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I hate to burst the bubble for those forum members that thought Dual Motor was months or quarters away but I believe that Tesla has started production for Dual Motor available to employees only. Let me connect the dots...
#1 Dual Motor schematics “appear” on new configurator and leaked to the public. I’ve been invited and can access the configurator but I can’t see the schematic because Dual Motor isn’t available to me yet. Conclusion: employee with option for dual motor leaked the pic.
#2 AWD VINs are being registered already. Sure they could be release candidate VINs but I believe RC phase is over and Tesla will not be going through separate RC phase for every variation. The production line works. Body panels fit. No need for them to restart RCs
#3 Franz is already driving a new Model 3 with red calipers and new logo on the trunk. This is likely to be the DPL version. Franz showing off the Model 3 • r/teslamotors Franz is C suite management. He got the his RWD Model 3 in the first full production batch. Not a RC. Field testing is much below his pay grade. This AWD P is the real deal and has personal California plates and not Tesla MFG plates.
#1 Dual Motor schematics “appear” on new configurator and leaked to the public. I’ve been invited and can access the configurator but I can’t see the schematic because Dual Motor isn’t available to me yet. Conclusion: employee with option for dual motor leaked the pic.
Tried a few variations (you can omit the tail end after the “.png”) of that yesterday, in the hopes of finding the 'P' version. No luck...FWIW, I'm pretty sure someone grabbed that image because 1) the asset is already online and 2) the URL is easily guessable.
In the configurator, the URL for the current image is:
https://static-assets.tesla.com/share/tesla_design_studio_assets/MODEL3/UI/rwd.png?&version=0.0.23
Simply changing "rwd.png" to "awd.png" loads the AWD image.
Try this:
https://static-assets.tesla.com/share/tesla_design_studio_assets/MODEL3/UI/awd.png?&version=0.0.23
Lots of "I think"ing and "I believe"ing going on.
Time for some facts.
Yep That’s Franz’ new car. He got his RWD Model 3 in the 1st 50 off the line (not release candidate). He’s number 2 at Tesla, just below Elon. He is NOT driving a preproduction car to work out the kinks. That’s way below his job description. This is the real deal.
Yep That’s Franz’ new car. He got his RWD Model 3 in the 1st 50 off the line (not release candidate). He’s number 2 at Tesla, just below Elon. He is NOT driving a preproduction car to work out the kinks. That’s way below his job description. This is the real deal.
Franz isn’t some teenage tuner that’s tweaking and testing. He’s one notch under Elon and makes big decisions. He wants the 3 to be the best car possible and if he thinks the car looks better with Tesla spelled out on the trunk, he won’t buy an aftermarket and put it on his trunk. He’s gonna change the production line and make all cars have what he thinks looks the best.He likely just customized his car. We have no evidence that the AWD/P cars have going through homologation, so they couldn't have been registered and have normal plates. (They would have manufacturer plates.)
If they had bothered to get the VIN it would be easier to put this to bed. (After all the plates on it are the same ones that were on his car way back when he got one of the first Model 3s.)
Franz isn’t some teenage tuner that’s tweaking and testing. He’s one notch under Elon and makes big decisions. He wants the 3 to be the best car possible and if he thinks the car looks better with Tesla spelled out on the trunk, he won’t buy an aftermarket and put it on his trunk. He’s gonna change the production line and make all cars have what he thinks looks the best.