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[NYR]

Just one big screen? Whoa

This is not new or even well implemented. Look at the e class or s class if you want perfection when it comes to screen implementation on dashboards, the 3 looks cheap and boring. With options, I bet an e class would be the same price as a decent 3.

 

[MThanded]

I'm presuming you don't have a garage or a driveway then. I drive an electric, and my wife has a Volt. We've got a level 2 charging station in our driveway. We'll never go back. This will quite possibly be my next car.

A lot of people live in cities with no driveway and sometimes no parking spot. For example in a row home.

 

[sc0la]

Can I get one with a grill?

It needs a grill. Like I look at it and all I see is a fish with a plastic bag over its mouth.

Might just need to photoshop an Aston grill on it...

Paint a face like old fighter planes over it

 

[NateDrake]

First ride in a Model 3: https://www.periscope.tv/w/1OdKrMNmPROxX

 

[TheMan]

The interior is..... interesting...

that has got to be a work in progress...i don't even see air conditioning vents. Plus, i feel that a screen like that might be unsafe in a collision.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Not bad.

Could be better, could be worse.

 

[Bsigg12]

Thank you.

Wow this will be like owning a concept car.

I doubt the interior is anywhere near final. I expect it to change quite a bit between now and the production.

 

[cheezcake]

I'm a huge fan of the landscape tablet center console, but is there really no dashboard?

 

[Jonm1010]

On more reflection I don't outright hate it but it needs some improving.

A longer backside to look more proportional and a grill. Otherwise it would be great.

 

[Korey]

That looks ugly af

 

[Admiral Woofington]

As far as sedans under 35k look it's in the group of better looking ones, and it's by far the best looking electric car I've seen other tesla vehicles aside.

But Id hold off on pricing and options. Look at what the base model offers vs trying to make it decent.

At the end of the day it won't matter though I live in Texas and this state has made it near impossible to buy a tesla.

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

Screen I grabbed

Holy shut droool...


Also a cat messed with my screen, what was that?

 

[Pixels]

This is not new or even well implemented. Look at the e class or s class if you want perfection when it comes to screen implementation on dashboards, the 3 looks cheap and boring. With options, I bet an e class would be the same price as a decent 3.

Hmm but it's still just one big screen lol

 

[Damaniel]

man the interior looks huge for compact car? is that the segment?

You free up a lot of space when you don't need an ICE and all the associated parts in the front of the car (or anywhere for that matter).

 

[Minus_Me]

Are they going to make profit from this model?

 

[Ominym]

Not bad.

Could be better, could be worse.

Exactly my take on it.

 

[Jack Scofield]

I've never liked the Tesla tablets. I like being able to adjust my AC or volume without taking my eyes off the road. For anyone who owns a Tesla, do you find the touch screen interface difficult while driving?

 

[lachesis]

well, it's very very nice... but I guess it won't be my next car for lease issue - but it will certainly be one of my top list on the following car.

Too bad if it gets too popular, it will start losing the federal tax credit though... Oh well. Perhaps by then the price would be a bit down, or maybe I can even get a 2nd hand one.

 

[Ambient80]

Oh yes, that will be mine. I think it looks incredible.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Grabbed this at the end.

 

[blame space]

you guys, they didn't sell NotTheGuyYouKill. I don't know about you guys, but I'm out.

 

[Quonny]

The people who are saying the front end looks like a mouth that's been sewed shut are dead on. It's so weird.

 

[Pixels]

Grabbed this at the end.

Oh love the matte.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

The interior is..... interesting...

bare bones you mean, there is literally nothing in there. Atleast give me an instrument cluster, that interior will bore me to sleep while driving.

 

[andythinkpad]

So it's a Mazda RX8 with higher roof?

 

[Divvy]

That black matte model is incredible

 

[Fox318]

Going for a center dash is a smart way to save some space.

Kinda like a mini.

 

[HariKari]

Grabbed this at the end.

