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04-06-2016, 12:37 PM
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Wondering if they'll have a Model 3 hatchback version...
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That would be my Tesla!
They have simplified the door handles, apparently. |
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04-06-2016, 12:51 PM
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I'm surprised they didn't design this mass market car as a hatch back first. This will give the Bolt a competitive edge in the target market.
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04-06-2016, 01:16 PM
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Mass market compared to other Teslas. Realistically, how many hatches are there over $40k? It's got an expected base price of $35, but the last story I saw expected them to go for an average of $42 with options.
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04-06-2016, 02:52 PM
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Dodge has been doing them reliably on their minivans for years. I'll trust Tesla's version any day.
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I wouldn't have either. I mean sure, most engineers could come up with a complicated Rube Goldbergish way to accomplish a simple task, but WHY? |
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04-06-2016, 10:21 PM
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One could ask the same about doors.  |
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04-10-2016, 04:11 PM
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Tesla Model 3's strongest competition, the Model S gets their updates
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04-11-2016, 12:49 PM
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It is amazing to me how fraught this whole grill thing is. Tesla has obviously transitioned from a "normal" looking grill on the Model S, to the hint of a grill on the Model X, to only the shape of the grill with body color on the Model ☰.
To have the Model S "catch up" - and I think it will look even better.
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04-11-2016, 06:08 PM
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It's got this little pig snout. Someone will paint nostrils there. Someone else hopefully will mold low-light Karmann Ghia grills in the upper corners.
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04-11-2016, 07:43 PM
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The production Tesla 3 nose probably won't even look like that. They were rushing to get anything at all to unveil.
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