emchen
Member
Go Bears!...but Signature Red? Oski will forgive you if your next car is deep blue metallic.
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tinm
2020 Model S LR+ Owner
Sigh, I knew somebody'd call me on that
I dunno, it's just the subjective feel of things. Literally the feel of the car, the new seats, the crazy shininess of stuff inside (the black shiny seatbacks, never realized how different they were from Model S seatbacks). The grille-less front of the car. The size of the frunk (a disappointment to me... was hoping for more). The realization in person that this a luxury people-mover first and foremost, not a fancy stuff-mover (not gonna fit a ton of 4x8 plywood boards and boxes of other junk from Home Depot in the back because those gorgeous middle seats don't fold). Etc.
goneskiian
Active Member
I'll add that it also gives you a feel for how everything is laid out, how far it is away whe you reach for it, how it feels when you touch it, etc.Sigh, I knew somebody'd call me on that
I dunno, it's just the subjective feel of things. Literally the feel of the car, the new seats, the crazy shininess of stuff inside (the black shiny seatbacks, never realized how different they were from Model S seatbacks). The grille-less front of the car. The size of the frunk (a disappointment to me... was hoping for more). The realization in person that this a luxury people-mover first and foremost, not a fancy stuff-mover (not gonna fit a ton of 4x8 plywood boards and boxes of other junk from Home Depot in the back because those gorgeous middle seats don't fold). Etc.
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
Check out that the seatbacks are not glossy. I want!
Also note that the middle row has just two seats but they don't seem to have the big gap like the 6 seat option does.
Also note that the middle row has just two seats but they don't seem to have the big gap like the 6 seat option does.
Are those hydraulic struts on the falcon wing doors? If so, then this video must be around a year old (in light of the recent Hoerbiger lawsuit)?
Edit: Nevermind, just heard the engineer reference Ludicrous mode. So the mule isn't so old afterall.
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goneskiian
Active Member
What is that rigging on thr door at the very beginning?
I can't see this being up for long.
Looks like they fold too!
I can't see this being up for long.
Looks like they fold too!
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That is an outrageously suspicious seeming situation. I mean, the driver is talking like he bought it. He doesn't know how to pop the frunk. He most certainly doesn't seem to be a Tesla employee. Third party vendor demo, perhaps? Confusing stuff.
satheesh.net
President | Tesla Owners Club Norway
Maybe he didn't post the video before now after the launch. Posting this before would be a definite lawsuit waiting to happen (at least for one of them). Interesting to see the different layout and seat options as well.
Those look like the old performance seats from the S (note the red piping which is now gone)
A couple other notes:
-They reference "Ludicrous" speed, which means this video is post July 17, 2015.
-The weather and outerwear of the guy recording suggests this is fall or early winter.
-The location does not appear to be California because they are at a Meijer location / Super Charger, which puts them in the Midwest (Most likely Ohio or Michigan - although the Meijer does not appear to be the Ann Arbor or Grand Rapids site). Since the guy recording points out the X has a California plate, they are clearly somewhere other than California.
My thought too. This was a test mule for something other than the seats so they threw in whatever they had.
Yes the second row seats in that car appear to be Model S first row seats.
The driver of that car does not sound like a Tesla employee.
Very strange.
I'm 99% sure it IS the Ann Arbor location. There are a couple tell-tale signs. First, the positioning of the chargers in relation to the store and gas station are consistent with Ann Arbor. A bigger tell-tale sign though is the lack of normal Tesla Supercharger signs, and instead a simple blue and white "Electric Vehicle Charging Station" sign.
You are correct. It is the Ann Arbor Super Charger. Ann Arbor Super Charger went live August 19, 2015. That video was recorded sometime between August 19, 2015 and yesterday in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Of course, one could have read the YouTube description, "This car was used to do break testing by an independent testing company in Ann Arbor Michigan. Sorry about not being in landscape mode." Sometimes the answer(s) is right in front of your face :smile:
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The Quote in the YouTube video says, "This car was used to do break testing by an independent testing company in Ann Arbor Michigan. Sorry about not being in landscape mode."
So that should clarify that it's not a Tesla employee and it is in Ann Arbor. But I would be extremely surprised if this video is still around this time tomorrow...
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Okay, someone beat me to it. I guess I'm not the only smart one in this forum. ;-)
So that should clarify that it's not a Tesla employee and it is in Ann Arbor. But I would be extremely surprised if this video is still around this time tomorrow...
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Okay, someone beat me to it. I guess I'm not the only smart one in this forum. ;-)
goneskiian
Active Member
Nice work guys! I HAD clicked through to youtube as I was looking for a date it was posted AND still missed the description! Ugh. Investigation fail. ;-)
