Months before its sleek Model S sedan is even in car dealer floors, Tesla has rolled out its new AWD non-SUV Model X. The vehicle first debuted at L.A.’s Design and Engineering Building. This crossover shows similarities to the Honda Crosstour and BMW X6.
The sloping rear roofline descends over the rear hatch in a conventional manner. Surprisingly, a button will promote the ‘Falcon Wing’ rear side doors to ascend towards the sky and show DeLorean characteristics. The roomy interior has three rows, with seven seats and has much more cargo room than most crossovers, especially when the Falcon Wings have been raised.
The ‘frunk’ is a trunk that Tesla has placed in the front of the car, with the engine in the rear. Powertrain and chassis similarities are almost identical with the Tesla Model S sedan, except the Model S is RWD. Two electric motors can be ordered on the Model X, so one can drive the front wheels and the other can drive the back.
The X’s launch might still be a few years away, but a few details came out in Hawthorne, California’s design building. The battery pack comes in 60 kw and 85 kw hours. The Model X weighs 10-12% more than the Model S, so it will suffer than in performing.
Tesla states that the Model X gets to 60mph in 4.4 seconds. The Model X will go into production in 2013.
“The thing I've always wanted to do, the thing I'm going to do next, is a mass-market car,” said founder and CEO Elon Musk.
The mass-market car has been called the Gen III, and powertrain components from the Tesla Model S and X can be scaled down to fit even smaller cars, like the Toyota RAV4 EV and Smart ED, both built with Tesla powertrain components.
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