Tesla takes wraps off "falcon-winged" Model X SUV

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Tesla takes wraps off "falcon-winged" Model X SUV

By Edwin Chan

HAWTHORNE, California | Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:02am EST

(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday showed off a prototype of its Model X, a battery-powered SUV that represents the company's bet that consumers will buy a range of electric vehicles spun from a common platform.

The Model X, which features what the company calls "falcon-wing" doors and faster acceleration than a Porsche 911 -- it goes from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.4 seconds -- will start production late 2013 and begin delivery in 2014.

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The Model X is important for the company because it is the second model to be based on a platform purpose-built by Tesla for electric drive vehicles. The first was the Model S, a sedan scheduled to go on sale in the middle of this year.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/us-tesla-suv-idUSTRE8190G020120210

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1. PIC HERE =>

[mike_c]

2. range and tow capacity?

Not that I could ever afford one, LOL, but those are the specs most relevant to me. I take my vehicles off road for long durations. Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has a solar charger for EVs?

[phantom power]

3. I wonder if this is "SUV" in the post-modern 'larger form factor' sense...

as opposed to the actual "utility for sports" sense.

[tinrobot]

4. Can those falcon doors open in garages with low ceilings?

I love the lookw and this vehicle seems near perfect for me, except for those high swinging doors.