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Sorry, didn't notice it was his first post and missed your post.
Let me buffer my post by saying that I think we all appreciate new ideas, but a "retro" grill that was a necessity for an internal combustion vehicle then it's something we'd gladly leave in the past. We have seen some pretty interesting grill designs out there (search for a thread about a year old on the subject) that take advantage of the fact that we do not need air flowing through a grill to cool a radiator. It actually allows for quite a lot of creativity that was never possible in an ICE vehicle before.
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khans
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I actually kinda like it - cross between a Rapide and a Maserati (or a Ford 
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Can you do one with vertical slats - I bet it will look even better.
).Can you do one with vertical slats - I bet it will look even better.
palmer_md
Member
Ok, scrap your plans for fabricating and selling these...boy tough crowd. But I agree, I don't like the faux grille look on the Tesla.
No, will make Tesla look like an ICE. only Mod I am waiting for my grill is a "lighted T" from ARTSCI,
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AustinPowers
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(Guys, guys, guys ... his FIRST post! Manners!)
Andyeung, welcome to TMC. It's a bit of a rough crowd, but they all mean well.
True, and no offence meant to Andyeung, but he specifically asked us what we think of the design. And the overwhelming majority seems to dislike it.
Add me to the "no thank you" crowd. Imho that grille looks too ICE, and too Ford Mondeo...
PV4EV
Member
I remember that thread from Dec 2012 and contributed some hand-drawn (ie, not 3D rendered) ideas for 'fake grills' and front end mods. I realise air flow into a grill is not needed, and keeping the Cd low is important, but I really like my mod #3 below that removes the gaping chrome surround.
Peoples views may have changed now that there are about 30,000 MS's out in the wild, but here's the original artwork again :-
djp
Model 3 Performance
The original prototype had an understated grill and vents. I can understand why Tesla went for a more distinctive look, but it wasn't a popular decision when they changed it.
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Alpha Hits the Road | Blog | Tesla Motors
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lolachampcar
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I always thought that design change was required due to some regulation about having replaceable bumpers or something like that? I don't remember where I read that but I was always under the impression that was the reason... And a similar question to this, does anyone know why the sigs had that two piece nose cone that stuck out a few inches ? Same reasoning?
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