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Tesla Model 3 Highland Looks Like a Virtual Charm, Feels Ready for a Wagon Adventure

Tesla Model 3 Highland station wagon rendering by Theottle 7 photos
Photo: theottle / Instagram
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The American EV manufacturer and clean energy company has enjoyed a marvelous year in 2023 with the arrival of the Tesla Model 3 facelift in various regions, the rise to sales fame and delivery power of the Model Y crossover SUV sibling, and the official market introduction of the one EV pickup truck to rule them all, Cybertruck.
Interestingly, while the important launch of the refreshed Tesla Model 3 'Highland' EV sedan occurred some months ago in places like China and Europe, its market introduction was the headline for the start of 2024 in America, where it arrived a little later. At least it did so with all the goodies on board. Now, everyone's attention is focused on three things.

First and foremost, everyone wants a piece of the Cybertruck to drag race it against everyone else. Secondly, the rumor mill's spotlight is pointed at the upcoming facelift for the best-selling Model Y crossover SUV, which came fifth in America, first in Europe, and second worldwide last year. Dubbed 'Project Juniper,' it is widely expected to mirror the changes on the Model 3 sibling. Also, many folks wonder if 2024 is the year when Tesla delivers on the promise of an affordable EV – the so-called $25k Model 2.

However, not everyone wants to see the Cybertruck at full throttle, Juniper's potential looks, or a dirt-cheap Tesla EV. Instead, some folks would love to play with a more practical version of the Model 3 that doesn't look bloated like a Model Y. So, here's the imaginative realm of digital car content creators taking another subtle swing at the Tesla Model 3 station wagon design project.

More precisely, this virtual artist, better known as Theottle on social media, has recently resorted to CGI slicing and dicing the refreshed Tesla Model 3 Highland into an estate model – and he's happy for "finally rendering the wagon variant of the Tesla Model 3 in a more proportionate manner." The secret was simply to extend the rear overhang as the pixel master believes the sedan has a problem with the tall roof that makes adding a wagon body translate into a sort of minivan.

The situation is now resolved, and the lengthened rear overhang and some mild changes to the roof line have resulted in a standard station wagon profile. As it turns out, this hypothetical estate version looks like a digital charm when dressed in crimson attire. It now feels decidedly ready for a quick grocery run or a longer weekend adventure with the entire family in Highland specification. It's too bad that Tesla might never give us a station wagon – this would sell in spades in places where this body style still makes a difference for people, like on the Old Continent.


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Editor's note: Gallery includes official images of Tesla Model 3 Highland.

About the author: Aurel Niculescu
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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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