jelloslug
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If they are like my BMW i3 I had when the hatch is open the rear fog lights turn into brake lights and turn signals.
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GBleck
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Garlan Garner
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Garlan Garner
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Has the back side slope changed? Did they increase the trunk size or opening by lengthening the top trunk area?
This could be an illusion due to the rolling shutter effect on the black car, or just the difference in camera rotation, but what do you think??
Hmm..... is the rear spoiler longer? Hmmmm. It doesn't look like it.
Look at the pics that @Pando listed.
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In all the discussion/obsession over the trunk seam line, no one has commented on this post claiming that the new photos show three different cars. I do not see evidence of three different cars, just two, nor do I see evidence of any "C pillar sensors" in the photos.
It appears to me that the 3 is going into production with the same EAP hardware suite as is currently in the S/X, which would be the logical thing to do.
In any case, these new photos are great to see and the car looks awesome! Makes the competition look so last century...oh wait, there still isn't any competition because no other company offers a high speed DC charging network designed for long distance travel, nor does any other company offer a beautiful long range EV.
NOTE: no one has commented on the new interior photos showing a the continuous wood grain trim piece on the dash just in front of the air vent. Gorgeous.
And the fact that the display shows temperature in Centigrade just means that the driver selected for that, not that the Fahrenheit choice is not available.
Edit: Very disappointed in you.
From several days ago:
There is also another black one (apparently without these C pillar devices), and the blue one.
And Elon said there would be no new customer facing tech.
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JeffK
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meh, extra cameras aren't new tech... it's simply more of old tech.And Elon said there would be no new customer facing tech.
It's probably important to figure out where those cameras are pointed...
Do they point to the ground like other cars with 360 views to aid in parking?
Are they short distance side cameras geared toward reading parking/street signs?
Are they wide view side cameras?
Are they narrow view long distance side cameras? (unlikely because they're too far back.)
These two pictures aren't a perfect angle match, but it certainly appears that the production 3 has gotten somewhat taller and been stretched.
The rear is the most striking difference, as the rear wheels appear to be sitting further inside the vehicle than in the original prototype, perhaps accounting for larger trunk space.
The original prototype now looks much more sporty by comparison. Thoughts?
Original prototype
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The rear is the most striking difference, as the rear wheels appear to be sitting further inside the vehicle than in the original prototype, perhaps accounting for larger trunk space.
The original prototype now looks much more sporty by comparison. Thoughts?
Original prototype
Production candidate
I was referring to the ability to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit!
@JeffK We don't even know if those are cameras. They could be lights, fingerprint readers, or any number of other things.
Looks like a piece of scotch tape that somebody then remembered to take off to me.
ummgood
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If they are cameras they could be cameras that they might be working on camera placement. For example is it better to put cameras in the C or B piller? Maybe on the final production model they might move the B pillar to the C pillar. With this setup they can turn off two and see what works better.
Maybe light sensors used by the auto adjustable tinted rear window, just to add something to the speculation.
I think this is an illusion because the photo of the blue car is not a view straight at the side. The rear looks fatter because you are seeing some of the back window which makes the profile look taller at the rear. Need a photo with the exact same angle and focal distance to know for sure.These two pictures aren't a perfect angle match, but it certainly appears that the production 3 has gotten somewhat taller and been stretched.
The rear is the most striking difference, as the rear wheels appear to be sitting further inside the vehicle than in the original prototype, perhaps accounting for larger trunk space.
The original prototype now looks much more sporty by comparison. Thoughts?
Original prototype
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It's the same (or at least really really close)
My guess is that they invested major effort/money on CFD and wind tunnel testing at the alpha stage to minimize the drag coefficient. They aren't going to mess with that now just to respond to random criticism regarding the nose or trunk on internet message boards.
Come on, you know they are frikin lazer beams!
No, in the picture on the left you can see that it is clear and there is something behind the glass:
melindav
☰ 2018
I see (at least) 2 glossy black and a blue. The first spotted glossy black ones wheels have machined center logo'd 'coins' that would project thru the lug cover (CF in the alphas) and the sensor/camera on the c pillar - the other glossy black one spotted with the blue has wheels with a hole you can see thru to the hub (like in the car in Elon's posted video) and can not see the c pillar sensor/camera in any of it's shots.
Thomas Edison
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Original prototype
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The first one's a render image, not an actual car (Right?). It's probably just the angle, but it looks less sporty because the wheel base looks longer and the rear bumper also looks longer. Mostly the rear bumper though.
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