Support NeoGAF

[norm9]

It could feature in a new Bond movie. Real pretty car.

 

[AstroNut325]

Does that mean the sun is going to beat down on you in the daytime? Or do they have a mechanism to block the light?

This is my only concern. Sometimes, I don't want the sun.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

It could feature in a new Bond movie.

lmao

 

[Cow Mengde]

Yeah, not too hot on the front. It's more of an aesthetics thing. The front looks like something was suppose to be attached to it, but it fell off. Both the model S and X has SOMETHING in the front even though it's an EV vehicle. As it stands, the model 3 looks like something that wasn't completed.

Let me explain this with MechaGodzillas.

This is the FIRST version of MechaGodzilla 3. Look at its chest. It's smooth and rounded.

This is the second version of the same mech. Again, look at the chest. Ignore all the stuff on its back. The chest has more details. Even though version one was what I got used to, after seeing version 2, it was hard to go back to the first one.

It's hard to go back to the older model of MG3. I think the idea is the same even though its switched. Even if all cars didn't have grills from the beginning, it would be hard to go back once you have something in the front to complete the look.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I don't care about the front, but the back of the car is where my problems lie with it.

This car has a really unsexy ass.

 

[aygomyownroad]

2017 you say? Hmm... I am very intrigued. Lovely looking car.

I see they are putting a supercharger near my in-laws and there are special charging points in car spaces near my work.

Could work! I await with interest

 

[MrXavier]

what's the ETA for this model?

End of 2017, but considering past delays i wouldnt expect it until mid 2018.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I wonder long after launch before one can just walk in and buy one.

I don't really want to wait until 2018/19 to get this car.

 

[superbeau]

Yeah, not too hot on the front. It's more of an aesthetics thing. The front looks like something was suppose to be attached to it, but it fell off... (snip)

Did you post this one the Verge thread too or did I just have Deja Vu?

 

[Cow Mengde]

Did you post this one the Verge thread too or did I just have Deja Vu?

Nope, I don't post on the Verge.

 

[superbeau]

So is it a hatchback? Kinda looks like it might be but I can't tell. Be great if it is.

Looks like this isn't a hatch (shame). Theres a cut line near the bottom of the glass, and the glass itself has no line.

 

[curls]

Cannot unsee this type of mouth/face in the front of the car beloow the hood.

Its the upwards bending ridge/line which does that. Just continue the ridge flowing forwards horizontally from the wheel rim.

A conservative design really.

 

[Extollere]

I think it looks awesome. Ya'll are crazy

 

[GSG Flash]

I think Tesla fell into the same problem other car makers fall into when trying to make a small car into a sedan looking hatchback, the car ends up looking a little pudgy. It worked better on the Model S because it's a bigger car. They would probably have been better off making it into a sedan.

That said, it's not a bad looking car, just not as nice as I was expecting. I'd still buy the shit out of it though if I had the money

 

[Beer Monkey]

Preordered. Really.

 

[Lace]

This is turning into the year of the preorder for me. First the Playstation VR, and now the Tesla 3. I feel like the future I was shown as a kid is becoming a reality.

 

[BlastProcessing]

I think Tesla fell into the same problem other car makers fall into when trying to make a small car into a sedan looking hatchback, the car ends up looking a little pudgy. It worked better on the Model S because it's a bigger car. They would probably have been better off making it into a sedan.

That said, it's not a bad looking car, just not as nice as I was expecting. I'd still buy the shit out of it though if I had the money

The reason that the hatchback look is so popular is because it makes for very good aerodynamics. They are all basically variations on the Kammback.

I actually like the look but I understand why others would have a problem with it.

 

[trudderham]

The sewed mouth bothered me a little bit so I mocked up how the car might look with a UK registration plate stuck on the front:

It's not quite as bad now, but it's a shame how reg plates ruin the look of a car.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Question. Does it charge your credit card up front when you preorder it online?

 

[twinturbo2]

Model 3 just trumped the Bolt in every category. Good luck GM.

Keep drinking that Kool-Aid.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...musk-s-company.html?via=mobile&source=twitter

 

[Beer Monkey]

Question. Does it charge your credit card up front when you preorder it online?

Yes. I got an AMEX "large spend" SMS notification about 8 seconds after I placed my order.

 

[3rdman]

It kinda looks like a Hyundai Tiburon.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

The car needs a grill.

 

[Vormund]

I feel even if they had some sort of sensor bar (radar cruise control etc) in the front bumper it would help a lot - its just too much of a void in the front. That said it is growing on me a bit and would be less pronounced in darker colours.

