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  • Bob Lutz Talks Panel Gaps, Tesla, and Why Every Detail Matters

    06/14/2019 7:36:00 PM PDT · by DUMBGRUNT · 29 replies
    Road & Track ^ | 14 June 2019 | Bob Lutz
    ...manifestations of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's "production hell" with my own eyes. ut, when next to the car, I was stunned. Not only was the paint without any discernible flaw, but the various panels formed a body of precision that was beyond reproach. Gaps from hood to fenders, doors to frame, and all the others appeared to be perfectly even, equal side-to-side, and completely parallel. Gaps of 3.5 to 4.5mm are considered word-class. This Model 3 measured up. ...I once described one American employer's cars as "looking like a squadron of related panels going down the road in loose formation."...