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Is this a P85D+?
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The car has two rear motors in it and belongs to a very senior member of Tesla Motors Inc... I was just there and saw it and took some quick pictures!
Kalud
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By two rear motors you mean one 470hp rear motor and one 470hp in the front, for a total of 940hp ?
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anticitizen13.7
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That's what it sounds like, but can an 85 kWh battery even provide enough juice for that?
I was told that the Senior Executive had this. If you think about it they are able to do it with the smaller motor in the front for a normal P85D. The P85D+ is indeed 940HP. This is the secret that Elon Musk is talking about at earnings...
anticitizen13.7
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I'd really like to get a look at the frunk and front subframe to see how the large motor is installed in the front.
Dealer and manufacturer cars may have an exemption, but Winter tires are normally required in Quebec this time of year. It could have any Summer wheels, but currently be using the 19" Pirelli Sottozero 240 package TM sells.
Just remember you read it here first, the secret weapon is a 940HP P85D+.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102418888
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102418888
Kalud
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breser
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I'm not buying it. A 940HP car is a secret weapon against dealers? I'm sure that would drive some demand but how is that a secret weapon against dealers. If it's a secret weapon why is it driving around with a badge on it? If it's a secret weapon why were they telling you about it? What's it doing in Quebec (notice the French exit sign and the identification of a poster previous in the thread)?
EXACTLY what I was thinking as I read this thread.
Elon's already won the speed battle. Sure, incremental increases will happen. But I doubt that's the secret weapon. I think it's a FEATURE that all models can utilize. It will drum up demand across the model line.
Just reporting what I hear.
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You do know the VP of Tesla Motors is from Quebec right?
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You do know the VP of Tesla Motors is from Quebec right?
Tesla has several SVPs. Are you saying it is Jerome Guillen's car? Jerome drives test mules in and around Tesla's various facilities in California. Would he be driving it to Quebec? If it is his, it would have to be flown to Quebec, driven to Quebec from California, or the car is stabled in Quebec for when he visits. And that service center is too far away from Tesla's factory facilities where a car like a P85D+ could be serviced. I doubt the Quebec service center has the ability to service a test mule that hasn't been announced and that isn't in production. My service center in Scottsdale is not privy to any new cars or models. I would think that a test mule like that would be tethered far closer to home.
Also, and this is just my opinion, I don't think the service personnel would be authorized to discuss any specifics relating to a VP's car. That is just unthinkable in my mind.
amzng_ev
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I think he may be refering to Gilbert Passin. But anyhow, it would not be a founder's series car none the less.
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