Where is the Model X Test Mule? Is there one?

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Or maybe test of acceleration and handeling with extra weight (luggage). That would explain the saggy look. The mis-aligned door could be test of body-stability and stiffnes when the car is loaded and the doors are locked by the outer lock only (Cars doors usually have a two-step lock).

 

[AnOutsider]

Or maybe test of acceleration and handeling with extra weight (luggage). That would explain the saggy look. The mis-aligned door could be test of body-stability and stiffnes when the car is loaded and the doors are locked by the outer lock only (Cars doors usually have a two-step lock).

All possible... but as said before: why not just do it at home?

 

[markb1]

So, I have to ask....

How long did it take to get the first signature series S delivered after the Model S mule was first spotted?

Tesla handled things a lot differently with the S. They were quite a bit more open. The alpha was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2011 (if the article I found in Google is accurate). The beta was unveiled at the factory in October 2011, where test rides were given to reservation holders. The first deliveries and test drives were in July 2012.

 

[JST]

They have have a lot of options on a big open tarmac that they don't have on the Fremont test track. The test track is only good if they want to do banked turns of a certain radius. Besides, if they really wanted to be spotted, the Fremont test track is exactly where they would go.

Seriously, they pulled up in a Tesla-branded truck to an airfield right next to a skate park in the middle of the day. They wanted to be seen.

 

[Ulabrand]

There are a number of BETA cars that are currently testing they would represent what you guys are calling "mule" They total 25 or so. Some are drivable some are not. They are used for different tests, the different engineering teams get a car and run their perspective tests on it. I can put up a picture, and I likely will very soon. But Just as a heads up, the front has changed allot, there is no more fake grill (nose cone). Enjoy the tidbits.

I see no fake grill on the car in the new clip from Alameda NAS airstrip. Maybe "insiderinfo" is correct?

 

[JRP3]

No such conclusion can be reached from a camouflaged vehicle....

 

[Teslawisher]

X Test Mule???

Tesla's long-delayed Model X SUV is testing in California

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My bad. Found lots of posts starting last night. Mods - feel free to delete.

 

[cb17]

I can say with about 99% certainty that this is not a Tesla car or SUV or any version of one

 

[AndreN]

Model X test video

Not super-exciting but hey, it's apparently a Model X test video...

Testing of Tesla Model X

 

[TEG]

Also mentioned in these other threads:
Where is the Model X Test Mule? Is there one? - Page 29
New Tesla being tested at Alameda NAS

(Not 100% sure it is an X. Some speculating it could be a Model 3 prototype.)

 

[Yuri_G]

I can say with about 99% certainty that this is not a Tesla car or SUV or any version of one

Who else is releasing an electric SUV with the exact proportions of the Model X?

 

[Kevin Harney]

And why would they drive up in a Tesla trailer ?

 

[cb17]

Who else is releasing an electric SUV with the exact proportions of the Model X?

I can't talk about it too much. But let's just say that looks like a dead ringer for another electric SUV from a different manufacturer. I'll never forget that ugly rear.

 

[markb1]

I can say with about 99% certainty that this is not a Tesla car or SUV or any version of one

So 99 to 1 odds that it's not a Tesla? I will take those odds, and bet $10 that it is a Tesla.

 

[cb17]

And why would they drive up in a Tesla trailer ?

The only possibility is that I was being lied to about who's making it. More likely is that Tesla is somehow involved with their motor/battery.

 

[Yuri_G]

I can't talk about it too much. But let's just say that looks like a dead ringer for another electric SUV from a different manufacturer. I'll never forget that ugly rear.

This car has heavy camouflage, you can't actually see what the back looks like.

 

[cb17]

This car has heavy camouflage, you can't actually see what the back looks like.

It's the Prius-looking proportions of the back. Completely flat. The front looks identical too

 

[Yuri_G]

It's the Prius-looking proportions of the back. Completely flat. The front looks identical too

I'm saying there are foam panels added to the back of the car so you cannot see what the body actually looks like. That is why it appears flat and the whole point of car camo.

 

[larmor]

Just announced: re release of pontiac aztek! !-;

 

[cb17]

I'm saying there are foam panels added to the back of the car so you cannot see what the body actually looks like. That is why it appears flat and the whole point of car camo.

I suppose it's possible, but not sure why they'd need to do that. They already have a prototype they've shown off they could use for testing. I'll give it that it's a little strange that it seems like there's a large Tesla presence there, but otherwise it's a hell of a coincidence.