With the Chicago weather forecast calling for snow - unfortunately I'll most likely skip taking a trip to the store tomorrow. Really wanted to get my own pictures of the prototype but don't have enough time layover wise to risk bad weather making me miss my connection. Aggravating to be just down the block & not getting to have a look at the vehicle.
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Nik
Got there eventually :-)
Presumably that's much harder to do with the panoramic roof - there's no space in the glass over the rear seats to slide it in to. I've never seen a sunroof in a glass-roofed car so I don't know if this wold be 'normal'
I loved the design of the car - it looks absolutely stunning in person, reminded me a lot of Maserati Quattroporte.
I am (as many others) is very concerned about how close the finished car will look to this prototype. I remember I was so excited about the Oldsmobile Alero concept car... but the production version didn't look anywhere near as good. http://www.netcarshow.com/Oldsmobile-Alero_Concept-1997-wallpaper.jpg
I am (as many others) is very concerned about how close the finished car will look to this prototype. I remember I was so excited about the Oldsmobile Alero concept car... but the production version didn't look anywhere near as good. http://www.netcarshow.com/Oldsmobile-Alero_Concept-1997-wallpaper.jpg
Nik
Got there eventually :-)
The more I see the Red Prototype used as a display vehicle, the less concerned I become about this. If the Alpha were to be significantly closer in design to the final than the prototype, I'd hope that TM would display one of those rather tham taking a non-relevant car around the country. It would be good if someone could ask if they meet those in the know from TM.
There will always be some people who were particularly fond of the precise detail that gets changed in the final design, but I hope I'm not one of them.
Laurent
Member
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Supposedly they won't (can't?) let people ride in the Alphas until they are crash tested. I suspect the real reason is the Alphas had much less focus on the interior than the exterior, so the interior may not be close enough to production spec to show it to customers.
Norbert
TSLA will win
The final exterior is supposedly closer to the red prototype, than to the alphas we've seen so far. The betas will be available later this year (summer, I guess late summer) for test drives, and will be more like the production version. I guess the alphas are more about the body engineering, while the looks (both interior an exterior) are just rough approximations.
That's just odd to me. Why would the alphas stray then come back? Is it just that their body work hasn't yet been put into the production system? *Shrug* guess we'll see. Maybe it was also to test the response of the changes.
It usually is on "normal" cars, but even if it's not, what's the difference? If you don't want to use it, don't. Doesn't get in the way of anything.
You're obviously not tall. I'm 6' 4", which isn't crazy tall, but still I can't tell you the number of cars I've sat in where the sunroof intrudes on the headroom to the point where I would have to hold my head at an angle just to drive it. You can lose up to two inches of headroom depending on the style of the mechanism. Manufacturers should always make the sunroof optional for just that reason.
I'm 6'3", 1" shorter than you, and have never noticed it personally. Then again, I don't tend to try 2 similar cars back to back, one with and one without sunroof to judge the difference, so that may be the case. In the case of a panoramic roof however, if the mechanisms go up and out, might not be as much of an issue.
Nik
Got there eventually :-)
At 6'4" I tend to find my hair just brushing the roof liner in cars with sun-roofs. With simple tilt-only or up-and-out, I think you're right in expecting less of an issue.
Do we know if the glass roof (with or without sunroof) is standard equipment?
jtibble
Tesla Evangelist
The alpha that was shown in the video released a few weeks ago was assembled in a week by only a few engineers. It was very rushed and, as the engineer I talked to explained it, "does not have the sexiness" of the final Model S. When the betas are shown soon, I think this will be more apparent.
Jaff
Active Member
I enjoy the glass sunroofs...have had them on my vehicles for years.
I rarely open them, but enjoy the added daylight to the cabin...especially in the winter months.
I rarely open them, but enjoy the added daylight to the cabin...especially in the winter months.
What would be really cool is an electro-dimming roof so you can select the amount of incomming light. Not sure how effecient those are.
