purplewalt
Active Member
Agreed !! and 4 door would be great though not sure if possible ?!?!? But I want Gen 3 size not Model S size.
I think maybe we take a step back for a moment and consider that the better Option might be to wait for the Gen III with the retractable-roof being integrated from the get-go as the car is being designed.
There are a lot of dynamics with a car body and roof to achieve substantial rigidity, and I believe it would be significantly more complicated to implement a retractable roof with a 4-door automobile.
It must be stable and also weather-tight under ALL conditions, and also operate flawlessly.
Even larger convertible roofs are still manufactured with soft fabric material (6 Series BMW, E Series MB, Saab was, Audi A5...)
Smaller-area retractable (convertible) roofs are very complicated pieces of machinary: the VW Eos has the most complicated with 470 parts.
And then the task becomes: who or what entity manufactures, installs and coordinates this piece of machinary, and stocks all the parts?
Would Tesla want to add this to their in-house stamping and manufacturing task list?
One last Item for consideration: convertibles typically already weigh more than couple or sedans due to the additional structure required.
Now add to that the complexity of 4-doors in lieu of just 2, and I think the brain-power resources could be better utilized addressing and solving more critical issues.