Instant Alert: Tesla's Model 3 isn't an SUV — but you can almost use it like one

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Tesla's Model 3 isn't an SUV — but you can almost use it like one by Matthew DeBord on Mar 5, 2018, 3:28 PM The Tesla Model 3 is a sedan, not an SUV. A selling point of SUVs is cargo capacity. But the Tesla Model 3 has extra space that can add to its gear-hauling credibility. In some respects, the new Tesla Model 3 sedan is the wrong car for the current SUV-mad market in the US. Americans are buying lots of compact SUVs. In fact, some automakers now think that a structural change has occurred and that SUVs have completely displaced passenger cars. If you want to buy or lease, you can start with a small SUV and never look back. Tesla plans to roll out a compact SUV, the Model Y, but until then, we have to content ourselves with the four-door. The Model 3 has a conventional, manually operated truck that is reasonably roomy. But compared with the cargo hatch of a compact SUV, the Model 3 looks a bit meager. That is until you get the Tesla's secret cargo weapon: the frunk! Read on. FOLLOW US : on Facebook for more car and transportation content! The Model 3! It's smaller than the Model S sedan, to be sure. But ... It has a decent-size truck that could swallow up a lot of video equipment. And of course a front trunk, or "frunk." The total cargo capacity for the Model 3 is 15 cubic feet. Tesla's can have the extra space up front because all-electric cars don't have a engine under the hood. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011