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Well not quite. Yes, the Model 3 is ~29cm wider. But to get out of the car, you have to open the door, and the door of a typical “safe” car is 15-20cm thick.
by OldHand2018 6y ago
Well not quite. Yes, the Model 3 is ~29cm wider. But to get out of the car, you have to open the door, and the door of a typical “safe” car is 15-20cm thick. Remember that the door has to swing outward more than its thickness just to make any space at all to exit.
Vehicle width can really make a big difference in tight spaces.
- tharkun__ 6y agoI did implicitly assume that all car doors are essentially about the same width (i.e. never thought about that). So are Tesla doors also much thicker or what exactly are we talking? And how much are we talking. Now I really wanna see parking spot widths (which I know are much smaller than in NA in Germany and probably many if not all European countries). Come to think if it, the Fabia in Scotland was already 'fun' to deal with on some smaller roads out in the country ;)