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Hatch open? Dying to see a hatch open pic...
There was a photo of a clay model Tesla. I can't find it anymore, but that surely did looked like the Tesla Model 3, I think.
Though it's a long time ago that I had seen that photo. I could be wrong.
Maybe somebody else can still find that photo of that clay model Tesla?
Yes, that's the one. Till presentantion of production X it was assumed on this forum this was Model X (to be honest i was conviced it was an X). But now we know better. Hidding in plane sight for more than 3 years (this is from NatGeo Megafactories documentary as far as i remember).This one?
From the couple of videos I've watched from people getting rides, it looks like there's not currently any type of HUD information, but I'm expecting that to be some of the Reveal - Part 2.I guess now this thread transitions to Mule leaks so we can spot the differences in production vs. prototype ;-)
I think it goes like this... "Hey, I heard the production will have a hatch that opens fully" or "Can someone take a pic of a mule from the front so we can see if there is a HUD on the windshield?"
So due to the lack of instrumentation directly in front of the driver, I'm guessing Heads Up Display (HUD) to provide essential vehicle information to the driver.
I'm also guessing that the panel between the front windscreen and the all-glass rear roof-to-window will be a sunroof option (hopefully, anyway).
I also noticed the lack of badging to show even what logo they'll have on the final product.
The red Model 3 had tinted windows all around. Perhaps that will be an option?
Panoramic windshield like the X!
Tesla's still not big on the whole cupholder thing...
Maybe they are thinking on some kind of HUD, but I think regulators are going to require they have some sort of instrumentation in front of the driver. The dashboard on the right will likely be made bigger too because they need to put the air bags in there. I doubt the prototypes have any safety features like airbags in there.
We know Tesla is not great at meeting schedules in development. To me the interior looks very unfinished with props standing in for things that will be fleshed out before production.
Even if they can get away with the minimalist dash with regulators, I'm not sure the general public is going to go for it. The people who were at the event and are posting here are not the general public. We are here because we took an interest in Tesla and their cars. We are much more educated about the brand than most people and we have some familiarity with the spartan interior on the Model S.
The Model 3 needs to appeal to a wide spectrum of the car buying public to sell well. The exterior looks middle of the road enough to not drive people away like the other EV weirdmobiles do. The interior will need to look close enough to other car interiors to draw people in too. The key is to make a potential buyer feel like they are giving up as little as possible compared to ICE cars. There is already a major negative built in which is the range of BEVs and the charge time compared to filling at a gas station. Superchargers help with this a lot, but it still is a negative against the car in the minds of most car buyers. Being weird in any way and/or with common features missing is another strike against it.
Tesla has made BEVs with a heck of a lot of positives over ICEs and those can be easily demonstrated. There are few base model cars with 0-60 in 6s and probably none in the $35K or less range. The Model 3 will also be roomier than ICEs of similar size and have many other advantages. I'm not saying it will lack selling points. Tesla just needs to keep the Con column as empty as possible.
There are plenty of models around the world including the US that do not include a instrument panel directly in front of the driver, including the best selling Prius.
Talk about spoiled by Tesla, when I watch that video, as soon as they showed the collection of buttons I cringed just a little bit. I really do love the clean design of the Model S, and it's one of the things that I really look forward to in the Model 3.It has 3 separate displays, though, including a HUD...on the 2012 Prius.
I see different doorhandles on the mat grey M3.