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The Pearl and Base White have a white primer, all other colors are a medium/dark gray prime. Signature Red used to have a red prime on the Model S, but no longer.

Rethink. Sorry, just wanted to be contrarian :smile:

The colors for X will be exactly the same as S.

The demand for S is diminished. They can't build the X bc the new paint shop is not ready. Even if it was, the new body shop is not ready either. Tesla will build 45K this year, X production next year.

Correct, they are still using the original paint shop.

Krug beat me to it and is exactly right. They are casting parts there, not dies.

Midnight Silver is what they have renamed the "new Gray" that replaced the "old Tiburon/Dolphin Gray". It's not a new color, just a new name.

Maybe up front, but all of the people that actually make the car were in there working, be it body, paint, assembly, etc. They were building cars on Saturdays last year, especially in the last month of each quarter. Please don't take that away from the people in there working their butts off...

Not sure if it means anything or not, but they don't have the whole factory working Saturdays this quarter up to the end as they have previously.

Not sure why they need the new paint shop to run new colors - they have run 10 colors in the past and are currently only at 7 in production now, so they should have 3 open systems for new colors. Fits nicely with the three new colors that seem to be floating around.

Or within a couple weeks :wink:

Maybe the upgrade is why they increased the price of Silver, Gray and Blue from $750 to $1000 a couple weeks ago, gotta pay for the new paint shop :smile:

very true - I should have clarified I was referring to the color options in the 1000's range

usually the common theme for range of color selection depends on hand built/painted vs going through an automated line using high-volume paint circulation systems

We will see, but I stick by my statement that new colors will be offered before the new paint shop/Model X is up and running, and that the green and brown were eliminated to be replaced by new colors (will not be brought back). I also bet that there will still only be ~10 colors offered, and...

The green and brown were eliminated to make room for new colors. I would expect new ones in the next month or so. Probably 2 or 3 to replace those no longer in the palette (Sig Red, Green, Brown,).

Yes, because they are painted by hand. I bet Model X will have exactly the same color palette as Model S. I doubt Green and Brown come back, but I would expect them to be replaced by new colors this quarter. Minus Sig Red and the previous two, Tesla is down to 7 colors (Black, Silver, Gray...

I bet 35K

The facility is no longer "mostly unused". Pretty much all buildings are filled, other than the old north paint shop which is where the new one is being built. They really don't have the space for a secret indoor test track.

Sorry, all complaints in block form are invalid.

It has nothing to do with the paint shop, only what Franz and the design team decide.

It's the only way they can make the production numbers as they continue to rise. If it was the batteries, you would think Tesla would wait for them to stock up and run normal production, not add shifts and days.

It's the former. Wouldn't be working today just for a massive beat. Production is behind from the shutdown/startup of the new line.

Two shifts

Factory is working full Saturdays and "volunteer" Sundays. Expect this through the end of the year.

I think Q3 will be hurt more by the slower than expected ramp of the new assembly line than new paint shop. Wouldn't expect major construction to start until Q4/Q1 2015, just some demo work in Q3.

So they are still working Saturdays?

We will all find out in October when the pics of the first one get leaked.

The old assembly area is no more. Some of the equipment was moved to the new assembly area, the rest was rendered obsolete by the upgrades made and removed. There is only one assembly line operational, it will be used for both S/X. So they are not making Model S (or anything) in the old area.

This is all pretty far off from the actual capacity of the new line.

Go to Home Depot and get some MEK (Methyl-Ethyl Ketone)

If it's the color you want, I would insist on getting it. Tesla knew they were getting rid of the Tiburon Gray and switching to Steel Gray - they should have pulled it off the website much earlier and not allowed it to be an option to pick when ordering. You are the customer, don't compromise...

Maybe they are not at a consistent 800 rate currently for a 5-day work week.

It depends on the obsessive tendencies of the owner. Opti coat and paint armor were in business long before Tesla came around, and I doubt the 50K Model S's on the road are what's keeping them around.

Tesla is running 2 shifts, but don't assume they are only 8 hours. They are more like 10 hours with the possibility to run 11 or 12 (depending on the area). Also they worked every Saturday in June, so at some point the OT and extra days burn people out. With the increase in production numbers...

It is definitely a new color, and it is darker than the original. I agree that people should judge it in person, there is a little more metallic in it from what I hear.

Just wait until a metallic version of the Black comes around :wink:

100% positive factory is not planning to shut down for a month. Factory tour being postponed a month bc they do not want to bring people through right after they start back up. If factory was down a month, tours would be postponed longer than that.

Your source loses credibility right there, since the plant will be down for only 2 weeks (beginning the end of next week). We have learned in the past that people at the stores and SC's may not be in the know, but for some reason try to pass along info as if they were.

Tesla Mentioned on ESPN's Mike and Mike This Morning Not sure if anyone on here listens to their show, but it's a pretty long-running radio broadcast that is also shown on TV in the mornings. Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Cris Carter was subbing in for one of the hosts. They were comparing the...

And when it boils down to it, the pearl is the standard white with a layer of pearl (mica) coat over the top. Elegantly simple.

"I am feeling really good about being able to produce a compelling mass-market car in about three years," I kid, I kid. I know that's not the actual error, but based on Tesla timeline history it will be 4, but that's almost 3 :smile:

@ USCJon - what color did you order? Just curious.

Franz and his design team pick the colors, we will see what they ultimately decide for the new ones. I bet the new colors they come out with are dark gray and dark black, based on their history. :tongue:

Check the date. That quote was published before the paint shop was ever built. No Model S was ever powder coated, the process described above was never put into place.

The car was never powder coated.

Maybe that's part of delay on Model X, they are trying to incorporate some plastic/cfrp into the body.

This. For already internally supplied parts though that are causing constraint, and would more so as production tries to ramp up.

Couldn't possibly be that they ran short on say, left pearl mirror casings, had to hold pearl cars until they were able to get the part, then immediately build all held cars as soon as the part was available b/c they had promised delivery? I guess that could be considered unintentional...

Color doesn't matter for build.