Model Y unveiling event 2019-03-14 (official thread)

[Cobbler]

Underwhelming?

 

[sreams]

if safety is #1 then why allow a top speed of 150?

Nobody is forced to drive any particular speed.

 

[dmode]

Awful presentation as usual. But I liked that for once there was no hubris and insane promises. A $39,000 7 seater will be a huge sell

 

[Pismo]

De-Chromed look is very nice.

 

[phantasms]

I love Tesla and Elon, but that was kind of rough, no?

 

[TEG]

 

[SignatureWheel]

Lighting was horrible, couldn't see the car at all.

So it's a lifted and stretched Model 3 to bridge the gap / passenger capacity of the Model S price.

 

[Pezpunk]

Just clicked it on, does elon always talk like that? Genius maybe. Presenter... Not so much...

he stutters. he is an engineer, not a salesman ... except on the strength of his ideas.

 

[Ulmo]

I feel like I'm at a college lecture watching this live stream. Yeah I'm still a little salty that sneaking into the event didn't work.

I couldn't believe security even knew my name, they literally walked up to me like they seen me before. Even though I was just chilling on their campus in the middle of the night and nobody said a thing to me the day before.

Space X security probably reading all my threads right now. Hope they didn't catch me taking a piece of their rocket before I left. And the night before the event. They really should start closing their doors more often. I'm sure Elon Musk wouldn't be happy if his rocket got lost in space.

You sound like you should be kept out of places.

 

[McFlurri]

BAD GATEWAY!!!

 

[Lifeinabox]

Did anyone noticed the blacked out bright molding, door handles, and side cameras?

Hope this is an option from the factory.

Yup first thing I noticed. Wonder if Model 3 will get the chrome delete treatment.

 

[bro1999]

That was a little thin on the imagery. I want a better look at it, inside and out

Dark stage and dark blue Model Y you could barely see. Almost like Elon was intentionally trying to hide the Model Y AKA Model 3 hatch.

 

[Pushmi-Pullyu]

Yes, he does.

Yes, during a high-profile presentation, he does always talk that way. He stutters less during a more casual conversation.

I sympathize; I used to have massive stage fright.

 

[kavyboy]

Lighting was horrible, couldn't see the car at all.

So it's a lifted and stretched Model 3 to bridge the gap of the Model S price.

Huh, I wouldn't have guessed that.

 

[silentsnow31802]

Yup first thing I noticed. Wonder if Model 3 will get the chrome delete treatment.

I sure hope so. That would mean we can buy them OEM instead of having them wrapped. I would do that in an instant.

 

[Buggle]

Saskatchewan supercharger means you can drive across Canada? Wha? Need some in Manitoba and West Ontario too...

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Even when it's built, there's no way you get from there to Calgary in winter on a full charge.

 

[Pushmi-Pullyu]

One more thing?
Please?

I, too, was hoping for an "extra" surprise. Looks like that's not happening.

 

[PoitNarf]

Wasn’t expecting an optional 3rd row. Probably a really tight squeeze back there but should be sufficient for my dogs. Was hoping for a little more info, perhaps the Tesla website will have some more stuff about it. Surprised there was no info on placing a preorder or anything like that.

Sounds like all new supercharger stations going forward are V3. I think Elon also mentioned slowly upgrading existing stations to V3? First I’ve heard that.

And yes I agree, Elon definitely does not excel at presenting. I think he doesn’t even rehearse these things, just wings them. Tesla could learn a lot from how Apple handles their product announcements.

 

[S4WRXTTCS]

Little light on details, but I imagine that's intentional as to prevent people waiting on it instead of getting the 3.

 

[electracity]

Awful presentation as usual. But I liked that for once there was no hubris and insane promises. A $39,000 7 seater will be a huge sell

7 seater starts at $42000