RE: Model X marks the spot

[loose cannon]

Exactly how many m5 performance blasts can you achieve out of interest and what range does that then leave you with ?

[cris9964]

"Pollution Free, Inside and Out
A medical grade HEPA filter strips outside air of pollen, bacteria, viruses and pollution before circulating it into the cabin. There are three modes: circulate with outside air, re-circulate inside air and a bioweapon defense mode that creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants."


He may not be able to present, but launching "bioweapon defence mode" for the AC is just beautiful.....

[Buff Mchugelarge]

cris9964 said:

"Pollution Free, Inside and Out
A medical grade HEPA filter strips outside air of pollen, bacteria, viruses and pollution before circulating it into the cabin. There are three modes: circulate with outside air, re-circulate inside air and a bioweapon defense mode that creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants."


He may not be able to present, but launching "bioweapon defence mode" for the AC is just beautiful.....

Along with a stereo that goes to '11' and 'Ludicrous mode'!

I love what Tesla are doing, it's light hearted and makes green cars seem, dare I say it, attractive?

[Uncle John]

Buff Mchugelarge said:

cris9964 said:

"Pollution Free, Inside and Out
A medical grade HEPA filter strips outside air of pollen, bacteria, viruses and pollution before circulating it into the cabin. There are three modes: circulate with outside air, re-circulate inside air and a bioweapon defense mode that creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants."


He may not be able to present, but launching "bioweapon defence mode" for the AC is just beautiful.....

Along with a stereo that goes to '11' and 'Ludicrous mode'!

I love what Tesla are doing, it's light hearted and makes green cars seem, dare I say it, attractive?

Sounds like a load of San Francisco metro hippy guff to tempt the B listers into cruising one down Rodeo Drive.

[chandrew]

It's a people carrier with AWD and over 5m long. I suspect that Europe was not a target market for them.

I loved the Model S but its size was its biggest disadvantage.

I don't know the launch date here in Europe but my local site says delivery is now from December 2016.

[jgtv]

edinph said:

am I alone in thinking the X looks like a smoothed out Ford Focus?

Nope, I was thinking the same thing.

Thought it was a rehash of the S/B-max or what ever it is with the sliding doors first of all.

Couldn't buy one even if I wanted to, but glad that there is a company that's trying to do something a little different.

[Ozzie Osmond]

jgtv said:

edinph said:

am I alone in thinking the X looks like a smoothed out Ford Focus?

Nope, I was thinking the same thing.

Me too.

Tesla is IMO "the emperor's new clothes" of modern cars. Sooner or later people will realise it's a great deal of hype about overpriced cars.

[bodhi]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Me too.

Tesla is IMO "the emperor's new clothes" of modern cars. Sooner or later people will realise it's a great deal of hype about overpriced cars.

Agreed. Not sure if I get the innovation aspect either, as the car itself is just a stload of laptop batteries hooked up to a couple of oversized Scalextric motors.

[Guvernator]

bodhi said:

Agreed. Not sure if I get the innovation aspect either, as the car itself is just a stload of laptop batteries hooked up to a couple of oversized Scalextric motors.

I agree the technology isn't exactly ground-breaking, however the fact that someone has had a go at putting it all together in a package that is viable, including the support infrastructure is.

[wisbech]

Here in HK Tesla seem to have cornered the luxury car market. Lots of them about

[T1berious]

I'm not convinced by this but I'd imagine in North America it will sell shed loads. When are they really going to throw the cat amongst the pigeons and do a junior exec with a 300 mile range?

I'm sure I read ages ago they would be going for a smaller platform.

Don't get me wrong, they already do AWD so an SUV was always going to be an "easy" car to produce.

Come on Tesla! do the junior exec! I'm guessing the battery suppliers must be able to do bigger volumes by now?

fingers crossed

T1b

[WestyCarl]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Me too.

Tesla is IMO "the emperor's new clothes" of modern cars. Sooner or later people will realise it's a great deal of hype about overpriced cars.

Probably exactly the same thing they said about the 1 cars 100+ yrs ago.

[bencollins]

2.5t family car does 0-60 in 3.2secs and it gets described as OTT hype or a pub bore statistic.
Steam traction carthorse hybrids are the future flat earthers!

[98elise]

T1berious said:

I'm not convinced by this but I'd imagine in North America it will sell shed loads. When are they really going to throw the cat amongst the pigeons and do a junior exec with a 300 mile range?

I'm sure I read ages ago they would be going for a smaller platform.

Don't get me wrong, they already do AWD so an SUV was always going to be an "easy" car to produce.

Come on Tesla! do the junior exec! I'm guessing the battery suppliers must be able to do bigger volumes by now?

fingers crossed

T1b

The model 3 will be here in 2017 which will be smaller, and priced around $33k.

Tesla are currently building the worlds biggest battery factory (and are planning number 2)

Its been reasonably well publicised

[bodhi]

bencollins said:

2.5t family car does 0-60 in 3.2secs and it gets described as OTT hype or a pub bore statistic.
Steam traction carthorse hybrids are the future flat earthers!

Sounds better to me than a glorified milk float

[Ozzie Osmond]

bencollins said:

2.5t family car does 0-60 in 3.2secs !

Get real. What proportion of family car buyers do you think has "0-60 in 3.2secs" as a key priority?

[rogerhudson]

Traditional car firms have so much 'leftover' design and technology that only starting from scratch will succeed in the future.
Of course the 'old professor' Porsche was there in 1900 with the basic idea.

Edited by rogerhudson on Friday 2nd October 14:37

[ORD]

I think it makes more sense than the Model S (a car that I just do not understand - crap range so useless out of town; massive so useless in town).

It has a lot a lot of cool tech and has great packaging inside. To be honest, I think it's a very impressive vehicle.

Absurdly ugly, though, inside and out. It looks like it was just blown up 30% from sensible proportions (a bit like the S).

[Quickmoose]

stuart-b said:

Trying to spot the difference between the wheels on this car and the Z4

After all this article shows, and the resultant chat, you're trying to spot the difference in alloy wheel design with a Z4?.... crikey.

Just for you then: From what I can see the Tesla has 10 equi-distant spokes, and the Z4 appears to have 5 dual-spokes with a smaller gap inbetween each pair...

It's 'neat' this Tesla, not enough flair aethetcially for it's price point overall IMO. Prius/Focus comparisons are ok, but imagine this a much bigger unit...but it'll blend in and get lost amongst the rest of the stuff out there, either way.
Until you park it and people get out using the rear side doors and suddenly it could cost twice as much and 'cool' kids will want it badly.
If the hinges are so awesome though, it should be a 3 door with the whole side of the car lifting up.
Ferrari are due to do this soon I think...
And that interior makes Mercedes Benz efforts look well judged...literally throwing a big screen at a dashborard is not good design.
See new XC90 and Guilia for how to do modern integration...

Laptop batteries and scalextric engines it may be, but I have seen more of these around Berkshire than I have the new Mondeo or a BMW 5 GT....

Good effort

[Dark85]

ORD said:

I think it makes more sense than the Model S (a car that I just do not understand - crap range so useless out of town; massive so useless in town).

It has a lot a lot of cool tech and has great packaging inside. To be honest, I think it's a very impressive vehicle.

Absurdly ugly, though, inside and out. It looks like it was just blown up 30% from sensible proportions (a bit like the S).

Sorry but how is 300miles a crap range?

Frankly if you're driving more than that you should be stopping for a break anyway, and if you can get access to a supercharger half an hour is a perfectly reasonable time to stop.