The mechanical specs that have been revealed are nice. And, um, the mechanical specs are nice.
Straight panels. I get it. Easy to repair. I'm not against ugly cars. My first car was a 1st gen Toyota MR2 and Motor Trend described it's look as "origami gone wrong". But, man, it was a fun car to drive. It comes down to that. If the specs make up for it's looks then I'd consider it.
What was presented.
* The exterior is made from cold-rolled stainless steel. The glass is suppose to a polymer layer similar to bulletproof glass but the portion of the show displaying how tough the glass was went along the lines of Bill Gates displaying Windows for the first time (Windows crashed with the blue screen of death).
* The suspension can be raised or lowered 4" and is self leveling.
* There looks to be a built in ramp in the tailgate with the suspension being able to tilt the vehicle for loading an off-loading.
* 2WD base model with AWD for higher grades
* Up to 3500 lbs payload and 14,000 lbs towing capacity.
* 500+ mile range.
The last two are w/o a doubt the $70k version of the truck. What isn't known is how it performs fully loaded. What happens to the range?
From the Tesla press release.
Dimensions & Weight
Straight panels. I get it. Easy to repair. I'm not against ugly cars. My first car was a 1st gen Toyota MR2 and Motor Trend described it's look as "origami gone wrong". But, man, it was a fun car to drive. It comes down to that. If the specs make up for it's looks then I'd consider it.
What was presented.
* The exterior is made from cold-rolled stainless steel. The glass is suppose to a polymer layer similar to bulletproof glass but the portion of the show displaying how tough the glass was went along the lines of Bill Gates displaying Windows for the first time (Windows crashed with the blue screen of death).
* The suspension can be raised or lowered 4" and is self leveling.
* There looks to be a built in ramp in the tailgate with the suspension being able to tilt the vehicle for loading an off-loading.
* 2WD base model with AWD for higher grades
* Up to 3500 lbs payload and 14,000 lbs towing capacity.
* 500+ mile range.
The last two are w/o a doubt the $70k version of the truck. What isn't known is how it performs fully loaded. What happens to the range?
From the Tesla press release.
Dimensions & Weight
- Range: 500+ miles
- 0-60 mph acceleration: <2.9 seconds
- Towing capacity: More than 14,000 lbs
- Payload: Up to 3,500 lbs
- Vault length: 6.5 feet
- Storage capacity: 100 cubic feet of exterior, lockable storage including the vault, frunk, and sail pillars.
- Suspension: 4” in either direction
- Touchscreen size: 17”
- Body: Ultra-Hard 30X Cold-Rolled stainless steel. If there was something better, we’d use it.
- Seating capacity: Up to six adults
- Charging: Can be charged at home, at Destination Charging locations, and with our network of more than 14,000 Superchargers, including on our newest V3 technology, which is helpful for long hauls and towing.