Tesla Model three roof rack system spotted, fresh car delivered to Tesla HQ
More sightings of Tesla’s upcoming Model three are being reported across Instagram and Reddit, this time showcasing a roof rack system being mounted on the vehicle’s glass roof and another of the car being unloaded from a truck outside of Tesla’s headquarters.
It’s not clear if the white Model three being spotted in separate occasions – we recently witnessed a white Model three testing on the highway with a Model X as the pursue car – is the same vehicle, but based on the different manufacturer’s license plates mounted on each each vehicle, one can presume these are different cars.
Tesla Model three Roof Rack
The very first sighting of a Model three with a roof rack system was posted onto the Tesla subreddit by user Caine_Virgil. The photo exposes a system similar to the Whispbar system which we had previously reviewed on a Model S when it was very first introduced.
One can presume that Model three will receive mounting slots on the outside edge along the framework of the roof. Similar to Model S, the roof rack system will span across the entire glass roof, making for a seamless installation that provides minimal obstruction to views.
Some form of rectangular shaped cargo is seen mounted on top of the Model Three’s roof rack system, likely to simulate wind resistance. Assuming Tesla has continued its partnership with Yakima-owned Whispbar which bills itself as maker of the “world’s quietest roof rack”, it would make sense that Tesla is putting a strong emphasis on testing wind noise as a result of the roof rack system.
We’ve provided photos below from our original review of the Tesla Model S Whispbar system below for context. The roof rack in our review was mounted onto an earlier generation Tesla Model S.
Tesla Model three Deliveries
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said very first deliveries of Founder Series Model three will go to employees. The serial tech entrepreneur also said that very first deliveries will take place in July but it’s still unclear whether these will be the Founders Series editions.
As Tesla proceeds to test its upcoming mass market electrical sedan near its company headquarters in Palo Alto, California, more sightings of the car in near production-ready form are being reported by the day. The most latest sighting is of, yet, another white Model three this time seen unloading from an enclosed vehicle transport trailer at Tesla HQ.
The photo comes by way of Instagram user sugiwidjaja.
Tesla Model three roof rack system spotted, fresh car delivered to Tesla HQ
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