Engine sound for Tesla Model 3

A real engine sound in your Model 3

TesRev plays the sound of a combustion engine through your Model 3's speakers while you drive. It runs in the Tesla's web browser: nothing is installed and nothing connects to the car's systems. The engine revs up when you accelerate, shifts gears through an automatic gearbox, blips on downshifts and pops on lift-off, following the speed from the Tesla's GPS or, sharper, the accelerations measured by your phone in a holder.

Choose from 17 engines: an American V8, an Italian V10, a V12, a rotary, a Formula 1 V10, a turbo inline-6 and futuristic sounds.

Set it up in a minute

1. Get the Model 3 online. With Premium Connectivity it already is. Otherwise, connect it to your phone's hotspot: see TesRev without Premium Connectivity.
2. Open tesrev.com in the Tesla's browser. The engine screen opens and the engine starts by itself. Allow location when the Tesla asks: without a phone, the engine follows the car's GPS speed.
3. Add your phone (recommended). Scan the square code on the Tesla screen with your phone's camera, tap Connect, then Allow, and put the phone in a holder.
4. Drive. There is nothing else to touch: the engine follows you.

Step-by-step details and fixes for common problems: How to set up TesRev.

Which Model 3 setting?

In the settings, pick your version: Model 3 RWD, Model 3 Long Range or Model 3 Performance. TesRev uses the car's mass, power and drag to turn each acceleration into engine load. With the right model, a gentle drive keeps the engine at low revs, and a full-power launch runs each gear to the rev limiter, whichever version you drive.

The drive mode sets where the gearbox shifts: Comfort shifts early, Normal shifts later the harder you accelerate, Sport holds every gear to the limiter.

Tips for the best sound

• Start with the volume at a moderate level and turn it up from the car's own volume control. Keep it at a level where you can still hear what is around you.
• The browser needs one tap on the screen before it plays sound. If the engine button says "Tap for sound", tap it.
• A rigid phone holder gives the best results: the phone feels the car's accelerations, not the vibrations of a loose mount.