Tesla Model S interiors ARE JUNK

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 01/05/2016 at 18:48 • Filed to: tesla, tesla models, models, model s, tesla model s

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No seatbelt height adjusters? What is this, 1984???? (10:38 in the video if it doesn’t autoplay)

Also check out 8:50 when the autopilot drives it straight through a turn only lane.

JUNK.

GE90man > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 18:53

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to be honest, telsa interiors are quite bland. besides that huge ipad, there’s nothing else special about the interior at all.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 19:02

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About 60-70% of people who review the Model S don’t understand where the cost of the car goes.

It was not made to compete with other cars in its price range. It was made for people who are willing to pay for a technology experiment—it just happens to have all the features and functions of a car.

Its body panels don’t fit very well. This is most evident in the hatch lid where the taillamps don’t always line up.

It has a swoopy body style, but the details are an afterthought. There is absolutely zero texture in the headlamps and taillamps—just flat pieces that are flush with the body. There is a faux front grille that doesn’t do anything, because “it should look like a car.”

It looks fast and in a straight line it is fast, but doesn’t drive remotely like a sporty car.

The interior materials are about the level of an Acura, albeit with some interesting styling applied. The only standout is the huge screen which controls more things than it should. The door trim is a vast swath of textureless faux-leather with no styling lines or sculpting. Or cupholders, in the case of the rear doors.

Those aren’t the selling points of the car. The electric powertrain is where all the money went—specifically, the enormous battery that gives the Model S a class-exclusive range somewhat comparable to that of a combustion engine.

It’s useless to compare it to cars that actually went to finishing school, like the Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series and Lexus LS. Those cars are actually selling luxury.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 19:09

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I work for a seat belt supplier. Literally nobody uses D-ring adjusters

Tekamul > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 19:12

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Literally the only cars I’ve been in with seatbelt adjusters are minivans. And those adjusters are never adjusted.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 19:14

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WAIT...give me till thursday and I’ll give you a honest opinion

Saracen > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 19:19

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It doesn’t have any fasteners hidden inside the doors at least.

DoYouEvenShift > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 20:12

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Are the curtains terrible too? OMG

Takuro Spirit > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/05/2016 at 20:22

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Compared to my ‘77 Trans Am, which does not have adjustable shoulder belts, I concur. Compared to every car since then that has, its a TRAVESTY OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.

Takuro Spirit > Santiago of Escuderia Boricua 01/05/2016 at 20:23

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Every car I’ve had since 1998 has had them. Except my ‘94 Talon. Those were automatic. And lame.

Takuro Spirit > Tekamul 01/05/2016 at 20:25

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Really? All my cars have had them. Can’t think of a modern car I’ve been in in the past 20 years that didn’t.

Takuro Spirit > GE90man 01/05/2016 at 20:26

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But a height adjuster for the belt is a safety device. Would you like the shoulder belt on your shoulder, or IN YOUR CAROTID ARTERY??

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Takuro Spirit 01/05/2016 at 22:14

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My FR-S doesn’t either, but I literally didn’t know they were a thing until I started working with seatbelts

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Tekamul 01/06/2016 at 18:48

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Most modern mainstream cars have height-adjustable belts as OP asserts. My 355 doesn’t, but it doesn’t need them. The belts are mounted on the rear bulkhead, not on the B-pillar like in normal cars. It comes through a well-placed hoop on the seat back top corner, then down the shoulder no matter your height, and would never touch the neck.

Some other coupes and most convertibles (i.e. cars without B-pillars) would have a similar setup, or even a belt assembly fully integrated into the seat.

Tekamul > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 01/06/2016 at 19:26

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That describes my setup. Pillar to seat back loop.

ButI’ve my wife has an adjustable belt in her minivan. There’s never been a reason to move it