There's no question that Tesla has proven itself as a worthy auto manufacturer. Sure, its vehicles receive the adulation of just about everyone and though most of the Model S vehicles have been complete nightmares to deal with from a maintenance perspective, they're hip.
I guess it is sort of like a DeLorean.
For us, the Model X has been something interesting to watch. For many folks on the east and west coast, it's the must have item for 2016. We think it's gonna sell like hot cakes.
But a buff book writer has come forth and is making an interesting point. The Model X may actually be the Tesla product that puts the nail in TSLA's battery-operated coffin. Essentially it boils down to this one critical sentence:
"The car is at least two years overdue and far more complicated than it needs to be."
While that sounds like something a bean counter would — and should — say, the reality is that he has a point. And if the Model S is any indication of complexity gone a bit haywire, just imagine what may potentially lurk around the corner with the Model X.
The Model 3 better get to market, fast.
What say you, Spies? Does the Model X actually yield the power necessary to KILL TSLA as we know it?
...Not that Musk is above reproach. He thought he needed a stunning technology statement in the Model X to affirm the brand’s cred. He didn’t. Teslas are already cool in west L.A., a tough place to earn the rank. Tesla just needs a crossover to flesh out its showroom, preferably one with a sub-six-figure price. Instead, the hysterically complicated Model X may prove to be the noose from which Tesla swings. The car is at least two years overdue and far more complicated than it needs to be. The giant curved windshield, the sensor-studded self-opening front doors, those “falcon wings,” which rise at the speed of two arthritic old stage hands hauling up a Broadway curtain—they’re all fascinating but unnecessary. The X would be a challenge for Toyota to build profitably, much less Tesla...
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