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"Most cars are pretty Blah. This is not." Elon Musk

Seriously? If the best Musk can say about his own car is that it is not "Blah", I can't really get enthused about it. And he is not really known for his understatements. On the other hand, he may have learned from Fisker and is trying to moderate expectations.

--Fab.

 

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The "Falcon Doors" are a daring choice. My house, like many houses in San Francisco have a garage on the ground level with the rest of the house built above the garage. Since there is an overall height limit of 40', the garage height is typically the minimum allowed by code to maximize the height of the living spaces, 8' I think or maybe even lower. Often, there are shelves and storage installed under the ceiling that effectively lower the clearance. And the Model X is fairly high off the ground and stands very tall, as can be seen in this picture with an adult standing next door to the door opening:

In a high-profile car like the model X, you may not be able to open the gull wing doors all the way inside a typical San Francisco garage. We see the same problem with our M-Class Benz's back gate,. which we can't open because it would hit the garage door mechanism if we did.

Now if you live in Atherton in a ranch-style home with 9' ceilings all around, including the garage, this may not be a problem. But in multistory homes in big cities, the Falcon Doors may end up being less than practical, or annoying if you end up getting a lot of dings on the door and on the ceiling.

-- Fab.