Front End... Hmmmmmm

[Mihai75]

Trying to remove the snout:

 

[Gen3Joe]

I am glad they dropped the grille too. Of course that has nothing to do with the blunt nose.

I can only surmise this blunt face is for pedestrian collision safety concerns.

I thought the same thing. When I first saw how low the front end was I thought to myself is that thing legal?! By adding that upturned crease they lifted the location of the leading contact point by a few inches. If they had followed the lines from the side all the way around swooping down in the front the car would not meet pedestrian collision regulation.

 

[voyager]

Classic cars that did without a front grille and looked perfectly natural. Maybe it can inspire the guys who are working on the production Model 3.

 

[M67v]

I like the rear end and side, but I agree with you on the front.

 

[James Anders]

Trying to remove the snout:

That's better. See if you can use the line that is under the headlights and continue straight across.

 

[James Anders]

Classic cars that did without a front grille and looked perfectly natural. Maybe it can inspire the guys who are working on the production Model 3.

Once again. It's not the lack of a grille. It's the blunt area in the center.

 

[SCW-Greg]

Trying to remove the snout:

Perfect! That's all it takes! Something so minor, yet huge in visual appearance.
Can't fathom this would make a meaningful hit in driving range, if not maybe help it.

 

[oalvarez]

The front bumper/nose is one thing I'm not a fan of. I hope it changes between now and the final version.

 

[James Anders]

"Shut up! Just pre order!"

Yep. I thought of these images.....

 

[Red Sage]

Well, in comparing dimensions to BMW 3-Series, I found that it seems Tesla Motors wanted to silence the minions who kept saying the Model S was 'simply too big'. So, the Model ☰ looks to have been designed to be as small as possible on the outside, while being comparatively cavernous on the inside... The overhangs front and rear are much smaller on the new Tesla. Getting a Corvette, NSX, 348 sort of front end would have made the car much, much longer for no reason beyond style. I can live with a Porsche/Corvair front end instead. Besides, the front is likely to change at least as much as did the Model S and Model X from their Prototypes before final release.
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[James Anders]

Maybe. But I think the blunt snout has more to do with pedestrian collision regulations that exist or are anticipated in the near future. The extra length would have been minimal at best - certainly not "much, much" longer.

 

[Kurt Foster]

Here's a challenge to some of our more talented photoshoppers out there: find the least flattering picture of the Model 3 (in your mind) and slap a license plate on there.

I'm garbage at photoshop but I'm going to give it my best shot over the next few days. I'd really like to see what it looks like with a plate from head on, considering this is what most people will see in their rearview.

Found this one earlier....

 

[EMdoc12]

Anyone that wants a grill can just go to there local vinyl sign shop and have them print up any ugly design they want and stick it on. Problem solved.

Let's move on. The car looks great and doesn't need any fake, nonfunctional, grill.

 

[AlexT]

Btw, I noticed that in the reveal video at roughly 4:37 you can see the bumper (behind the gorgeous front).
This reveals you probably can't lower the nose without changing the bumper height.

 

[tpoltron]

I don't mind it being grill-less but do find the horizontal nose crease too high, leaving an awkward flat space underneath, like on the X. Maybe it's for aerodynamics or just Tesla's new brand styling differentiator.....

 

[n00bie]

each to their own. I <3 it!

 

[dmetcalf]

Found this one earlier....

While I respect that not everyone is going to like certain aspects of any particular vehicle, seeing it in person, at the Reveal, I thought it looked really good, kind of like a retro-future 1960s LeMans Ferarri front end. For those of you unfortunate enough to live in a state that requires front plates will at least have a semiflat front to attach the plate holder and not totally ruin the intended design.

 

[1208]

Grill = people walking around with teeth showing.

Model 3 = people walking around with mouth closed.

Now how many of you walk around with a cheesy smile? None.

 

[sandange]

On a practical note ,
I think keeping the front short makes it a lot easier to access the frunk

 

[Nozferat]

You are comparing these two cars right?

They resemble eachother yes, Because they are both teslas. If tesla was going to use the sway design they would be completly out of their minds (not because it looks bad, but because it doesn't look like a tesla!)

So what if they are both Teslas?

The Model S's looks is nothing special so to make it something that it isn't doesn't make it any better. In the world of really good looking IC vehicles, the Tesla doesn't look at that good...and it's aged and looks dated. Why is that so hard to accept? It needs a redesign just like every other car does.

So to base the latest Tesla...the bread and butter car of this company mind you....on an aged design is absurd.

They could have and should have done a more innovative and better job. Don't confuse the features and performance with the exterior aesthetic design.