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The photos show a car void of the radical design language found on the concept. Gone is the bulbous body with a distinctive cabin profile and low slung fenders. The car here looks more like an evolved Panamera instead of something completely new.
It's pretty obvious, it's a test mule using a slightly modified Panamera body to test the powertrain. IMO.
Yes, Elon has commented many times about how Tesla doesn't make "concept" cars and that whatever Tesla puts into production it will always be better than the first prototype version that is shown publicly. Elon hates flashy silly "concept" cars.This always happens. Make some flashy concept to attract attention, then face reality when it comes time for production.
Hmm...maybe.It's pretty obvious, it's a test mule using a sligtly modified Panamera body to test the powertrain. IMO.
You can't say I didn't tell people this was going to happen. This always happens. Make some flashy concept to attract attention, then face reality when it comes time for production. The "fancy concept" generally has some combination of way too high drag, too high production costs, insufficient interior space, impossible to meet crash standards, impossible to meet other vehicle regulations, impractical wiring harness layouts, and about a hundred other things. It's just designed to "look good", not be something that can be marketed at a reasonable price point and actually function well.
There are very few companies that don't do this. Tesla being one of them, to a large extent (e.g. Model X actually ended up looking better than its concept). And even Tesla can be accused of doing it with autopilot, if not with the cars themselves
The funny thing is, it's a lack of understanding of these sort of things that drives the short sellers, on the mistaken belief that Tesla has serious competitors "just around the corner". The other big wool-over-the-eyes thing is subsidized cars, where they actually make a car with good stats for a reasonable price, but without any practical way to make a profit on it, so they only release it in select markets and at select dealerships, to draw attention and meet ZEV standards without losing too much money.
It's pretty obvious, it's a test mule using a sligtly modified Panamera body to test the powertrain. IMO.
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In my opinion the production S interior was superior to the prototype interior.Then again I fully expect the production Mission-e to be quite a bit "toned-down" in comparison to the concept. All carmakers do that. Even Tesla. Look at the Model S concept (especially the interior) versus the final product.
Yes, the usual automotive industry "concept" vehicle. Meant to attract attention by appearing to have flashy features that will never go into production.Pretty sure this is not a Panamera body but the actual production Mission E design. Just look at the concept car. That was nothing near a production design. It had no hood, no trunk, weirdly hinged full sized suicide doors, incomplete lighting. A flashy show car, nothing else.
Pretty sure this is not a Panamera body but the actual production Mission E design.
To me this prototype looks exactly like a Panamera body ...