TorqueMonster
Member
I am in the same boat with the CF interior.
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My LR is still holding for June. Fingers crossed.
Order: RN1144 | Order Date: 1/27 | Order Location: Los Angeles | Order Model: LR | Order Customizations: FSD, Arachnid | Order Color: Black Exterior/Black Interior | CURRENT DELIVERY WINDOW: June (as of 6/13/21)
TorqueMonster
Member
Oh this is interesting! From Motor Trend web site:
"Illustrating this point, Schaffer points out that as the state of charge decreased in the Model 3, "the power would go down in ratio to some degree." The same does not hold true for the Unplugged Performance's Pikes Plaid racer. At one point Pobst rolled into the pits at Laguna Seca with 34 percent charge remaining, only to announce the car feels as quick as it does with a full charge. "That's a big difference."
Unplugged Performance Reveals Insane Model S Plaid Pikes Peak Racer
"Illustrating this point, Schaffer points out that as the state of charge decreased in the Model 3, "the power would go down in ratio to some degree." The same does not hold true for the Unplugged Performance's Pikes Plaid racer. At one point Pobst rolled into the pits at Laguna Seca with 34 percent charge remaining, only to announce the car feels as quick as it does with a full charge. "That's a big difference."
Danlbrau
MSLR 1/27/21 VIN MF443 Delivered 9/19/21!
It’s a valid question. And precisely why the LR makes up the bulk of the orders.
golfore
Member
New update, just got off the phone with Charlotte delivery. My car is still in a secure lot at Fremont. It will be on a train for 10 days (never less, maybe more) to Birmingham, then car carrier to Charlotte. Stokked. So let's give a shout out to SA's.
Danlbrau
MSLR 1/27/21 VIN MF443 Delivered 9/19/21!
On the plus side, that is less of a wait than most of us have already been thru with no visibility as when we will get our cars.
On the minus side, if your promised October delivery works out as well as my March one did, your dreams will have some more crushing in the future
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
Hoping you get yours so we can see a LR for real and make sure they did not change anything. I think the only thing Elon is leaving me in June is a flaming bag of dog poo on my doorstep and Franz will be ringing the bell.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
I had pretty much the same question as this about a 100 pages back right after the event. I’m holding LR and Plaid orders hoping to decide which one I get. Plaid shows June currently.
I am waiting for some LRs to be delivered and for people to start uploading impressions. Want to see what other hardware changes are there besides the missing bolster ventilation (if any). Besides that, it would seem you are right that the main draw is the cutting edge tech and the speed/acceleration that it enables.
My rationale, if I were to get the Plaid, is also that this is probably the only time getting a Plaid will serve me two purposes - getting the car early and letting me experience a performance vehicle for the first (and probably only) time in my life since I am inching close to 40, kids growing up, other responsibilities on the horizon. Until now, the fastest car I owned was a Model 3 LR, and before that, a Honda Accord Touring V6.
From that perspective, Plaid makes all the sense in the world to me in the moment. I suspect for people who have the “need for speed” nothing else but Plaid will do.I did do a bit of “creative math” if you will, telling myself that it’s not $50k more but in fact only the delta of the financing monthly loan payment from the LR over a period of 2 years which is how long I will keep this car in all likelihood. That comes out to be significantly below $50k and my mind is sufficiently duped into thinking I’m making a good choice. Haha!
In the end, I’ve still not made a decision but fear I may have to real soon. My SA has been hinting that VIN assignment will be a sudden thing over the next few days as centers get their cars since most centers are now assigning VINs when cars are at the lot rather than at factory.
Nah. I bet it demonstrates 3.1 quite easily. We are in traction limited territory with the plaid. Tesla has made plenty of cars that can do upper 2s at this point.
Plaid needs all the tricks it can come up with to nail a 1.99
AhwatukeeDad
Member
But you are a legend today! Thanks for all the info!I have no doubt there will be a wave of deliveries this month and then I'll be a fond memory in a few weeks
Maximus023
PLAID
But they still haven’t removed the ambient lighting on the trim…
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Then why equip it with those modes? The M3P certainly doesn't need it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the LR also has a cheetah mode; as both cars in the owner's manual have instructions on launch control.
AhwatukeeDad
Member
Completely unacceptable. Who can live with that?
yes.. that's true..But it's dated from 2020.
although Spotify was in the code long before it made its way iirc.. even to European cars and forever for NA cars.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
EVonly
Member
If your estimate is accurate, that would be quite disappointing. That would mean that for regular everyday driving without prep, the LR that I just spent $100k on with 21” wheels and FSD, would be slower than my Performance Model Y.
I hope this isn’t the case!
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emailforbrett
Member
I had pretty much the same question as this about a 100 pages back right after the event. I’m holding LR and Plaid orders hoping to decide which one I get. Plaid shows June currently.
I am waiting for some LRs to be delivered and for people to start uploading impressions. Want to see what other hardware changes are there besides the missing bolster ventilation (if any). Besides that, it would seem you are right that the main draw is the cutting edge tech and the speed/acceleration that it enables.
My rationale, if I were to get the Plaid, is also that this is probably the only time getting a Plaid will serve me two purposes - getting the car early and letting me experience a performance vehicle for the first (and probably only) time in my life since I am inching close to 40, kids growing up, other responsibilities on the horizon. Until now, the fastest car I owned was a Model 3 LR, and before that, a Honda Accord Touring V6.
I did do a bit of “creative math” if you will, telling myself that it’s not $50k more but in fact only the delta of the financing monthly loan payment from the LR over a period of 2 years which is how long I will keep this car in all likelihood. That comes out to be significantly below $50k and my mind is sufficiently duped into thinking I’m making a good choice. Haha!
In the end, I’ve still not made a decision but fear I may have to real soon. My SA has been hinting that VIN assignment will be a sudden thing over the next few days as centers get their cars since most centers are now assigning VINs when cars are at the lot rather than at factory.
$40,000 price difference. Get rid of the car in 3-4 years and recoup at least 50% of that. So less than a $20,000 price difference to own the quickest production car in the world.
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