Tesla Model 3 revealed

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hour_hour45

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102 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Not sure what time tomorrow Pistonheads will post their article on it but for those who are keen... even the base spec will have a sub 6 second 0-60 and have a 200 mile range. Couple of interesting design features, the entire roof's glass and there's no instrument cluster in front of the driver. Car Magazine article's probably got the best photos:

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-offici...

unsprung

5,467 posts

123 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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According to Road & Track, the following is the first official press photo.

Also... An impressive statistic... In the last 24 hours, Tesla have received 115,000 reservations, globally, for the Model 3. At $1000 per reservation, that's a cool £80,000,000.

Article here.


thatsprettyshady

1,820 posts

164 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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I'm sure this is the car that will establish Tesla and their electric car ethos into the mainstream market. The model S has obviously been successful but it's pricey and in my eyes a bit too big.

If they get even within 5k of the £25k price they will fly off the shelves, what with your average 1 series costing c£20k and this is a spaceship by comparison. It's a car you'd genuinely imagine owning and using in the UK

Good luck to them.


TheInternet

4,703 posts

162 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Those who have an issue with the iPad stuck on the Merc dash are going to have a fit if these pictures are to be believed: http://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-3-this-is-it-17682.... Awful, but presumably a lot cheaper than conventional switches/buttons.

hour_hour45

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102 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Agreed, think they'll sell very well and based on 115k pre-orders that'll be the first six months of production sold already! Wish I could love it but still not sold on the look of the front end...

ZOLLAR

19,908 posts

172 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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That dashboard has got to be an april's fool joke?
Looks awful.

Innowaybored

896 posts

106 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Deposit paid.


stuckmojo

2,955 posts

187 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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I'm sold. Beatifully executed,especially the front. I will buy one in the UK when they have made enough. I can see this as a game changer. I'm not particularly a Tesla fanboy, but this to me is a game changer.

Hugh Jarse

3,486 posts

204 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Looks good and some nice design decisions to declutter.

JackThrust

158 posts

162 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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I think it looks fantastic. I knew people would moan about the flat screen panel but to me it looks a lot more elegant than the one in the Model S, plus it fits in with the design of the interior, it doesn't look as incongruous as the Merc offerings.

I was telling my wife about these last night and we agreed as long as it doesn't look crap we're having one. Looks like we'll be signing up!

EricE

1,945 posts

128 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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thatsprettyshady said:
I'm sure this is the car that will establish Tesla and their electric car ethos into the mainstream market. The model S has obviously been successful but it's pricey and in my eyes a bit too big.

If they get even within 5k of the £25k price they will fly off the shelves, what with your average 1 series costing c£20k and this is a spaceship by comparison. It's a car you'd genuinely imagine owning and using in the UK

Good luck to them.
I think this car - if it really comes as announced - has the potential to completely redefine the automotive industury as a whole. The rear wheel driven (!) base model has 5 doors, lots of room, two trunks, 0-60 in 5.x seconds, a large panoramic glass roof, 15" monitor with navigation and constant software updates. All standard.

Meanwhile old car companies are still trying to charge £5000 for an extra 20 Bhp or £1500 for an outdated 8" Nav or £150 for floormats. In a nasty FWD hatch.
Feels like Nokia vs the iPhone all over again.

unsprung

5,467 posts

123 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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EricE said:
Feels like Nokia vs the iPhone all over again.
+1

disruption redux



98elise

26,376 posts

160 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Innowaybored said:
Deposit paid.
Thats top of my to do list today smile



Buff Mchugelarge

3,316 posts

149 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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I think Tesla are going to do very, very well with this and rightly so tbf.

Killer2005

19,595 posts

227 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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I'm tempted too. Brilliant design and very well specced in comparison to its rivals

98elise

26,376 posts

160 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Watching the release video they are doubling the dealers and supercharging points in 1 year.

This really is a game changer

Edited by 98elise on Friday 1st April 07:46

Truckosaurus

11,183 posts

283 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Buff Mchugelarge said:
I think Tesla are going to do very, very well with this and rightly so tbf.
Their biggest problem will be building them quick enough to meet demand.

I think the 'single touchscreen' dashboard design will become much more common across other vehicles as it must be cheaper to manufacture and install than 10s of single switches and knobs on a traditional dash.

IforB

9,840 posts

228 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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This is the real birth of the electric car as a viable product. If it does what they say it will (and given the Model S and X then I don't believe there will be a problem with that) then it's the first electric car that isn't an oddity and can truly be seen as a rival to "normal" cars.

It's not often that the phrase "game changer" can be used without a hint of irony. This is one of those times.

AnotherClarkey

3,589 posts

188 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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Deposit paid - but it is going to be a looooong wait.

yayitsadiesel

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114 months

Friday 1st April 2016
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unsprung said:
In the last 24 hours, Tesla have received 115,000 reservations, globally, for the Model 3. At $1000 per reservation, that's a cool £80,000,000.
No it isn't