IM5 looks like the old Tesla Model 3

[sidious]

I have come across a lot of comments on the internet suggesting the IM5 is a copy of the old Tesla Model 3 from the front, so I tried to compare and goodness do they look alike! It's as if IM slapped their badge (another blatant plagiarism from the old Warner Bros logo) on a model 3's bonnet and called it a day!

In other news, the White House looks like Buckingham Palace.

 

[tsedge]

Quite and that's the older M3, not the latest version.

Indeed they are not very alike in my view:

• Headlights very different proportion
• Front mouth turned down whereas is up for M3
• Mirrors different shape in the lower part
• Side profile of IM5 is much more flared out
• Rear looks quite different.

With the latest Highland model of the M3, the IM5 looks more different.

Remember that a big saloon/hatch car with panoramic roof and good aero has limited design options.

"Inspired by" is fair, and in the interior "copied Tesla's minimalist design" is fair, although the IM5 departs quite a bit from it (multiple screens, stalks, centre console).

The Chinese have long since moved on from copying, and are innovating.

Tesla, by contrast, seem to be stuck with a very limited model range with little innovation.