Model X Mule Sightings

[AnxietyRanger]

BHUtopia: Thank you very much for sharing! Much appreciated.

All *I* have is my mock-up. But at least it is red.

[Concept] Model X image without nose-cone and A pillar cross-beam - Page 2

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Actually, the doors go further back on the roofline/wheel arch on the leaked pictures we've been seeing than they did on the prototypes. (The door opening overall could still be shorter if the wheelbase is a bunch shorter, but I don't think that's happening. I don't think.) The doors also appear to have a single latch at the center bottom like a rear hatch instead of the pair at the front and rear near the beltline that the prototypes had.
Walter

True. Clearly the rear segment is taller and the falcon wings extend further over the rear wheel in the 2015 mules, than in the 2012-2013 prototype(s). Although I must add of wheelbase, there was some information/speculation back in the day that the 2012-2013 Model X prototype had slightly longer wheelbase than Model S - and that the mule/production Model X would be back down to Model S wheelbase. So, it could be a little shorter and the rear shape/door length changed to accommodate.

For interested here is the comparison:

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/47487-How-much-has-Model-X-changed-mule-(2015)-vs-prototype-(2012)-silhouette

 

[Merrill]

BHUtopia, thanks for the pictures you can really see how big this vehicle is from the side by side view. When you walk up to the car the size becomes apparent. Will love to see it without all the camo and in another color besides black and white.

 

[AnxietyRanger]

BHUtopia, thanks for the pictures you can really see how big this vehicle is from the side by side view. When you walk up to the car the size becomes apparent. Will love to see it without all the camo and in another color besides black and white.

FWIW, I made mock-ups of different Model X colors:

[Concept] Model X image without nose-cone and A pillar cross-beam - Page 2

and

[Concept] Model X image without nose-cone and A pillar cross-beam

 

[dirkhh]

Not grand but something.

To me that first one is the most enlightening picture so far. It really gives perspective on the size and shape of the Model X.
Thank you for posting that!

 

[AnxietyRanger]

To me that first one is the most enlightening picture so far. It really gives perspective on the size and shape of the Model X.
Thank you for posting that!

I agree.

The added height of Model X since the 2012-2013 prototype(s) really show in this side-by-side shot.

The Model X looks absolutely huge.

 

[pgiralt]

To me that first one is the most enlightening picture so far. It really gives perspective on the size and shape of the Model X.
Thank you for posting that!

This was my first thought as well. It's the first time I've seen a photo really showing how big it is. Not just the total height but also the ground clearance compared to the S.

 

[Merrill]

I agree.

The added height of Model X since the 2012-2013 prototype(s) really show in this side-by-side shot.

The Model X looks absolutely huge.

It's big, I was 2 feet from the car and even though it was covered it is a very large SUV.

 

[aronth5]

I agree.

The added height of Model X since the 2012-2013 prototype(s) really show in this side-by-side shot.

The Model X looks absolutely huge.

This was my first thought as well. It's the first time I've seen a photo really showing how big it is. Not just the total height but also the ground clearance compared to the S.

Pretty consistent with this picture which has been around for a long time. Of course you can make pictures reflect pretty much anything you want but nevertheless it appears fairly close to today's real life picture.

 

[Super_Popular]

It's big, I was 2 feet from the car and even thought it was covered it is a very large SUV.

To me it looks small......glad to hear it's bigger in person.

 

[brucet999]

Thanks to Kosh K for posting these on FB.

Are the side mirrors the same as S mirrors?

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The lip of the frunk, even with the chrome blacked out, does suggest the presence of a nose cone:

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I just realized that they have solved the problem of frunk creases…by lopping it off at the front along the crease line.

 

[eye.surgeon]

That third row window by the C pillar looks just like the same window in a Honda CR-V

 

[MichaelJ]

Sighting today at the Supercharging station in Petaluma. Sam plate as some of the previous pics posted.

 

[dirkhh]

Sighting today at the Supercharging station in Petaluma. Sam plate as some of the previous pics posted.

MFG 63277 means it's a Tesla car. It's the small three characters on the right that are different - and they tend to be really hard to see on these shots.

 

[EchoDelta]

I think anxietyranger must want to possess anyone in sight of a mX and make them take all sort of closeup & detailed pictures from useful angles.

 

[EchoDelta]

This seems the first time we see the chrome all around the windows? Seems panels are sitting better. Can't wait to see the wood version.

 

[EchoDelta]

Does it have the frunk open? And no pic from the front? Oh what a tease. Really?!

 

[AnxietyRanger]

Pretty consistent with this picture which has been around for a long time. Of course you can make pictures reflect pretty much anything you want but nevertheless it appears fairly close to today's real life picture.
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That is of course a known picture. But the real-life photo (instead of a PR Photoshop like that) and a daytime look at the new taller-looking frame of the 2015 Model X mules next to a Model S really helps more.

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brucet999: FYI, those sightings are not new - they were the second 2015 sighting early this year. Some speculated them being staged due to what looks like a Model X parked on the middle of the road.

Of course later Jersey Girl offered a plausible explanation why a Model X might be parked in the middle of the road (being loaded to truck), so one never knows.

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MichaelJ: Thanks for sharing!

Parking at the Supercharger with opposite side port, eh? (No I don't really think so. Just a funny note.)

 

[Merrill]

Thanks for the pics, you just have to wonder why we have seen this Model X in Petaluma twice in one week. What are they doing in this area.

 

[AnxietyRanger]

Thanks for the pics, you just have to wonder why we have seen this Model X in Petaluma twice in one week. What are they doing in this area.

Local Supercharging?

 

[timf]

Thanks for the pics, you just have to wonder why we have seen this Model X in Petaluma twice in one week. What are they doing in this area.

It's the test loop they're on. The fact that they are increasing the public exposure of the test vehicles is a good sign that things are progressing well and we are getting close to a full reveal.