In preparing for our change from BMW to Tesla, I thought it would be interesting to see the measured panel gap differences. So here we go...
I made approximately 40 measurements (in millimeters) across our 2017 X3 and new MY resulting in:
BMW X3:
AVG 4.646
MODE 4.500
STDEV 0.783
Model Y:
AVG 4.329
MODE 4.500
STDEV 1.078
That the mode was the same for each vehicle was interesting, as was the MY's lower average. What also stands out is the higher standard deviation in the MY measurements; lots of variability. Here are a couple box plots, for those with interest:
I made approximately 40 measurements (in millimeters) across our 2017 X3 and new MY resulting in:
BMW X3:
AVG 4.646
MODE 4.500
STDEV 0.783
Model Y:
AVG 4.329
MODE 4.500
STDEV 1.078
That the mode was the same for each vehicle was interesting, as was the MY's lower average. What also stands out is the higher standard deviation in the MY measurements; lots of variability. Here are a couple box plots, for those with interest: