Tesla Model 3 General Discussion

[Eunos_Cosmo]

 

[Dan]

Well, I'm disappointed. The front is disgusting without a faux grille like on the Model S. Hell, anything to break up that bland front end would have sufficed, but there's nothing attractive about that. The wheels are terrible.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Anyone else getting a Porsche Panamera vibe from the front end?

 

[ProjectWHaT]

I wish they kept at least the top part of the faux grill like the X. It looks awkward without it. Also, the interior definitely shows their plans in autonomous cars. The driver doesn't even have an instrument cluster.

 

[Omnis]

It looks awesome. It preserves the functional shape of the other cars as I had hoped. I want to see more pictures of the inside. I really hope that giant iMac they plopped in the center of the car is an OLED panel so that I don't have to be blinded at night by crummy black levels.

 

[townha99]

I wish they kept at least the top part of the faux grill like the X. It looks awkward without it. Also, the interior definitely shows their plans in autonomous cars. The driver doesn't even have an instrument cluster.

Personally, this is better to me than the Model X beak grille thing. Like others have said, a Model S style "grille" would have suited it though

 

[Omnis]

What stuttered more, Elon or the video feed?

 

[townha99]

First Ride- Model 3 Live stream on periscope

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1dRKZyRkpgNxB

 

[Panoz]

The front end looks like Tesla just gave up on and design the rest of it.

 

[Omnis]

Why on God's green earth would you want a grill on an electric car? Why even have a grill break like on the X? It doesn't make any sense and all it does is make it more difficult to have the front of the car clear bra'd. I'm glad they did it how they did.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

What stuttered more, Elon or the video feed?

this is my first time watching him in a presentation and I never realized how much he stuttered. He also looks like an evil genius on stage. Especially when he thanked everyone for buying the S and X to fund the 3.

 

[Ameer67]

Focus RS



Anyone else seeing it?

 

[RocZX]

 

[Omnis]

I really hate the fact that the car is basically a solar oven. It's a greenhouse. Great if you live in the cold, but getting into one of these on a Florida summer day is going to be like taking a seat in hell. Hope it's got one heck of an efficient A/C system and that it doesn't suck battery and destroy your range keeping cool.

 

[Brutaka]

It looks like a mix between a Focus and Panamera.

Why on God's green earth would you want a grill on an electric car? Why even have a grill break like on the X? It doesn't make any sense and all it does is make it more difficult to have the front of the car clear bra'd. I'm glad they did it how they did.

I feel as if they could've added something to it, it just feels so blank and stale without anything. I was almost certain that they would've incorporated the "3" symbol in the front somewhere.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Why on God's green earth would you want a grill on an electric car? Why even have a grill break like on the X? It doesn't make any sense and all it does is make it more difficult to have the front of the car clear bra'd. I'm glad they did it how they did.

By grill, I don't mean an actual grill for air intake. I just want a design on the front instead of just nothing. It looks disgusting without something in the vast piece of metal on the nose of the car. I think the Model X did it the best with a strip of black and the logo. It wasn't as big as normal grill but it still is enough to make it less awkward (?). If you don't understand, see the picture Eunos Cosmos posted.

 

[townha99]

S-Class anyone?

 

[Ameer67]

*interior*

This...this is scary.

 

[townha99]

This...this is scary.

The lack of almost anything?

 

[Ameer67]

The lack of almost anything?

Yep.

 

[townha99]

Yep.

Yeah as someone posted above, I think that shows Tesla's progression towards autonomous driving.

 

[Ken]

If this is the future of motoring, then it looks bare and boring.

 

[Eva]

Welp, Tesla just took a giant leap off the Empire State Building with the ball on this one.

 

[townha99]

The front is going to look pretty bad once front plates get put on (where applicable)

 

[ProjectWHaT]

The only photo available from their press kit website at the moment.

 

[Ken]

I have to laugh at the people that lined up for hours and days to dump a $1,000 on a car that they've never seen and won't get for another year. Imagine their reaction to this.

 

[Dan]

The only photo available from their press kit website at the moment.

See, from this angle, it doesn't look that bad. If only they had the grille, it would look more acceptable.

 

[Eva]

I'm just feeling bad because I was expecting a car, not a box with windows and a weird whistling sound.

 

[CTznOfTime]

Why on God's green earth would you want a grill on an electric car? Why even have a grill break like on the X? It doesn't make any sense and all it does is make it more difficult to have the front of the car clear bra'd. I'm glad they did it how they did.

I am with you. I think the front is actually the sexiest part of this car... The headlights and the nose up effect are very well done... People are going to change their mind once they see it in real...

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Focus RS

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Anyone else seeing it?

Totally! That was the first thing i thought of when i saw it...




I wish i have the money to buy Tesla stock...

 

[Omnis]

You guys are crazy. You're telling me that you'd rather have a Prius than one of these?