The mclaren f1 put the driver in the middle, forward. There's lots of innovative ways to better use the space. Putting the 'additional storage' in a low bit with nothing using the space above it is just squandering footprint.
What are you going to put in the space above it? You don't want to put the driver or passengers there, they need the protection of the crumple zone. And anything else impedes the view of the driver.
I don't get it. If Tesla announced an estate or a people-carrier everyone would go "wow!"
But Tesla announce a small coupe with big wheels and its 'wow! there must be a good reason it has a big flat bit at the front where a traditional radiator goes!' ;)
The market is full of cars that manage to not have noticeable bonnets and yet all my replies seem to suggest that cars are unsafe without the bonnet.
