Will it display cover art of songs you stream from your iphone?
Yes, and therefore I mounted the iPhone to the dash and managed playlists and FF/Rewind on iPhone directly, and it worked fantastic that way.
Regarding OP topic: the Model S will come into my price range in a few weeks, but, I'm going to another choice which does represent a delay because:
- Too much increase in $ for lack of increase in luxury (I'm getting older, not younger; current vehicle MBz E-class, & I've outgrown it)
- A lot of other things mentioned in this topic by others that I'm not going to repeat
Luckily, Model X is enough of a step up for me, I think, because of the following new features:
- Offers auto-open & close doors that have multiple opening positions
- Higher quality air filter feature (air is getting worse here)
- More headroom, ability to see stop lights better
- 5,000# towing capability, useful for projects I have planned
- Higher off of ground slightly, useful in places I want to move to
If Model S also had the automatic doors, and super high quality air filter, that would be just exactly barely enough for me to just get an S and not wait for the X. If both the S and X had all the same features except Falcon Wing Doors and towing, but both were equally available and similarly priced, I would make my decision based upon which one had the bigger head room and visibility out the front windshield, and that could be the X but might turn out not to matter if both are updated to have that feature, but in that case something petty might sway it, like towing (X), speed (S), or range (S). If I get the X, I'm getting towing, too, just because I would sometimes use it for smaller loads rather than always renting a pickup or truck.
I'm one of the few people that isn't especially swung one way or the other by the Falcon Wing Doors. I think I will prefer them functionally, wish they were also at the front seats, and simultaneously find them excessively ostentatious. I consider them an innovative feature that I would be happy to support the development of by paying extra, but would not need them if not getting them got me something else I wanted. I hope that if they continue to be sold, they continue to be developed and supported. Remember how sun/moon roofs were the death knell of any car because they were gimmicks and unreliable, and now they are very reliable? That's how I want FWD to be: either develop them to be reliable or remove them, and either way, support the service of the current installed base within reasonable cost.
Here's my
wish list for buying a Model X in 5 years with more features; it's an excessive wish list that I don't expect to be realized and don't need to be completely realized, but for which at least a few items are expected and necessary:
- More Mercedes-like refinement
- Less ingress of noise (my E-class is already superior to Model S even with ICE engine noise, so I don't even currently experience that superior quiet EV motor experience others do when I test a Model S since I consider it noisier despite no ICE)
- Less bumpy ride
- Falcon Wing Doors on each row of seats (that's all three rows, meaning six doors possibly, plus rear). This is a wish list. That's probably impractical.
- Longer interior, so more knee, leg, foot, breathing, belly, arm room in each seat.
- Softer, wider, more supporting seats, and more seat choices. More adjustability on all seat positions.
- Heavier towing. Honestly, doesn't need it directly: could be better broken out into a separate utility model for cargo, work.
- But, if they keep the CUV as their "utility" model, then cargo cage capability: all seats fold and flatten to cargo space except driver; all cargo cage positions can be installed without marring interior but has sufficient structural capability to protect occupants in a crash (from flying cargo); cargo tie-downs (with proper accident level specifications and strength); luxury finish coverings that protect the finishes even with real cargo loads; weight sensors in each wheel to inform driver of excess loading, prevent excess weight damage to the vehicle, and prevent lopsided loads and help the loader to distribute the loads properly. Much more likely that a separate work utility vehicle is a better choice.
- I drive a lot, but my last few miles is sometimes less developed roadways; more off-roading capabilities would be appreciated, even if just raising up and good 4 wheel drive logic with cameras to know where the poky stuff might come close to scratching the car. Also, good structural hook points so can use tow straps to pull car out of spots it gets stuck in, forward, reverse, possibly sideways, all without any damage to car.
- 360º cameras, redundant cameras, high definition cameras, night cameras, recorded monitoring of car while not in use, AutoPilot 2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 hardware, etc.
- Automatic fleet of mini-drones that do 100% coverage scouting of real time traffic, and vehicle positions, for superior autonomous driving assistance safety and efficiency, and mesh-communicate with other compatible models (using LIFI/Radio line of sight or other), for hive superior autonomy efficiency, and circulate back to docking bays in the vehicle to recharge, all autonomously and aerodynamically soundly, with no interference to occupant comfort and luxury.
- 105kWh battery pack
- Continued compatibility with other cars on the roads and roads, such as handling any new necessary automatic features (handling new driving styles of other cars and/or computers), and handling new common road conditions (more invisible curbs, road diets, and/or potholes), etc.. What used to be clear smooth straight roads without curbs are now obstacle courses meant to hurt most automobile users; I expect new vehicles to compensate for those obstacle courses by being more advanced and capable.
I plan to reserve an X as soon as possible, and get a fully loaded model with positive-mood inducing colors (white interior, white or colorful exterior). I have no need to wait further, other than the delay that waiting for an X represents. In effect, I am waiting for new features, but those are a known quantity on a deliverable product, and I'm not waiting for any guessed upon, unknown or promised features that don't already exist in shipping products (despite a long wait for manufacturing capacity and quality control refinement), and I'm not going to wait to order; as soon as I can, I'm going to confirm the order and not regret anything.