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Comment by lozaning | Hacker News Reader

Im sad at how much the design and look of the car that they're actually bringing to market deviates from the model at the car show.

I _really_ liked how the concept looked, enough to have started investigating the potential of importing one from Europe when they came out. With how the actual car turned out looking, I've since cooled on that.

Pic of the original concept: https://cnet3.cbsistatic.com/img/OpIioNgjBiNWWvlU9WYIn68Krcs...

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Not road legal in US with camera wing mirrors either as far as I understand. I believe the camera mirrors are standard on all models so can’t be avoided. Current US Department of Transport rules still require new cars to have two traditional physical wing mirrors.

I’ve often heard that outside of the 25 year rule (if older than 25 years it’s much simpler), importing cars not sold in the US to the US is basically so hard as to be largely impossible for the most part. Most car enthusiasts patiently wait for their favoured foreign car to hit 25 years old so they can finally get it into the US, even for extremely valuable exotics. There’s lots of websites out there that catalog when foreign models will hit 25 and be eligible for US import.

I hope this rule will be demolished in Europe as well. The driving side in the UK makes the cars dangerous at takeovers on the continent and vice versa. With video mirrors and a cam forward I could see ahead better regardless which side I sit.

Agreed. So many little details were watered down. Concept was amazing, production seems like such a missed opportunity.

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