Too bad Matte paint is a pain to care for, otherwise it looks really nice.

 

[subrock]

This is just so fucking insanely hot. No doubt this is their top end model

 

[HeartlessNobody213]

That was only a prototype. Elon said this was just part 1. I'm sure Tesla will show it off again next year in its final form.

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

that has got to be a work in progress...i don't even see air conditioning vents. Plus, i feel that a screen like that might be unsafe in a collision.

Dyson fan vents

I doubt the interior is anywhere near final. I expect it to change quite a bit between now and the production.

Don't crush my dreams... ;__;

 

[Stinkles]

Interior is obviously conceptual/prototype.

Why? Cup holders, seatbelt pillars and console are all finished. The vents look like they're recessed in that black slit. I think that's real.

 

[gatisimo]

This is not new or even well implemented. Look at the e class or s class if you want perfection when it comes to screen implementation on dashboards, the 3 looks cheap and boring. With options, I bet an e class would be the same price as a decent 3.

You can't compare a Mercedes to a Tesla. I was down to a Model S vs. an AMG C63S and I have to admit, the Mercedes blew me away with its interior. It oozed class and bling. The Teslas definitely fall short there. However, in just about everything else, the Tesla won out (for me, personally). I haven't looked back.

 

[ponpo]

I wonder if the front looks objectively weird or if your brain is just not used to the front being solid like that.

 

[Elfforkusu]

The people who are saying the front end looks like a mouth that's been sewed shut are dead on. It's so weird.

Aftermarket nose mod hype

 

[Cake Boss]

The sides and back look great. The front...urrgghhhhh, it kills it. The front makes it look like a Prius.

Amazing standard features tho. Please don't kill us with the CAD conversion rate Musk.

 

[Maxim726X]

I agree, the no grill thing is what throws the whole thing off.

Didn't realize it at first, but that's why it looks so strange.

 

[Makki]

It really needs a grill even if its just slots on that flat face. Make the air get routed under the car and around the brakes or something.

 

[ScepticMatt]

Super low overhangs and low hood.

 

[F1Fan]

A little bit boring is my first impression, especially the interior. Just a down sized model s really. Could have changed the design a little bit.

Hopefully that interior is no where near the final design. It is shocking how bare it is.

 

[NYR]

Hmm but it's still just one big screen lol

Looks way better though, and it way more functional since the info is right in front of you, not centered. This look is coming to the C Class next year, which will compete directly with the 3 in price at around $35,000.

(sorry for the big pic!)

You can't compare a Mercedes to a Tesla. I was down to a Model S vs. an AMG C63S and I have to admit, the Mercedes blew me away with its interior. It oozed class and bling. The Teslas definitely fall short there. However, in just about everything else, the Tesla won out (for me, personally). I haven't looked back.

I agree with you, but the C class facelift will make it such that it will be in direct competition in price, which should scare Tesla when it comes to looks and bling. I'm a bit underwhelmed with the 3, to be honest, I was expecting it to be a bit more classy and it ended up a bit plain in my taste, but to each their own.

 

[neurosyphilis]

Grabbed this at the end.

Looks like the Panemera in the front.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

I don't mind the lack of grill. It doesn't have an engine, why does it need a grill, other than to satisfy the traditional design ideas of what a car's face should look like?

 

[soundahfekz]

Live stream over?

 

[Sectorseven]

I don't think it looks quite as nice as the S, but I could get used to it.

 

[lachesis]

no mouth kinda reminds me of Neo being interrogated by the Agent....

 

[captive]

i think its pretty sexy.

 

[magnifico]

ugly... was expecting something more like a BMW 3 series or Merc not a slightly squashed Prius. What a letdown.

 

[SegaShack]

Holy crap! This managed to exceed all my expectations (which were pretty damn high). It looks so damn amazing too, best looking compact car I've ever seen. Looking forward to getting mine next year.

 

[TylerD]

The ones who think the interior is final are crazy. There is 0 chance that is the final interior.