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They are definitely putting the design talent of every other American automaker to shame.
by vertr07 13y ago
They are definitely putting the design talent of every other American automaker to shame.
- laureny 13y agoThey are becoming the new Apple.
- unalone 13y agoWe need better design in the world in general. I'd hate to think only one company gets to be the designer-of-good-and-popular-things at a time.
- Aloha 13y agoHow is it substantively different on styling than a 2014 Focus 4 Door or Taurus. The styling is bland an unoriginal, it looks like every other car for sale these days, whats worse, its bland an expensive, I can afford a focus, I cant even begin to hope to afford a Model X.
- ok_craig 13y agoDesign is about more than the shell of the car. It is about everything, from the touch screen to the heads-up navigation, to the automatic handles, the interior space, and even the fact that it's electric. It's really just an amazing all-around car, and you can't make something like that without designing every detail.
- Aloha 13y agoThe shell of the car however is the part that us mere mortals can see right now. Having recently driven a Kia Optima, Ford Focus, Fiat 500 and a couple older vehicles (2011 Crown Vic, 1997 Town Car, 1967 Cadillac) I dont see a substantive difference, the difference in my mind is less a function of design, and more a function of the materiel chosen to implement the design. All of these cars clearly had a whole bunch of thought put into where the controls are and how they functioned, but what made something feel quality, was the choice of materiel and how well it was put together, the design qualities were more or less equal. What makes the Tesla innovative to me is the technology in the drivetrain, not the inside of the car. My personal tastes would dictate having more things labeled with words over say otherwise inscrutable symbols - I rented a 2010 DTS once, it took me 15 min to figure out how to turn either the wipers or the headlights on, because I couldn't figure out what the icon meant.
- grinich 13y agoHave you actually driven a Model S?
- _mulder_ 13y agoI might add the Ford Focus is designed by Europeans not Americans... hence why it's not a big square on wheels
- TallGuyShort 13y agoEvery time I drive an American car it puts American automakers to shame.
- jusben1369 13y agoAmerican cars have come a long way very quickly.