Grill Me!

[sandange]

As much as I like the looks of these front ends I had a thought reflecting
on the frunk.
I think they have kept the front nose short to make it easier to access the frunk since there is limited trunk room

 

[AWDtsla]

The grille is a relic of past times when cars were so inefficient they needed to swallow massive amounts of air to keep themselves cool.

 

[Johan]

More snub - less snub.

 

[BravoSarah]

@S3XY, love the MX grill! True to your name!

 

[T34ME]

Alright sirs, I believe this is what you're looking for, first one is James version, and bottom one with voyagers suggestion to also make a slight crease between the light slits:

DING, DING, DING....................We have a winner! Great job Misha!

 

[uuz3]

Yes, that makes sense I think. Here is an attempt:

This area of the car is highly sensitive to the slightest change. Maybe some would prefer more of a "pinch" in the front, others more rounded. I tried to keep it somewhere in between.

And I think it's been mentioned a few times.....it's not about grill vs no grill, but doing something about that unfinished snout. I don't want a grill either. I also like S3XY's original suggestion, seems that would be a good compromise between the pro vs anti-snouts

Oink. Oink.

Exactly!Thank you for doing it. That takes away the "granny look" which the original one has and makes the nose to go with the rest of the car.

This is it now! I want it

 

[wbrumfiel]

Exactly!Thank you for doing it. That takes away the "granny look" which the original one has and makes the nose to go with the rest of the car.

This is it now! I want it

That is slick, I'd even take a slower car to get it. However, the interior is so far my #1 possible deal killer, I can live with the current nose

 

[Johan]

Design with respect to appeal/beauty/attractiveness is one thing - highly subjective. But what's interesting to ponder is how it might be that such a snubbed off nose would be better for aerodynamics/drag than a more pointy one. Perhaps there's something counter intuitive going on here with regard to that?

 

[S3XY]

Design with respect to appeal/beauty/attractiveness is one thing - highly subjective. But what's interesting to ponder is how it might be that such a snubbed off nose would be better for aerodynamics/drag than a more pointy one. Perhaps there's something counter intuitive going on here with regard to that?

That's what I was thinking. Why else would they have included it. The one thing my option does (see OP) is keep the blunt ridge but add the Tesla logo to break it up and also make a statement.

 

[voyager]

This is what I meant with a boat bow like front end if you catch my drift.

 

[animorph]

I love the look of post #20, thanks.

I agree, it had to be an aero decision, not a style choice.

 

[plug]

Wow, these are good. It wouldn't take much to finish the unfinished front end.

 

[mhpr262]

The James version by Mihai looks amazing. I hope someone has tweeted Elon a link to this picture.

 

[James Anders]

BRAVO!! Either one looks so much better. Please someone forward this Elon!

Look, I guarantee you this...

If this was the car that Elon unveiled absolutely no one would say - "Oooh, it would look so much better with a blunt faced nose!"

Thanks Mihai!

By the way... I am a designer.

Guaranteed.

Alright sirs, I believe this is what you're looking for, first one is James version, and bottom one with voyagers suggestion to also make a slight crease between the light slits:

 

[eloder]

I think it looks nice as-is. Reminds me a lot of the Roadster's front end.

 

[James Anders]

The grille is a relic of past times when cars were so inefficient they needed to swallow massive amounts of air to keep themselves cool.

No one is talking about putting a grille on it.

 

[Mihai75]

This is what I meant with a boat bow like front end if you catch my drift.

Yeah, more of a crease and bent in more to create depth? I think the last version I made could maybe have that low crease even deeper but I wouldn't make it as extreme as that Lambo, no?

The James version by Mihai looks amazing. I hope someone has tweeted Elon a link to this picture.

I kind of like it even more with the lower crease added as well (the last version). I think I'm already on Franz's death list......we're just playing around! he, he....he.

 

[James Anders]

That's what I was thinking. Why else would they have included it. The one thing my option does (see OP) is keep the blunt ridge but add the Tesla logo to break it up and also make a statement.

New Pedestrian collision laws, particularly in Europe. These laws require more upright front ends. That's the only thing i can think of. No way it's aero drag.

 

[James Anders]

I think it looks nice as-is. Reminds me a lot of the Roadster's front end.

But the Tesla Roadster didn't have a blunt, flat center nose. If the M3 nose looked more like the Roadster it would be OK.

There's smooth curve across the front. See?

 

[nd4spd569]

nothing flat is going to be good for drag. Based on what I can remember from my aerodynamics courses back in college.