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Note how the links are arranged on the website: S 3 X Y

• dwd 8y ago
  He's been waiting 10 years to make the joke about his s3xy lineup of cars. I prefered the BFR working name (with a nod to Doom).
  • Someone1234 8y ago
    It would have been "sexy" but there was legal issues with Model E (Ford owned it[0]). [0] http://fortune.com/2014/05/07/tesla-drops-model-e-trademark-but-ford-hangs-on/ http://fortune.com/2014/05/07/tesla-drops-model-e-trademark-...
    • dwd 8y ago
      Sounded a bit like a spoiler given how many times they failed to use it and the trademark lapsed. Tesla might still have had a problem of it being too close to the E-Type (Jaguar) if Ford hadn't challenged them.
• hi5eyes 8y ago
  elon also tweeted that meme yesterday https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1106063248581894144 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1106063248581894144
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• sjwright 8y ago
  It was a moderately funny lame joke 8 years ago. Today it might be the most drawn-out lame joke in corporate history.
  • db48x 8y ago
    But he actually went through with it, which is unique.
    • sjwright 8y ago
      It's great he made it happen, but he doesn't have to pretend like it's still funny.
      • regnerba 8y ago
        I find it to still be funny...
      • cududa 8y ago
        I still think it’s funny
      • manicdee 8y ago
        Doesn’t have to pretend when it’s actually hilarious :D
      • nickik 8y ago
        I think somebody to commits to a bad joke is pretty funny
  • josefresco 8y ago
    It's drawn out because he had to literally build a car company from scratch and launch 4 successful models to finish it. I'd say he is excused.
• awad 8y ago
  Fun fact: it really was meant to be Model E, so as to spell out S E X Y properly but Ford, the trademark owner, was having none of it.