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Teslas are very minimalistic I think. That's also why I don't find them interesting, e.g. a BMW iX is much more controversial (maybe uglier?).

bobthepanda 5y ago
I would hardly classify Tesla as “as cheap as possible”, at least not in terms of the sticker price. Certainly not “manual everything” with all the touch interfaces.
rootusrootus 5y ago
Tesla has elevated cost-cutting-as-a-virtue to the highest art form. I'm impressed. But they're also making a run at the "only evolve, never redesign" mantra for their cars. This may change with time as more competition enters the EV market.
eternityforest 5y ago
It's cool how Tesla and his companies in general seem to really understand the idea that things should be computers first, and not have anything that could have been software. Sadly a lot of the other stuff is less awesome.
InitialLastName 5y ago
Teslas are aesthetically minimalist, but they ship with hardware to cover an eventuality that the car might not last long enough to utilize. That's the opposite of minimalist from a product perspective.
m463 5y ago
Outside, I think the teslas are very interesting with respect to minmalism. Nothing sticks out, they are completely smooth aerodynamically. (I do think the aero model 3 wheels may be functional but are not attractive) Inside the car, I think tesla's minimalism has gone too far. The telsa model 3 without a dashboard in front of the driver is cheap, not minimal. They also reduced the stalks and overloaded the controls. Then the recent model S/X changes went further to outright dangerous. There are no stalks at all on the steering column, and turn signals, horn and high beams are touch buttons in the middle of steering wheel. When you move, the car guesses which direction you want to go, there is no gearshift stalk. There are gearshift buttons at the bottom of the console, but no dedicated buttons for other critical functions like defrost. sigh.

bobthepanda 5y ago

I would hardly classify Tesla as “as cheap as possible”, at least not in terms of the sticker price. Certainly not “manual everything” with all the touch interfaces.

rootusrootus 5y ago

Tesla has elevated cost-cutting-as-a-virtue to the highest art form. I'm impressed. But they're also making a run at the "only evolve, never redesign" mantra for their cars. This may change with time as more competition enters the EV market.

eternityforest 5y ago

It's cool how Tesla and his companies in general seem to really understand the idea that things should be computers first, and not have anything that could have been software. Sadly a lot of the other stuff is less awesome.

InitialLastName 5y ago

Teslas are aesthetically minimalist, but they ship with hardware to cover an eventuality that the car might not last long enough to utilize. That's the opposite of minimalist from a product perspective.

m463 5y ago

Outside, I think the teslas are very interesting with respect to minmalism. Nothing sticks out, they are completely smooth aerodynamically. (I do think the aero model 3 wheels may be functional but are not attractive) Inside the car, I think tesla's minimalism has gone too far. The telsa model 3 without a dashboard in front of the driver is cheap, not minimal. They also reduced the stalks and overloaded the controls. Then the recent model S/X changes went further to outright dangerous. There are no stalks at all on the steering column, and turn signals, horn and high beams are touch buttons in the middle of steering wheel. When you move, the car guesses which direction you want to go, there is no gearshift stalk. There are gearshift buttons at the bottom of the console, but no dedicated buttons for other critical functions like defrost. sigh.