Rubber under the door handle is probably a damper so the handle popping back into position doesn't bang.
Is that an optical illusion or is it waay shorter than the model S
xmetal
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I’ll be shopping for some performance lowering springs eventually, that’s for darn sure...
The S is stopped about 2 or 3 feet forward of the charger. The 3 is about 1 foot shorter than the S.
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
The screen in Elon's car looks similar to others I have seen that appear to show most of the finger smudges on the right side.
The wheel controls are interesting. I hope one is modal and other scale
The wheel controls are interesting. I hope one is modal and other scale
/ to mods
I'm not 100% that the black car is a production model. My post could stay in RC thread. That way - with the other one here - they would be in both places, just in case
I left the link there for anyone wondering where did it go.
I'm not 100% that the black car is a production model. My post could stay in RC thread. That way - with the other one here - they would be in both places, just in case
I left the link there for anyone wondering where did it go.
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BluestarE3
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So, who working at Tesla is going to tell Elon he's fired for leaving his Model 3 out in the open?
Seriously, though, if this is indeed SN1 then it's a production car, so it's no longer secret.
Snow Drift
Pirelli P Zero Winter
The interior looks better and better. Very clean. I just hope the steering wheel has some texture like the MS/MX OEM wheel.
Omg with the "panel gaps"! Tesla does measure these and production vehicles fall within industry set tolerances. Of course if you really stare at them long enough...
Interesting to see RED belt buckles in SN1. Not a requirement in the US. Tesla has always color matched Amercan cars.
Is this really SN1 or will the real SN1 be revealed on the 28th.?
Not panel gaps. I actually thought those looked nice. He was commenting on the gap between the car and the tires I think. They do seem huge, you can see the tire all the way back. Might just be the angle the picture was taken at though.
Swampgator
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SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
I've decided it is a joke, intended or not:
Where is the HUD ?
OMG, look at the gaps !
It is a requirement in Europe, though. I wouldn't be surprised if they have gone for red ones on every Model 3. They seem to want as little complexity and as few unique parts as possible.
From the profile, it does not look like the same SN1 in pictures released last week. The nose and tail are both shorter and look more like the RCs vs. the SN1 production. I cry BS this is Elon's SN1
Or does it turn off after the car locks like the status light ring on the S/X?
length of the lens on the different cameras for these different shots will have that effect..
the smartphone shots are going to make the 3 look pudgier to the eye than it really is
the staged Tesla shots are going to make the car look... it's best
same car
..then it's probably not getting the color ring.. save a buck. I think this is the car that Tesla is actually going to try and make money on.
And about that port...
Notice there is no plugged rubber stopper thingy that seals the port hole itself when the door is closed over it, they're relying on just a rubber gasket around the outer edges of the flap door? Dust. Dirt. This is going to be a dirtier port than model S.
And the port hole is not recessed at all, with any significant overhang protection / materials above to protect from inclement weather from above while charging... ? Hope that hole has great drainage, lotta rain getting in there during charging. Combine with dirt / dust and ... muck build up in the charge port. Plugs holes. Eesh.
I'd be using some compressed air on that port, often.
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