Impression of my Night Hawk X after a few days.
1. The X is much larger than I thought. Even after the reveal, and a "meet the X" drive, I didn't appreciate the girth until I backed in the garage. My single door is a standard 8' --- 96". So with the mirrors out, there is about 2 inches on each side clearance. Some recommended folding the mirrors, but need them to determine the side of the car. Getting better at the process.
2. I am a "car" guy. That is I wash and clean my own car and have special micro-fiber cloths for the body, another type for the windows, special Meguire's auto products and window cleaning (Invisible Glass).
a. Cleaning the front windshield is a challenge to say the least.... at 5'9", I have to use a step ladder to reach the center of that mammoth
piece of glass.
b. The X is higher than my previous Audi Q7 -- That in itself is not a challenge. However, cleaning above the FWDs is unique to say
the least. Get out the step ladder again to clean the widows in the FWD...... want my passenger to view the moon smug free.
c. Between the FWD, Trunk, the Frunk as well as the normal doors there are more nooks and crannies on the X to detail. I can now
appreciate the challenge Tesla must have felt trying to get all the parts to fit -- seals, covers, grommets and such. All places where
Georgia pollen hides.
3. The best way to appreciate and inspect one's car is to wash and wax it. That's where ones sees all the imperfections. There are some on my X, somethings aren't as "tight" as other $130K long time manufacturers. But none were objectionable. I found no paint or
clear coat issues.
4. No issues with the FWDs. They operate as advertised. As do the front doors. I did, however, have to re-teach the front windows
up and down limits with the help of the SC. The fit for the doors, Frunk, trunk, all are good. No issues with wind noise (after re-teaching)
the windows. Car is truly quiet, save some road noise on rough payment.
5. Driving is OUTSTANDING! It accelerates smoothly, corners steadily and U-turns tightly. The Autopilot is phenomenal. I used TACC in route to the golf course in "rush hour" traffic. I was not stressed in the stop and go not having to brake and accelerate to keep up as traffic ebbed and flowed. The regen ( familiar with my Karma) works perfectly, slows the massive X reliably. The X handles like a sedan -- I only experienced that with the Audi Q7 (built on a car chassis).
6. After 2 + years of watching the forums at least 10 times a day and night. I find myself paying more attention to enjoying the car, and little time on the forums. Not that the forums matter less, but enjoying the X more. There is a lot to learn since I didn't previously own a Model S. The operation is intuitive. After a few days, most operations of second nature. Some I had to think about.... i.e: I was using a hose to wash the car..... don't have the FOB in the pocket and accidentally open the front door.. When detailing, removing the FOB AND Cell phone (Tesla App) and pressing the Power Off mode while the doors are open. I will have to take care of that next week when at the Xpel dealer.
All in All... the X was more than worth the 2 year wait, all the nights and weekends scanning the forums and news. I hope all those waiting, scanning the forum at 3 AM and keeping
@ohmman company, begin the transition to enjoying. I will be here a few times a week.... just to learn more about the X and Tesla..
