ModelNforNerd
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IS news. since Reveal 1, we've been led to believe "well-optioned" would be built first.
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IS news. since Reveal 1, we've been led to believe "well-optioned" would be built first.
WileyTheMan
Peanut Gallery Member
It's hard to see details in that grainy video, but the nose looks slightly different. Slightly.
ModelNforNerd
Active Member
Electrek already "Zarpruder'd" it:
Elon Musk releases video of the first Model 3 release candidate drive
Depends on your definition of slight. Someone should do a side by side comparison. The nose looks to be a little more pointed and pushed out further than the headlights. Also looks like there is more detail at the bottom of the flat portion.
Similar, but I don't think they are Slipstream. They look like these:
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Model 3 wheels. Good news
3s-a-charm
Active Member
Pretty sure that was just based on past history but Elon did mention once that the Model 3 sales wouldn't follow this precedence.
3PHASE
3PHASE
So, the guy with the Maryland sighting of the two white Model 3's said the front end was more rounded (which is true). Now I don't know what to believe anymore. :O
If you can tell the difference based on that video, of a black car at dusk (dawn?), I am impressed.
Thank you kindly
Zaphod
Galaxy President (former)
Not sure if I agree with their conclusion. Or at least it's still inconclusive to me. I think the black color, angle, and dim lighting are playing tricks.
BluestarE3
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Exactly. Even with photos/videos of the original prototypes, depending on the angle, perspective, lighting, paint color, motion, or resolution, the nose looks blunter, more angular in some shots and rounder, more elongated in others. I noticed that even among the Motor Trend photoshoot pictures, which were high-quality still shots under optimal lighting conditions.
I wasn't sure what the "sharper fascia" was referring to. The nose looked a little more rounded (horizontally) in the front to me. The black does make it hard to see much of the nose shape. However, there does appear to be a more prominent splitter at the bottom of the nose of the newer car. That might be considered "sharper".
Just came across this thread but -- but I spotted one on the south side of Chicago outside a place called Manzo's Burger about a week ago. I'm positive it's a Model 3. Word on the street is they have one on display at the Oakbrook store. The pic might stir some doubt because the 3 and the S I think are a closer resemblance than from the initial reveal. If the Model S and a Mazda had a love child this would be it. Check it....
BluestarE3
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