Model 3 RC sightings

[WarpedOne]

Please learn the difference between a fact and a likely supposition.

I trust Tesla engineers are no idiots...

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Cleaned up some engineers junk in one of the interior RC pictures for the wood trim thoughts thread.
View attachment 232017

For those who want to play spot the difference.
View attachment 232018

Looks like you forgot the badge on the left of the dash.

 

[alseTrick]

Well, those 18" wheels aren't shipping with nothing over the center area. So either it's a very large center cap, or the aero cover that we have actually seen on some of the RC's. So, which is more likely to be shipped with the car?

We've even seen one of the RC's with the 19" wheels with its center caps on. So I think it makes sense that the cars will ship with the components that we have actually seen on the RC's.

I'd doesn't matter! It's speculative either way. It's not confirmed. That's my point.

 

[alseTrick]

It's a fact.
Take a close look at a 18" rim from M3 ... it has special built-in "pads" for holding those covers firmly in place.

False. It is NOT a fact that the aero cover will be standard on all cars. That is 100% TBD.

 

[mtndrew1]

False. It is NOT a fact that the aero cover will be standard on all cars. That is 100% TBD.

I'm confused as to why you're so passionate about this; it's like HUD-grade debate. We're talking a couple bucks worth of molded plastic parts and there's precedent for this. The Prius has lovely alloys under those hideous wheel covers which are included to hit the EPA mileage targets, so it's not out of left field to think Tesla would do something similar.

In any event, who cares? If mine comes with the covers I'll keep them in the garage unless I'm going on a road trip. I trust that either Tesla or the aftermarket community will solve the exposed hub issue.

 

[dsvick]

I'm confused as to why you're so passionate about this; it's like HUD-grade debate.

The problem is that it is people keep stating their opinion as if they were in fact printed on some secret owners manual that only they have access to. Then people come around here to find out information, read those claims, and go off thinking they are true. That is how the whole HUD thing escalated and the solar roof thing and many others.

 

[WarpedOne]

3 molecules between the ears are enough to see those 18" rims on RC-s are to be covered.
We also saw some RC where rims were covered.
We have not seen RC with different 18" rim design.

Equating this situation with HUD-fest is proving lack of those 3 molecules. Suit yourself and believe what you will.

 

[3Victoria]

It is very easy to use phrases such as: 'I think', 'its my opinion', 'likely', 'probably', 'could be expected', etc. Let's keep speculation clear, and distinquish it from verified fact.

 

[arjay]

Good work...thank you. Amazing how the uncluttered and reflection-free image sells the serenity of the cockpit.

 

[206er]

hold up - so we're getting BOTH aero covers and an HUD now? model 3 just gets better every day!

 

[erthquake]

Take a vacation day, if you don't have a DSLR with a nice lens then go rent one and camp out with a lawn chair in front of the factory (bring sunblock). When you finally spot a Model 3, then make sure you have that camera ready with burst mode. Extra points if you run up to the side of it and get high quality interior shots.

Also get a circular polarizer to remove the window glare from the interior shots

 

[JeffK]

Also get a circular polarizer to remove the window glare from the interior shots

I forgot to mention that... super important!

 

[Zaphod]

They will at a minimum have very large center caps to cover the hub hole and lugs, which are not closed chrome lugs, so need to be covered.

They could use a small cap for the hub hole and small lug caps for each.

edit: oops, see stopcrazypp also suggested this as well.

 

[lunitiks]

 

[anonim1979]

M3 to the rescue!

Model 3 driving past me in San Francisco! • r/teslamotors

Saw two Model 3s in San Francisco last week! • r/teslamotors

 

[BluestarE3]

Cleaned up some engineers junk in one of the interior RC pictures for the wood trim thoughts thread.

For those who want to play spot the difference.

Can you do this trick for my house? I always keep the interior of my car spotless, but my house can really use some help!

 

[S3XY]

It seems to me that Tesla is deliberately driving that trio around just to get attention and generate excitement. And it's working...

Likely so. But you would think they would use red, white, and blue RC's to promote that they're made in America.

 

[Trips]

So a screw on aero cover or lug cover it is. The threads look like they could already be there.

 

[plankeye]

So a screw on aero cover or lug cover it is. The threads look like they could already be there. View attachment 232026

I'm thinking that the covers will just press-fit into the hub hole. The 5 "spoke" holes in the cover look fairly deep, so I don't think the cover could spin-on without hitting the alloy wheel spokes. Plus, there's a good likelihood that if they were spun-on, they could easily spin-off unintentionally.

 

[Garlan Garner]

What is going to be left to reveal?