kizamebute'
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Never been a fan of Tesla's front end design language. I still preferred the Model S with the nose cone. Just personal taste. Tesla originally included the nose cone on the Model S to soften the blow for buyers not wanting an EV that looked weird or different as many do. The nose cone at least didn't shock people when looking at it. The X was supposed to have one too in the original designs. Then Tesla moved away from it, first on the Model X, with the S and 3 to follow. After now having established itself, Tesla wanted to differentiate itself from the "grille" look. My problem with it is they just removed the nose cone "grille", but left the flat spot where one would normally go on most cars, rather than redesigning the front end to not include any semblance of a grille space. For my personal taste, I think Unplugged Performance has hit it out of the park with their new nose / fascia. Was a long wait as they perfected the design, but well worth the wait. Thank you Unplugged, looks amazing. For me personally, this is what Tesla should have done to begin with.
Still not a fan of the headlights either, the nose helps as it breaks them up from the nose. Some love the smooth look of how the headlights seamlessly blend into the front of the car. Me personally, I like a little definition to break things up. Subtle with a bit of sportiness thrown in. A version of what "M" is to BMW or AMG is to Mercedes.
UPDATE 03/29/2019 - SEE FOLLOW UP POST REGARDING MY EARLY OPINION REGARDING IMPACT ON RANGE (APPEARS TO BE POSITIVE)
Unfortunately it poured rain yesterday and today, so photos aren't great. Will get the car washed this weekend and get some better photos.
UPDATE: GOT SOME BETTER PHOTOS OF IT:
Still not a fan of the headlights either, the nose helps as it breaks them up from the nose. Some love the smooth look of how the headlights seamlessly blend into the front of the car. Me personally, I like a little definition to break things up. Subtle with a bit of sportiness thrown in. A version of what "M" is to BMW or AMG is to Mercedes.
UPDATE 03/29/2019 - SEE FOLLOW UP POST REGARDING MY EARLY OPINION REGARDING IMPACT ON RANGE (APPEARS TO BE POSITIVE)
Unfortunately it poured rain yesterday and today, so photos aren't great. Will get the car washed this weekend and get some better photos.
UPDATE: GOT SOME BETTER PHOTOS OF IT:
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