Model Y windows on Model 3.

[Garlan Garner]

The first time I saw the Model Y top windows....my desires from March 31'st 2016 were rebirthed.

The Model Y has the exact configuration that I hoped for on March 31st 2016.

That gigantic center window on the top of the Y is outstanding. Sure...I love my model 3 and its windows. Model 3's windows aren't anything to complain about - they are beautiful, however.... IMHO....all of the top windows on the model Y are perfect.

Very few people have the opportunity to enjoy that beautiful rear glass on the Model 3 while the car is moving. I believe the inhabitants of the Model Y will have more of an opportunity to enjoy that single piece of glass without the B pillar post.

I wonder if the model 3 will ever employ the Model Y's top center glass.

 

[Mr X]

Ya I'm really liking that about the Y


Not getting rid of my 3 anytime soon but would be nice on it


Wonder what safety difference there is with and without it if there is one...

 

[JulienW]

The Y's top crossmember is dictated by the hatchback hinge. The 3 isn't a hatchback and this would require a redesigning of the crossmember and probably rear trunk structure. So not likely.

 

[bourned1]

The placement of the cross member on Model 3 is to ensure good headroom for read occupants. Having just glass directly above your head makes a huge difference as I can attest to owning both a Model 3 and a Model S where the rear headroom suffers a bit from the cross member. Model Y being taller overall didn’t need that cross member being placed in front where Model 3 has it to achieve good headroom I suspect

 

[Dolemite]

The Y's top crossmember is dictated by the hatchback hinge. The 3 isn't a hatchback and this would require a redesigning of the crossmember and probably rear trunk structure. So not likely.

This.

 

[Sunshine State]

The Model 3 needs to become a hatchback like it should have been from the start. It would make the current gen seem outdated though. They could offer both.

 

[Knightshade]

The Model 3 needs to become a hatchback

It did. They call it a Y.

 

[Garlan Garner]

The Model 3 needs to become a hatchback like it should have been from the start. It would make the current gen seem outdated though. They could offer both.

Indeed.

I would trade in my P3D+ for a P3D+ hatchback with that beautiful window on the top.

I would trade it in in a heartbeat.

I can't figure out why the Model 3 wasn't a hatchback from the start. I'm not sure what the advantage is for it to NOT be a hatchback - like the Model S and Y.

Is it because Elon got mad and couldn't get the letter "E" from Ford? So when he turned the E backwards he also turned the window configuration backwards? lol ( naah. that would have been stupid ).

I just can't figure it out. Safety?

I hope the Model Y isn't less safe that the Model 3 with its cross members being so far away.
I hope the Model Y doesn't respond like a convertible - in an accident. Naahhh….I'm sure they crash tested the Model Y over and over.

I just can't figure it out.

 

[kysrsoze]

The Model 3 needs to become a hatchback like it should have been from the start. It would make the current gen seem outdated though. They could offer both.

That's one thing I wish they had done, like the hatch on an Audi A5/S5 or a Kia Stinger. But given that's not an option on the 3, I'm living without it.

 

[dmurphy]

Indeed.

I would trade in my P3D+ for a P3D+ hatchback with that beautiful window on the top.

....

I just can't figure it out.

My guess (and it's just a guess) is that manufacturing a car with that large a pane of glass is difficult. Remember, Tesla had never really mass-manufactured before. I'm sure some things hit the cutting floor so they could get to market.

The Y is pretty much what the 3 should've been from day 1. And yes - I agree with you wholeheartedly -- that glass is gorgeous. Can't wait to see it in person; might even be better than a Model X. Which is impressive as all get-out.

I'm also not concerned about safety; believe it or not, a glass roof is typically structurally more sound than a metal one. It feels weird to say that, but once you see how thin the sheet metal roof is, it makes sense.

 

[JulienW]

If you look the crossmember would pass right over the rear passenger's head in the Model 3. This would reduce headroom so anyone over 5'7"/1.7 M or so would have clearance issues.

 

[Sunshine State]

If you look the crossmember would pass right over the rear passenger's head in the Model 3. This would reduce headroom so anyone over 5'7"/1.7 M or so would have clearance issues.

Seems to work in every other hatchback on the market including the Model S