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I think it's a good idea. No insurmountable drawbacks I can think of. Sure, there could be some corner cases related to emergency situations, but that could be addressed with a clear and prominent warning on the touchscreen (e.g. "the owner of this vehicle will be alerted on their mobile...

I don't know this for sure 100%, but my understanding is that you can close the FWD by hand without causing any damage to them. Just like the lift gate.

I haven't tried that. I'll give it a try and post an update here.

BTW, I have also found that sometimes it doesn't display the P but it still works. On those occasions, I have been intently looking for the P, given up on it, only to find that when I put the car on reverse to park it myself, all of a sudden the touchscreen displays the controls for auto-park.

I ordered my P90D with accessory hitch and no tow option. I am pretty sure I had the Tow Mode button/slider on my touch screen at the time of delivery, and then at some point it disappeared. I don't know if it has been removed OTA because I haven't paid for the towing package, or if it would...

My family and I are very satisfied with the FWD. We find them extremely convenient for our day-to-day use, and haven't had any issues with them at all.

It does... BTW, you can look at the image of your car in the instrument cluster and see the brake lights come on and off depending on the level of deceleration.

Yes, but done on purpose to parody click bait articles often found in many media outlets lately. So perhaps not funny, but certainly witty.

Then put a helium source next to the BDM filter intake and your X might just take off!

Just saw a beautiful titanium metallic one driving around T-Mobile's HQ in Bellevue, WA this morning. Too sudden and quick to take a pic. Made me miss my Blue Spark even more :)

+1E9 on that!

Check out Detail | Window Tint | XPEL | Opti-Coat | Modesta | Cquartz They have a location in Glenview and one in Glen Ellyn. I haven't wrapped my X but I've had it hand-washed at the Glen Ellyn shop and they did a nice job.

Hi Elliott, I have a six-seater and would be happy to let you take a look - no scotch required. I'm located in the western suburbs. PM me for further details.

Exactly! I am one of them. My lower back sings odes to Elon and the whole design department at Tesla each and every time I put my toddler into his car seat in the X. The roof cutout provided by the FWD is absolutely amazing.

I agree with you, but trying to give @Drivin the benefit of the doubt, maybe what he meant is that he dislikes the fact that the sensor placement makes the doors ineffective at dealing with situations such as the OP's.

Great story. That's probably going to be the route of our first road trip in our X as well. BTW, I don't think someone else can take your J1772 adaptor while it's plugged in. The car will latch it from one side (which only releases when you unlock the car), and the Chargepoint J1772 connector...

Actually, I worry about this too. In a typical car, with doors being fully manual, in high wind conditions you just grab the door strongly to prevent it from whipping open too far / too fast. I don't know what to do to prevent damage to the FWD in a similar situation.

Is it meant to represent instantaneous values or max/cumulative for current trip? Reason I ask is that if I am using this app function to monitor someone else's use of my car, I'd like to know top speed achieved, max/cumulative energy, etc. without having to stare at the app for an extended...

Here’s a feature I’ve been thinking about for a while for cars in general, even before I ordered the Model X, but I think it could be a particularly good fit for the X given this car was conceived and is being marketed as a family mover. The background/context is that every so often I hear...

I would love to hear any follow-up to this from anyone who got that email. My X was indeed delivered with summer tires (Michelin Latitude Sport 3), which are very nice performance tires but will not be good in the Chicago winter. In the last few days before delivery (and having read about the...

Scott, these are great and very helpful in forming an idea of what energy performance to expect. Thanks for posting. Question from a newbie... do you get these graphs from the touchscreen, or do you use a tool/app connected to the car?

I got both these emails today, too. The funny thing is that the delivery window shown on the email and the one shown on MyTesla are different... But hey, I nit-pick. I'm very excited that it's so close! Oh, BTW, VIN is back to showing full-length on MyTesla...

Me too. I want to know if Elon drove my car.