 

[twinturbo2]

It kinda looks like a Hyundai Tiburon.

It looks like a first-gen Chevy Cruze that's been beaten into a coma with an ugly stick.

¯_(&#12484_/¯

 

[superbeau]

The car needs a grill.

Naw.

I wouldn't mind that little black bit they put on the X though

 

[Orbis]

The sewed mouth bothered me a little bit so I mocked up how the car might look with a UK registration plate stuck on the front:

It's not quite as bad now, but it's a shame how reg plates ruin the look of a car.

That's a rear registration plate

 

[trudderham]

That's a rear registration plate

Haha, so it is. You get the idea though

 

[Donos]

The sewed mouth bothered me a little bit so I mocked up how the car might look with a UK registration plate stuck on the front:

It's not quite as bad now, but it's a shame how reg plates ruin the look of a car.

That already looks better. Like posters above said, it's not so much the need for a grill but that it looks like they had planned one and then scratched it last minute, leaving the empty place there. Should have designed this area away.

Overall this looks like a stellar package. Compared to all the other fugly EV cars this is one class above (in looks). This should put pressure on other car makers to step up their game if they don't want to be left in the dust. But i understand that at the same time it threatens their core gasoline business.

 

[timetokill]

I love how it looks, and I love how spacious the design of the interior feels. Wish I could get one, I really do.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Compared to all the other fugly EV cars

This is fugly?

I mean, I know I'm a little biased cause I worked for Ford before, but even if it isn't the best looking car, it's far from fugly.

 

[RedAssedApe]

perfect place for stickers

 

[ArgentPixel]

I just don't like how flat the grille-less design is on the Model 3/X.

Porsche has the right idea:

My other complaint is that Tesla now had three different noses on their three models.

The "Faux" grille with embedded emblem:

The grille-less nose with embedded emblem:

and now the grille-less nose with hood emblem:

There's no consistency.

 

[Donos]

This is fugly?

I mean, I know I'm a little biased cause I worked for Ford before, but even if it isn't the best looking car, it's far from fugly.

No it isn't. Looks good and also similar to the S. Haven't seen that yet.

You know what i mean. A lot of EV cars have (or better had) this "futuristic" busy design/look.Probably doesn't help that most of them were tiny compact cars. Don't know why they had the urge to have them look different to normal cars.
And i don't like the look the the BMW i3 and i8.

A VW Golf or Audi A4 with the Tesla tech would surely sell well too (priced properly).

 

[Argyle]

This is fugly?

I mean, I know I'm a little biased cause I worked for Ford before, but even if it isn't the best looking car, it's far from fugly.

A shame they couldn't put the batteries for the Energi model somewhere other than in the trunk

 

[The Mule]

The car needs a grill.

But it would serve absolutely no functional purpose since there's no engine in the front to cool.

It just looks a bit weird because there's no number plate there. With a plate it doesn't look so odd.

 

[itxaka]

Loving it. Would reserve one if there was more that one supercharger in the whole of Spain.


Seriously spain, get your shit together.

 

[EmSeta]

I don't get all the criticism, I think it looks pretty great.

 

[Intheflorsh]

That's a sexy fucking car, I want it.

 

[Trojita]

Do we know what the extra options are going to cost and what they are?

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Do we know what the extra options are going to cost and what they are?

Grill for $2500.

 

[thefro]

I really like the look of it personally, but I don't care about front grills.

 

[vicearseV]

I think that they intentionally designed the front to make the lack of the grill noticeable. It lets people know it's an EV at the first glance. It's marketing, not dissimilarly to Apple's shiny logo on MacBooks.

 

[Malvolio]

Gross, it has a grill.

 

[exmachina64]

I actually like the look of it.

My biggest issue with the unveiling were the colors, but there's a black version on the website. I might actually be in a position to buy one in 2018. Weirdest thing to adjust to is the interior.

 

[SteveMeister]

Preordered at 4:45am EDT. Not expecting to see it in my garage for at least 2 years

 

[katsubento]

The car needs a grill.

Optional grill = $5,000

Grilles are the new spoilers.

 

[spyshagg]

aproooved.

 

[asa]

I bet leaving out the grill reduces drag significantly.

Love the design, price and the range, Tesla will conquer the streets with this one if they can manufacture enough to meet the demand. I would probably buy one if I needed a car in 2017.

 

[Incognito]

end of 2017? shit.