Recent content by StevePro

Sounds like the engine starting up. Clearly, there's way an electric car could be so great without an internal combustion engine. ;-)

I've had all four windows open on numerous occasions. Sometimes as I walk away and once as I sat down in the seat. Absolutely certain that I'm not pressing the top of the fob. A little unnerving to return to a parked car and seeing all your windows open. I'd love to see that feature...

Installed .61 from 4.4 - finally! The map is much snappier. This sluggishness was my biggest pet peeve. The map on the main screen also seems to cache more tiles - went to Canada out of cell range and map to scroll without blanking out. No negative so far. Happy customer!

I've noticed that too. Power is definitely limited if you floor-it while turning sharp at a corner. I suspect that this is the traction control keeping me safe, but I haven't tried with it off to confirm. I also notice that flooring from a stop ramps up the acceleration with a noticeable...

Couple other minor things I've noticed that were deal breakers for some: Lack of headroom in the back seat (I'm 5'8.5" and my head goes into the sunroof slot and almost touches the glass - I have a long upper body and short legs. I have to kink my head to sit in the side back seats but the...

I own a 2012 Prius and a P85. I recently had my Prius serviced where my daughter drove the Prius and I drove the Tesla (we went for lunch during servicing). I was swarmed at the dealership by sales people wanting to see the Tesla. One sales person said that this was their dream car and that...

Picked my car up from the Seattle Center today. Excited about the color. Really comes alive in the sunlight with sparkles for the fine flakes in the paint! Beautiful in person! My camera doesn't do it justice, but here're a few pictures:

I dropped by the Seattle service center today. They have a parking garage 2 blocks east of the center where they prepare their cars for delivery. I counted 15 cars being prepared, of which four were red. They were really paranoid about me taking close-up pictures and tipping people off on...

Great service improvement. This brought two obvious questions to mind: 1. Are software updates to the Model S tied to having a service agreements? 2. Replacing batteries is awesome. The range of batteries decrease over time. How will you prevent people from "intentionally" bricking their car...

@digitaltim, I completely agree with you. Tesla is continually improving the car and people need to lighten up a bit. We've seen mats added for free, numerous software updates, and big improvements in body panel alignment and driving performance, addition of super charging hardware to 60s, auto...

I'm sure what you saw was accurate. I was poking fun at the endless debates on this thread and how people choose to prove their points. Not debating what you saw. Sorry if you took it that way. I'd love to see both cars in a single photo in identical settings! We're interested.

Displaying as silver is smart. Otherwise there would be endless debate as to whether its the old red, new red, whether they're the same. They'd try to prove their point by comparing photos taken in different settings with different cameras displayed on different monitors. I say stick with...

I absolutely love the changes to the RED. The original sunset red was a little too bright and flat for my tastes. I love that it now has multiple personalities depending on the light. All the photos look beautiful. Keep them coming!

My phone just connected to the car, VIN 9457. It's alive!! Delivery next week. So excited!

Just got my VIN today - another Seattle destination. My car will start and end production the week of the 22nd. This is going to be a long week or two.