It's entirely possible the naming decisions are being made by Musk himself. If they are not, I find this article an irritating exemplar of the CEO-centric view of the world that many articles -- and many CEOs -- seem to take. If they are, well, that goes double.
Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
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Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#12A $35,000 price (before presumed tax rebates) would really make this car a very much more main-stream vehicle rather than a "Luxury Car". If they can pull off the whole charger network expansion thing, this will be Tesla's bread and butter car for a while.
I'd be very surprised if that's the case because the car would then be way cheaper than BMW 3-series.
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#13Jaguar also just announced a car for this category: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jaguar-xe-small-saloon-20...
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#14Missed opportunity to have another Model T, since that comes directly after S.
Ford would have a problem with that, I think the idea was already brought up previously and Ford told Musk, "no you can't do that one"
Which is reasonable in my opinion.
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#15I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a 4-wheel-drive Tesla model for those of us who live where it snows copiously... but that price tag might be a game-changer regardless. That's going to open up a whole new demographic for them.
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#16Missed opportunity to have another Model T, since that comes directly after S.
If Ford is suing them for Model E, they would undoubtedly sue them for Model T.
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#17I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a 4-wheel-drive Tesla model for those of us who live where it snows copiously... but that price tag might be a game-changer regardless. That's going to open up a whole new demographic for them.
If it snows a lot, wouldn't you also have battery life problems because of the cold?
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#18A $35,000 price (before presumed tax rebates) would really make this car a very much more main-stream vehicle rather than a "Luxury Car". If they can pull off the whole charger network expansion thing, this will be Tesla's bread and butter car for a while.
Tesla typically markets the price of their car inclusive of tax rebates. Pricing it below an entry-level 3-series would be foolish, so I'd definitely expect to see it at ~$43k (probably $45k with 2 years of inflation).
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#19Missed opportunity to have another Model T, since that comes directly after S.
Model T was pretty cheap so anyone can afford it no? I think that may be the "next-gen" after III, the one that will come at $20,000, maybe by 2022.
Re: Tesla Model III to challenge BMW 3 Series
#20I thought for a minute that the site was an Onion-esque parody site considering the first couple paragraphs deal with how they tried to name their models after the word 'sex'.
For reference and fun, Musk speaking about the trademark.
http://youtu.be/MBItc_QAUUM?t=38m30s
BTW, they have 'y' as well. :)