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Pictures & Video from the Model X Unveiling (02/09/2012)
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Yes, it was a fairly sedate ride. In part perhaps because of the limited space in the parking lot to "run the course".
WhiteKnight
_____ P85 #549 _____ Sig Red / Sig White
Yes! I thought the same thing - put that on the Model S.
Maybe the Performance version will have it?
I visited the Tesla store at Fashion Island and they said the Model S Performance will have carbon fiber in the nose cone. But I don't know if they meant the whole bumper portion inside the cone or just a strip like we saw on the Model X (if it was CF).
So, I know I had posts reserved at the beginning of this thread, but things got a bit hectic and by now you guys have seen it all, so I'll just tack on a few things here I thought were interesting.
Video of the doors opening. You can see they do swing a bit wide as they get about halfway up:
[video=facebook;10150593258603680]https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150593258603680[/video]
Video of people climbing in the X and the doors closing (my wife wondered how you closed them, looks like there's a button on the B Pillar):
*in next post, apparently
pics of the Model X interior options. I liked how you could get patterns on the leather:
I assume the Model X on display (and for rides) was the Titanium option shown below:
This color is likely the Dark Bay color shown above:
All in all, now that I've had time to digest it all, I like it. I put down a reservation being sort of "meh" on it. I think it's the doors that sort of kill it for me. When they're up, it just looks so weird and unnecessary. On the whole though, I like the looks (though, not a big fan of the grille), it felt roomy from what I can remember (though my seat wouldn't go back), and it had the feeling of riding high in an SUV, without actually being all that tall.
In this last video, you can get a good idea of the height as it drives through the crowd of people:
*in follow up post*
As others have said, I would have preferred styling closer to an FX or similar, but I feel much better about it now that I've had time to dwell on it. I've since upgraded my reservation to a signature (no number yet -- and I assume there will just be 1,000 again?).
Video of the doors opening. You can see they do swing a bit wide as they get about halfway up:
[video=facebook;10150593258603680]https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150593258603680[/video]
Video of people climbing in the X and the doors closing (my wife wondered how you closed them, looks like there's a button on the B Pillar):
*in next post, apparently
pics of the Model X interior options. I liked how you could get patterns on the leather:
I assume the Model X on display (and for rides) was the Titanium option shown below:
This color is likely the Dark Bay color shown above:
All in all, now that I've had time to digest it all, I like it. I put down a reservation being sort of "meh" on it. I think it's the doors that sort of kill it for me. When they're up, it just looks so weird and unnecessary. On the whole though, I like the looks (though, not a big fan of the grille), it felt roomy from what I can remember (though my seat wouldn't go back), and it had the feeling of riding high in an SUV, without actually being all that tall.
In this last video, you can get a good idea of the height as it drives through the crowd of people:
*in follow up post*
As others have said, I would have preferred styling closer to an FX or similar, but I feel much better about it now that I've had time to dwell on it. I've since upgraded my reservation to a signature (no number yet -- and I assume there will just be 1,000 again?).
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one video per post, sorry:
Video of people climbing in the X and the doors closing (my wife wondered how you closed them, looks like there's a button on the B Pillar):
[video=facebook;10150593349923680]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150593349923680[/video]
Video of people climbing in the X and the doors closing (my wife wondered how you closed them, looks like there's a button on the B Pillar):
[video=facebook;10150593349923680]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150593349923680[/video]
Aaand, last video:
In this last video, you can get a good idea of the height as it drives through the crowd of people:
[video=facebook;10150593314608680]https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150593314608680[/video]
In this last video, you can get a good idea of the height as it drives through the crowd of people:
[video=facebook;10150593314608680]https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150593314608680[/video]
WhiteKnight
_____ P85 #549 _____ Sig Red / Sig White
I felt the exact same way! Put down the deposit but was not blown away. But upon reflection, I am getting much more excited! Model X Will Have Greater Comparative Advantage
Citizen-T
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I have a feeling that the doors on production will not swing out quite as far as they do on the prototype. The way I interpreted what I've heard so far makes me think that the design allows for them to only swing out 1 foot, but in practice they haven't gotten it down to that level yet.
The video of everyone getting in and out was reminding me of something, then I remembered...
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ryanjm
Tesla Podcast Host
On the DeLorean, neither the occupants of the car nor the interior get wet in the rain. The door acts as a complete canopy.
WhiteKnight
_____ P85 #549 _____ Sig Red / Sig White
Home and work both have garages. A lot of the places I go have canopies or port cochere's or parking decks. If it's driving rain I generally don't load up the minivan (our current car) and head out.
With the falcon doors you can open your umbrella right above your head an instant after the doors go up -no need to hang out the opening and contort yourself to open it.
Also I would echo what the earlier Canadian poster said about snow. I'm parked in a garage most of the time but if I'm not then I just use the brush to brush the snow off - something I have to do for the side and back windows anyway.
I'm not really dissing the X in any way (though, while I do have garages, I recognize many people have to park outdoors in inclement weather). I was just wondering how well the DeLorean doors held up in the rain. Are we talking a drizzle? Straight down rain? Or can it actually handle when it's windy and raining? If so, then that bodes well for the X as well.
Call me a cheap Yankee, but I distrust relying so completely on fancy motors to open doors for me. I think of the times I've sprinted across a parking lot in the pouring rain, yanked open a car door, hurried in, and slammed the door behind. The stately open/close cycle of powered doors under such conditions would not be welcomed.