Acura_Swag

On my way home from work i saw this weird car from a distance, i rushed upto it to check it out. This car was fucking sexy!! Luxurious to the max !! I took a quick pic of it for you guys to see what i saw. I also pulled up a page on the web with more info about the car. This was the first time i ever seen a "Tesla" idk about you guys. Check it out and let me know what ya think.

http://www.teslamotors.com/en_EU/models/options

nttstt444

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Tesla was a great band! Dunno much about the cars.

justnspace

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yeah, we have a few threads of this car here on acurazine.


I even have a service center right next to my office.
I see so many. (obviously because of the service center)

Kaiii

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it's nice, though the image of this car has been completely ruined for me since they're EVERYWHERE in the bay area in california and are usually driven by high brow snobs haha

it's crazy how much the company's grown though - they now sell more teslas in California than Porsche, Jaguar, Lincoln, or Buick.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...che-land-rover

Acura_Swag

bro I found this car so freaking sex I had to follow it til he got off at his exit. he was a older guy by the way, dam rich people lol. The one I saw today looked lowered compare to the red one you posted, do these got air suspension or did this older guy actually lowered his tesla?

Kaiii

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looks lowered in the pic

*breaks neck trying to look at the sideways picture*

nttstt444

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They do look nice. The wheels look huge in the pic justin posted. Never sceen one in my neck of the woods.

Acura_Swag

wow that's nuts but then again it is a nice luxurious car. I googled pics of the interior and I this car has crazy technology built in. 70k price tag? when I first saw it today I was thinking it cost a little over 100k but I see I was wrong. that's a pretty good price for it I would say

justnspace

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you can buy an extra battery pack for the car.
instead of the battery being a big solid mass in the trunk or engine compartment, they use a flat battery that goes underneath the floorboard of the car. the extra width of the battery could make it seem more low.

or if the car was in motion, you'd have a natural camber or squat going on.

Acura_Swag

sorry bro lol I posted that pic from my phone and it looked straight and now I hopped on the laptop and I noticed its upidedown. oops
yea bro they come with 19s stock or 20s not sure but the one I saw today lowered on those big wheels looked even sicker

swoosh

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abrieluno

I've seen a lot here but most of the people driving them are women

sockr1

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they are really nice cars and always look lowered due to the big wheels and the low battery profile. we see a TON of these down in San Diego, they even have a car showroom in our local mall haha. price tag is pretty good for what it is, but yea these cars have flooded california and mostly are older people...i've only seen one driven by a person younger than 35

DaeHanMeenGuk

I like Tesla. The one drawback is the fact that when you want to recharge, it'll take more time than filling up at the pump (20 minutes to supercharge the battery to half full).

I don't know if it was a rumor but I read somewhere that there were going to be small cafes owned by Tesla for the owners to sit and wait while their cars charge while on the road. I could be wrong though.

story.customz

A family down the street from me have a silver one. I think they are gorgeous cars, and it's cool seeing a car plugged in getting charged as you drive by.

Acura_Swag

Wow thats nuts, chargable cars that dont use gas ? That could be usefull. I see these cars isnt new to some of you guys in the west coast. They havent blew up in the east coast yet since this was my first one but i fell in love

justnspace

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^yeah, its all electric.
lol where have you been hiding? underneath a freakin rock?
they've been out for like a year already.

maharajamd

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Personally I think the sexiest part of the car can't even be seen from the outside.



For real? That shit's bananas...

Sean S Thuok

I see a bunch of these in Minnesota - Resembles the Jaguar imo

swoosh

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AnthraciteAspec

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These cars are EVERYWHERE around here. When the first Tesla roadster came out, there was a few, but they were rare. I see a Model S everyday. They are sexy cars though and I am glad to see they are selling well.

Dymondawg

I felt the same was as OP when I first saw one a while back. There's a guy I work with who has one who parks near me so I see it almost every day. Good guy, can understand why he got one. However, for me, the thrill is gone. I see them and don't look twice anymore. Can't say the same for a TL Type S, however ; )

mark11017

lol damn

swoosh

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maharajamd

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That interface is amazing...

350

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So nobody mentioned that they're fast? The performance one I believe is 4.2 seconds to 60? Green and mean, I'd love to own one but unless I had more disposable money there'd be no cost savings over filling up. I've only seen 1 on the road by me. I can't get behind the slow eco cars since I'm a gearhead, I'm all for new tech if it's fast/fun to drive.

justnspace

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^they are fast! and instead of a mean growl to accompany it, its silent.

Acura_Swag

Under a rock ? Lol Dude like i finished sayin yesterday was the first time i seen one, i never even would of thought they made these monsters. Im in new york and i thought i had seen every nice car from the moment they hit the streets but this one creeped up on me

Acura_Swag

That looks nutsssss

swoosh

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Depends on the battery you get....

There are 3 variants:
60kwh battery: 0-60 in 5.9 seconds (still fast): included in base price - range is 208 miles
85kwh battery: 0-60 in 5.4 seconds: +$10,000 (add to base price) - range is 265 miles
85kwh Performance battery: 0-60 in 4.2 seconds: +$20,000 (add to base price) - range is 265 miles

mzilvar

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I think the car is amazing, I've been looking at it for a long time on their webpage while it was being developed when they were only taking pre-orders.

I can't afford one but it'd be nice.

From a performance perspective these are amazing cars too.

If you didn't know the electric motors provide instant torque. Completely different from the internal combustion engine that has to build power. And they're over 90% efficient with their power consumption. I.E. over 90% of the energy consumed is used to propel the car forward, whereas in internal combustion engines you'd be lucky to have about a 30% efficiency car.

If you check Tesla's site it looks like they're developing a crazy SUV type thing next. And from some interviews that Elon Musk provided after the Model S had a near perfect Consumer's Reports test and crash test part of their model is to eventually develop a less expensive all-electric car.

I think they went about it the right way from a business perspective, targeting high-end consumer's first while they didn't have that much production capital or business infrastructure and eventually try to reach more and more of the population.

They also have the 2-seater car thats like a quarter million. They've also posted a profit - a first for an all-electric car maker, while Fisker filed for bankruptcy.

Their stocks soared recently also, I've been following Tesla for a long time now and I think they're really pioneering the way for the future of the automobile.

vietxquangstah

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I was just wondering the other day about when they are going to start introducing a 720 or 1080p resolution navigation screens because the back-up camera function would be awesome especially at night, but than I saw that video and it said this car has the first 1080P rear-view camera on a 17 inch SCREEN!. Wow.... My laptop monitor is only 15.4 inches lol

That means in a few years cars will start having a 720/1080 navigation screen!

nttstt444

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Holy smokes, they have sweet interiors!

swoosh

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I got some shots at a local car show....will post them up over the weekend

Steven Bell

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I just saw one at Fast Fridays tonight. It's crazy when the trunk and the hood are both open and you don't see an engine.

swoosh

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I was cracking up at that....

neuronbob

Do want

JJ92799

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They're pretty common in the Seattle area. Everyone I have seen usually have older ladies driving them....go figure. It's cool also that the ONLY buttons or knobs that's in the car is the two that's on the steering wheel and the buttons for the windows, everything else is controlled through the touchscreen.

swoosh

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from the meet yesterday....am an ameteur with the DSLR but the pix were taken in manual mode with no editing...



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