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Old 04-01-2016, 12:00 AM   #101
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It has a computer monitor tracked onto the dash. And at least you can wear your 10 gallon hat inside.

150k orders already?! So reservation is pointless.
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The dash appears to have just the one central monitor -- I didn't see any instrument cluster in front of the wheel...

Will need to look at photos that come out soon...
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It has a computer monitor tracked onto the dash. And at least you can wear your 10 gallon hat inside.

150k orders already?! So reservation is pointless.
I heard 115, but yeah, that's a lot.

It's a little stubby, but it looks pretty good. Will be interesting to see how closely the production interior tracks the concept.

I noticed at least two different door handles, didn't I? The red one had "L" shaped handles. Others looked like Model S units.

The front has a bit more contouring on the fenders than the S. Looks a little inspired by a Porsche front end.
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Front end was almost a mix of Porsche and the Roadster, with a bit of the X.
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:09 AM   #105
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The dash appears to have just the one central monitor -- I didn't see any instrument cluster in front of the wheel...

Will need to look at photos that come out soon...
There are pics on Twitter. Definitely no instrument cluster.

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There are pics on Twitter. Definitely no instrument cluster.

At some point, someone at Tesla (Elon?) said that one way to economize with the Model 3 was to put only a single screen in it.
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Something tells me the final will be more incorporated -- they will want to pass the crash tests, so the hard edges won't last.

But at least it has cup holders separate from the arm rest!
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I don't mind the grille-less front, but the weird vestigial hump where the grille would have been bugs me. Reminds me of the spare tire hump on an old Lincoln Continental.
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I really like this angle...



For the door handles, I wonder if they are not motorized -- perhaps you push the wide part to pop them out?
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:28 AM   #110
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Looks like it's puckering up.

Did I miss pricing, or did they just stick with the $35k number and no more details?
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