StephRob
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Thinking about those doors in the non-hyped, non-technobeat light of day, I'm not too sure about them. I think they may be one step too far. If Tesla could just produce an all-electric 4WD vehicle that could go to the snow (Tahoe for me), have room for 7 adults, plus all that cargo space, it would have a sure fire winner. The doors IMO may be an unnecessary, controversial complication. I really appreciate Elon et al thinking about the ease of access particularly with small kids and car seats. I have three boys so I've put in my share of car seats. I suppose if you have three car seats at once, it would make getting into the 3rd row difficult. (I understand Elon has 5 boys - bless him! - so he may be thinking about this scenario.) But if you only have one or two, you just put the one without the car seat down to access the 3rd row. I don't think the market for people with 3 car seats is really that big. I guess that would be addressing the minivan segment as he mentioned he was trying to do last night.
FWIW, I sat in the third row last night and was able to enter reasonably well, but getting out of the 3rd row required some maneuvering and a little assistance. (I'm 5'8", 135 pounds and reasonably agile!) I think you'd still be wanting to move the 2nd row forward if adults were using the 3rd row. All in all, I just don't think the falcon doors are necessary. Though they would make quite a statement at pick up at my kids' school!
I'm still totally comfortable with my deposit I made night, but will be interested to see how the design iterations unfold.
FWIW, I sat in the third row last night and was able to enter reasonably well, but getting out of the 3rd row required some maneuvering and a little assistance. (I'm 5'8", 135 pounds and reasonably agile!) I think you'd still be wanting to move the 2nd row forward if adults were using the 3rd row. All in all, I just don't think the falcon doors are necessary. Though they would make quite a statement at pick up at my kids' school!
I'm still totally comfortable with my deposit I made night, but will be interested to see how the design iterations unfold.