Does anyone know if the unveiled car was AWD or just RWD? I see the RWD option on there, I suspected it. But I wan't to know if they have a working AWD system up and running yet?
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In one of the various videos, Elon points to just under/behind the frunk and says that's where the 2nd motor is, so I'm guessing it does not eat up the frunk.AWD is going to eat up the frunk. That is a disadvantage. I bet the unveiling car was not AWD.
Agree. Note that the tunnel available in the Model S is gone in the Model X. That's where the motor goes. Whether or not it exists in that specific prototype? Who knows.In one of the various videos, Elon points to just under/behind the frunk and says that's where the 2nd motor is, so I'm guessing it does not eat up the frunk.
Does anyone know if the unveiled car was AWD or just RWD? I see the RWD option on there, I suspected it. But I wan't to know if they have a working AWD system up and running yet?
I caught this as well. It's not immediately obvious why the X would have a tighter turning radius (for its wheelbase length) than other vehicles. Here's my train of thought:What was more interesting to know about was the turning radius, didn’t Musk said it would be smaller than a "mini" (should that be as in "BMW mini" ?) - witch sounds too good to be true...he claimed that this was because of AWD....did I misunderstand that part...
I think that's right. At the end of the video Tesla put up (after the guy takes the luggage out) you can see a bulge in the back of the Model X frunk. Looks to me to be the outline of the front differential.Note that the tunnel available in the Model S is gone in the Model X. That's where the motor goes.
It's not immediately obvious why the X would have a tighter turning radius (for its wheelbase length) than other vehicles.
I believe an additional reason is due to torque vectoring of the wheels while turning, ala the Acura's "Super Handling" AWD, or Audi's "Quattro" AWD. Spin the outer wheel a tad faster in the turns, or slow the inner wheel a tad with brakes.
Maybe they learned their lesson with the Model S. Be vague about features and specs you're not 100% sure about until closer to production.