I wonder if the lot cars are all their mules?
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d1ez3
Member
Do we expect the power curve of the LR to be anything like the flat one of the Plaid? At a lower peak obviously.
lolachampcar
Well-Known Member
Oh
Come on now.
You know you want it.
The Yoke is but a baby unknown in comparison to the 2012 leap.
No, we can’t see your VIN. Congratulations! What’s your config?
Ordered 1/28. Midnight silver, 21" wheels, black interior.
Thanks -- didn't see that thread.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
No, because the LR doesn't use the same carbon-wrapped motor technology. It should experience some power-taper like most other EVs.
I posted it later in the thread, but will repost once...Could you pop all that on github please, I'd like to integrate it to mine as well
This awful, terrible, likely dangerous Tesla VIN scraper with MQTT is here: rawdigits/TeslaScrub
*this is unsupported and I'll immediately stop caring about it once I have my car.
*if you want to make it not suck, fork the repo or start over and go for it, but either way leave me out of it.
*it will probably cause your computer to catch fire. you've been warned.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
I used to dread that 30 minutes to two hours I had to spend with the "business manager" doing paperwork to buy a car. I felt like I was trapped going into battle when I was the customer. Finally got wise and had an attorney do it for me
Some of you have just had crappy dealer experience. Mine have been great. Some dealers have brought the car and paperwork to my office to sign. I am selective on who I deal with and build a relationship. Anyway sorry that your past is like that - but Tesla has been the worst for me so far. The SA has been great for what he can do but the overall experience has not been good.
Hayseed_MS
Spreader of "Endless Non Sequitur"
Wouldn't the batteries and cooling play a big role in that power curve as well? They state that the LR is also capable of back-to-back 1/4 mile runs.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Absolutely, but the car also needs to have the motor technology to draw, and sustain that power, otherwise the enhanced cooling only benefits the repeatability of the 0-60 and 1/4-mile runs, and not the power curve.
sflgator
Active Member
Update to my own question...received an email reply from our RM. So it appears that no matter when the order was (say Jan or Feb, 2021 / excluding perhaps pre-orders from 2020), if you choose white seats and/or carbon fiber, you're almost definitely looking at August delivery...not even July. It seems as if they're simply not doing production runs with this combination until perhaps mid-late July (maybe a carbon fiber trim parts issue OR perhaps not????) which means an August, 2021 delivery at best.
The only thing that puzzles me is the fact that we're seeing VINs being assigned and imminent deliveries occurring now with MS Plaids that either have white seats or carbon fiber trim (or both?), so is Tesla going to tell us, "oh no, no, no those MS Plaids with the white seats and carbon fiber trim were ALL orders from late 2020? In addition, they're simply pointing the the Tesla website which changed IN JUNE to say that choosing white seats and/or carbon fiber trim says "August delivery" BUT wasn't that caveat JUST for ORDERS placed in JUNE (and not say February 2, 2021 like when I submitted my build and reservation 4 months prior)? This seems suspect (aka BULL$h!t) to me.
sflgator
Active Member
Yeah, I'm in there as well but they're still saying August.
It was announced 1/27 -- I placed my order just after midnight on 1/28.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
This is why the Plaid is such a unique, and beautiful piece of engineering, because every component and system is made to work together, all for the end result of that high horsepower, and stunning power curve.
(Nothing against the LR, BTW.)
theatrus
Member
Suspect a lot of the cars sitting in the holding lots near Fremont had no trim installed due to lack of parts. The rest is just luck.Update to my own question...received an email reply from our RM. So it appears that no matter when the order was (say Jan or Feb, 2021 / excluding perhaps pre-orders from 2020), if you choose white seats and/or carbon fiber, you're almost definitely looking at August delivery...not even July. It seems as if they're simply not doing production runs with this combination until perhaps mid-late July (maybe a carbon fiber trim parts issue OR perhaps not????) which means an August, 2021 delivery at best.
The only thing that puzzles me is the fact that we're seeing VINs being assigned and imminent deliveries occurring now with MS Plaids that either have white seats or carbon fiber trim (or both?), so is Tesla going to tell us, "oh no, no, no those MS Plaids with the white seats and carbon fiber trim were ALL orders from late 2020? In addition, they're simply pointing the the Tesla website which changed IN JUNE to say that choosing white seats and/or carbon fiber trim says "August delivery" BUT wasn't that caveat JUST for ORDERS placed in JUNE (and not say February 2, 2021 like when I submitted my build and reservation 4 months prior)? This seems suspect (aka BULL$h!t) to me.
But don't forget supercharging. (I care very much about supercharging.) My X sits at 90kw for a _lot_ of its curve (plateau?), and I'm excited to not have that wait anymore.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Hell yeah! Both the Plaid and LR will have probably the best supercharging curve of any Tesla.
EndlessPlaid
⚡EV/Tesla Nerd 🔋
Swampgator
Active Member
BrandonLive
MS LR (refresh) Blue/Black/21s/FSD
One of my absolute, all-time favorite cars to own has been the S5 Sportback. Those tactile buttons and controls, ambient lighting, and the interior comfort were unparalleled. For sure, Model S is its own experience, but I have specced out S5's and S7's easily a dozen times while waiting for my S. IMO you can't go wrong with either and nothing is permanent really. If I had gone with S5, I am sure I would've been back with Tesla next time around. Our 2nd car is the Model Y, so it helps with some of the FOMO. Folks on this forum will obviously say to wait for Model S. We're all here because we are all crazy-eyed fans that would've texted Tesla 'u up bae' at 4am in the morning if Tesla was a human entity!
My last car was an RS5 coupe, and the car I almost replaced it with was the S5 Sportback - still one of my favorite non-Tesla cars.
All 7 cars I’d ever owned were Audis. While I was trying to hunt down the S5 config I wanted, a friend convinced me to test drive a Model 3 (Performance) and it was all over.
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