Clay model of new Tesla?

Looks old to me...

Nah, it's just a very "full" wrap.

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I took a screen grab from another frame. Model S or Gen III?

It kind of looks like a Gen III to me. The front seems shorter (entire frank/front area) and the back seems shorter as well.

The video date is 5/29/13... seems very recent.



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Ok, I photoshopped a Model S into the pic for comparison. What do you guys think?

Camera adds ten pounds, and clay adds another 500. Looks like a Model S with a thick wrap to me.

Not sure if it is MS or Gen III but it has different wheels on the driver side then the passenger side...

FreeOfPge said:

Not sure if it is MS or Gen III but it has different wheels on the driver side then the passenger side...

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If I was doing clay design work, I'd have that same rigging. It lets you evaluate both user experiences with a single test subject. In fact, I'm kind of surprised they don't have one of the dark wheels as well.

Looks very much Model S. And it wasn't caught by accident, Tesla planned this interview right there. No way would they have done that with a clay model of Gen III in the background.

What IS interesting are the two cars with the black cover in the back (top picture). That's how to hide a design!

Totally agree. Model S clay, but the cloaked items are very intriguing.

I've already seen a clay model of what looks like the Gen III and that's not it. The model I saw looks like a cross between a BMW 3 and a Lexus IS 250. Noticeably shorter than the clay models in the photo above.

Here's what I saw. I don't know if it is legit, but if it is - I Like It!
One thing's for sure, this is NOT a Model S.

Unfortunately nothing new here. This is from an old video from early last year

WhiteKnight said:

On a lark I watched the recruitment video on Tesla's career page and at 1:23 in the video they showed a clay model which at first glance looks like Model S but upon closer examination may be BlueStar since it looks to be a shorter wheelbase with shorter overhangs.

What do you think?

[video=vimeo;15411923]http://vimeo.com/15411923[/video]

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T@oo said:

Looks like a two door coupe.

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Yup, the 9 spoke wheels also hint at the age.

I'm going to have to agree with Trnsl8r. The front and rear overhangs are much shorter than the Model S and distance to where the B pillar should go to the back of the side window seems shorter as well. I think it's a different car than the Model S, but wouldn't even try to speculate as to why it's there. The S would look phenomenal as a coupe, would "sort of" remind me of an Austin Martin DB with a shorter nose, wait... where was that design guy they just hired from? Releasing a photo of a next generation this way would be pretty typical of the way Tesla markets. Nothing like getting a bunch of Tesla fanatics all worked up...

brianman said:

Yup, the 9 spoke wheels also hint at the age.

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True posts #13 and #14 have the 9 spoke wheels but the OP has 10 spoke wheels (driver's side), so this just adds fuel to the fire and additional proof that it is indeed a more recent clay model.

FreeOfPge said:

True posts #13 and #14 have the 9 spoke wheels but the OP has 10 spoke wheels (driver's side), so this just adds fuel to the fire and additional proof that it is indeed a more recent clay model.

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Right, I was referring to 13 and 14. The OP looks like a Model S with too much makeup (or base or whatever it's called) on.

brianman said:

The OP looks like a Model S with too much makeup (or base or whatever it's called) on.

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Hmmmm, well maybe Model S landed a new role as one of the Real housewives.

could definitely be a gen 3 2 door sedan