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Kipernicus
Model S Res#P1440
My opinion is that the microfibre seats are going to be much better than the leather ones. I just wish they had heating and additional colours. (I don't care about the seat memory)
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Agree on the durability part atleast with the kind of leather - soft and "creasophilic" rather than stiff - that Tesla appears to be using.
On the heating front, I don't think cloth seats get as cold as leather ones do. That was my experience with them (for 5 years in a VW Passat) even during the reasonably cold Bay Area winters.
Yeah, having a choice of colors would have been good although lighter cloth seats might show stains more easily; cleaning stains on cloth could be more painful too when compared to leather. I like black anyway with my green exterior.
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[List of first drive reviews/impressions from news outlets to date:]
[List of detailed first drive reviews/impressions from TMC users to date:]
Todd Burch | gg_wants_a_tesla
I probably missed some. This thread is huge.
- MotorTrend:
+++ 2012 Tesla Model S First Drive - Motor Trend (1.5 hours)
+++ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUg-BZAR5ro (? time)
+++ Temple of Tesla: Touring Elon's Factory - Motor Trend (? min) - co.exist: Inside The Tesla Model S | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation (10 min)
- forbes:
Taking A Spin In The Model S With Tesla Investor Nancy Pfund - Forbes (? time) - CNET: Tesla Model S first drive: Quiet satisfaction | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews (? time)
- GigaOm: Video: We test drive Tesla Cleantech News and Analysis (8 min)
- Wired: Driving the Tesla Model S Quickly, And Briefly | Autopia | Wired.com (8 min)
- Yahoo Auto: Tesla Model S: First drive of the electric sedan that will change the world or die trying | The Lookout - Yahoo! News (1 hour)
- Engadget: Tesla Model S first drive: the sports sedan goes electric (update: video) [*] Engadget (10 min)
- Daily KOS: Daily Kos: Tesla Model S Has Arrived: You Have a Duty to Buy One (If you can afford) (? time)
- Road&Track: 2012 Tesla Model S Review – What We Uncovered in a 10 Minute Test Drive – RoadandTrack.com (10 min)
- USA Today: First Drive: Tesla's Model S electric is spectacular (? time)
- Autoweek:
+++ A missive from the Tesla factory grounds - Autoweek (20 min)
+++ 2012 Tesla Model S: Drive review - Autoweek (20 min) - Edmunds: 2012 Tesla Model S First Drive (10 min)
- Automobile: 2013 Tesla Model S - Status Update - Automobile Magazine
(8 min) - Daily Breeze: Business Casual: Getting a charge out of Tesla's Model S - The Daily Breeze (? time)
- Classic Driver: Driven: Tesla Model S - Classic Driver - MAGAZINE - driving report (? time)
- Automotive News:
+++ http://edit.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120702/OEM03/307029984/0/teslas-test-drive-manipulation-or-circumstance/on-first-glance-tesla-s-is-a-winner (10min)
+++ http://edit.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120702/RETAIL03/307029993/teslas-test-drive-manipulation-or-circumstance (Time N/A) - LA Times: Saturday Drive: 2012 Tesla Model S - latimes.com (20 min)
- Winding Road: http://www.windingroad.com/articles/reviews/driven-2012-tesla-model-s/ (8 min)
- Charging Point: Tesla Model S first drive report (15 min)
- WSJ: 2012 Tesla Model S Signature Performance Review: I Am Silent, Hear Me Roar | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil - WSJ.com (1 hour)
- Bussiness Week: Test-Driving Tesla Motors's Super-Fast Model S - Businessweek (? time)
- MercuryNews:
+++ Wolverton: Tesla's new Model S luxury sedan is a sweet ride - Inside Bay Area (15 min)
+++ Wolverton: Tesla's Model S is fast and fun - San Jose Mercury News (15 min) - SFGate: Tesla test drive: Smooth, silent, fast - SFGate (15 min)
- TechCrunch:
Test Driving The Super-Connected, All-Electric Tesla Model S [TCTV] | TechCrunch (8min) - GreenCarReports:
+++ 2012 Tesla Model S: First Drive Of All-Electric Sport Sedan (1hr)
+++ 2012 Tesla Model S: First Drive Video (1hr) - Fox News:
Quick Spin: 2013 Tesla Model S | Fox News (30 min) - Popular Mechanics:
Tesla Model S EV Sedan Test Drive - Popular Mechanics (30 min)
[List of detailed first drive reviews/impressions from TMC users to date:]
Todd Burch | gg_wants_a_tesla
I probably missed some. This thread is huge.
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kevincwelch
Active Member
Quite possibly and simultaneously the most pretentious and worst video of the Model S I have viewed to date. Hurt my eyes. Can't you focus!?
Test Driving The Super-Connected, All-Electric Tesla Model S [TCTV] | TechCrunch
Shipping slowly
The Model S started shipping last month, but Tesla is ramping up production very slowly to make sure there are no glitches — right now about 12 cars have been delivered, and the company is putting out about two a week. But by the end of the year, it is targeting to have that weekly production number up to 500. If you reserved a Model S today (pricing starts at $49,900) you could expect to have it in your garage in June 2013.
Shipping slowly
The Model S started shipping last month, but Tesla is ramping up production very slowly to make sure there are no glitches — right now about 12 cars have been delivered, and the company is putting out about two a week. But by the end of the year, it is targeting to have that weekly production number up to 500. If you reserved a Model S today (pricing starts at $49,900) you could expect to have it in your garage in June 2013.
AndyM
Member
Thanks for adding to the list. Really liked this review, which touched on things I hadn't noticed about the back seat when I had a chance to be a passenger.
Tesla229
Member
One of the best test drive videos I've seen lately. A little hard to find, though. Here's a more direct link to the video:
http://techcrunch.com/author/colleen-taylor/
2012 Tesla Model S: First Drive Of All-Electric Sport Sedan (Page 4)
"The early-production Model S cars appear to be well-built, at least after scanning four different models (serial numbers 106, 108, 111, and 116, for those who keep track)."
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