Front End... Hmmmmmm

[eisbock]

Everyday, EV enthusiasts are faced by people who are stuck in the past and can't imagine anything but the the same old familiar combustion engines.

Now some of those EV enthusiasts, can get past anything but that same old familiar grill, that adorned those combustion engine cars.

There is some irony in there somewhere. I really think Tesla should leave behind fake grills with the combustion engine that fostered them.

We will get used to the sleek, bare front end, and soon come to appreciate it's uniqueness in a sea of me-too fake grills.

Full frontal nudity FTW.

Nudity is fine... encouraged, really!

But if you're gonna bare it all, you better have something worth looking at under those clothes!

 

[Bimbels]

hey man where did you find this ? can we have link ? thanks

I screen shotted it off Facebook. But it looks like the web address is at the top of the picture.

 

[boiler81]

Someone who's knows how, should start a "Front End" poll with photos of the Unveil and proposed design front ends. Would be interesting to see how many like the options.

 

[doublejj]

Love it!........

 

[Seesaw]

I really hope they leave the front end as is.

The other designs, while 'pretty', look too generic like the pictures of mock up generic cars on the labels of cars wash bottles or car insurance ads.

 

[FlatSix911]

Eye-Catching Matte Black Tesla Model 3 Goes Out In The Wild - Gallery

 

[ggnykk]

Eye-Catching Matte Black Tesla Model 3 Goes Out In The Wild - Gallery

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Nice pictures!

 

[ankitmishra]

The car looks beautiful in the new matte black pictures. The upward slant is less evident here. Maybe because of the angles. We need more photos.

 

[voyager]

I agree with all who said that you shouldn't leave behind anything that suggests that there could have been a grille.

 

[AUSinator]

Right, but half the fun of owning a snazzy car is that when people first see it, they go, "Damn, that's a nice-looking car."

The first impressions for a lot of people around here are, "Yikes, That's a weird-looking car."

This is exactly what everybody on the road who sees it is going to think too. They're not gonna have the time to get a 360° view and spend some time thinking about and rationalizing to themselves that it looks good.

The fact that there even is wide-spread discussion questioning the, well, questionable design elements right off the bat is cause for concern and I have a feeling this will not go away unless the design is changed. Incredibly frustrating because the rest of the car is beautiful.

My first impression was it looks awesome I have asked also six other people what they thought of the looks and they all liked it.if you don't like it you don't need to buy it you can buy a GM bolts or Nissen leaf or Toyota Prius all that elected small car Mitsubishi.aren't those a bunch of gorgeous looking cars in comparison,

 

[Snowdog]

Eye-Catching Matte Black Tesla Model 3 Goes Out In The Wild - Gallery

Matte paint looks cool, but is hell trying to care for it. Best left to show cars.

Hyundai Explains How to Care for Matte Paint Job » AutoGuide.com News

 

[S3XY]

Everyday, EV enthusiasts are faced by people who are stuck in the past and can't imagine anything but the the same old familiar combustion engines.

Now some of those EV enthusiasts, can get past anything but that same old familiar grill, that adorned those combustion engine cars.

There is some irony in there somewhere. I really think Tesla should leave behind fake grills with the combustion engine that fostered them.

We will get used to the sleek, bare front end, and soon come to appreciate it's uniqueness in a sea of me-too fake grills.

Full frontal nudity FTW.

For me it's not about needing a fake grill. It's about fixing a hard edge that looks out of place. The rendering I made wasn't meant to be a grill. I was suggesting the Tesla logo with a black accent, a sort of badging.

 

[pmich80]

Those PHotos look amazing! I don't want them to charge the front a lot. Leave as is. (maybe just a bit of curvature but that's it)

 

[Garlan Garner]

Im sure that as soon as the First wave of M3's make it to the streets that 3rd party folks are going to offer grill changes. I believe the model S was just way to expensive for 3'rd party vendors to buy to sell $100 accessories. There are just not enough model S owners out there to buy 3rd party stuff so therefore there aren't that many 3rd party vendors.

 

[Chrisuk83]

I think on many photos the front end looks pretty high and is also making the nose look larger. Looking at this picture I think the front end will be pretty good looking

 

[boiler81]

The car looks beautiful in the new matte black pictures. The upward slant is less evident here. Maybe because of the angles. We need more photos.

Yes this color does look good and helps conceal the ackward nose.

 

[PV1]

Judging by the height of the front compared to the Model S behind it, I would say the shark-nose front end is for regulation compliance. I knew the 3 was smaller, but I didn't think by that much. My i-MiEV would look like an SUV next to the 3.

 

[Pando]

Here's a rendering I made a few days ago showing what the front looks like when the edges are smoothed out. Still has a "nose" just not as pronounced.

 

[Snowdog]

Here's a rendering I made a few days ago showing what the front looks like when the edges are smoothed out. Still has a "nose" just not as pronounced.

Less personality smoothed out.

 

[Pando]

This is an intermediate of the two above. I tend to like this one the best: