It actually says 150kw, so they might be talking about the power output rather than the total capacity.
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It actually says 150kw, so they might be talking about the power output rather than the total capacity.
Gene - thanks for the intelligent input; I'm a Land Cruiser guy myself, with a BJ40 and a BJ70. And Ford pickups...and all diesel...
My concern with the route you're suggesting - other than that it seems to me the very last place for which Tesla has designed the X is off-road - is the base restriction a coil suspension has versus its air suspension. Now, this is a tentative caveat I hold, and am happy to change it once we get real numbers, but it is as follows: IF the air option gets you the ability of clearance from "A" inches though "E" inches, BUT with springs you get only "D" inches, then, seemingly, air wins out. Am I missing something with my logic here...or just with the lack of hard data?
Audubon, I agree with you. That is why I will wait and see what we learn from folks that already have these. Really, what I'd prefer is a full size Tesla pickup but that will be a long time off, if ever. BTW, you are in Cantwell? I am up there almost yearly. I have friends I play music with (I'm a fiddler) in Cantwell and friends that are Park Service Rangers (and fiddlers) at Denali. My favorite area in the north is NWT. From time to time I make the Midway Fiddle Festival, it's 1/2 way between Ft. McPherson and Inuvik in NWT, on the Dempster. Inuit and Athapaskan fiddlers actually play the same tunes we do down here!
So what's the verdict now that the X is out? I was just in a dealer store and they weren't very helpful nor hope-inspiring. Google also comes up short for searches like 'model x lift kit' or 'can you lift a model x'... I guess I could get technical and add 'feasibility' into the search... but I doubt that will help.
I really want a vehicle to take off paved roads in the local forests... not rock crawling, but I don't want to get stuck (sand for example, or stiff clay mud), have to travel 5mph on washboard roads, or worry about bottoming out and bending some preciaion frame element.
I really want a vehicle to take off paved roads in the local forests... not rock crawling, but I don't want to get stuck (sand for example, or stiff clay mud), have to travel 5mph on washboard roads, or worry about bottoming out and bending some preciaion frame element.
Well the mobile forum view doesn't give me an option to edit my post, but I meant 'precision frame element'.
I would be curious as well to hear of anyone has taken their X off road. I haven't and don't have the stones to try...
I found this article, but it doesn't get into much detail:
http://www.maxim.com/rides/soft-roading-tesla-model-x-suv-2016-3
http://www.maxim.com/rides/soft-roading-tesla-model-x-suv-2016-3
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calling that bit o water off roading is almost bizzar - this leaf is slogging thru probably 3x the depth;
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