[Rumor] Nose cone will be body colored on the X

[AnxietyRanger]

Very well done AR. Have you played with the idea of giving the nose cone some kind of outline? I.e similar to the Orange model s pics above with the nose cone with the same body colour but a subtle chrome outline?

Thanks for asking. Here.

 

[AziwA]

Wow your fast. Thank you. I agree not sure that's what we would see on the final product but still interesting to compare

 

[Bonlaw]

Two years ago I wrapped to match.

 

[SteveG3]

I like that. Any more pics Bonlaw?

 

[AziwA]

I don't mind at all. Only time will prove the validity of this information.

Are you still around throwawayaccount? Any more info for us?

 

[J1mbo]

Silliness!!

It's a prototype! why are people acting like this is the first time Tesla has done this?!
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This looks awesome!

Probably not for the X, which has a flatter front end, but something along these lines.

They should launch the Model S refresh with this front end, IMO.

 

[throwawayaccount]

Are you still around throwawayaccount? Any more info for us?

I know one more (minor) thing but can't spill the beans for fear of outing my source.

 

[SteveG3]

I know one more (minor) thing but can't spill the beans for fear of outing my source.

thanks for come back throw. any update on your sense of the timing regarding this coming to the S (or being revealed at all for that matter)?

 

[Bonlaw]

I like that. Any more pics Bonlaw?

Sorry for the delay, did not see the request.

 

[SteveG3]

Sorry for the delay, did not see the request.

cool. better late than never and congrats on the arrival of BronzeD.

 

[AnxietyRanger]

Yes, from me too much thank you for sharing the pictures, Bonlaw, and giving us some more feel on what a body-colored Model X nosecone (or a Model S facelift nosecone) might look like.

 

[Bonlaw]

It is crazy. When I posted my nose cone wrap 2 years ago I was vilified. Almost universally flamed. Now it seems to be accepted, even praised - evolution!

 

[AnOutsider]

It is crazy. When I posted my nose cone wrap 2 years ago I was vilified. Almost universally flamed. Now it seems to be accepted, even praised - evolution!

If consistency matters, I still don't like the looks, but respect that tastes differ.

 

[3s-a-charm]

If consistency matters, I still don't like the looks, but respect that tastes differ.

While I don't care for the nose cone, I do like the contrast and not the body-color versions. One of the great things about the Model S design is it doesn't look like a spacey electric-mobile - the contrasted (black) nose cone keeps the "air intake" look of a traditional ICE vehicle. I would prefer the nose cone be inverted but I know this would be inefficient for aerodynamics.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

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The Model S Alpha had arguably the best look - all black nose cone - even with the chrome trim around - and the Tesla emblem up on the hood, a la BMW/Merc.

Alpha Hits the Road | Tesla Motors

 

[AnxietyRanger]

It is crazy. When I posted my nose cone wrap 2 years ago I was vilified. Almost universally flamed. Now it seems to be accepted, even praised - evolution!

So sorry if you got flamed, I'm sure that was unnecessary. Anyway personally, I'm not sure I like a body-colored nosecone if it is implemented like the Model S nosecone.

What I like about these images are the fairly consistent rumors that Model X will feature something new (gone? body colored?) in the nosecone area - and subsequent speculation a Model S facelight might follow. In that regard your images now are very timely and quite useful to give a glimpse of what it could be like, if true.

Personally I'd prefer the chrome trim being gone altogether, see the top concept below:

Source: [Concept] Model X image without nose-cone and A pillar cross-beam - Page 3

 

[FlatSix911]

Very interesting!

 

[NigelM]

Worth noting that this rumor started from an unsubstantiated source and that colored nose cones will just add parts inventory and production complexity; personal preferences aside it's only going to happen if Tesla believes that it will increase sales.

Of course, Model X might not have a nose cone at all.

 

[dsm363]

It is crazy. When I posted my nose cone wrap 2 years ago I was vilified. Almost universally flamed. Now it seems to be accepted, even praised - evolution!

Do you mean this?
Nose cone wrapped.

If you were vilified and it crosses the line use the report function. I saw nothing but support in this thread but might have been somewhere else.

 

[Buckeye2320]

Hopefully I am not stating the obvious, but if you own a black Model S, isn't your nosecone already the same color of the car???? So the only difference is that you can have your painted, wrapped or whatever to match the color of your car if is not black.... Doesn't change the look of the car all that much. Looks nice, but not something that makes me jump out of my seat.