They definitely have look at the lip below the side repeater camera, its much thicker than the pre facelift, plus look at the width of the front bumper specifically the distance between the headlight and the fender its much larger. These new cars are definitely wider.
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Model S Refresh Spotted in Ohio
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Not the car. The coffee cup duct taped over the emergency stop….
Nothing else says “full speed ahead, victory at all costs” like duct tape defeats for the safety systems.
Not the car. The coffee cup duct taped over the emergency stop….
Nothing else says “full speed ahead, victory at all costs” like duct tape defeats for the safety systems.
ucmndd
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The mules with the yoke do NOT have the YOLO cup/tape mod
nomis_nehc
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I must've missed this as I don't recall actual confirmation that the fenders are wider other than speculation from spy pics.
SoCalDude
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Confirmed?? LOL. Source? After extensive research from Google Images, the fenders are the same. It is confirmed that the refreshed S is a foot longer so you can load a tandem bike in the back without taking the wheels off.
Hayseed_MS
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Somebody posted an overlay photo of the refresh and the pre-refresh models and it did show a slight widening of the front. I cannot find it so if someone knows where it is, please repost.
SoCalDude
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If they are going to go through the time, effort and cost to slightly widen the car, I would think they would have included others distinguishing factors. I am more inclined to believe that an external refresh will occur at a later date so we will have reason to buy again. It’s going to get really competitive in the next few years and Musk no doubt has a plan.
Hayseed_MS
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It not surprise me to have them do it for a fraction of an inch. We do not know why they did it - it could be to package hardware or suspension changes or the shown tires. Tesla did not, unfortunately, ask us to be in their design meetings so we cannot be sure what they are thinking.
Probably a mix of all of those reasons why they widened the car and track. I’m assuming the plaid models will benefits mostly from this widened track the most, maybe they’ll finally have a different suspension set up compared to the LR.
ucmndd
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This is what I was remembering as confirmation. Upon reading it again I suppose there’s some ambiguity as to what they’re actually claiming, but this combined with the photoshop overlays people have done have convinced me it seems to be true (I was also quite skeptical when the first spy pics came out).
I was wondering about that, too. Isn't it a bit late to testing a car this far from what we believe will be the released version? I would expect a prototype like this to be tested in quantity for many months before release. But maybe the changes aren't big enough to require safety tests, weather testing, etc.?
SoCalDude
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Some photos of the interior and UI from user u/FridayTheDog111 on Reddit. Note "Drag Strip Mode" -
There is wood trim in this particular car, it's not Plaid.
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