Hi,
I'm reposting what was posted by a reservation holder yesterday on the official Tesla forum.
Larry
I'm reposting what was posted by a reservation holder yesterday on the official Tesla forum.
jd3tm | March 18, 2012,
I got to spend 15 minutes with George Blankenship, VP WW Sales at the SR Tesla premier Friday night. I asked several questions covering a lot of the conversation in this and other forum topics. I will capture them here and ask folks to cross-post if desired.
1. #43 and #44 are still Betas in several areas but not the big ones...there is only the lame center console that will be available at first Signature delivery! BUT, they are putting together upgrade/drop-ins to remove/replace the center console with optional ones that will include things like rear and proper front cup holders, full center consoles, etc. I'm sure they won't make this public until they have fully formed plans. But, it sounded like they clearly have field upgrade plans coming in this area! George said these would be backward compatible with Signature vehicles so you will be able to upgrade later. Stay tuned.
2. Connectivity package - for the US, they are negotiating with ATT. Not final yet. Stay tuned.
3. Rear seats - still in work because they are having regulatory issues and design issues to match. They want to provide a solution that minimizes rear-view interference yet meets guidelines/requirements for safety. NONE of the cars there have final design for this aspect of the vehicle.
4. Outside fit and finish - lots of work to go in cleaning up the fit and finish. George pointed out a number of areas where panels on#43 and #44 didn't lineup properly, etc.
5. Interior fit and finish - lots of little things like sunshades, etc. Even things like programming of the overall features and functionality isn't done yet. ie - there was still no method for moving a feature from big screen to little screen, etc.
6. Rear seat headroom - interesting. I sat in the back seat of both panoramic and solid roofed cars...panoramic roof has MORE headroom by a good 1-2inches BUT, the back seats were actually quite different in the two vehicles I tried. I'm not sure my measurements will hold when they actually have the right rear seat treatments completed.
George was quite emphatic that they will be delivering Signatures in July! I suspect it will be ~32 July... ;-)
They are still doing things like suspension testing, etc. by spending a lot of time running over potholes in CA and over bumps, etc.
As George stated, there are still a lot of little things to get done but he didn't see any roadblocks and, in fact, said that there would be some "cool surprises" for Signature owners.
I asked when Sigs would be configuring their vehicle for delivery. His comment - "Not for a few weeks" I take that to mean maybe by the middle of April and not before.
So much for my report..heading back over now to see the vehicles in Daylight!
cheers,
jd3
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Larry