JRP3
Hyperactive Member
I like it as well, and would be happy if the 3 were similar, though I also know it won't happen. I am hoping for optional fender skirts, if not I'll probably make my own just for fun.
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I think that looks amazing! That style of doors aren't needed for aerodynamics. I'd be okay with an "aero" package that adds wheel pants and other refinements.
Everyone is different and I'd love to see a study on this, as my anecdotal experience (family, friends, co-workers I showed it to last week) has been completely opposite. Any idea if Tesla did any market research like this that's publicly available?I can pick a Model S out of a crowd in a blink. I think the S is a very unique looking car and I wouldn't change anything on it externally. Absolutely beautiful!
I disagree. Yearly Camaro and Mustang sales have held steady at around a quarter of a million, approximately the same as they were in the early 2000s when the F-bodies went away. The Model S numbers I've seen usually come in at around 10% of that. Will Tesla really have the production capacity to saturate a market 10x the size of the Model S sales? If not, then they should not have a problem selling a muscle car. And I think an EV that stands out in a positive way in the average person's mind is a lot better than one that blends in. The former speaks to public awareness, and has the potential to shatter common misconceptions: EVs are weird-looking (compared to ICEs), EVs perform poorly, EVs aren't 'sexy'.Some of those designs presented in the above post are too radical for most people. Remember that the Model 3 is the car that Tesla wants everyone to buy.
Now I think we're getting more into the topic of how much deviation from standard ICE design the public will take, and I think that's going to be a very very slow transition. The Roadster did just fine with scoops and heat extractors in the design. And the truth is the battery does require some cooling, and scoops can play a part in passive cooling.It certainly won't be shooting for any niche buyers with gimmicky doors or air scoops. Personally, I've never been a fan of muscle cars -- I appreciate them, but I'd never buy one. And that's where I mentally place anything with air scoops over the engine. And yes, they do scream out, "I have a gas engine that needs cooling and/or better air flow to get the most power." Not on the Model 3, thank you.
The Roadster made a lot of progress in terms of shattering the public opinion of what limitations EVs had to have at the time.
] Now Tesla is looking to show that EVs can compete with other cars in the $35k-$50k price range, but that's not actually an 'everyman' car. In fact, that's the range ruled by all current sports cars (Camaro, Mustang, Corvette), designed to stand out in the crowd of lower cost vehicles in middle-class neighborhoods.
First, I think you want a car that the Model 3 is not going to be. It's not going to be a 2 door coupe or sports car, it's going to be a 4 door family sedan. Also, the BMW 3 series sells 400-500K a year (not even counting Audi A4 and Mercedes C class), so I really don't think that the cars you are talking about rule that price range.
I disagree. Yearly Camaro and Mustang sales have held steady at around a quarter of a million, approximately the same as they were in the early 2000s when the F-bodies went away.
The Model S numbers I've seen usually come in at around 10% of that. Will Tesla really have the production capacity to saturate a market 10x the size of the Model S sales? If not, then they should not have a problem selling a muscle car.
It could have a similar shape to a Lexus NX.
I'd settle for an electric Camaro.
LOL!I've never seen those words together in that order before. I'm betting I never will again.
The intersection of the "grew up wanting an IROC Z-28" set and the "into electric cars" set feels vanishingly small to me.
I bet we're going to see a front grille on the Model 3 that's quite similar to the Model X. The rest of the sedan will probably resemble a Model S (but 20% smaller), with 1/3 less trunk space, and 1/2 the frunk space. It will probably have more of a hatchback look (for headroom in the 2nd row). It could have a similar shape to a Lexus NX.
LOL!
So "electric Camaro" is what finally drove you to make a first post of your own, eh?