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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by codezero on Friday April 23, 2021 @02:50PM (#26917866)
I agree with your points in general, the main reason I don't want a Tesla is that they all look the same to me, across models, years, features, they just have a similar look and it's boring. I wish they also offered a wide range of body modifications to add some flavor and individuality to the car.
Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by diggernet on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:43PM (#26918399)
As a non-Tesla fan, I think the S has very nice lines. The X and 3 are ugly. As you say, they basically look like the same car, and yet are misproportioned in various ways. My theory is they spent a lot of designer time carefully iterating and refining the S, then fired all the designers. Then for X and 3, simply distorted the S design to wrap around a different car and called it good.
Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by kingsuper20 on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:38PM (#26918353)
>I don't want a Tesla is that they all look the same to me,

In my eyes, practically all new cars look the same. The badging is the main way to tell them apart. On the other hand, I can tell a 1967 from a 1968 Camaro (hint: the running lights/turn signals in the grill are round vs. a rounded rectangle on non RS cars).

But they always did. If you come to it with a fresh eye, most cars of a given class/size in any era are pretty similar.

Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by mhh__ on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:25PM (#26918239)
They really do look like the mid-range car in a video game. Not bad, but just a bit too American and safe for my eyes.

I'm curious what a Cybertruck will actually end up looking like since they seem to have actually gone for risky with it.

Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by kingsuper20 on Friday April 23, 2021 @03:28PM (#26918269)
It's worth watching Sandy Munro's youtube channel to see what the justification for the Cybertruck body shape is. I changed my mind on them after watching it.

One question I never see answered is how Teslas will deal with collision repair expense once the bugs are shaken out of the insurance and bodyshop system.

Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by codezero on Friday April 23, 2021 @05:30PM (#26919436)
I love the cybertruck just because it's so absurd, but unfortunately I think the novelty will wear off the first time you see another cybertruck on the road.