OFFICIAL: EVERYTHING You Want To Know About The All-New Tesla Model X — PICS GALORE!

OFFICIAL: EVERYTHING You Want To Know About The All-New Tesla Model X — PICS GALORE!

Tesla's press release follows:

Safety First

Tesla Architecture

Built electric from the ground up, Model X is designed to be the safest car on the road. Our crash tests indicate that Model X will receive a 5 star safety rating in all categories, the first SUV to ever do so.

Not needing a big gasoline engine under the hood, Model X has a large crumple zone to absorb the energy of a high-speed impact. The battery's location on the floor gives Model X an extremely low center of gravity, reducing the risk of rollover common in most SUVs. Aluminum pillars reinforced with steel rails protect occupants and the battery while improving roof stiffness.

Tesla Model X




Active Safety

Model X comes standard with automatic emergency braking and side collision avoidance to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. Tesla makes the only standard AEB system that works at high speed.

Every Model X carries a forward-looking camera, radar, and 360 degree sonar sensors to enable advanced autopilot features. Tesla's over-the-air software updates regularly improve the sophistication of these features, enabling increasingly capable safety and convenience features like Autosteer and Autopark, and bringing the Model X ever closer to autonomous operation.

Breathe Easy

Model X is the world's cleanest SUV on the inside, too. The front fascia is designed with a functional duct that pushes air through the first true HEPA filter system available in an automobile allowing medical-grade air to fill the cabin, no matter what is going on outside.

Inside Model X

Model X Falcon Wing doors offer unprecedented convenience, entry, and maneuverability for everyday life. They provide seamless ingress and egress into the second and third row. No longer do parents have to cantilever themselves to avoid hitting their child's head on the roof as they place them in a car seat.

The double-hinged Falcon Wing doors open up then out, requiring only 30 cm of space on the side of the vehicle. Each door is equipped with capacitive, inductive, and sonar sensors to monitor surroundings and avoid contact with obstacles around the car, making it possible to park in tight spots.

The industry's first auto presenting door automatically opens and closes as the driver approaches or exits Model X. Why should the driver ever need to touch the door?

Monopost seats move independently, sliding and tilting forward and back. They allow passengers easy access to the third row and give them plenty of foot room when they sit down.

See

The windshield in Model X stretches up and over the front seat occupants. Second row passengers get a first row vantage point with an expansive view ahead, atop the falcon wing door, and beside them. The windshield's solar tint transition completes the modern and open feel.

Listen

Seventeen precisely positioned speakers bring concern hall like sound inside Model X.

Touch

The 17" center touchscreen seamlessly integrates media, navigation, communications, cabin control and vehicle data into one intuitive interface. Many functions are mirrored on the instrument panel and are voice-activated to focus the driver's attention on the road.

Whether big or little, there's a place to store it in Model X. Side pockets, a center console and a blind holster for your iPhone.

Fit everything

Model X provides unprecedented space for passengers and cargo. With three rows of seats, a front and rear trunk, and room under the second row seats, there's ample room for people, luggage, and big things like surf boards and bikes. For even heavier cargo, Model X is the first electric vehicle with a 5,000 lb. tow capacity.

Performance

Agility and Speed

At the heart of the vehicle is Tesla's proven electric powertrain, accelerating Model X from 0-60 in a staggering 3.2 seconds and hitting a top speed of 155 mph, all while producing zero emissions.

Designed with Tesla's electric vehicle architecture, Model X's floor-mounted battery gives the vehicle a low center of gravity and ideal weight distribution for exhilarating performance and superior handling.

Aerodynamics

At 0.24, Model X has the lowest drag coefficient of any SUV in history.

Model X comes standard with an active spoiler that automatically adjusts to three positions for maximum visibility and efficiency. Under 45 mph, the spoiler is positioned so the driver can see above and below it. At higher speeds the spoiler partially retracts for improved highway efficiency (+1.6%), and optimizes the vehicle's lift distribution. Model X is the only car with an active spoiler equipped with a center-high-mounted stop lamp (CHMSL).

