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I spend a lot of time in a little ski town near me (Park City) that is absolutely covered in Porsche Cayenne Turbos. It's the perfect SUV for your family + ski

I spend a lot of time in a little ski town near me (Park City) that is absolutely covered in Porsche Cayenne Turbos. It's the perfect SUV for your family + ski gear + showing off just a little bit that you're really wealthy. I have zero doubt the parking lots next to the ski slopes will be covered in Model X's in a couple of years.

uptown 11y ago
"It's the perfect SUV for your family + ski gear + showing off just a little bit that you're really wealthy." Gull-wing doors seem less than perfect for transporting ski gear.
- austenallred 11y ago
  Your ski gear goes on a rack on top of or behind the car, both in the Cayenne or in the Model X (http://www.teslamotors.com/tesla_theme/assets/img/modelx/section-allwheel.jpg http://www.teslamotors.com/tesla_theme/assets/img/modelx/sec...)
  - uptown 11y ago
    Wonder how rear-mounting compares to top-mounting for overall drag. Anyway, for most users, I imagine you're not driving around with ski gear on your car 99% of the time, so it's a reasonable design decision.
    - Kluny 11y ago
      Rear mounting is drastically more efficient. I was going to cite this article as a source, but I see that there aren't any numbers: https://www.google.com/search?q=mr+money+mustache+road+tripping+with+trailer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=mr+money+mustache+road+tripp... Linked anyway for your interest.
      - minwcnt5 11y ago
        Rear mounting is not going to work very well for people who don't like road grime getting all over their gear. I'd much rather have a roof box. The model X is really appealing to me other than that detail.
  - TrevorJ 11y ago
    It's not going on top of the Model X unless you don't want to open the doors.
blktiger 11y ago
Hmm, what about the batteries though. The Tesla will have to expend energy to keep them warm right?
- mikeash 11y ago
  Not while parked. While driving, you do lose range because of that, but it's not catastrophic. The Model S is one of the most popular cars in Norway, so their cold weather capabilities are clearly pretty decent.
  - bryanlarsen 11y ago
    Surprisingly, it doesn't get very cold in the populated parts of Norway. The average winter temperature in Oslo is 23 degrees Fahrenheit (-4C).
    - mikeash 11y ago
      It looks like Oslo's averages are a couple degrees above Chicago's. I'd call that very cold.

uptown 11y ago

"It's the perfect SUV for your family + ski gear + showing off just a little bit that you're really wealthy." Gull-wing doors seem less than perfect for transporting ski gear.

austenallred 11y ago
Your ski gear goes on a rack on top of or behind the car, both in the Cayenne or in the Model X (http://www.teslamotors.com/tesla_theme/assets/img/modelx/section-allwheel.jpg http://www.teslamotors.com/tesla_theme/assets/img/modelx/sec...)
- uptown 11y ago
  Wonder how rear-mounting compares to top-mounting for overall drag. Anyway, for most users, I imagine you're not driving around with ski gear on your car 99% of the time, so it's a reasonable design decision.
  - Kluny 11y ago
    Rear mounting is drastically more efficient. I was going to cite this article as a source, but I see that there aren't any numbers: https://www.google.com/search?q=mr+money+mustache+road+tripping+with+trailer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=mr+money+mustache+road+tripp... Linked anyway for your interest.
    - minwcnt5 11y ago
      Rear mounting is not going to work very well for people who don't like road grime getting all over their gear. I'd much rather have a roof box. The model X is really appealing to me other than that detail.
- TrevorJ 11y ago
  It's not going on top of the Model X unless you don't want to open the doors.

blktiger 11y ago

Hmm, what about the batteries though. The Tesla will have to expend energy to keep them warm right?

mikeash 11y ago
Not while parked. While driving, you do lose range because of that, but it's not catastrophic. The Model S is one of the most popular cars in Norway, so their cold weather capabilities are clearly pretty decent.
- bryanlarsen 11y ago
  Surprisingly, it doesn't get very cold in the populated parts of Norway. The average winter temperature in Oslo is 23 degrees Fahrenheit (-4C).
  - mikeash 11y ago
    It looks like Oslo's averages are a couple degrees above Chicago's. I'd call that very cold.