Front End... Hmmmmmm

[vortexz]

The front looks futuristic !!! It's like a space-ship.
Nice design, good job Tesla !

 

[aznt1217]

Unfortunately for me, in NY a front plate will be necessary... so I kind of appreciate that matrix style Neo shut your mouth look

 

[djplong]

You lack vision.

I forsee a future where someone markets an add-on for that big blank front nose - a ruggedized LED screen for advertising - Make Money With Your Model 3!

...or maybe just put one of those Lyft mustaches on it!

 

[3s-a-charm]

I got your Tesla (BMW) grills for ya! Apologies in advance...

Maybe someone will make vinyl wraps for the Model 3 with BMW, Maserati, etc "looks" LOL.

 

[AlanSqB]

^That made me throw up in my mouth.

 

[bharat]

Has anyone noticed the slim longitudinal lights on the nose? Kind of a nice touch and I think further help accentuate the front. It's a nice shape and I think it is going to look very slick at night. Almost creates a signature for the car as it approaches.

 

[3s-a-charm]

^That made me throw up in my mouth.

Yes, I forgot the Hoffmeister Kink It was painful putting it together too... !

 

[David J]

Cool looking car except for the front. It needs something there, and it doesn't have to be much. It reminds me of Lord Voldemort the way it is now, and that's not a good thing.

 

[SageBrush]

I'm looking forward to seeing the front of the car in person, but mostly I'm wondering why a cut-off shape in front is (presumably) more aerodynamic than a taper.

Anybody know ?

 

[Takumi]

Edit:
Picture isn't mine. Just found it somewhere and I know this is what a lot of people are thinking.

I think Tesla was going for this:

How close did they get?

 

[EXOTIC1]

Looks better than the MS from the front

 

[SageBrush]

Many car fronts remind me in one way or another of fanciful sea creatures with prominent mouths or lips.

 

[augkuo]

Panamera + Ferrari California + Model X

I like it

No the front end is from an Aston Martin Vantage V8 without the grill
(originally from Fisker's design)

 

[tga]

I got your Tesla (BMW) grills for ya! Apologies in advance...

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Maybe someone will make vinyl wraps for the Model 3 with BMW, Maserati, etc "looks" LOL.

Ack! A Bangle-ized Tesla! Noooooo!!!!!

Again, it's not the lack of grill, it's the flat, non rounded, not-streamlined-looking front end that looks weird to me. The car would look fine with a more rounded grill-free front end.

Maybe shorten (less high) a bit and round the kink (see Takumi's photoshopped Porsche nose above)

 

[roblab]

No, no, no, no! Why do people keep harping on the lack of a grille?!?

It is not the lack of a grill that makes it look weird. It's the completely flat front nose, that looks like if could be made from a sheet of plywood. It looks completely un-aerodynamic and "un-sleek", almost as if a last minute styling decision was to run it into the wall a couple of times.

It looks weird because it doesn't look finished. Like they got to the front of a rectangular block of clay and stopped rounding the front, vs sticking on 4" more clay and rounding it off.

I'm no aerodynamic engineer, but I don't see how that flat front helps the Cd.

Like the Toyota Wood EV?

 

[ucmndd]

Gonna have to clean lots of bugs off that thing.

 

[pmich80]

Unfortunately for me, in NY a front plate will be necessary... so I kind of appreciate that matrix style Neo shut your mouth look

exactly. with the front plate necessary in Ontario, i like that it's a great placeholder for it!

 

[Sunlight]

Maybe this was the inspiration for the nose - deep in the brain's recesses...........

So we can add a chrome MODEL 3 across the front too.

 

[No2DinosaurFuel]

Just slap some vinyl wrap on it or something (quick and bad PS job, but hopefully you get the idea):

Definitely makes it much more bearable. Still don't like those lights though. They should've stuck with the model S lights. No need to make it look like porsche.

 

[bredi]

I had the same idea!

haha! what car is that?