The new nose

[apacheguy]

Is the change purely aesthetic or were there aerodynamic benefits to eliminating the nose cone?

also, perhaps I'm missing it but where are the side louvers that activate additional cooling while SpC?

 

[Braheem24]

Nose to me looked like someone forgot to remove the camouflage from the pre-production car.


...Hire a cosmetologist to put some blush or shadow somewhere to give it character.

 

[Majerus]

My fiancees reaction was that it looks like bad, I agree. Hoping in person it looks better.

 

[Grendal]

I was not expecting the new nose but I have to say that I like it. It shows very progressive thinking in the design. It is different and that might not appeal to some of the more traditional people. Hopefully they get used to it so when the Model 3 shows up it is not so jarring to the general public.

 

[ChrisH]

Ugh so ugly, and almost cheap looking (by no means it is cheap obviously,but man the concept front end was so much nicer)

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Nose to me looked like someone forgot to remove the camouflage from the pre-production car.


...Hire a cosmetologist to put some blush or shadow somewhere to give it character.

this exactly. It is much too plain.

 

[AV-NUT]

I am perfectly ok with it.
Wife LOVES it.

 

[tinm]

The nose is different than the S, which is good because the ugly huge frown on the X would have been horrible.

But the new nose is, huh? Feels and looks unfinished. The least impressive design element of the exterior.

 

[EternalChampion]

I think its ugly. But its an ugly I can live with. Your kids grow on you over time.

 

[ohmman]

Is the change purely aesthetic or were there aerodynamic benefits to eliminating the nose cone?

Can't say for sure, but I do know that Franz has been clear he never was happy with the nose cone. So while there may be some minor aerodynamic benefit, my guess is aesthetics.

 

[Krugerrand]

Fortunately, when driving the car one does not see the nose of the car. :wink: (For those who don't like it.)

 

[dandurston]

In white, it looks bad from head on. In other colors it looks fine head on.

From the side it looks great.

 

[rtz]

Very progressive. Could be trend setting.

 

[ChrisH]

Fortunately, when driving the car one does not see the nose of the car. :wink: (For those who don't like it.)

Haha yes but when one is driving their car they want it to look good and the front end is what others see first. The weakest design element of the vehicle should definitely not be its front end.

 

[brkaus]

In white, it looks bad from head on. In other colors it looks fine head on.

From the side it looks great.

This.

 

[ankitmishra]

Holy cow!! Wow!! Look at that front panorama. So beautiful.

 

[peteyswift]

Yup, black would be the only color for me. Camouflages lack of nose...

 

[bwa]

Looks like Franz got his way, Model X has a new nose.

I like it!

Expect Model S to get this new look in the not too distant future. I think the design cue came from Model 3 design studies and the X was the first to get it.

Over the next decade, some of the cost-cutting measures put into the Model 3 will show up in the updated luxury S and X lines. The extra money could be used to develop products, build factories (growth), pay down debt, profit, or better quality, such as more luxury items, etc.. Competition will probably push some of those choices to be increased product quality. Overall, though, I support all those goals

 

[CmdrThor]

Not a fan at all. The S looks like a $100,000 car when it is coming at you. This production version of the X loses any aggressiveness/sportiness of the concept and that is not how I would want the front end of my car to look at all.

The rest looks great.

The only reason the S looks like a $100,000 car to you is because the S is a $100,000 car. Model S really looks like an A6 which is a $50,000 car.

 

[30seconds]

I like it. Looks great.

 

[aplfalcon]

On first blush, I'm not a fan. However, it does make the front very distinctive and I'm sure it will grow on me as I see it more.

The first thing I thought of when I saw it was that they still had the car masked like the mules.

I had the same exact thought, but I think ironically the event lightning was not kind to the car. The daytime pictures which the Verge posted are super nice:
Tesla’s Model X is finally here, and I got to drive it | The Verge