Just to add another data point... My VIN was assigned on 2/17, and on 3/4 (i.e. 2 weeks and 2 days later) I got a call from my DS saying that my car was finished and ready to ship. Hidden code in my MyTesla page used to say my estimated delivery window was "Late March - April", but now it...

A prototype, by definition, is a non-fully-functional unit intended for testing, design validation, or as a proof of concept. Even if this particular unit at the Geneva show was a Founders edition made entirely by hand, that does NOT make it a prototype. So, whether Mr. BMW was talking about...

Also, @vgurbuxani, you mention that you purchased the Tesla Tow Hitch. Wasn't that included with the towing package (which I assume you got)?

Interesting that the upload time stamp for the Release Notes 7.1 file is in the future...

Yes, something is happening - just got my VIN as well, having confirmed almost a month ago. Prod in the high 900's.

Wonderful! Thanks for the pic.

Fantastic video, thanks for sharing. Have you been able to carry a folded stroller in the trunk, with both 3rd-row seats up?

Beautiful! My exact color choices (tell me you got the figured ash wood decor, too). I don't think I got the same wheels, though. Are those 22's?

Thank you for a very articulate description of your rationale for choosing the 6-seat configuration. In a way, I went through the same thought process to convince myself that the 6-seater was the right choice for us. I did it without actually seeing an X up close, though, let alone sitting in...

Thanks Ohmman! With all the hours I spend on TMC every day, you'd think I would have come across the FAQ thread at some point. But somehow I missed it. Great info in there.

Quick question to anyone with an X on hand... How far down do the rear windows go when you roll them down? Do they disappear completely into the FWD or do they stop with some portion of glass still out?

I don't think anyone has received an invite to both. Or, I guess there might have been an anomaly here and there, but for the most part people fall into one group or the other and have received the invite to the corresponding event.

Same thing in the case of Chicago. Feb 13 test drives by appointment (for reservation holders who haven't configured/ordered), Feb 15 evening 2-hr "viewing" event for those who have ordered. I for one believe this is an appropriate and well thought-out approach. That is, invest more resources...

Sort of off-topic for the thread, but if you don't mind sharing, how much were you quoted for the XPEL wrap? And are you doing the whole body or just the front bra? Thanks!

You mean during the event on the 15th? I'll be there too, and it would be cool if some current owners did that. Not sure it would be welcome by the event organizers, though...

Great video, Marcus. Very well done. Thanks for making it and posting! Makes me even more impatient for delivery :) I particularly appreciated seeing the FWD open/close speed, which had been extensively debated on multiple threads here. I realize it varies with environmental conditions...

Configured 1/12/2016 — Confirmed 1/19/2016: Model X P90D Deep Blue Metallic Paint 20" Silver Wheels Tan Leather Seats Figured Ash Wood Décor Black Headliner Six Seat Interior High Amperage Charger Upgrade Autopilot Convenience Features Premium Upgrades Package Subzero Weather Package Accessory...

Interesting. My first reaction was that for this to work well, the front seat would have to move all the way forward first, then the 2nd-row seat move forward until resistance was sensed (from the back of the rear-facing car seat hitting the back of the front seat). But I guess they can...

Got it, makes sense. Somehow I had imagined that it would extend and retract with speed fluctuations as you drive.

Blurry_Eyed, am I seeing correctly that your active spoiler seems to be in the extended position in most of your pictures, and in the retracted position in others? Any idea why it would be extended while the car is parked? Thanks.

With all the emphasis that Elon has placed on this being a car designed for families with children, I am hopeful this scenario has been solved for somehow. But in fairness, and following the same thought process I’ve seen applied to many other questions people have posted here about the X, I...

Anyone out there who has installed rear-facing child seats in an X, yet? I’d be interested to understand how far the 2nd-row outboard seats are able to move forward (for purposes of 3rd-row entry) when occupied by one of those huge rear-facing conversion car seats. The specific one my 20-month...