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CyberDutchie
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Here are some more pictures of the Sunset Red, showing the final nose cone design ("lip" removed, looks more aerodynamic.)
For comparison: the Pearl white nose cone (with "lip")
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EDIT: Not sure why one of the images is rotated 90 degrees. It shows correctly in Tapatalk. Oh well, at least I now have a way to upload pics directly from iPad.
For comparison: the Pearl white nose cone (with "lip")
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EDIT: Not sure why one of the images is rotated 90 degrees. It shows correctly in Tapatalk. Oh well, at least I now have a way to upload pics directly from iPad.
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CyberDutchie
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The Sunset Red had a solid black roof. I hadn't seen any pictures of this before, so here are a couple.
As you can see, the gloss is soo high, it really looks like an all-glass roof. The black roof makes the car look lower to the ground and very sporty--definitely this is a great color combination IMO.
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As you can see, the gloss is soo high, it really looks like an all-glass roof. The black roof makes the car look lower to the ground and very sporty--definitely this is a great color combination IMO.
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CyberDutchie
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Bound466
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I like it. And agree it looks a tad more aerodynamic, cleaner. But I will be good with either style.
Tesla must be testing this look with us to see how we respond. My opinion is that they added the "lip" to the nose cone after everyone jumped on them back in Feb 2011 when they unveiled the nose cone on the alpha. Everyone gave them "lip" (ok, pun intended) about how it looked like a clown nose stuck onto the car. So they added the lip and other elements to it to "break it up" a bit. Well after viewing it for almost 1.5 years, we've grown accustomed to it. And going back to a more clean look may work now. But again, they both look good to my eyes.
STxTesla
Sig #1278
I hate to pick at things....but I noticed the lines didn't match up on the Sunset Red car. I know these things will be fixed....but I thought I would point it out.
contaygious
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Remember, Sunset Red is among the earliest of the Get Amped cars -- it was at the very first Fremont event. I shot a photo of the VIN but there was glare and it's unusable. But it was 105 or something similarly in the low low range.
That said, we noticed that there was a chrome alignment issue (not as pronounced as this photo) on one of the brand new cars, and pointed it out. We were told that as they've refined the body fit, that in turn affects the chrome trim fit, which is being further refined.
That said, we noticed that there was a chrome alignment issue (not as pronounced as this photo) on one of the brand new cars, and pointed it out. We were told that as they've refined the body fit, that in turn affects the chrome trim fit, which is being further refined.
goyogi
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Both nose cones are nice but I prefer the smoother one because it doesn't have the two slight raised ridges in the upper portion.
STxTesla
Sig #1278
I was at the Houston event and didn't notice any trim lines that weren't aligned. The workmanship and finish on the test vehicles in Houston seemed to be excellent.
CyberDutchie
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I don't think it's miss-alignment, its just the door being not entirely closed. Compare to some of the other pictures of the right door where it looks perfectly aligned. Same thing with one of the pics of the front--sometimes the frunk was not closed all the way.
I spent a lot of time checking out the red and didn't notice any alignment issues.
chmod a+wrx
Member
I hope this shot was taken with the frunk "not closed all the way!!!!!"
These are from Stephen Pace's shots:
The lines look clean along the frunk just up to the point beyond the light. In Stephen's prior picture, the frunk is open,...so maybe it isn't quite closed, but the lines look pretty tight elsewhere along the frunk.
On the other hand, these lines look pretty good!!!
These are from Stephen Pace's shots:
The lines look clean along the frunk just up to the point beyond the light. In Stephen's prior picture, the frunk is open,...so maybe it isn't quite closed, but the lines look pretty tight elsewhere along the frunk.
On the other hand, these lines look pretty good!!!
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@brianman: Upon reviewing my videos, I realize that both black cars and the blue car at Palo Alto were performance models.
One Black car had the black/carbon interior, the blue had Tan, but I'm not sure I know which interior trim. If I find a photo I'll update.
CyberDutchie
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contaygious
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The new nose cone was shown way back at the get amped event. Mike k also posted pics showing it somewhere here. I like the smoother one better.
Edit: here's he thread with new nose cone
Updates from Palo Alto: Panoramic Roof, Homelink, more
Edit: here's he thread with new nose cone
Updates from Palo Alto: Panoramic Roof, Homelink, more
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And here folks have been saying that the only thing exclusive about sigs was the red color...
As my Sig was delivered on Saturday, Lee mentioned that mine is one of the first cars that he has seen with the new nose cone design. It seems to be "flatter" compared to the others that I've seen in pictures, but judge for yourself. I can get a closer pic later if needed.
contaygious
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Wow probably one of the only sigs with that nose. I do like it better, but its not a huge difference
