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Mare interes pentru Model S ( al lui TESLA ) , deoarece intră în faza Beta de dezvoltare. Recent, proprietarii de Tesla raspund la întrebări despre design-ul masinii prin intermediul Twitter, Facebook şi forumurile Tesla. În blog de astăzi, sef Franz von Holzhausen Designer şi Director Model S Jerome Guillen :Programul-şi asume un mash-up de întrebări despre nimic şi tot ceea ce legate de proiectare - până la mânerele uşilor.
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Q&A with Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Model S Program Director Jerome Guillen
Interest in Model S is running high as it enters the Beta phase of development. We recently put out a call to Tesla owners and fans to ask questions about the car’s design via Twitter, Facebook, and the Tesla Forums. Below, Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and Model S Program Director Jerome Guillen take on a mash-up of queries about anything and everything design-related – right down to the door handles.
How would you describe your philosophy and approach when you first designed Model S?
Franz: The physique of an athlete is a finely tuned machine, developed to accomplish a specific goal. Like a world-class endurance athlete, Model S was designed to be the epitome of efficiency. One of the amazing opportunities I had when I came to Tesla was to start with a clean sheet of paper with Model S. With little constraint, I had the freedom to create the long, lean musculature of an athlete embodying grace and performance.
How do you translate inspiration into a real product?
Franz: A vehicle’s design is a living sculpture, a fluid object. We spend hours defining and redefining the surfaces, tension, line, and weight balance using a clay sculpture. Just like that endurance athlete honing her body day in and day out, we continuously sculpted the shape for better performance.
Our goal is to modernize the design of the classic sedan silhouette and make it unique to Tesla. To do this, we streamlined the greenhouse (the area enclosed by windows) and stretched it to feel lower and leaner than usual. We wanted it to express speed and motion, even when at rest. I think we’ve accomplished that goal.
It is clear the design prototype was a "labor of love." Can you speak to the changes you’ve made to the prototype since then?
Franz: Most traditional automotive prototypes look very little like the cars that make it on the road. In previous jobs at other car companies, I’d hand off a design to production and my input ended. Not so at Tesla.
Tesla’s design team created the design prototype with fundamental understanding of the realities of production. We forged a tight relationship with the vehicle and powertrain engineering teams to maintain tight communication throughout Model S development. For example, if you look at the Model S Alpha from the side, and compare that to the design prototype, the centerline (the curve from the hood to the rear of the car), has not changed. From the outset, we designed the exterior to contain the right interior volume. Every millimeter of the car has been considered by the design and engineering teams. This close teamwork is unique to Tesla. |
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