The Tesla Motors Appreciation Thread

af1 1982 said:
sea manup said:
:rofl:  nah b
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I actually work in the industry. And have experience working with diesel truck companies. But what don't know :lol:

Shoot, I even started this damn thread
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Always been a diesel fan... I mean, you can use corn as fuel :lol:... But VW has forever tarnished the reputation of diesels... I think diesels definitely have a future, especially in trucks and SUV's...

But the modern gas engine has also vastly improved in the past ten years... There are now multiple 3 and 4 cylinder petrol engines achieving 40+ mpg, while having better performance than a diesel counterpart would... Gas engines are still improving at a quick pace, and most manufacturers are seemingly shunning diesels, I don't think diesels will have a place in cars in the future...

I think the future is very small 3 or 4 cylinder turbo engines with a hybrid system... Lots of 1.0-1.5 liter engines putting out 120-150hp with a hybrid system adding an additional 20-80hp, depending on trim... Basically think Porsche 918 design on a Civic budget...
 
CelticsPride34 said:
Always been a diesel fan... I mean, you can use corn as fuel :lol:... But VW has forever tarnished the reputation of diesels... I think diesels definitely have a future, especially in trucks and SUV's...

But the modern gas engine has also vastly improved in the past ten years... There are now multiple 3 and 4 cylinder petrol engines achieving 40+ mpg, while having better performance than a diesel counterpart would... Gas engines are still improving at a quick pace, and most manufacturers are seemingly shunning diesels, I don't think diesels will have a place in cars in the future...

I think the future is very small 3 or 4 cylinder turbo engines with a hybrid system... Lots of 1.0-1.5 liter engines putting out 120-150hp with a hybrid system adding an additional 20-80hp, depending on trim... Basically think Porsche 918 design on a Civic budget...
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Shut up, Mark
 
Looks like Porsche Panamera in the front to me ^



.... I still want to get one. I would RSVP.
 
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Frank Mucus said:
Prolly won't order one.

My A/C isn't working....again.

I had my car in January to fix that, a seat belt, and something with the battery that they recommended.

The last time they said there was no freon and that they ran a dye through it and found no leak.

The car is less than 3 years old and Freon shouldn't be gone so soon.
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Didn't you have an odd issue with the charging cable also last year? How's that been so far?

New front end has zero design to it. I wonder if they even went into the wind tunnel for this model. Doesn't seem to have a lot of aerodynamic advantages in the front.

Just saw they're limiting pre-orders to two per person...interesting.
 
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I don't know how people can not be distracted with that huge screen in the middle. Interior just looks minimal but the incentives will have people getting them.
 
yanky said:
I don't know how people can not be distracted with that huge screen in the middle. Interior just looks minimal but the incentives will have people getting them.
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who cares about being distracted when the car dives itself 
 
Pre ordered mine, I probably won't realistically see it until mid 2018, by then the EV charging support will be much better in the Bay Area
 
I put a deposit down right after they showed the car... Then a minute later he says there's already 115,000 preorders :lol:
With teslas track record on meeting deadlines, I'd say earliest I would see one would be mid to late 2018.
I'm reading about how the $7500 federal credit likely won't be around anymore since tesla will have sold 200k cars by the time these actually release but who knows
 
I like it. Elon said the base model will do 0-60 in six seconds and will have autopilot which is surprising to me.


The grille looks odd. In most pictures the grille looks like someone censored it in ps.
 
GSDOUBLEU said:
Pre ordered mine, I probably won't realistically see it until mid 2018, by then the EV charging support will be much better in the Bay Area
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won't lie

if i lived in SF

this would be a MUST

just cuz....
 
As of now the tax credits are extended to 2016 iirc. They'll have to extend the tax break again which they are likely to do
SoundnFury said:
I like it. Elon said the base model will do 0-60 in six seconds and will have autopilot which is surprising to me.


The grille looks odd. In most pictures the grille looks like someone censored it in ps.
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I'm certain it has autopilot hardware in every model BUT, they'll charge you to "activate" it.

I reserved :smile:
 
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To me, its about a 2/3 scale Model S, which is to say it looks nice. My only real concern was Tesla financial stability and manufacturing ability to produce these fast enough to keep people interested.

I think a lot of people with pre order will flake out.....
 
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