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Tesla Model S Refresh

not sure i like this... we're all saying that the model x and model 3 needs a fake grille like the model s, and then they do this? :confused:

The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous

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The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous

Jason Torchinsky
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The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous
Elon Musk’s campaign to eliminate false grilles has won a very important battle, on the very face of their flagship product: the newly-facelifted Tesla Model S will have a false-grille-less front, very similar to the Tesla Model X. Just like we thought it would.

Official photos just released from Tesla confirm the leaked images we saw earlier, showing a mildly-refreshed Model S that replaces the outgoing Model S’ glossy black ovoid grille-replacement panel with the more subtle ‘moustache’ seen on the Model X.

The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous
These grille-unencumbered noses also connect aesthetically to the Model 3's Renault Floride-like face, defining Tesla’s corporate look as one that shuns the usual definer of automotive familial identity, the grille. Good for Tesla – the result is sleek, clean, and very striking. It’s lovely, and doesn’t look like every other hungry fish-mouthed premium sedan out there.

Does this suggest the Model 3 may be getting the Teslastache as well?

The headlights have been updated a bit as well, and, again, fit more with the ever-evolving Tesla corporate visual vocabulary.

The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous
Around the rear, the taillights have been updated slightly, with a darkened area visually braking the taillight from the side marker area, which, incidentally, also hides the charger port. Perhaps this was done to make the charging port access more visible?

Tesla also confirmed that the Model S will be getting the Model X’s ‘Bioweapon Defense Mode’ HEPA air filtration system, as well as getting a 48 amp charger (up 8 amps), and a choice of two new wood options for the interior’s woody bits.

The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous
To make sure the Model 3's pricing makes sense, the Model S’ price will likely rise, and we may see a new trim level, the bonkers P100D stupid-fast trim.

None of these are huge changes, but it’s a decent little mid-cycle facelift.

UPDATE: As some have pointed out in the comments, the configurator with the new pricing is already live online.

The Updated Tesla Model S Is Gorgeous
It looks like it starts at the low-end with the single-engine 70 at $67,400, and goes up to $128,900 for the P90D with all the options ticked.

That Tesla corporate "faceless" nose lol. Not feeling it.

That red is gorgeous. I can't seem to find a single problem with tesla, perhaps as years go by the reliability will be shit but its to soon to say. For now they're winning in every category.

I don't think it looks good or bad. I think it just looks like a "car". I can see it as being nice in its utilitarian design, though.

I think if Honda or Toyota redesigned the Accord or Camry respectively to look like that, it'd be viewed as kind of ugly.

The appeal of Tesla cars is the uniqueness of how they're powered, features, etc.

This is coming from a big fan of Tesla and I hope I could own one some day.

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Originally Posted by donjalapeno (Post 8746776)

That red is gorgeous. I can't seem to find a single problem with tesla, perhaps as years go by the reliability will be shit but its to soon to say. For now they're winning in every category.

tesla model s has a "worse than average" reliability record (down from "average" since 2013) according to consumer reports. but it's also one of their highest rated vehicles on their recommended list...

Tesla Reliability Doesn?t Match Its High Performance - Consumer Reports

thankfully tesla is very good with warranty repairs, which helps take the sting out of having so many problems, but i'm afraid to know what the repair costs are like once the warranty runs out :o

It looks pretty damn good for a car without a grill. I think we are just too used to seeing all the cars with grill, but eventually this look might just grow on us.

^ thought of the exact same thing at first look

it makes the car look more bland or plain.