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CharlieDigital • today at 4:00 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I have two girls; never mentioned Elon, Tesla, nor CT to them.

Both think it looks ugly.

No need to influence most people, IMO. Vehicles are shaped the way they are because the designs have broad appeal in general (familiarity? proportions? trends?). Most of us would find a normal, well-tailored black suit to be appealing and be baffled by avant garde, high fasion men's clothing.

Why should anyone be surprised that a completely novel design isn't appealing to most?


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throwup238 • today at 4:24 PM

> Vehicles are shaped the way they are because the designs have broad appeal in general (familiarity? proportions? trends?).

Isn’t it mostly fuel efficiency standards and manufacturability? You’ve got a chassis that’s used for like five different models for five years between refreshes, not a lot of room to innovate without driving up all the costs so only the luxury cars can afford to look different.

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