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Is This New Tesla Model a Game Changer for the Auto Industry?

The Tesla Model 3 has people talking in Core77's discussion topic of the week

By Core Jr - April 12, 2016

in Forum Frenzy | Cars

This week we bring you our pressing topic of the moment straight from our reader-driven discussion boards! Some Core77 readers got excited about the announcement of Tesla's new Model 3 recently being revealed and wanted to see what our community of auto-heads had to say about it. Coffee87 asks:

"So its unveiled now, the Model 3! Starting at $35,000.
What do you all think about it?
Possible "game changer" for the auto industry?"

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The responses, as always, have been mixed in the car world. Some people seem to be weirded out by the grill-less facade. "I don't want a fake grill in front, but I would like... something... there," says Scott Bennett, "the surfacing suggests a grill, which makes it looks like it's missing. And it's going to look pants with a front license plate." (Editors Note: in case you weren't aware, "pants" is essentially hilarious British slang for "terrible")

Coffee87 retorts, saying, "I absolutely love the front end design with the sports car style nose, a hint for but lack of a grill and the headlights. I think that by leaving design cues for where a grill should be but not actually including it works great. It creates this intrigue and statement 'I`m electric'."

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What do you think? Is this new model sleek or a total blunder—and why? Share your thoughts with us in the comment feed below!

(Also feel free to check out the original post and contribute on our discussion board!)

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Giorgio Santero

8 years ago

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Why no front grille? Why no dashboard? Why no...
I wasn't born in 1955, but i believe that the Citroen DS unveiling generated the same kind of discussions.
It changed the market and then lasted 20 years in production.

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Grant Parrinello

8 years ago

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Meh. Not terrible. Not great... Just meh. Maybe that is what they were going for. Don't want to outshine your flagship after all.

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Kirk Boone

8 years ago

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I like the overall design -- but, that grill or lack thereof. It eerily makes me think of Gort from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'.

A nice low profile or heads-up dash would be nicer as well.

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