Photo requests?

[MikeK]

Absolutely. Great ideas for things I wouldn't think to look at too. ;-) Signature badging may or may not be available in true Sig form there, but I will look.

 

[MikeK]

Last call! I'm off to the event Saturday morning.

 

[ddruz]

I appreciate any pictures you post. You do a great service for the folks who read the forums. Have a great time at the event!

 

[contaygious]

Have fun mike! I'll be there tomorrow for my first drives. Looking forward to it.

 

[MikeK]

I appreciate any pictures you post. You do a great service for the folks who read the forums. Have a great time at the event!

Thanks! I have two aluminum water bottles in my bag too. ;-)

 

[MikeK]

Hi MikeK, Thanks for offering to do this for everyone. I'd personally love to see a photo of what the back looks like with the rear seats folded down. Are they flush with the deck kind of thing.

Here you go!

 

[MikeK]

You may not have a recorder. But if the blue car shows up I would like a walk around of the blue car on film. I don't think there is any video of the blue car in these forums. Alternatively if you can't, more pictures of the blue car would be awesome. And thanks for doing this!

I posted a couple of videos over here: Will The Real Pacific Blue Please Stand Up

 

[MikeK]

I wouldn't mind seeing a shot from the driver's perspective looking up at the pano roof (wide angle lens, there!), and also the view through the pano from the back seat.

I was unable to get anything sensible depicting the driver's view, I'm sorry. But, here's the view from the rear seat.

 

[MikeK]

+1 for the Blue car and +1 for view through pano roof.
It would be great to compare, side by side, as many photos as possible of different combinations of dash finishes such as banana leaf, carbon fibre etc.... Thanks! :smile:

Black/Piano Black:

Tan/Piano Black:

Tan Performance/Gloss Obeche

Signature White Performance/Carbon Fiber

Black Performance/Carbon Fiber

Tan/Matte Obeche

Tan/Lacewood

 

[MikeK]

That was everything I was able to get everybody. I wasn't able to get the photo of somebody tall in the back seat, or of Signature badging.

I hope what I got helps!

 

[ddruz]

That was everything I was able to get everybody. I wasn't able to get the photo of somebody tall in the back seat, or of Signature badging.

I hope what I got helps!

Hi MikeK, Wonderful photos. Thanks!

What was your impression of the panoramic roof top bar's fit and finish? Is it the final product (minus sun shade) or is it still being improved?

 

[spleen]

Nice work, Mike! Loved the different interior combos with the different finishes. Thanks for all your hard work!

 

[MikeK]

@spleen: Most welcome!

@ddruz: I would be totally happy with the bar as I saw it today, but my impression was it was still being refined. One of the Tesla folks put his hand up into the slot and said that it did have the spaces for the rollers inside, so he thought the size was approximately correct, and was just unsure whether it would remain the matte black that's in my photos (which looks fine), or if it would be matched to the headliner. If I had to guess, I think the black would look better because it wouldn't stand out and you'd just have the impression of one big piece of glass with a bar across. The headliner would make it look like two separate glass panels (which of course it is...)

 

[MikeK]

Oh, I forgot. Regarding the cargo area, from the rear console (vents) to the inside of the rear cargo area lip, it was 74 inches. At the narrowest point between the wheels, all the way at the floor, it was about three feet exactly. At the highest/widest point between the wheels, it was 41-42 inches wide.

 

[Bardlebee]

That was everything I was able to get everybody. I wasn't able to get the photo of somebody tall in the back seat, or of Signature badging.

I hope what I got helps!

Thank you so much Mike! You really drived home my decision on the blue. Hope you had fun!

 

[MikeK]

Oh, absolutely. It was a blast.

 

[Bound466]

Thanks a million MikeK. Great vids, pictures, and write-ups are awesome. You made my morning. There wasn't anything you missed I don't think. You covered everything from audio testing, great new info (e.g., homelink, pano shades), to fit/finish, and decor combos. A++++.

Now take a well deserved rest today.

PS. You also showed us, as other forum members continue to show, that Tesla is always updating, improving, and getting the car better and better.. Maybe the Model S will be like a work of art that is never really finished. All art is like that though, right? Someone once said that an artist never finishes their art piece. They choose to walk away from it. GO Tesla!!!!

 

[KBF]

Thanks, Mike. That was very useful! I might manage to convince my wife now that the pano roof is worthwhile

 

[KangarooAustralia]

That was everything I was able to get everybody. I wasn't able to get the photo of somebody tall in the back seat, or of Signature badging.

I hope what I got helps!

Thanks very much, Mike, for fulfilling my requests for the interior finishes and Blue car video. You're the best!

 

[MikeK]

No worries, mate! You can also thank a couple of lovely Kiwis (@PeterW and Leonie) who were kind enough to bring me to the event as their guest!