New 2021 Model S Unveiled January 27, 2021

[McFlurri]

Ok seriously guys.. where the fk is the front cup holders!?!?!

 

[ucmndd]

Ok seriously guys.. where the fk is the front cup holders!?!?!

Under the closed panel in the console, obviously.

 

[AMPd]

Is it just me or do the arachnid wheels look like the one nut wheels we saw on the roadster?

 

[planetary]

Anyone else not like the base silver wheels? If you take out chrome trim, why leave silver wheels instead of gun metal grey or black? The arachnids looks nice though.

Yes, I hate the stock wheels in silver. It's maddening how great the 21s look -- but my brain wants the ride quality and efficiency of the 19s. Dammit.

Two comments:

• second, any phone charging below eye-line is useless to me, since--absent Apple Car Play integration--I rely heavily on my iPhone for intelligent navigation (much better than what Tesla offers, and integrated with everything else on my phone). Yes, I know others' differ on this, but I'm just expressing my opinion.

Yeah, that opinion is pretty ridiculous. ;-)

 

[McFlurri]

Under the closed panel in the console, obviously.

Really?

well that is lame. so you don't get the same amount of storage as you do in the Model 3/Y.

 

[P100D_Me]

No surround view camera still ? Please tell me I've missed this somewhere.
And there is no way that steering rectangle will be allowed in every country, obviously designed by someone who rides a bike to work.

 

[ucmndd]

Is it just me or does the arachnid wheels look like the one nut wheels we saw on the roadster?

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There are regular lugs under that plastic cap.

 

[natman316]

Love the new redesign except for the steering wheel. Hopefully its an option.

 

[malou]

With the stalks gone, how will drive modes be selected (park/reverse/drive/neutral) or autopilot/cruise enabled? Surely not through the screen, right?

Looks like a button for Autopilot on the steering wheel, beside the horn one? Otherwise what would that button be?

(autowippers are NOT ready for no stalk manual overwrite, especially in winter)

 

[Rashomon]

Steering wheel is the future, absolutely brilliant!

At low speed each radial movement is amplified so you are never rotating the wheel around. At higher speed, it works more like current wheels do. If you don't "get it", you soon will, literally and figuratively. Tesla just leaped the steering control into the future, it's what they do.

RT

yes, they have adopted the steering system of a 1972 Citroen SM. Don’t believe me? Look it up.

 

[MP3Mike]

Apparently there will be touch buttons for Park, Drive, Nuetral, and Reverse just below the phone dock.

 

[glhs272]

yes, they have adopted the steering system of a 1972 Citroen SM. Don’t believe me? Look it up.

I am very familiar with driving a 1972 Citroen SM. My father has one. I suspect you are entirely correct, rather they just made an electronic version instead of hydraulic. Which would account for why they think they can pull off the yolk style steering wheel. Keep in mind, even the 1972 Citroen SM is not sporting a yolk.

 

[byeLT4]

Agree but with the base model doing a 3.1 sprint to 60, aren't they all performance models?

Also noticed the Plaid 1.99 is marked with an asterisk denoting 1 foot roll out. The 3.1 doesn't indicate it uses that measurement, so if this is accurate an apples to apples would be 2.8-2.9 for the base with roll-out.....

 

[Cheburashka]

Apparently there will be touch buttons for Park, Drive, Nuetral, and Reverse just below the phone dock.

That's going to be fun when you need to do multi-point turn.

I really hope you are wrong.

 

[byeLT4]

I guess I'm in the minority here - I want this new S so badly!! I love it!! Nobody seems to be talking about the new powertrain, new battery, updated motors etc.

Most folks seem fixated on the yoke steering wheel and removal of stalks.

LOL! Come join us!

New S Plaid HP/trap/technical discussion

 

[Keith909man]

Soo this is interesting.. I almost wonder if it will ship with a round wheel for legal reasons but comes with a removable yoke wheel to put on at your own risk.

 

[David29]

Steering wheel is the future, absolutely brilliant!

At low speed each radial movement is amplified so you are never rotating the wheel around. At higher speed, it works more like current wheels do. If you don't "get it", you soon will, literally and figuratively. Tesla just leaped the steering control into the future, it's what they do.

RT

How do you know this? Or are you assuming it?

 

[cgiGuy]

If you have been following the forums or EV news, you would have expected a refresh in early 2021..

I bet you'll have a lot of folks willing to trade you a new one for your car that has a "circle" steering wheel.

 

[Jarvisd1015]

View attachment 631450 Soo this is interesting.. I almost wonder if it will ship with a round wheel for legal reasons but comes with a removable yoke wheel to put on at your own risk.

It'd be nice if that OP would post the link. I see the URL of the photo but I guessed a few combinations and it does not change the rendering.

 

[Vic_F]

$10,000 price increase, ridiculous, that will not last. Elon already said their cars are too expensive. Early buyers should realize price drops are coming within not very many months