It is not standard. I just took delivery of my refreshed 70 without the premium package and I lift it and close it the old fashioned way.
Yeah, I think I'll probably shoulder that burden, as well! Talk about problems I never thought I had.....
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It is not standard. I just took delivery of my refreshed 70 without the premium package and I lift it and close it the old fashioned way.
almost begs the questions of how many S have been ordered with no options? I know there are spreadsheets tracking orders but I would guess base orders would be < 10%.
then I'm thinking you'd really like the next gen seats - did you test drive an S with them? the next gen are nicely shaped w/ good bolsters and are very comfortable, much more so than the std seats IMO. I think the next gen look so much better too.I take corners with brio (I'm used to driving like a Tasmanian devil in my Miata), and I understand stock seats aren't very grippy, so this might actually be an upgrade I do. [...]
I have a D and only test drove 2 other D before purchase, plus I'm used to AWD (prev. Audi S4 for 15yrs) so I can't compare to a RWD Model S which I know others love. yes my 70D feels like it's on rails, dry or wet (it can get very wet around here). It a very heavy car (1000lb heavier than my S4) so it definitely doesn't feel as nimble tossing it into corners as my old car (or your Miata!) but no fear pushing the MS hard around a curve. With a good set of winter tires, hoping it will be as much fun to drive in snow as my old S4. But if you don't live where weather can get severe (whether wet or snow) maybe D won't make much difference to you?I keep hearing that the S rides like it's on a rail, due to low center of grav due to the batteries at the bottom of the chassis....yet I keep hearing the D has better traction. I'm having trouble reconciling. Is it "great" without the D, and "super-fantastic" with it? Or what am I missing?
I have a nasty bumper to bumper daily commune though, so if you don't have this, AP may not be that important to you.
I stand corrected. That would definitely be a downer.Clarification:
Navigation (Turn-by-turn) is standard now, so you can dismiss my suggestion earlier. This was not always the case. It used to be part of the "Tech Package". Maps were always available.
The only reason I pointed this out earlier is because I got a loaner once that did not have turn-by-turn navigation. You could enter a destination, it would show it to you on the screen, but there was no way to get the car to tell you how to get there.
AP, partly for resale value
A lot of people use a lot of different terms to describe what they feel is the advantage of having a 'D' model S. An accurate description is hard to provide when you don't own one of each (a D and a non-D) and cannot drive them back to back on the same stretch of road. (Somebody should get on that... I'll provide the s70, you provide the D!)I keep hearing that the S rides like it's on a rail, due to low center of grav due to the batteries at the bottom of the chassis....yet I keep hearing the D has better traction. I'm having trouble reconciling. Is it "great" without the D, and "super-fantastic" with it? Or what am I missing?