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About time to unveil the D and something else

Discussion in 'Model S' started by Lump, Oct 1, 2014.

  1. andrewket

    andrewket Well-Known Member

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    Each motor must have its own inverter.
     
  2. LittoDevil

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    Yea your right.. all those cars can definitely hit 155 mph.. it's more like.. how fast can you get there ;) hahaha... I've hit 135 mph in the P85+ but as you know.. it takes a while as the torque and power in general drops down. I don't want to say where one would do 155 mph aside from the track but if it took a really really long time to get there, it's almost useless as well wouldn't you say? heh. So.. I would think full power.. both motors!! Vroom!!.. well.. not vroom but you get the point lol.

    Larry
     
  3. tomas

    tomas Out of warranty...

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    Whoooosh!
     
  4. TEG

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    Yeah, I think that is basically certain.



    I suspect that acceleration as you start to get near 155mph becomes uninspiring.
     
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    2015-tesla-model-s-p85d-frunk.jpg
     
  6. EdA

    EdA Model S P-2540

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    Thanks MedVed
     
  7. DriverOne

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    How is one supposed to carry around microwave ovens now? :eek:
     
  8. HankLloydRight

    HankLloydRight No Roads

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    Looks quite a bit deeper, but no microwave box. I wonder if a spare tire or wheel+tire will still fit in the frunk?
     
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    I think the extra depth may be an optical illusion.
     
  10. andrewket

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    Agree. I don't think it's any deeper.
     
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    #1751 scaesare, Nov 5, 2014
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    I don't think it's any deeper either. As a matter of fact, it appears to be a bit smaller "front-to-back", as you can see that the rear wall(where that placard is sitting on top of it) is farther forward.

    As a result of that slightly narrower dimension it probably appears deeper...
     
  12. dhanson865

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    #1752 dhanson865, Feb 4, 2015
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    I just wanted to compare my old table to the new with all the updates

    Current Models
    S60 208 miles range 380 hp 5.9 sec 0-60 120 mph
    S85 265 miles range 380 hp 5.4 sec 0-60 140 mph (top speed was 125, firmware update or production change ups that to 140)
    S85D 270 miles range 376 hp 5.2 sec 0-60 155 mph (king of range with no loss of top speed)
    P85D 253 miles range 691 hp 3.1 sec 0-60 155 mph (king of acceleration with some loss of range, was 3.2, now 3.1)

    The D models changed range several times on the way to the torque sleep enabling update. Hopefully the numbers don't change after this.

    The P85D got a firmware update to give it a faster 0-60 time

    The S85 got a top speed update (was that firmware only or just for deliveries after a certain date/VIN?)

    The S85D should still be the range king but after the range number changes we still don't know by how much. Might be very slight, might be more noticeable with certain usage patterns.

    It'll be interesting to check back to this table when the P85D has been out for 6 months and again when the Model X numbers show up.
     
  13. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    Is this confirmed, and in use, or just a promise / rumor ?

    Have we seen any Model S going 155 MPH yet?
     
  14. breser

    breser AutoPilot Nostradamus

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    That's a promise. Both on the bottom of the order page in an asterisk and from Elon's tweet a few days back.

    It's unclear if the firmware to deliver it has been pushed out. In the past week it seems like there's been 4 firmware versions released for P85D.
     
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    #1755 dhanson865, Feb 4, 2015
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    note the 155 mph was in the original reveal from Oct9th/10th when the website went live, they never changed the top speed marketing for the S85D and P85D after the site got properly updated the next day. See post #1503 for an early screenshot.

    The only change in top speed in the marketing I saw was the more recent change of the S85 from 125 to 140.

    I haven't confirmed any Model S of any style going above any speed.
     
  16. breser

    breser AutoPilot Nostradamus

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    Please go look at the order form right now. The P85D top speed has a double asterisk after it and at the bottom of the page is this:

    Curiously the 85D has the same top speed but does not have the double asterisk. That statement has been there for a while so I'd suspect that the software release to remove the limitation would be soon and they expect the 85D to ship with the software when it is released initially.
     
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    no need to go look. I've seen it in the past and you covered it. I just didn't mention the caveat because I didn't consider it that significant. I trust Tesla on the 155 to come. Call me naive if you like. :wink:
     
  18. breser

    breser AutoPilot Nostradamus

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    I'm not saying they won't do it. It's just not the current state of the P85D, which was what the comment you were replying to was asking.
     
  19. dhanson865

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    No the question was "Is this confirmed, and in use, or just a promise / rumor ?" that isn't just the current state of the P85D that includes any and all past statements, marketing materiel, etcetera under the "just a promise" clause. :smile:

    Maybe I just trust Tesla more than TEG does on the point of increased top speed.
     

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