I still think this car design rather has problems regarding having almost no curvature and really bad details. It almost looks like an very early design model. Since my cousin owns a Tesla S, you can even notice many design errors such as wrong gap spacing, twisted curves etc. on Tesla Production Models. But I seriously think that the car would look much better with a refined design. I really donât think this minimalistic design/shape is the real problem this car has. It clearly is different, but if this is good is subjective. All other shown cars in this thread do have more curvature and much more detail. In my oppinion good and bad design are always stronger related to its detail and the (designers) craftmanship behind, and not so much about the idea or shape itself.
IMHO the whole approach is a fundamental misconception. But probably these steps are needed to gain acceptance for the change. But thatâs a different storyâŚ
BTW. there was a similar move by Wally Power in the super yacht industry
Stainless steel is really hard to forge. The same with the Delorean the material dictates the form. Tesla is already having issues with panel gaps with aluminum. Going with stainless also solves their paint issues.
I really never got the point of having a Stainless Steel skin!
Really I hope that such a car is not allowed to drive on european roads. There is a good reason why a carbody easily folds together on impact. And its not only about the object getting hit by such a car, but also about its own passengers. I still really donât know if this whole presentation was actually a hoax or notâŚ