According to a exclusive report from Reuters last Monday (November 28th), Tesla is developing a mid-term facelift version of the Model 3 with the project code name “Highland”, which is phonetically translated to Hanlanda in Chinese. Recently, overseas netizens have captured spy shots of the mid-term facelift Tesla Model 3’s road test car in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Currently, the existing Tesla Model 3 has been on the market for five years, and there have been almost no significant redesign changes during this period. It can be seen from the spy shots taken by netizens that the road test car of the mid-term facelift Model 3 is heavily disguised in the front and rear of the vehicle. Therefore, the front and rear bumpers and light groups of the new car will undergo certain changes.
The body design of the mid-term facelift Model 3 remains the same as the existing model. Foreign media speculates that the mid-term facelift Model 3 will adopt the design inspiration from the mid-term facelift Model S.
In addition, the overseas netizen who took the spy shots pointed out that the mid-term facelift Model 3 is suspected to have added a camera inside the headlights. As the later Model 3 will cancel the ultrasonic radar, this camera will to some extent compensate for the vehicle’s perceptual blind spots. However, this has not been confirmed yet.
At the same time, the interior of the road test car also retains the design of the existing Model 3. According to rumors from foreign media, the Tesla Model 3 with the project code name “Highland” will further reduce the number and complexity of internal components in terms of interior design, while focusing on the functionality that Tesla buyers value, including the display screen.
However, the interior of the Tesla Model 3 is already very minimalistic. It is hard to guarantee that all potential consumers will accept it if the internal components and complexity are further reduced.
The mid-term updated Tesla Model 3 is expected to be produced in the Shanghai Super Factory and the Fremont Factory in the United States in the third quarter of 2023. Are users who are currently considering purchasing the Model 3 going to wait for the release of the new version?
🔗Source: electrek
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