To Those That Have Seen Model 3 in Person - Better Looking than the S?

[JeffK]

I can't vote as I haven't seen one in person, but I have found that a few S owners (not all by any means) are quite dismissive of the 3 and it's more of an emotion versus logical thought. It might skew results as many people who have seen a Model 3 in person already own a Model S that they likely paid a pretty penny for.

Both are great looking cars from pictures. The new Model S in person is awesome to look at, the X, not so much. I'm excited to someday see a Model 3 in person.

 

[CarlitoDoc]

Model S looks $30,000 better, at least

 

[Zaphod]

I can't vote as I haven't seen one in person, but I have found that a few S owners (not all by any means) are quite dismissive of the 3 and it's more of an emotion versus logical thought. It might skew results as many people who have seen a Model 3 in person already own a Model S that they likely paid a pretty penny for.

Both are great looking cars from pictures. The new Model S in person is awesome to look at, the X, not so much. I'm excited to someday see a Model 3 in person.

I'm the opposite on the X. Don't think it looks good in pictures, but I like it better when I see it in person. I'm the same way with the first gen Panamera as well.

 

[chronopc]

A couple more pictures of the Model 3 and S side by side.

 

[chronopc]

Maybe the Bolt is sexier than the Model 3?

 

[pk-sd]

I'm personally not a fan of how the X looks.

I too do not like the way X looks (to put it mildly). Model S and Model X are at the opposite end of the looks spectrum on the market. When I hear M3 reminds people of X rather than S, it puts me off. Especially when I know my M3 will arrive long before (Nov-Jan) they are made available in showrooms for people to see.

 

[chronopc]

I too do not like the way X looks (to put it mildly). Model S and Model X are at the opposite end of the looks spectrum on the market. When I hear M3 reminds people of X rather than S, it puts me off. Especially when I know my M3 will arrive long before (Nov-Jan) they are made available in showrooms for people to see.

I've seen the M3 in person and it does not look at all like the X. The lights in the back look closer to the X than S but that's pretty much where the resemblance ends.

 

[pk-sd]

I've seen the M3 in person and it does not look at all like the X. The lights in the back look closer to the X than S but that's pretty much where the resemblance ends.

Good to hear

 

[Enginerd]

Maybe the Bolt is sexier than the Model 3?
Ummmm, no.

Maybe the Bolt is sexier than the Model 3?

 

[dreamwave6]

I am sorry but the Model S is a much better looking car than the Model 3. The Model 3 looks pretty good from the side and back but the front is pretty bad. There is no reason why a Tesla vehicle should have a duck-bill front.

Andrew

 

[JHCIV]

S > 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X. IMHO

 

[chronopc]

I am sorry but the Model S is a much better looking car than the Model 3. The Model 3 looks pretty good from the side and back but the front is pretty bad. There is no reason why a Tesla vehicle should have a duck-bill front.

Andrew

I kinda like how ducks look.

 

[JeffK]

I kinda like how ducks look.

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You get props for Howard the Duck!

 

[DR61]

The S is relatively nice looking, but it appears bloated and too long for my taste. I like smaller cars; I prefer the 3.

 

[gambit48]

I prefer smaller cars too, but to me, the S looks way better overall. Especially the bubble top part of the car (where all the glass is) and the rear. The S looks more like a traditional sedan, even though it's a hatchback (so win-win all around from an American point of view). The 3 looks like a hatchback, but has the limited practicalness of a sedan trunk (so lose-lose). I mean, it's got a smaller trunk than a Honda Civic!

 

[chronopc]

The 3 looks like a hatchback, but has the limited practicalness of a sedan trunk (so lose-lose). I mean, it's got a smaller trunk than a Honda Civic!

Maybe I'm just not familiar with what a hatchback is, but doesn't hatchback have a much boxier rear than how the S and 3 look? Like the car below. In terms of trunk space the 3 has 15 cu feet which is the same as the civic and more than the bmw 3-series (13 cu feet).

 

[FlatSix911]

That is quite a leap to compare the Model 3 to the Panamera ... more like the new Prius with the high greenhouse.
Keep in mind that this is coming from a long term Porsche and Tesla owner with 2 Model 3 reservations on order

It's not that curvy. It's closer to the porshe panamera than the bettle.

 

[chronopc]

That is quite a leap to compare the Model 3 to the Panamera ... more like the new Prius the high greenhouse

Because they are both white and have a curve roof? Nothing else about the two cars are even remotely similar.

 

[DR61]

And that is the OLD Prius...

 

[FlatSix911]

And that is the OLD Prius...

Correct!

Because they are both white and have a curve roof? Nothing else about the two cars are even remotely similar.

Close enough ... the high greenhouse kills the look for both the Model 3 - see below