Model S Tour (Stores)

[ddenboer]

@Norbert: I'm not sure how long it will stay, but I do know that it only arrived late Thursday night.
Last month, an employee at the Santana Row store said they would be getting this car, and it would stay until release candidate cars are readily available. Not sure if that is still true, but if so, it should be there for a few weeks at least.

 

[Todd Burch]

Thanks for the pics ddenboer.

Looking at the screenshots, I see a setting for mirror auto-tilt...I didn't notice if others had already confirmed that, but there it is!

Also, what is "Exterior Guidance Lighting"? Perhaps that's the lighting on the door handles?

 

[vfx]

Nice screen shots.


Plenty of real estate for Tesla to work with.

Some people have to wear glasses to drive. Nearsighted need the optics to see far. Wonder if they can get a bigger type app like cntrl++

 

[Tommy]

Tesla has posted photos of the store tours on their web site here: Event Gallery | Tesla Motors

 

[grisnjam]

Santana Row finally has that White Performance S today. I went there over lunch (for a burger at The Counter), and was happily surprised to see it sitting there. This is VIN 53, which I hear is the same one that was in Newport last weekend.
I have some pics posted here
These pics include a few of the new controls on the touchscreen, the key fob, the tan leather (which is REALLY nice in person), and some other shots. Also, not noted in the pictures is the carbon fibre... I love it. I hate the samples, but in the car it is so much more refined.

God bless you for holding onto MoblieMe I moved everything to Flicker last month in prep for the shutdown.

 

[AnOutsider]

Tesla has posted photos of the store tours on their web site here: Event Gallery | Tesla Motors

Thanks, I like the way the white with dark wheels looks in their pics. Maybe it's the editing.

 

[AnOutsider]

Can anyone who goes and sits in a fully functional S please test the turn signals? I'm curious if they brought over the "lane-change" blinkers common on german cars like Mercedes (which they seem to borrowed the whole stalk setup from).

 

[widodh]

Can anyone who goes and sits in a fully functional S please test the turn signals? I'm curious if they brought over the "lane-change" blinkers common on german cars like Mercedes (which they seem to borrowed the whole stalk setup from).

From what I've seen they are integrated in the Tesla logo on the side of the car.

 

[AnOutsider]

From what I've seen they are integrated in the Tesla logo on the side of the car.

Sorry, what I meant was the "tap to pass" functionality. Instead of fully engaging the turn signal, you tap it down (or up) once, and you get 3 blinks and it stops.

 

[Trnsl8r]

Sorry, what I meant was the "tap to pass" functionality. Instead of fully engaging the turn signal, you tap it down (or up) once, and you get 3 blinks and it stops.

Don't know, but definitely +1. Great feature.

 

[ddenboer]

Saw a tweet today that Menlo Park had a new car on display so we went there instead of Santana Row, but unfortunately it was the old silver cold-weather test car.
The reason I went was for my wife -- it was her first in-person visit to the car, and after sitting in it, watching the kids ooh-ahh at the car, she decided I made a good choice!
So I better have something good for her on Mother's Day tomorrow

 

[AnOutsider]

Can anyone who goes and sits in a fully functional S please test the turn signals? I'm curious if they brought over the "lane-change" blinkers common on german cars like Mercedes (which they seem to borrowed the whole stalk setup from).

For anyone that might care, I verified last night that the Model s does indeed have this functionality

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

For anyone that might care, I verified last night that the Model s does indeed have this functionality

Like! Consistent now with most German and some(?) American cars.

 

[spatterso911]

I believe most American cars have this functionality now.

 

[ferrarimanf355]

I believe most American cars have this functionality now.

My current car, a 2012 Fiat 500 Sport, has that, too. It's really useful.

 

[widodh]

Like! Consistent now with most German and some(?) American cars.

It is mandatory in Europe.

Seems that Tesla is designing the Model S according to the EU spec since that one is tougher than the US spec.

The EU spec cars also have reflectors on the back. You should see the difference between a EU and US Roadster.

 

[AnOutsider]

It is mandatory in Europe.

Not that I'm complaining, but WHY is it mandatory?

 

[NigelM]

It is mandatory in Europe.

Not that I'm complaining, but WHY is it mandatory?

Probably so that you can see anyone who's stupid enough to be driving at night without their lights on.

 

[AnOutsider]

Probably so that you can see anyone who's stupid enough to be driving at night without their lights on.

I understood him to mean the "lane change" blinker was mandatory. It's a cool addition to be sure, I just can't think of any safety benefits that would lead them to require it... Unless they consider people driving in the left-most lane with their left blinker on a risk... Though I'm not sure this would help them anyway.

 

[ElSupreme]

Not that I'm complaining, but WHY is it mandatory?

So you can't just blink once when changing lanes. They blink 3 times so surrounding vehicles have a better chance to see them. In Europe they actually use their blinkers every now and then.