price? what is the price? how come they don't have the price on the web page? is it secret? is it "if you have to ask ..."?
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#32Cool as this is, the only thing that sketches me out is the "automatic braking" feature. If I go to avoid something and it slams on the brakes, isn't that going to totally change my trajectory possibly causing an accident? Or a false positive causing heavy braking which someone could be surprised by and overcorrect for causing an accident?
Volvo at least, and I think Benz and the japanese luxury marques have had automatic braking for a while now I don't have links but there's probably some studies/articles on how it pans out in the real world.
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#33>> 5,000lb towing capacity Curious as to what happens to the range when you're towing a pair of jetskis.
It decreases. :)
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#34Okay.. I'm a Model S owner and I love Tesla and I chuckled at the whole Insane mode and gave a bit of an amused snort at Ludicrous mode. This, however, really makes me wonder WTH is going on there: HEPA Air Filters "There are three modes: circulate with outside air, re-circulate inside air and a bioweapon defense mode that creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants ." EDIT: Very fair points about…
During the release event last night, Elon called it a "bioweapon defense mode" as a joke and everyone laughed. I don't think they seriously mean it, but it can still be useful for people with allergies.
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#35If I had a family, and disposable income, this would definitely be my vehicle of choice. That said, I liked this bit: "There are three modes: circulate with outside air, re-circulate inside air and a bioweapon defense mode that creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants." Funny regardless, but insane if true.
Someone just realized it would cost them little to implement this feature and it's a why-not that no one else has.
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#36> $132,000 for the P90D Signature and $142,000 for the P90D Founder edition [0] [0]: http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/30/tesla-model-x-electric-su...
That is pretty amazing pricing. Most premium families would be looking to the Land Rover Evoque ($41K), BMW X5 ($54K) etc But Tesla is pricing it not to compete with the baseline Porsche Cayenne ($58K) but around the Cayenne Turbo S level ($157K). I guess they aren't planning on building a lot of them.
> premium families
For a second I thought you are referring to 'premium family' as some kind of a social category.
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#37Okay.. I'm a Model S owner and I love Tesla and I chuckled at the whole Insane mode and gave a bit of an amused snort at Ludicrous mode. This, however, really makes me wonder WTH is going on there: HEPA Air Filters "There are three modes: circulate with outside air, re-circulate inside air and a bioweapon defense mode that creates positive pressure inside the cabin to protect occupants ." EDIT: Very fair points about…
"bioweapon defense mode" is probably useful for people with allergies.
HEPA filters in general are. This will be very welcome.
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#38How is that an SUV?
SUV = obese car. This is an obese car, therefore its a SUV.
There are snarkier ways, like a car is a vehicle where 75% of the seats are empty almost all the time, whereas a SUV is a vehicle where 85% of the seats are empty almost all the time, so the cutoff is around 80% usually empty.
Slightly more seriously a SUV can be defined as a car that has a towing rating approved by the mfgr. I've never owned a car where the mfgr approves any towing weight at all, and I've never heard of a SUV that can't at least tow some minimal weight.
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#39Now those are the doors of a billionaire.
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#40Cool as this is, the only thing that sketches me out is the "automatic braking" feature. If I go to avoid something and it slams on the brakes, isn't that going to totally change my trajectory possibly causing an accident? Or a false positive causing heavy braking which someone could be surprised by and overcorrect for causing an accident?
It's becoming pretty common. Every time I go to the cinema I see an advertisement for VWs touting their automatic braking.
I imagine the avoided rear-end collisions caused by inattentive drivers will outweigh the contrived "emergency manoeuvre" failure scenarios. The times when the car actually engages its automatic braking is probably also pretty conservative.