boiler81
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I don't think the entire tail light assembly opens with the trunk lid. Would make for a significantly unsafe condition with no visible taillights or flashers when the trunk was opened.
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I don't think the entire tail light assembly opens with the trunk lid. Would make for a significantly unsafe condition with no visible taillights or flashers when the trunk was opened.
boiler81
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I like Trevor's channel, but agree with Garlan that Trevor's wrong relative to front end changes...I see changes to the front end, other than just the head and fog lights.
BluestarE3
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From the very tip of the nose to the panel line of the hood the distance is longer. It is steeper too. This makes the verticle part of the front smaller.
But.....for production, maybe they could repurpose it as the "mother-in-law ejection seat" button.....
thank you...thank you.....I'll be here all week.
Like all good son-in-laws be sure to let your mother-in-law take the wheel for a spin with you so it becomes the "son-in-law ejection seat" button...
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I actually think this still is a mock up. There was one pic in the other thread (silver car, rear left angle), where this seems to be glued over the real thing. The trunk panel was completely sticking out, almost as another layer of the panel. This just cannot be production qualityHow does the long rear spoiler effect the drag?
Side note: that trunk panel gap is terrible
Garlan Garner
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Great point. I was wondering also if all of the lights opened with the trunk with that new cutout. Great point you made that some lights will have to stay visible if the hazard lights are on.
Garlan Garner
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We have only seen a black car and a blue car that is Pc. There have been no silver Pc cars spotted yet. Only Alpha cars have been silver.I actually think this still is a mock up. There was one pic in the other thread (silver car, rear left angle), where this seems to be glued over the real thing. The trunk panel was completely sticking out, almost as another layer of the panel. This just cannot be production quality
The extra overhang across the middle of the trunk lid might be there to protect the rear camera from rain and snow. It could help to keep it clean. It also might just be to help reduce Cd.I think what's jarring is the separation of taillight from the spoiler. There's no way to blend the taillight in a little better? Both the S and the X do a much better job of that. This would reduce turbulence as well. Really makes the spoiler look out of place. It looks unfinished.
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Here is the X:
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See how it blends nicely into the taillight?
Also I don't really like this. What's up with that?
Model S and X continue a smooth transition between the body panel and trunk.
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The 3 trunk panel just kinda sinks in, killing the seamless flowing continuity of it all.
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The fact that Tesla intentionally adds a lip makes it stand out even more, and not in a good way.
Honestly, the more I look at the subtle details of Model 3's design, the more it looks like they just smushed an S and X together, then intentionally made it worse. There are so many unfinished design cues on Model 3 that S/X nail down perfectly. It makes no sense, and you wouldn't expect Tesla to get worse at designing cars over time. And here we all thought Elon would never, and I mean never, intentionally cripple Model 3 because his only interest was making the best car possible at the best price. It really does look like they went the polar opposite direction by just making 3 a worse S/X. You don't see that with other car manufacturers. The designs might be better or worse, but they generally have their own identity. The cheaper cars are not just the same thing as their bigger brothers but without the refined details.
Garlan Garner
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I was referring to the one just above the license plate that I think eisbock was complaining about. But I really like the spoiler too.
Garlan Garner
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I'm fairly confident of this as well. I still think the trunk shape is the same as the alpha cars. The outer tail light sections are not on the trunk lid.
The panel gaps on the "arms" that go up to the hinge do seem a bit wider on the latest cars. It almost looks intentional, but then again Tesla might not have the best track record on body panel alignment.
Garlan Garner
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Looking at this picture of one of the alpha cars, the trunk line on the new cars looks the same to me.
I'm sticking with my theory that the body panels are unchanged.
Luckily I really liked the prototype design, so I still think it looks great.
BluestarE3
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Are those lights in the rear bumper though (Q7 pictured below)? If so, maybe they are secondary taillights and having the main taillights flip up with the hatch doesn't present a problem in terms of safety for anyone coming up from behind. The Model 3 won't have ancillary rear bumper taillights.
(Any Audi SUV owners here who could corroborate whether my assumption is correct or not?)
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Thomas Edison
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