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    torch slider 4wd

    First of all, I have yet to drive a 4wd Tesla. But during driving my P85 I did enjoy how a backwheel drived car handled - comming around a corner and strighten the car with the "gass" pedal was pure fun. I asume this is not the same in a 4 whel drive car where the fun is in the curve, not...
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    P85d accelerations in the Wild

    A p85d on the Streets First Drive Tesla P85D - YouTube
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    Front facing cam on infotainment screen and recording of video

    Since the new model S (2015) have autopilot HW and that include a front cam. I belive Tesla should implement the following. 1. automatic recording of the video streem to a USB storage in the car 2. make the video feed viewable on the infotainment screen. watch this video Mercedess autonomous...
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    Why are there only 6 airbags in europe, used to be 8

    Any reason why tesla have removed 2 airbags from EU cars ? On my old Model S P85 (2013) was the following text to find in specs (in danish, but I guess you get the point) on the 2015 model S specs is: that seem like a step back to me. the airbag wich have been removed are the knee...
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    give me metalic brown back

    I have a P85D on order, but I guess I need to cancel it - I need a brown one like my previous P85 please tesla - I dont care about how long I will have to wait, if you need to batch the production with other Brown model S's - just inform me that it will take a litle longer to deliver. I waited...
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    Brembo CMM-R ceramic discs - anyone ?

    First of all, I’m no expert in cars or breaks - so excuse if I ask dump questions or suggest a foolish thing. Second I'm not nativly speeking english, so also excuse my language or spelling. It all started with looking into lighter wheels - but it seems only minor weight savings are possible...
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    Missing HW for future autopilot SW

    Now that Autopilot have been announced, and as far as I have understood the feature is not yet enabled. Only the HW is present and OTA updates will eventually enable it. I wonder if all needed HW are present. If I should point out something I believe missing, then it would be a camera or...
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    Chromatic sidemirrors - software improvemnts

    After having the car a week, one thing would improve the car, and in fact it should be easy to offer as a software update. The chromatic side mirrors works well - almost to well. When going into reverse, some users have reported that the chromatic side mirrors getting blacked out due to...
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    watch and learn

    [Moderator: video contains adult language and some graphic images] Featured: Super Car Crash Compilation #4 - YouTube please remember Tesla is a fast car, drive it safely :)
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    tesla on front cover again

    Tesla on front cover again (EU-DK) FYI: Tesla have once again made it to the front cover of a car magasin this time in denmark/EU the headline translate to "Tesla Model S is the future. Revolution, Finaly an electric car which you can use" - - - Updated - - - here is a link to the article...
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    color of safety belts ?

    I have had the impression that all interior colors was delivered with black safety belts...how ever after looking at the "True Colors of Model S" pictures - I can see that the black Model S is equiped with what look to be light colored safety belts - is this just a test sample or are all light...
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    High quality painting - yes

    I've just came across a couple of videos where a professional car treatment shop have been doing some nice jobs on a Model S. As a professional witch daily working with car and especially the after touch of paint he is highly impressed by the quality of the factory paint job. This is of...
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    Model S as a special purpose car

    Here around it is mostly well quiped Mercedes E that are the prefered for taxi driving and next to that are other german high end brands. A Taxi compagny here in denmark have last summer made a special order of 50 Taxi Model S - I guess Moel S well spaced cargo room (rear and front) makes it a...
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    regen in cold climate first miles as a software update ?

    I have read reports about model S regen is disabled the first 10-15 miles if batteries are to cold. I can understand that the batteries might not like to be charged hard when temp is to low, but what I don't get is why disable electric breaking all together. ? they should dynamically lower the...
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    Audio: Radio - RDS / Traffic Announcement

    Does the radio in Model S have RDS or more specific TA (trafic announcement) ? Radio Data System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Every car I've owned have had this, and I have been very happy by this safety feature. I belive RDS is also used in the US, but don't know if it is commonly...
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    store/perserve charging mode ?

    store/preserve charging mode ? Does model S have different charging modes like the Roadster ? I belive it could be usefull to have a "store mode" wich I could activated from time to time - especially in winther time then I don't need the car so offen. in a "preserve" mode witch would be in...
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    Charge with a low current

    I have by now read a few (3) stories about Roadster owners witch have fried the battery pack, either by leaving the car uncharged for a prelonged period, exessive load or a combination. Im not a full blowen battery scentist, but feel I have a basic understanding og what is going on, if other...
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    Model S below 4409 lbs (2000 kg) - posible ?

    now that the official weight is known (4647 lbs) I have looked into how this will affekt me (ofcouse) I asume (hope) this weight is for a model S performance version with all options and a lot of extra stuff. My concern is due to the fact that we here in denmark have a heavy import tax on...
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    Front license plate revealed

    might be old news, sorry if I did miss it prior to today. At the event to day, the red performance Model S have a front licens plate holder - though there is not any licens plate mounted. go check the live stream from the 22/6 event
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    3 or more webcams in the model X

    Have you noticed the dash - 3 live webcams - instead of side mirrors and look at those small side mirrors, I wish these cute things was offered on the model S as well... would that be leagal in EU or USA ? - I see no reason why not, but might be some laws need to be re-writen to allow this -...
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    minus 20 deg. celcius

    Right now the temp is minus 20 degrees Celsius outside in Denmark, both in Norway, Sweden and some placed in the US/Canada temp will often get below a comfortable. temp. I assume Tesla should work well below that - anyone who have seen the beta who know how the heat is transported to the back...
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    Obsessed with aero dynamics

    I’ve just been playing around inside mspaint :redface: - isn’t the Tesla models S with aero wheels about .25 in cdW What about this ? should lower air resistant - I know you will have to think twice since we are not use to see cars like this ....but you gain probably more than 20 mils on...
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    Show off events - RC 2012 ?

    I have thought about where and when to see the Model S RC (especially here in Europe), shows have already begun in US but still with beta model S. Please post where you will like to see it showed off nearby you and at an event witch are near by the date where you expect you should make your...
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    HD Video cam on the console with 3 cams

    A Tesla rep is showing the dashboard functions on this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CjnL573Tcc I noticed when he talks about the video cam function, he is stating that it will show video from 3 diffrent video sources this is new to me, I thought that there would be only one :) 1...
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    Blue LED light - no thanks, this is not my first car, and Im going to drive in it

    Im I the only one who thinks blue LED lights on a car should be for another cutomer group (mutch younger type...wich recently got driving license and will have a car with all the plastic garbish they can buy...e.g. fake dual exhorst pipes, fake blinking BLUE alarm LED ect..), my present cars...
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    +100 Kwh battery

    Just been looking at this video where they are discusing new panasonic 18650 cells witch will come out spring 2012 - they are talking about these cells like they are to be used by tesla.....aprox 1:28:00 (they seam not special entusiasm with tesla though)...
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    Recycle motor waste energy to heat the tesla model S in cold wheater ?

    Here in scandinavia (and other places :) ), it quite offen become cold (half the year), in norway its not unusual to have minus 25 degree celsius (-13 degree F) or below. I know the tesla Model S will be equiped with a electric heater somehow in the size of aprox 1500 Watt, and that the car can...
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    FYI: 18650 cells/manufactors compared

    I found this site, witch have compared the different types of 18650 cells, It's in dansih, but the grafics is in english so asume most will understand - else you may use google translate 18650 batteri test 2011 Seam to me like Panasonic is a good choise for Tesla, Samsung is though also...