All-wheel drive

Dual motors digitally and independently control torque to the front and rear wheels to give Model X unparalleled control of traction while increasing performance and efficiency.

Signature Model X comes with a 90 kWh battery providing customers a driving range of 250 miles on a single charge.

By the numbers

Range 250 miles for P90D
Top Speed 155 miles per hour
Zero-60 3.2 seconds for Ludicrous P90D
3.8 seconds for P90D
Quarter Mile 11.7 seconds for Ludicrous P90D
12.2 seconds for P90D
Motor Power 259 hp front, 503 hp rear
Motor Torque 713 lb-ft combined
244 lb-ft/330 Nm front
479 lb-ft/600 Nm rear
US MPGe 89 MPGe for P90D
Weight 5,441 lbs.
Drag Coefficient 0.24



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TomMTomM - 9/30/2015 7:29:02 AM
+1 Boost
Hardly looks anything special - the rear is similar to a Volvo and from the side = the front looks buck-toothed - for at leas $100,000 - it doesn't stand out stylistically. SUVs are not about drag races - and shouldn't be. ANd the interior space looks cramped in the back


investor27investor27 - 9/30/2015 8:07:29 AM
-1 Boost
That large windshield is going to cause a lot of sun damage, or even worst, skin cancers.


222max222max - 9/30/2015 10:05:58 AM
+1 Boost
Are you serious?


rockreidrockreid - 9/30/2015 8:29:37 AM
+2 Boost
and they will sell every one they can make


stiffystiffy - 9/30/2015 8:41:03 AM
+1 Boost
The ground clearance looks very low for an "SUV" , seems more like an MPV to me.

It would be interesting to see how good or bad the car will perform if the pole crash test is performed on the rear door instead.

I Wonder how the curtain airbag is designed as there is no roof lining to house a curtain airbag for the rear passengers, unless its a separate airbag deploying from the door itself or thorax airbags from the rear seats. Will have to wait I guess until more footage is released.

Mercedes engineers worked hard designing a release system for the SLS's doors incase the car came to land on its roof. Hope the Tesla has a trick up its sleeve too, because with obesity these days I cant see how the passengers at the back will be able to crawl out the front doors in that case.


supermotosupermoto - 9/30/2015 10:20:01 AM
+1 Boost
Looks like a $15,000 car - not a $115,000 car.

Tesla really needs to fire their design team.


mre30mre30 - 9/30/2015 10:29:19 AM
+1 Boost
Cool ride, not for me, but cool nonetheless .

The issues I see are (a) Exterior is too plain for a $100,000 vehicle; (b) Like the Bentley Bentayga (on the opposite extreme), the interior is too highly stylized for the target family market - its like one of those glass houses/condos that looks nice but is tough to live with on a day to day basis. Traditional (i.e. a bench) second row seats would have probably been more widely embraced. (c) The falcon doors are quite quirky - hope they don't fail and don't leak; and (d) I hope they dealt with the motion sickness issue that the Tesla Model S has (might explain all the glass) - I'm not prone to motion sickness but every time I ride in the back seat of an "S" I feel nauseous after about 10 minutes - can't imagine taking it on a long trip.

To sum up - its plain on the outside and looks about as comfortable as the Disney Orlando monorail on the inside and might make two extra people car-sick. Once initial buzz wears off, I'll be curious to see how popular it is.


cidflekkencidflekken - 9/30/2015 12:18:56 PM
+3 Boost
I think this will be a huge hit. Rich people love to spend their money on the latest and greatest and this certainly has the makings of being a phenomenal product. Yes, the styling is a bit iffy, but the whole package is impressive. And owners will open and close the doors multiple times in parking lots just to get everyone's attention.


SanJoseDriverSanJoseDriver - 10/6/2015 10:15:14 PM
+1 Boost
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