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Old 10-25-2008, 09:57 PM   #241
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But, I suspect Tesla is going for more European elegance and less Japanese "boy racer" style...
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Old 10-27-2008, 06:27 AM   #242
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There has to be a third row seat in there guys.... Elon said it holds five adults and 2 kids. I am sure it is a small rumble seat type thing .... but you need an opening to get into it.
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Old 10-27-2008, 07:44 AM   #243
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There has to be a third row seat in there guys.... Elon said it holds five adults and 2 kids. I am sure it is a small rumble seat type thing .... but you need an opening to get into it.
I'm sure that third row is just a couple rear facing kid seats, just like in the old station wagons. You get to it though the hatchback.





At least the kids shouldn't have to worry about this one:
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WARNING!
The exhaust pipe will still be hot when the engine is turned off. Take care
that children do not burn themselves when they get into or out of the car.

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Old 10-27-2008, 07:57 AM   #244
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Seats like this definitely bring back memories of childhood!

I wonder how significantly the range will drop with 5 adults and two kids in the car.
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:05 AM   #245
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Sigh... Sci-Fi's Dvice just picked up the Road and Track photoshop. Although they are reporting it as fact. Lame.

I wonder how many other sites are going to think the R&T picture is real?

DVICE: First Peek: Tesla Model S, the all-electric 4-door sedan
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Old 10-27-2008, 10:09 AM   #246
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It keeps getting copied, modified, cropped, and shrunk...

R&T:


The "Tesla Model S" label is missing from the "dvice.com" version.




Ubergizmo has a tiny "u" in the lower right:


Engadget:


Notice the differences in the streaks in the sky where the label was removed.

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Old 10-27-2008, 10:18 AM   #247
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They Photoshopped the Photoshop!?
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Looks like it was "Ubergizmo" that did the photoshopping.

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Yes, and it looks like Ubergizmo did not understand that the R&T was a mock-up either. So I guess Dvice is slightly off the hook. They were reporting from an unreliable source.
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Old 10-27-2008, 12:46 PM   #250
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R&T article says "Photo Illustration by Larson".

'Larson' has done other photo illustrations that take some creative liberties ("guesswork") compared to the actual vehicle:

Larson GT-R:

Real GT-R:

(very close - although those intakes under the headlights are missing)

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