Just watched the Model X intro and was wondering what features will be added to the Model S.
Will the nose cone stay?
He didn't mention anything about the headlights either.
That HEPA filter is going to be $$$ to change out.
I don't really care for the doors either.
The hitch might be a nice option for bikes or skis/boards.
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For better or for worse, I guess I need to admit I'm quite relieved, having just taken delivery this past week. The new tricks of the X are certainly noteworthy and very impressive, though nothing is there that would give me buyer's remorse or make me wish I would have waited "just a couple more weeks" which everyone knows ends up turning into an unhealthy vicious cycle. The presenting front doors are a great party trick and a nice extension of the presenting door handles, though nothing I would miss if and when it ever came to the S. The HEPA filter is great, but nothing I'd lose sleep over. I don't need a hitch.
I think the biggest surprise was that the top secret classified reveal on the front end wasn't so much the headlights as it was the nose of the car. I assume they heeded some of the criticism's of the model S nose cone. I actually do like the look of it on the X, though I sat around for a while trying to envision that nose on the S and I just couldn't decide if I'd like it more or less than the current nose. The larger nose of the X caters more to the feline sculpturing going on there, though I can't quite imagine it working as well on the S. I'm sure someone will do a lovely mock up of the S with that nose so I'll wait for that to come.
Curiously absent was any mention of V7 or autopilot. No mention of these features whatsoever. Though it does have more sensors to automate the front doors and falcon wing doors, no mention of what role they play in auto pilot, though I assume they're integrated somehow.
All in all, amazing show and unveil. I think the X will exceed expectations and though I feel a slight sense of guilt in saying this, I'm... kind of glad they didn't go out of their way to cannibalize S sales or give recent buyer's heart attacks.