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Having seen the car in the flesh at Geneva, I can seriously tell (as a European) that for me it was a "no go" option.
1st point of failure for me:
I can understand that the mirrors need to be bigger for EU legislation rights, and that there is the need for a side repeater, but as has been said, it could have been solved differentlly. I'm sure with a few adaptations the US mirror could have been made to have sufficient surface to comply, the side repeaters could have been integrated in the light in the front fender (we are not allowed to have sidelights on anyway during normal driving), or even by using LEDs on the side mirror.
2: the taillights...
I know certain EU countries don't allow red tail indicators, but the Germans for example have a very nice solution to keep the original setup: put orange LEDs inside the US taillight, which works a treat, and doesn't ruin the backend of the car. I've seen the LEDs very "up close", again at Geneva. Went to look like 5 times that day, both on and off, and no... it really doesn't work for me (and I'm sure for quite a few other Europeans too), the car's back is ruined.
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