New Tesla Roadster: One opinion...maybe time to improve before production

Overall, very derivative, from my point of view. But perhaps there's time to finalize some more exciting details before 2020 production. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Here's some specific comments but love to hear from the pro designers:

SIDE VIEW: First of all, it is not a roadster. It is a fastback coupe with a removable targa roof section. Elon Musk may be innovative in engineering but how far can he stretch the English language? Only us writers have "creative license" to bend words.
The concave side with the little "ledge" has been done by everyone, especially the Camaro in the last two iterations, and even on the Bentley Speed Six prototype.
The rear fender also looks Camario-ish with hits bulging sides and fat "catwalk" though it seems emphasizing rear wheelwells with fat tires can't be done too much in an ecology car--that's a trademark of musclecar eschewing mileage ratings.
The general lines remind me of the Fiat Dino coupe penned decades ago by Giugiaro for Bertone. I like the vent in the side, though BMW might object to a "lift" in inspiration from the same vent in an M series model, and you wonder with no gasolilne engine up front, what is there to vent? Or is that one last homage to the gasoline powered car? Why not go all the way and have dummy exhaust pipes?

FRONT The most derivative view. Derivative of everything that's been done by many sports car makers in recent years, nothing breaking any new ground. Still very little hood ornamentation. The Tesla hood badge is not very prominent and there is no grille cavity hence no center grille emblem. Oh I suppose you could put one in the area above the spoiler but you'd have to be very short to see it.

REAR: Again, nothing new, nothing that Tesla can claim its own, the same horizontal taillights as in dozens of cars. Looks like there might be a LED line continuing across the back--can't tell in the dimly lit pictures from the presentation.

INTERIOR: Haven't seen it, but I expect an especially large screen dominating the whole dash, the concept of separately housed gauges will be dead by then

 

There is also a video on this website listed, that shows it with the targa top removed. Amazingly it is supposed to be a 2 plus 2! And where I wonder is the top being stowed? Anyhow I guess the video is all CGI but I'm hoping theres a prototype out there somewhere that runs already

https://electrek.co/2017/11/17/new-tesla-roadster-halo/