09-02-2023, 09:30 AM | #1 |
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Tesla Model 3 refresh
What do people think? Made the front end less bulbous which is a good thing.
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I think it looks great and seems to have a lot of nice little improvements. Unfortunately, I think this is the Chinese version, so hoping the US version gets these design and mechanical improvements.
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Nice refresh. Where are they going to put the amber corner reflectors required in North America? It will likely ruin the very clean front bumper or headlights.
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Far better than anything BMW can come up with lately.
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09-02-2023, 11:35 AM | #5 |
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1000lbs lighter than an equivalent i4, tesla is doing something right.
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I guess I'm in the minority. I think the front is meh. The rear looks better, but I always thought the rear was the ugliest part of the car. Interior is practically the same and I hate the fact they removed the stalks for gear selection and turn signals. The only plus on the inside IMO is the cooled seats.
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Doesn't that look alot like the S?
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Yup model 3 performance is 4000lbs and i4 m50 is 5000.
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There's a reason it's lighter... the overall quality just isn't the same. The G80 weighs about the same as my old model 3 while being roughly the same size, and the level of quality in materials/sound deadening/etc is not even close. Add a 1k lbs battery pack and you get to the weight of an i4
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Exterior looks better. New colors look... the same as before, probably still come with the same s*** paint quality as well. Interior is downgrade, ambient lighting is nice, but the loss of stalks is stupid.
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It's weird.... it looks better than the current one... but also somehow looks even more like a budget economy car. This wouldn't look out of place among a sea of corollas and civics.
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I am not 100% clear I see the difference lol...
I would have expected more interior upgrades as everyone knows that's where Tesla falls apart... now, there is even less buttons and they removed all of the gear and turn stalks.... odd decisions across the board. Still no dash with a speedo nor a heads up from what I can tell... again, it's obvious this car is designed around manufacturing efficiency and not really the customer.
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Good looking refresh. I'm interested to know if any upgrades have been made to the technology, namely camera, infotainment processor, infotainment screen resolution, and charging speeds. Also, are there any performance upgrades to the motors?
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