WhiteStar styling ideas - Page 2

TEG · 07-12-2008, 10:13 AM

Yeah - yeah - they should have announced that on April 1st...

Super-secret photo of Tesla Whitestar leaks out of San Carlos - AutoblogGreen

Elius ?
Prelise?

TEG · 07-12-2008, 10:24 AM

Reminscent of the "Porschius".

doug · 07-12-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TEG

Elius ?
Prelise?

The file says Lotus Esprius.

TEG · 07-12-2008, 10:32 AM

OK, I prefer Prelise.

Esprius sounds like a Lotus Esprit and Prius merger.

doug · 07-12-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TEG

Actually I interpreted that filename as "Lotuses Prius"... (like Lotus' Prius)

lotusesprius.jpg

Also in the ABG Gallery is says "LotusEsprius". While the name works nicely for the portmanteau, that ABG monstrosity looks nothing like the Esprit.

Iz · 07-13-2008, 06:25 AM

Esprius? Prelise? The people at ABG have a good sense of humor.

Laurent · 07-23-2008, 06:36 PM

For me, Model S needs to be a practical car with lots of space for passengers and cargo. I recently heard a Tesla employee mention that it would provide ample space, much more than a BMW 3-series, closer to a 7-series. In terms of the actual design, he said that they were in the process of making a clay model and that the "real" car would be unveiled before the end of year. I certainly hope so.

graham · 07-23-2008, 06:38 PM

So... with the Model S design not public yet (not finished yet?) we can still speculate about it. The age old question remains on the design: For a 5-seat sedan in the $60k class would you prefer a more aerodynamic design, or one that is "nicer" looking.

The Roadster is nice looking, but not super aerodynamic (as no convertible can be). The EV1 was more aerodynamic, but arguably not as nice looking.

The Model S will be (I'm guessing) a 4000 lb sedan. So by default its range and power will have more challenges than the Roadster currently has. They can make it super aerodynamic and make the numbers go up... and make a car that will be difficult to sell to the mainstream on looks. They can make a car look very nice, but have lousy range, acceleration etc.

Where would you like them to compromise? For those interested in buying a Whitestar is it more important to you to have a car which looks very nice, or one which has superior range/power numbers?

vfx · 07-23-2008, 07:25 PM

Well if the Fisker Karma had indeed been the Whitestar (S) final design it would have struck a pretty good compromise for us. We have a down on the FK but will pull that in a nanosecond if the S is Superior.