We want some Model 3 Leaks, renders, sketches !

[pr0teu5]

I don't think this is news to many in here.

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/02/25/...ting-price-of-cars-executive-says-in-houston/


We already know it was supposed to compete with the BMW 3 series and that it would be 20% smaller than a Model S. This eliminates in my mind any possibility that we may be dealing with a Bolt-like car. I was also worried about the car being completely bare-bones at the $35k price point. So I'd anxious to see what features he's talking about.

Yeah, it seems like it will be quite nice. It won't be the bear bones econobox that some people expect. It'll be a $35k car that happens to be electric, not a $25k car with a $10k electric premium ala the Bolt.

 

[FlatSix911]

Tesla Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel Discusses Model 3

• It has “next generation” Tesla tech.
• It’s about the size of an Audi A4.
• It will wow everyone with features.
• Every EV component, from battery innards to electric motors, is quickly dropping in price.
• Lithium is plentiful already, but could be extracted from ocean water in the future.

Some Straubel quotes from IHS Energy CERAWeek in Houston:

“We don’t really need more performance, we don’t really need much more range, we need to focus on cost”
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Expanding on costs outside the battery:

“Basically every single part of that electric vehicle ecosystem is dropping substantially”
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[MassModel3]

This is the line that has me most excited:

• It has “next generation” Tesla tech.

 

[1208]

This is the line that has me most excited:

• It has “next generation” Tesla tech.

 

[FlatSix911]

Get ready for this ...

 

[Max*]

Get ready for this ...

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No thanks.

 

[MassModel3]

No thanks.

^ ^ ^ ^

What he said!

 

[S3XY]

Luckily he said it would be about the size of an A4, not that it will look like one. And I think it's safe to assume it won't look anything like it (for the good).

 

[Max*]

When I was shopping for the Model S, I test drove an S4 (same size as an A4, I believe). I thought it was very comfortable inside and had a decent sized trunk for a "smaller" car.

If the Model 3 is the same size/interior room/luggage room as an A4, I'd be thrilled.

 

[McHoffa]

Please be a hatch, please be a hatch...

(like the Model S, not like the Bolt/Honda Fit/etc)

 

[JRP3]

Please be a hatch, please be a hatch...

(like the Model S, not like the Bolt/Honda Fit/etc)

I think we can pretty much count on that.

 

[Whistle2Whine]

If you want to know what a Model S-looking A4 looks like, google the Audi A5 Sportback. Which I think would be a VERY good thing.

 

[Max*]

If you want to know what a Model S-looking A4 looks like, google the Audi A5 Sportback. Which I think would be a VERY good thing.

I'm in!

 

[Big-T]

If you want to know what a Model S-looking A4 looks like, google the Audi A5 Sportback. Which I think would be a VERY good thing.

Damn, now I want an A5 Sportback.

 

[Trev Page]

I used to own a BMW 328i. Great car. If Model 3 is the same size, throw in a frunk, lift back, SuperCharger access, autopilot and Tesla's touch screen; they will decimate BMW's 3 series market share. I'm in.

 

[1208]

Speaking of Audi's, the Audi A2... :smile:

 

[MassModel3]

Speaking of Audi's, the Audi A2... :smile:

Cute little car... I wonder what it'll look like when it grows up! :biggrin:

 

[Max*]

Cute little car... I wonder what it'll look like when it grows up! :biggrin:

 

[EcoHeliGuy]

Oh my sides hurt

 

[1208]

Oh my sides hurt

No problem, you can lie down in the back of it and get taken to ER.