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Old 11-23-2019, 11:27 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
There is a silly amount of headroom in the front. If there is enough for a 6'5" guy in the back seat, there is plenty in the front with a flat roof. They did it just to be extremely different.
It isn't clear to me that a flat roof would give the headroom they were targeting, or that going with a conventional curved radius is possible given the thickness and material they are working with.

Sure, they are going with straight lines as a theme, but it isn't clear if that was the design philosophy from the beginning, or if it's a consequence of the material and structural engineering choices.

Regardless, the problem with the appearance can't be fixed with a flat roof. It's a stark design, and most will hate it, and a few will love it.
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