Tesla to unveil D and other product on October 9th
twitter.comSome are speculating a dual-motor Model S, which would be quite interesting.
Would you mind elaborating on the "dual motor" aspect? That would be down from 4 motors?
The Model X is dual motor all wheel drive. So maybe it's being ported over to the Model S. Musk speaking about it below.
Dual motor would make it AWD. The current Model S is a single motor RWD.
The current Model S only has one motor.
The frame on display in their showroom seems to have two motors in the back, except one of them acts as a generator (for regenerative braking). Maybe they changed the power routing to let it drive as well? Sounds like too small a change for such a fancy rollout.
This is just speculation but I doubt only one side handles the regenerative braking. If you think about it that wouldn't really make sense.
The dual motor would come into play making it an AWD car instead of just RWD, that seems more plausible.
There is one motor. The other large cylinder (that does look just like the motor) is the inverter: it turns the DC from the batteries into AC for the motor.
Could be like the dual-engine Tiburon.
Model D - 2-door coupe
My reasoning: Tesla has vehicles (for sale or in plan) in three segments: high-end sedan, CUV, and mid-range sedan. Building a coupe would fill another segment.
Also, the 2-door market has lots of models (2/4/6 series, C/E/S class, A5, CTS) that are priced high. Attracting higher income buyers to Tesla from these companies with a 2-door would be a very logical next step.
D = dual, as in dual door?
The truck market could be the next logical next step.
Ignoring the "D" part, seeing the garage door covering the top portion of the car I am guessing a convertible edition.
My first thought was D for driverless but perhaps the more conservative guesses are correct. Dual drive etc.
Yeah, I know, but I still think there will be semi-autonomous driver assist features much sooner and wild speculation is fun.
I predict this will be on a same price range of the Model S, or even more expensive.
By the way, what happened to Model X?
Delivery ETA is now Fall of 2015 http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx
Not too bad for a new design.
Can't find a reference to it right now; but, I recall them saying back post-Q1 or Q2 that they had delayed production due to higher than expected demand for the Model S.
I think this is it (from May) : http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-tesla-first-q...
What is it?
new car and maybe some semi-autonomous functions?
model d???
who wants the d?
what about a Hybrid? Diesel and Battery! I would love to see the Model X be a hybrid instead of pure EV, or at least an option for those of us who need to pull trailers and boats on occasion with our SUV.
That would go against everything this company stands for and what sets it apart from other car companies.
Not to mention, all of the safety and luxury perks we see from Tesla vehicles would be compromised as well.