SLIDING SUNROOF

[MOE J]

Was wondering if Tesla is ever coming out with a total retractable sun roof ?

 

[rpiotro]

Hopefully, never. In all of the cars I've owned with sunroofs I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually opened it.

In exchange you get another point of failure, potential leaks, additional weight, loss of headroom etc. Then the wind noise when it is open. No thanks.

I know some people like them. I'm sure there are others in my camp. To each their own.

 

[johnnycnote]

Hopefully, never. In all of the cars I've owned with sunroofs I can count on one hand the number of times I've actually opened it.

In exchange you get another point of failure, potential leaks, additional weight, loss of headroom etc. Then the wind noise when it is open. No thanks.

I know some people like them. I'm sure there are others in my camp. To each their own.

Yeah, this. I found them annoying and hardly ever used them, but for some reason I always had to have them

 

[EVRider-FL]

The Model S used to have one.

 

[Teetoogrn]

My first S had one and I liked it! I used it on sunny days. However, they stopped making cars with sunroofs and I doubt they’ll restart.

 

[RSpanner]

Had a few Audi's years ago that had retractable moon roofs. Worked fine, hardly used them though. I do remember older cars with retractable "roofs" ..lots of problems.
Tesla making cars with sliding roofs...would up them up to lots of problems..pun intended.

 

[MOE J]

Hmm that’s too bad but I understand

 

[ay221]

My beater car has one. I never use it, and its old I don't want it to get stuck open. I would prefer a Tesla with a metal roof.

 

[rpiotro]

My beater car has one. I never use it, and its old I don't want it to get stuck open. I would prefer a Tesla with a metal roof.

A metal roof? You want to make your 8,000 lb. car even heavier? You don't care about parking garages collapsing? And the tire dust! OMG. /S

 

[Spalding]

I disagree with the anti-sunroof crowd (but to each his own). On my prior sunroof-equipped car I used it all the time. Open to fresh air, or even tilting it up a bit for venting, is nice - and helps avoid using A/C. No matter what the Tesla salespeople say, the glass roofs on Teslas are not a substitute. Of necessity, they're so darkly tinted that 90% of the time you can't see through it anyway - so what's the point?
I've said it before and I'll say it again: If they offered a functional sunroof as an option I'd pay good money for one. And next time I buy I'll probably prioritize any EV manufacturer's car if it's available with a functioning sunroof. Surely it can't be absolutely impossible to engineer a weather-tight sunroof at a rational price point - literally every other car manufacturer does so even for their "cheap" models.

 

[MOE J]

Ya I totally agree it would be super cool if the entire glass roof would retract