VIDEO: FIRST Clip Of The All-New Tesla Model 3 — Looks Like _____ Will Be A Priority

Of course the Model 3 will have priority. In the trendy world of Tesla, the Model S is soooo three years ago. Slap on a new body. Call it a new car. Brilliant.

Yeah, you didn't even read what I wrote.

Take a moment, breathe and enjoy your Sunday, Matt.

I did. My comment stands.

A wagon or "touring" version of this car would be uber fantastische and make me a customer although I would really miss shifting my own gears but would free up my drinking arm or I could text (joke).

I'm popping the popcorn now. This should be fun to watch.

Where are the spy photos of the Model 3 on a flatbed?

The first two Model X's I saw, in the flesh (with normal owner license tags - not manufacturer tags), in the NYC/CT/Hamptons area were on flatbeds about a month after the 'official' launch. I didn't see an actual Model X in operation, on the road for 3 months after that.

I suspect the more useful spy photos will be of the Model 3, non-operational, on a flatbed since that's how most of the early production ones will be getting around the first 18 months after launch.

The Model 3 launch and production ramp-up is going to make the botched Obamacare repeal look like a precision operation by comparison.

I'd like to hope I will be wrong - but signs are its going to be a gigantic disaster!

Get your deposits back now, lemmings!

How much have you lost shorting Tesla ? Last time you read your crystal ball the stock was under $200 and your fortune teller told you Tesla would go under by this time. Maybe you should go see her and try to get your money back.

It was never a stock worth shorting - too much hype and momentum behind it. I sincerely hope it succeeds, but I am not optimistic.

Tesla runs the risk of getting crushed by volume if in fact they ever ramp up and launch the Model 3 to the 400,000 people who have signed up. From the outside in, the task looks impossible but hopefully Elon can pull it off.

Its virtually impossible to make any money shorting stocks because the short term price volatility can take you quickly out of the money and force you to cover. Its a fools game really - IMO a much better strategy is to buy undervalued stocks and stick with them for the long term.

You sound like a smart and safe guy so it makes sense you don't want to touch Tesla's stock. Then you can tell some fools on this board not to read too much into the short's fuming on Seeking Alpha.

I'll actually follow the instructions:
"Looks like on-time production will be a priority."

They are not optimizing the Model 3 launch for maximum profit, they are optimizing it for hitting their manufacturing targets with low risk. A few related points:

- Dual-motor AWD versions only coming 6-9 months after launch
- Performance versions only coming in 2018
- No HUD, it really only has one screen
- Limited options upon launch

They are doing everything possible to reduce complexity and risk to make sure the launch goes smoothly and the product is reliable. I don't think you'll see the same growing pains as the S and X, they are taking pretty much no risks. There is no tech on the 3 that doesn't already exist on the S, it has 1,000 fewer parts, and it was designed to be easy to manufacture. It won't be as sexy as the S, but I think they will hit their production goals given the choices they are making.

I will say that I am surprised that the people who want the base $35k car are not going to get the shaft--in fact they will get their car before those that want the fully-loaded $80k P75D variant. That is actually not a bad move for a car targeted towards the mass market.

I didn't say I was happy about the decisions. I can see why they made them but I really want the AWD version. So my options are compromise to get the car sooner or wait another 6-9 months... tough call.