp rather than 138bhp), plus the car's electrified tech adds 65kgs of extra weight (in the case of the ALLGRIP 4WD version). But there's now more torque (up from 230 to 235Nm). The 62mph sprint takes 10.2 en route to 118mph. There's no longer an auto gearbox option. And that proper lockable ALLGRIP 4WD system is optional on the top-spec 'SZ5' variant.

Design and Build
There are no visual changes with this S-Cross model's switch to Hybrid power. It's been on sale since the end of 2013 and the version we have now is the model that was facelifted at the end of 2016. It remains a mid-sized 'Qashqai'-class SUV that's a little larger than the norm, 4,300mm in length but somewhat forgettable in looks. Suzuki has its similarly-sized but slightly more dynamically-styled Vitara SUV if that's an issue. Inside, the generous 2,600mm wheelbase length frees up plenty of interior room (the 430-litre boot is one of the biggest in the class) and there's very decent rear seat space too. Though the bench doesn't slide, the backrest reclines though a choice of two angles. The twin sunroofs of the top SZ5 model do rob a few centimetres of headroom though. Up front, it's an inoffensive but not unpleasant piece of design and the fixtures and fittings feel well screwed together from the Hungarian factory, although some of the materials are a bit scratchy. The centre-dash infotainment screen still has graphics that look a bit after-market but it certainly includes quite a lot, with sat nav and 'Apple CarPlay'/'Android Auto' smartphone-mirroring as well as a DAB tuner and Bluetooth.

Market and Model
Pricing is quite a bit higher than it used to be for the S-Cross, sitting primarily in the £21,000-£28,000 bracket. That's partly because going forward, Suzuki doesn't plan to offer smaller, more affordable engines than this 1.4 Boosterjet Hybrid unit in our market. Partly it's because the car these days features a higher standard of spec (Adaptive Cruise Control on all models for instance). And partly it's reflective of the cost of the extra mild hybrid technology. There are three trim levels, 'SZ4', SZ-T' and 'SZ5'. Even base 'SZ4' trim gives you LED projector headlights, dual-zone auto air conditioning, auto headlamps and wipers, 16-inch alloy wheels, front and rear electric windows, heated door mirrors, seven airbags and 'Radar Brake Support' autonomous braking. Move up to 'SZ-T'-spec and you also get navigation, 17-inch polished alloy wheels, silver roof rails, skid plates, rear privacy glass, keyless entry and white-stitched upholstery. The top 'SZ5' trim level you have to have if you want the option of ALLGRIP 4WD gives you a panoramic twin-panel sunroof, heated front seats and leather upholstery. Across the range, there's a choice of six different paint shades, five of which are metallic finishes. There's no longer an automatic gearbox option.

Cost of Ownership
Suzuki reckons that the 48-volt mild hybrid tech has delivered improvements in fuel economy and emissions of up to 20%, though because of the switch from NEDC to WLTP cycle ratings, it's difficult to verify that claim with any real accuracy. The WLTP figures show a front-driven version of this model managing 50.1mpg and 127g/km on the combined cycle, while the ALLGRIP 4WD version delivers 45.7mpg and 139g/km. It helps that this remains one of the lightest cars 8in the crossover class. Even the ALLGRIP variant weighs in at only 1,220kgs. This car's insurance group is 25D - or 26D for the SZ5 manual. Its BiK tax band is rated at 30% (or 32% for the ALLGRIP variant). An owner would be paying £165 of VED for the first year of ownership (£205 for the ALLGRIP) and £140 of VED from year 2 on. As with all Suzukis, this one is covered by a three year/60,000 mile warranty, plus a year of AA Suzuki Assistance, providing 24 hour UK and European roadside assistance, recovery and associated services. There's also a 12 year perforation warranty.

Summary
The prominent 'Hybrid' badging here might lead you to expect more efficiency benefits than are actually delivered. Suzuki's previous 12-volt mild hybrid technology certainly sometimes left you with that feeling. This S-Cross model's 48-volt mild hybrid set-up is an improvement on that previous SHVS system but its effect on everyday running costs, though welcome, will still be somewhat marginal. But every little helps and the 48-volt tech is certainly a step forward in the way it better assists with pulling power and allows for fully electrified progress below 10mph. Whether it's enough to make customers interested in the S-Cross who weren't before is more debateable. But it gives this car an extra selling point - and that's never a bad thing.