Tesla told me earlier in the month I can "soon" configure, but I suspect the price in €uros is gonna make me run for the hills.
Also with the China priority (they pay in $$$) I don't think we will see units here until early 2017. The Audi Q6 electric car is due they reckon early 2018 and with a price guide of €80,000 to €100,000 so I am concerned that if I was to purchase a €160,000 Tesla that after 12 months the value will have crashed by 50%.
I know everyone here will laugh and scoff because I am on a Tesla forum but look at the intended specs and photos:
Audi Q6: price, specs and release date | carwow
310 mile range, and probably cableless induction charging.
You can see if in Europe and I take delivery of a 2017 Tesla Model X I could lose a serious chunk of change.
p.s. I put my deposit down a year ago, the car was *released* in September 2015 and we still don't have €uro pricing? Is it a big secret?
johnnyduval, I can't disagree with most of what you've written, but I do want to comment on a few things.
1.) I was surprised at the favourable Signature exchange rate here in Canada. I'm not so sure that the regular production models will have such a favourable exchange rate, but I expect it to still be better than the going rate. Tesla may do the same in Europe.
2.) Audi's 310 mile range is based on the less stringent European (NEDC) standard. The Model-S also has a 310 mile NEDC range. I suspect that this number will get modified when it actually hits production.
3.) Audi (and the other manufacturers) have been promising EV for decades and they should have already be selling them now. The only reason why they're making these announcements now is due to Tesla (and to try to get consumers to hold off purchasing a Tesla). I wouldn't hold my breath that Audi will be releasing this SUV on time in 2018. And if they do release it sometime in 2018, I bet it will be very limited numbers and in limited markets.
4.) The Audi EV is a 4-seater, not a 5/6/7 seater like the Model-X
5.) This will be Audi's first EV vehicle. Are you going to trust that Audi has created a perfect, flawless vehicle on their first attempt? I suspect that their roll-out will make Tesla's ramp seem perfect.
6.) Finally, there is no guarantee that the concept in your link is going to look like the actual production model. They usually look worse and lack many of the fancy features shown in the concept.