We currently have email thread going on at work with all the current Tesla owners and everyone who put down money for a Model III. I think I'm the only one who won't be a Tesla owner by 2019.

 

There's more to making or breaking Tesla than how much profit is made on each car. If this works, the credibility they will gain will be immense, and will bolster everything else they do.

 

Wow Teslas is literally giving every other automaker a blueprint and a year and a half to release something similar. Secondly, if they are having trouble delivering their low volume models, how are they going to deliver high volume products? Even if the giga factory comes on line on schedule, there will always be teething problems initially. it's good they are succeeding in getting so much hype and orders. Let's hope they can deliver.

 

I wonder what the price is in Canadian $? With the current exchange it is at $45k. Which is good-ish for a car that that can do 320 km before charging.

 

It was never its intent to be a ferrari, its a car for the masses.

 

I hope the overall interior fit and finish is better. I haven't been all that impressed with the Model S that I've been in

 

This is definitely a big question mark. They're trying to hit multiple, interlinked, and moving targets at once. The first Model 3's will go to Tesla employees, and then to current Tesla owners (who are generally rabid fanboys) and then to the general public. So the first Model 3s, which will undoubtedly be fairly rough beta-type vehicles, will be somewhat to a controlled audience that is pro-Tesla. I think that's good for them, but can mean that Tesla still won't be exposed to the "masses" for quite a while.

But bravo to Tesla. Is this one of the first instances in a car getting a substantial amount of some development costs "crowdfunded" with this elongated deposit/order cycle?

 

Well, it is going to be a lot worse in Model 3 since it is a lot cheaper car... today's reveal is basically a concept vehicle, it looks like pretty "poor" interior but that will likely change before production vehicle.

If they start selling them in 2 years at $45k before tax breaks, it is pretty nice... basically it is like Bolt pricing except it is much bigger vehicle, faster, nicer.

Of course, there will likely be $80k model... A lot of people are expecting they will all be sold at $35k after tax break, but just like with every other car model, most sold config will likely be over $50k.

 

There was that 3 wheel car that still isnt delivered?

But yes... great fanbase that will do whatever Musk tells them to... which is very good for the company. Big screena and good performance is all they need (0-60 in under 6s is very nice).

 

Autonomous is included as standard. Sold! They just need to improve the interior dramatically though. I don't care if they call it minimalist, no steering wheel controls, no speedometer? Maybe HUD? Now for the wait...

 

I expect the trim and bits to be worse (material wise) given the price difference, but the Model S had some trim gaps that just didn't belong in a car that expensive. This is going to be their 4th stab at building a car so hopefully they had some good lessons learned between the Roadster and the X

 

highly underwhelming


the front is weird looking, the interior is bland, over all the car is boring and underwhelming..


IMO a fail..

 

already 115,000 pre-orders for the 3.

 

198,000 pre orders ...

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/08/10/t...-each-model-s/