I just got home from test-driving
@omarsultan's car and having lunch together - thanks again Omar for letting me drive your car!
We drove through town for a bit then up the hills west of Walnut Creek, CA. Having owned a P85D and a fairly heavily-modified M3P (check my sig), my first impressions are:
1. The yoke is a non-issue, really. It took me less than 2 minutes to get used to the turn signal position and doing >90º maneuvers through town. Like anything, such as going from a stick-shift to a column-mounted shifter, it's just about building the muscle memory over time. I reached for a turn signal stalk just once but quickly got used to the yoke buttons. My only wish is that the yoke was a little narrower, as it's fairly wide (having gotten used to the small M3 wheel) though not as wide as the previous Model S/X wheels.
2. Suspension is highly adjustable, to the point where I thought it was potentially TOO stiff. We drove through some twisty hills and I didn't feel much body roll at all, unlike when I test-drove and first got my M3P (before the mods), so I was glad to see Tesla did a good amount of work on that front. This is potentially a return to the much-vetted "plus" suspension from early years - cc
@lolachampcar your might be happy to read this.
3. The interior cabin feels much more refined than any Tesla I've ever been in. The center screen integrates very nicely into the dash (to the point where I think swivel isn't necessary), the armrest is positioned perfectly, and the lack of road noise is just fantastic despite noise cancelling not even being enabled yet. I can't wait to see how it is with ANC on.
4. The software still has a lot of missing features, but I'm fairly confident that will be fixed in v11. I do like the new layout though, and it will be a nice upgrade from the 15" Model 3/Y screens.
I did not launch Omar's car or even accelerate hard in a straight line, since (a) it was not my car, (b) it has been done by so many others already, and (c) this was not my primary concern anyway given what we all know what the car can do.
Again, huge thanks to
@omarsultan for being such a graceful TMC member, willing to drive over 2 hours round-trip to meet with me and hand me the driver's seat! And great conversations over lunch, too (not just about Tesla). See you around the forums.
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He said there was not!!
My SA-who has been very honest with me (basically he has no concrete info)-has told me he’s hopeful for me to take delivery by the end of Q3. August would be much appreciated.
