Model 3 is beautiful!

[larmor]

In a few years, we may alter the statement and say: " I have a hard time believing there is a driver, that is so 20th century"

I have a hard time believing there's no instrument cluster...unless it's going to have a HUD. That would be amazing.

I'm not sold on the rear at all. Reminds me of the old BMW 318ti. It just feels lopped off. I'm not going to cancel my reservation just yet. A lot can change between now and the final production version.

 

[Quant]

Speechless!!!! and over 115k reservations in under 24hrs! Well done Elon....well done

Please cancel your reservation immediately ! Elon if he does not, please cancel it for him ! Good riddance !

 

[zambono]

It's that rear, too high to be sleek. And they added the micro spoiler just like someone mentioned BMW 318. A shooting break might have been a nicer rear, but the US is hatchback averse even though the S , S7, and others are hatchbacks

 

[jdevo2004]

Overall the car looks good. The dash is weird and I assume it is not finished.
That being said, the nose is absolutely bland boring deal breaker.

 

[Mithinco]

I'm blown away! I'm sold with the autopilot.

 

[p1l0t3]

I will only criticize the duck face. Hopefully this will be changed before production. Other than that, It feels like a crossover (chrysler ?) and I like it overall. Great job here !

 

[Ocelot]

I think it looks fantastic. better than expected. need a wagon asap!
anyone know if there can be a sunroof with the one piece of glass thing/

 

[Super_Popular]

It's a babe and only going to get better. Tesla did it!

 

[nwdiver]

You guys are all morons.. This is a conceptual car. Geez. There will be an instrument cluster. The car is 2 years away from production... Ugh. Morons

I'm not so sure... this is the MS alpha... you'd think they would have given us an idea of what they wanted... they gave us nothing... maybe that's what they intend...

 

[NigelM]

This car is different to anything else in the mass market, it's fine by me to look different also. Not everyone will love it straight off, but I'll take it with absolutely no complaints.

 

[Quant]

Not that convinced about the rear, will have to see in person

Awesome ! Please cancel your reservation immediately, if you have one ! And find another car that meets your needs.

We don't want losers driving Teslas....

 

[Bonlaw]

Love it! I am confident the final version will be even better!

 

[ohmman]

I'm on board. It looks like it should for the size, target price, and manufacturer. It's without question a Tesla. Will it replace my MS? Let's see how the MS looks in 2 years.

 

[joe12pack]

Am I the only one who thinks this thing looks ugly?

I think for what you are paying for the Model S and especially the Model X are both butt ugly. This model 3 is not going to win any beauty contests but its definitely compelling value. Assuming we can get the Federal credit (plus the California one where I live) what other car can you get for $25k that comes close? I just see these Teslas as boring appliances that will save me money on fueling costs for puttering around town. For real enjoyment I'll be driving an ICE car that howls and I get to change my own gears.

 

[Xminus6]

Because it's the prototype I think they cut corners on the dashboard to make the unveiling. As it sits, the dashboard is probably not street legal. I expect the production display will be more incorporated into the dash and the dash will be more substantial.

Not sure why that's an assumption. If you watch the Periscope of the test drive the driver specifically talks about the speedometer being not he center console. This isn't Tesla's first car, so I'm not sure why they would completely forgo a instrument cluster at all in the reveal. If they were pressed for time I'm sure they could retrofit an instrument cluster from one of the other vehicles.

 

[EMdoc12]

I think it looks great. I can't wait to see the final production version.

 

[X Fan]

Home Run launch....and as we move closer to end '17 I'm sure front end, instrumentation, etc. will be refined. This is just an early look.

Hitting the $35K price target with AP & Supercharging along with a standard pano roof in an industry leading safe smaller car will make this a sellout before first ship date. Guaranteed.

 

[TslaIsFuture]

wow Quant. you really need to chill. Very rude.

 

[AlexT]

Love it! Impressed by the amount of (blind) pre-orders... 125000 * 35000+ per car *gasp* Nice turnover for a single day.

For those that missed it, the testdrive shows the speedometer in the top left corner of the big screen.

 

[eloder]

Overall the car looks good. The dash is weird and I assume it is not finished.
That being said, the nose is absolutely bland boring deal breaker.

I think it looks great. Very similar to a Roadster front end.

100 year old dino-cars called, they want their nosecones back. We don't need them anymore, I'll be glad to see them go.