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Emails of the Week - Autoextremist.com ~ the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high octane truth... He did publish a pro-Tesla letter this week, but keeping with his strategy, he published it with an insulting headline.

Rants - Autoextremist.com ~ the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high octane truth... He doesn't think pure electrics are any good, and he throws in the "where does the electricity" argument like a good defender of Old Detroit. You can tweet him @petermdelorenzo, but he'll probably block you if...

Thing is, the only green car he likes is the Volt, and that's only because it's a product of Old Detroit. He flat out dismissed Fiat USA's chances after their less-than-smooth launch, and after sales picked up, he didn't admit to being wrong, instead hurling bitter insults at Sergio Marchionne...

On The Table - Autoextremist.com ~ the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high octane truth... Peter M. DeLorenzo literally has nothing positive to say about Tesla. He ignores them when things are going fine, but when the company has some money issues, he gleefully declares the end is nigh and...

Not yet, something something cherry chap stick.

What? When I'm bumping the Model S sound system to this song, I want it to be perfect.

I want to know how Katy Perry's music sounds on the Model S sound system. Don't judge me.

In some of the pics it looks like the Dark Highland Green from the Bullitt Mustang. Just sayin'.

The butthurt from the Detroit News has me :rolleyes: all day long.

Woah. Sorry for the fecal storm I unleashed here... :scared:

This just in: Jalopnik still butthurt over not getting a test drive. Film at 11.

Sunset Red is the best, IMHO. As soon as that becomes available in the design studio, I'll switch to that for my perfect Tesla. What would be the perfect interior match, though? Black or tan?

I saw a black Roadster in the new episode of Dallas last night. The scion of an oil baron drives an electric car. wat

Thanks, I hope you'll pull it off. :)

The test drive tour is supposed to have all the colors for the car, so I'm asking a favor here and requesting pictures of the Sequoia Green and Sunset Red cars. It's down to those two for me, I want to see pics of them in the flesh.

With the money needed for my perfect Model S... probably a new SRT Viper GTS.

I loaded a Performance model with everything but the in-law seats and the high-power wall connector. Color is green with the 21-inch silver wheels. Interior is tan leather with carbon fiber accents. No carbon fiber rear spoiler. Price is $102,050. I need a Nixon mask and a shotgun so I...

My current car, a 2012 Fiat 500 Sport, has that, too. It's really useful.

I think he may be referring to Rowan Atkinson, the British comedian behind Blackadder and Mr. Bean. He also owns a McLaren F1 and owns the fastest Top Gear Star in a Reasonably Priced Car time in the Kia. Faster than Tom Cruise.

Can it run with a BMW M5? Does a bear poop in the woods?

Semi-stupid question, but will the spoiler delete also be available for non Signature customers? I sure as heck don't have the money to buy a Model S now...

If I can get it deleted, that's cool. I just think it looks funny with white paint.

The only carbon fiber bit on the Performance model I don't like is the rear spoiler. There should be an option to have that painted. Either that, or it would look better with the car painted black.

My question is, are the carbon fiber bits limited to the rear spoiler, or is there more than that?

Upon further reflection, if I do get a Model S and name it Katniss, I gotta get a black roof so I can get a Mockingjay painted up top.

Crud. I live in Palm Beach County. Can Tesla just open a store up here?

I named my Fiat 500 Mario. As in, "hey, it's-a-me, Mario!" I'm a bit of a video gamer. :)

So, has anyone named their cars yet? I named my BYO Model S Katniss, in honor if a certain young adult novel-turned movie. I wanna hear some good ones, folks.

I just designed a Model S, and named it Katniss. If you're familiar with a certain movie that broke some records this weekend, you'd understand, lol. I think I can live without the mobile connectivity. I don't want to be looking at, um, sexy ladies while driving and wrap my car around a...

The tan interior looks good, but the black interior with the red accents looks good, too.

So I don't need the panoramic roof to get satellite radio. I always thought that was an odd restriction. Even with that, though, I still want the panoramic roof. It'll be nice to have it in Florida, where it's sunny most of the time.

The lack of a center console isn't a deal breaker for me. My current car, a Fiat 500 Sport, doesn't have one, and it doesn't bother me.

I wonder what kind of red is going to be available for non-Signature models. Will it be like the Signature red, or will it be brighter?

I want a Performance model in green with a tan interior, tech and sound packages, glass roof and 19 inch wheels. Price is about 102K, give or take, before tax credits. I need to get rich first. I gotta finish that novel.

I'd be happy if it's on par with the 2012 BMW M5. Any quarter mile times on that one?

Thanks for the answers and love, everyone. It's much appreciated. :)

The aftermarket wheels I want are the HRE P40S model in 19" size. P40S | HRE Performance Wheels They're supposed to have less unsprung weight than the normal P40 wheels, so I think they would be good for range.

I know. If I suddenly get rich tomorrow, I know what I want. Two stupid questions, though. One, where are the carbon fiber exterior accents on the Performance model? I hope the chrome bits on the door handles and rear hatch are retained. And two, is the wall charger portable? By that I mean...

Actually, I own a Fiat 500 Sport. I only drive Ferraris in video games.

Well, I don't think it'll be bad to give in to my desires, but I don't have $95K in my bank account to buy a loaded Model S Performance with the wall charger, in dark green, and another $5K for a set of custom wheels and tires. I need to finish writing that novel I'm working on, sell it, make...

I used to be rather snarky about Tesla's chances for survival, having been a frequent commenter on Jalopnik and other like-minded enthusiast blogs. Then as 2012 came, and Model S production is coming soon, and I'm starting to drop my skepticism. I think I'm starting to lust after a Model S...