Steve Kovach April 12, 2016 at 08:31AM
Tesla updated its luxury Model S Sedan Tuesday with some new design tweaks and other features.
But one major change has everyone talking.
Take a look at the front:
Tesla removed the standard grille and smoothed it out. It's very similar to the front of the upcoming Model 3, which Tesla will start selling at the end of 2017:
Here's what the Model S used to look like when it had a grille:
So, why did Tesla get rid of the grille in its two newest cars?
Tesla's and other electric cars don't actually need a grille because they don't have a combustion engine in the front. In fact, the "grille" on the old Model S was mostly there for looks, perhaps to make people feel comfortable with the design after seeing grilles on cars for the last 100 years or so.
It's clear now that Tesla has decided to do away with that concept and go completely grille-less moving forward.
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