I don't think that is a split opening. Every vehicle I've seen with a split opening has a square joint at the lower edge where the lower hinge is. The picture shows a curved lower edge, which would require a complicated hinge arrangement (or the bizarre drawer arrangement that AFAIK has only shown up on concept cars.)Walter
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I thought the person who took the photos was an MS owner or friend of an MS owner, so not really a real leak but rather a valid sighting in the wild.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Looks too much like the concept car. I'm not believing that this is what the final Model X will look like. From things I've heard, the final product will be different and better than the concept. The vehicle in these pictures, in my opinion, isn't really much different or better.
I'm a reservation holder, but to be perfectly honest, I don't think the prototype is that great looking. I'm really hoping the final product is better. I'm still a buyer either way, but just hoping.
I'm a reservation holder, but to be perfectly honest, I don't think the prototype is that great looking. I'm really hoping the final product is better. I'm still a buyer either way, but just hoping.
I have done some image analysis on the leaked pictures, and it is clear to me that this is a controlled leak from Tesla Motors.
The pictures are taken in full daylight from just a couple of meters of distance, a clear and perfect day for photography, but yet the photographer was “unlucky” enough to get the entire picture heavily underexposed.
The backside and the sides of the car seem to be quite similar to the earlier prototype, but clearly the front has changed a lot. Therefore it is really “sad” for the poor photographer that just the front section of the car got so underexposed that all image information is gone and cannot be retrieved again.
In addition, the images are heavily compressed and the compression artifacts in the front section of the car happen to be, not only in another color tone, but also another size than the compression artifacts in rest of the picture.
The pictures are taken in full daylight from just a couple of meters of distance, a clear and perfect day for photography, but yet the photographer was “unlucky” enough to get the entire picture heavily underexposed.
The backside and the sides of the car seem to be quite similar to the earlier prototype, but clearly the front has changed a lot. Therefore it is really “sad” for the poor photographer that just the front section of the car got so underexposed that all image information is gone and cannot be retrieved again.
In addition, the images are heavily compressed and the compression artifacts in the front section of the car happen to be, not only in another color tone, but also another size than the compression artifacts in rest of the picture.
That looks like a good guess, was wondering long that it was but the way you show it make sense
anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
There's too much black tape over the car to get a good look at the fine details. These photos give the general shape, but not much more.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
I'm not concerned with the details. It's the general shape that is too much like the concept that bothers me and makes me think this isn't the final production prototype.
It is a car built on the same chassie as the model S, the final should look better than the prototype, it beed to be as aerodynamic as posible, why or how should its looks change alot from prototype?
To many parameters is already sett and it should be a Tesla?
As many parts as posible should be reused to get production costs down.
To many parameters is already sett and it should be a Tesla?
As many parts as posible should be reused to get production costs down.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
jerjozwik
Active Member
Gerasimental
Member
I'm not sure I can fully agree here. The flanks are flatter and the windows bigger. Overall the body has lost some sleekness but probably gained a lot of interior roominess.
Newscutter
Member
AH. Thanks for doing the photo comparisons.
Exactly what I was asserting last night. Maybe not a "decoy" per se-- but certainly lacking the "substantial changes" that Elon has been citing as reasons to NOT show the white prototype.
Exactly what I was asserting last night. Maybe not a "decoy" per se-- but certainly lacking the "substantial changes" that Elon has been citing as reasons to NOT show the white prototype.
Yuri_G
Member
It's most likely that this version is the beta. The shareholder letter said there were 30+ beta X's undergoing rigorous testing. The exterior can't diverge much from the prototype given aerodynamic limitations. It's likely the most dramatic changes are happening inside the X. That said, I wouldn't judge the exterior until we see it without camo.
youlikeadajuice
P 9130
Those side by side pics of the black model x with the lighter colors we've previously seen seem to show that it is actually very similar to what we've seen before. I think seeing it in black was making me think it looked significantly different, but actually, not so much.
If there are 30+ betas out there, then we should get to see the others and preferably in more colours such as white, this will end the doubts as to this being a beta and enlighten us as to what the details of the design are, as white will show up the edges more.
I'm guessing a few people on this forum are beta testers but their NDA prevents them from letting us know.
I'm guessing a few people on this forum are beta testers but their NDA prevents them from letting us know.
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