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Old 04-12-16, 09:22 AM
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Model S gains similar front to Model X and some feature content

Adaptive Lighting
Model S now features full LED adaptive headlamps. Besides enhancing the already great styling, they also boost safety: 14 three-position LED dynamic turning lights improve visibility at night, especially on winding roads.

HEPA Air Filter

Model S now features a Medical grade HEPA air filtration system, which removes at least 99.97% of particulate exhaust pollution and effectively all allergens, bacteria and other contaminants from cabin air.
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I still prefer the original grille...

Bring it back!
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it looks less worse here than on the model X, but I too prefer the black grill
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Originally Posted by GiantsFan
I still prefer the original grille...

Bring it back!
Yeah, I've been seeing the model X popping out lately.
I don't like that grill-less look (yes, there's no need for a radiator)


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I find the front end to be very clean in appearance. I quite like it.
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lol that voldemort pic just hit me with that avada kedavra
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I like it, though it takes others much longer to accept new things
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Best and most interesting flagship luxury car on the market. Looks are always subjective, this does look great but it does not look as bad as some of the spindle grilles.
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Best and most interesting Premium flagship car on the market. Looks are always subjective, this does look great but it does not look as bad as some of the spindle grilles.
Fixed for you

Tesla is not as luxurious as they are perceived to be. Tesla themselves state that Tesla designs and manufactures Premium electric vehicles.

The Model S does compare well with some flagships based on it's abundant technology, performance, quiet cabin, and safety. However, sit inside and some materials are cheap to the touch. The Mercedes-Benz parts bin window switches don't make it a Mercedes nor any fanicer
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don't like it, looks incomplete...
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
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Tesla is not as luxurious as they are perceived to be. Tesla themselves state that Tesla designs and manufactures Premium electric vehicles.

The Model S does compare well with some flagships based on it's abundant technology, performance, quiet cabin, and safety. However, sit inside and some materials are cheap to the touch. The Mercedes-Benz parts bin window switches don't make it a Mercedes nor any fanicer

all that being said, i like the change, but it is really a minor one.
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This Tesla is great in theory, but dreadful in practise.
Spwlf & Hoovey, I can't wait till Lexus releases their electric vehicle EV.
Any idea roughly when this will happen?
EV should be better than Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell, right?
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i still think having a grille is a better idea, though i think this looks better than x and 3 already

i wonder if this really helps aero / drag that much
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I can't imagine hoards of customers wrote in to Tesla complaining they didn't want their cars to have grilles. Ugly facelift. The trend is way on the other side of having prominent grilles. If this starts an entire new direction for luxury cars (it often starts with things like this, by companies such as these), Lexus and Audi are in trouble.
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Originally Posted by peteharvey
This Tesla is great in theory, but dreadful in practise.
Spwlf & Hoovey, I can't wait till Lexus releases their electric vehicle EV.
Any idea roughly when this will happen?
EV should be better than Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell, right?
Sorry I'm not sure of any full EV by Lexus at this time.

Originally Posted by spwolf
all that being said, i like the change, but it is really a minor one.
Originally Posted by rominl
i still think having a grille is a better idea, though i think this looks better than x and 3 already

i wonder if this really helps aero / drag that much
Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
I can't imagine hoards of customers wrote in to Tesla complaining they didn't want their cars to have grilles. Ugly facelift. The trend is way on the other side of having prominent grilles. If this starts an entire new direction for luxury cars (it often starts with things like this, by companies such as these), Lexus and Audi are in trouble.
So now we have a spectrum spanning No grill to Massive grills and some in-between

If the X and 3 were any indication, we should have seen this coming for the S. It's very possible we're witnessing Tesla settle on and adopt a corporate face
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