Does the car look terrible without pano?

[BrianSF]

I'm currently in CPO process for a car without pano (body color roof on silver) and a bit worried that it'll look terrible without it externally.

What's your thoughts on body color roofs from a pure aesthetics perspective? I love everything about the car but this is the biggest drawback for me.

 

[Drewflux]

I dont think I woulf get a body coloured roof. Yes its slightly cheaper,but last time I looked at inventory listings, there wasnt much difference between them.

 

[P85DBeast]

I dont think the car looks terrible. I just think that it doesn't look as good especially on lighter color's.

 

[QUBO]

Aesthetically, a dark glass roof on a light car looks odd to me, so the OP's picture looks good to me. A solid roof on a car with a bold paint job, e.g. red looks good to me. A glass or pano roof on a black car looks good to me. I like the functionality of a solid roof -- or the lack of leaks, squeaks, wind noise, sun, mechanical and insulation problems.

 

[Derek Kessler]

It might just be that we're used to seeing glass roofs on the majority of Models S, so body color feels wrong in comparison.

 

[JPP]

I have a 2013 S85 (see sig below) with a solid body color roof, and I am very happy with it, as I am not a pano roof type person. That said, we got the pano on my wife's 2015 S70D (see below) as it is 'triple black' and we wanted more interior 'airiness'. She never opens the pano. Today I probably would get the solid glass roof. YMMV.

 

[BLKMDL3]

You can vinyl wrap the roof in gloss or satin black. Theres your pano roof with the weight savings

 

[Lifeinabox]

It might just be that we're used to seeing glass roofs on the majority of Models S, so body color feels wrong in comparison.

This.

I park next to a beautiful white Jaguar XK every day with a solid color roof and it's absolutely gorgeous. Convinced me not to get the pano roof. Tesla does enough with the ridiculous amount chrome to break up the beautiful lines of the car.

 

[Dukeybootie]

I had the solid roof of my white 85D wrapped in gloss black XPEL. Best of both worlds in my opinion! Cost $500. See poorly taken pic below.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img921/741/Vlsm2N.jpg

 

[Grassright]

I must say with glass roof, the car looks MUCH better

 

[kevincwelch]

Looks pretty good from where I'm standing.

 

[Derek Kessler]

When you've got a dark color like that, yeah, it blends in well. If you're rolling around in silver or white or red, however, you see that roof.

 

[apacheguy]

Every loaner that I've had with the pano is much noiser than my body colored roof. I never regret not having a pano roof either.

 

[P85DBeast]

Every loaner that I've had with the pano is much noiser than my body colored roof. I never regret not having a pano roof either.

The loaner car's I've had that had the BC roof are actually quieter than my car w/Pano But.......... I just can't drive a vehicle without a sunroof. It doesn't feel right and I need the headroom.

 

[cartwright]

I think if you found the otherwise perfect car, glass vs BC roof shouldn't be a deal breaker.

 

[Ciaopec]

Love my body colored roof and it weighs much less than the pano. I rarely used sunroofs anyway. YMMV

P. S. Does the car look bad without? Only you can make that determination. We think it is a beautiful head turner no matter how it's equipped.

 

[Akikiki]

Bubba. I really like this question and this thread. You can drape your Model S in a tent or a hay bale and it will still look gorgeous. There's no such thing as a bad looking Tesla.