No, the last two examples are coupes and the number of windows is wrong.
Side note, wonder if Tesla should have made the Model 3 a coupe?
Anyway the one sedan you posted lacks the drop nose.
I think part of this is that Tesla did a good job of hiding the height of the hood. Ever since cars had to comply with the pedestrian safety rules the hoods have had to be higher which has squeezed the windows and taken away the vertical height of the glass in cars. You used to see the top of the front hood about level with the bottom of the glass in doors. Classic example:
Now you either have to have very slit like windows to match the hood level:
All three of the cars that you posted have hoods higher than the window belt line.
Result is the the Model 3 looks fundamentally different in the hood/A pillar area compared to most modern cars. In fact the Model 3 has a more level transition there than does the Model S or the Model X.
Ironically the Saturn that jumped to my mind has a more flowing transition there than the Model 3 does.
Very interesting analysis. Iāve never thought all that deeply about the shape of cars. All I know is I like the look of the Model 3 and not the saturn. Must be some other aspects of it that makes me love it so much. Iām really happy they didnāt make it a coupe! I like 4 door cars, so Iād be really bummed if they did that. Maybe theyāll come out with an affordable version of the roadster 2.0 for those that donāt care about the back seats. That would be awesome!
Here is how I see the Model3 after a couple years when sales start to flag. This will be the Model3 Sport - Note the Dubs and the faux Convertible Soft Top !
Read it this morning. Not a Tesla fanboy at all, but I think both of them were BSing quite strong. Firemen would not mess with the hood, door or trunk release, mechanical or otherwise. They would just apply jaws of life or a pry bar. Also, he works in Detroit.
When you combine the crash requirements, the aerodynamic requirements and so on it is really hard to have a shape that sets your car apart. Also the various manufacturers have gotten really good a copying things that prove popular.
I wonder if this will put a premium on interior design because you can still set yourself apart. Certainly Tesla is banking on that with their Model 3 interior. I suspect a lot of what they did was driven by cost considerations but it has the additional advantage of looking like no other car on the road. You wonāt climb into a Model 3 and think you are in a Mazda (or a Saturnā¦).
I think it is nuts to have everything controlled on the tablet. If they were going to remove the central instrument cluster they really should have put in a HUD.
But you have to admit it is a radical re-think of what a car should be. If it turns out to be popular the only way to get one is to buy a Tesla. I suspect it wonāt prove to be a very usable interface model. Like a lot of things with Tesla it will be interesting to see how all this plays out.
Iād like to have 8-10" x 16x20" tablet-like panel in front of me, where gauges used to be. And a smaller one where it is now, but with touch controls only.
I get that people are concerned about this, but I keep seeing these posts from people that havenāt seen or driven the Model 3. How about driving one before passing judgement on it? There are absolutely some things Tesla could do better in terms of the UI/steering wheel controls/voice activation, but for now itās REALLY nice as is! I drove the car for a short time and didnāt miss having the speedometer or other gauges above the steering wheel at all.
Most people that have driven the Model 3 have commented on how great it is to have the front windshield just completely open with no obstructions. A few people have commented how they wish the speedometer was above the steering wheel, but most have said they got used to glancing to the right very quickly. To me, glancing to the right felt a lot more natural than looking down.
As far as controls. Musk has already said nearly everything in the car will be controlled through voice activation. Personally Iād rather have better steering wheel controls first, but to each their own.
Must be some other aspects of it that makes me love it so much. Iām really happy they didnāt make it a coupe! I like 4 door cars, so Iād be really bummed if they did that. Maybe theyāll come out with an affordable version of the roadster 2.0 for those that donāt care about the back seats. That would be awesome!
