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Is it normal for a car company to make a luxury model and an economic model that looks so similar? I'm wondering if that's one of the reasons they feel the nee
by audunw 9y ago
Is it normal for a car company to make a luxury model and an economic model that looks so similar?
I'm wondering if that's one of the reasons they feel the need to put up this comparison: they're not differentiating much on external looks, so they have to make it really clear that they're differentiating on features.
- johnward 9y agoBMW and Audi basically do that.
- illegalsmile 9y agoI'm not sure how normal it is. BMW does it, Mercedes does it to an extent, Audi does it, etc... American and Japanese brands seem to do something similar by using different brands, i.e. Nissan and Infiniti.
- bhauer 9y agoVirtually all near-luxury to luxury manufacturers do exactly this. For these two Tesla models in particular, the headlights and trunk line are key differences between the 3 and S, and are clearly identified by enthusiasts. But the majority of the design is part of the brand's consistent motif, making them look very similar to laypeople. To laypeople, the BMW 3 looks nearly identical to the 5; the A3 looks nearly identical to the A6; the C-class looks nearly identical to the E-class; the ATS looks nearly identical to the CTS; the XE looks nearly identical to the XF; and so on.