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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by Retric on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:08PM (#14546408)
I think they call it a crossover, which is kind of a car / SUV hybrid.

Model X is 198″ L x 82″ W x 66″ H. A BMW x5 looks more like an SUV and is 192″ L x 76″ W x 69″ H so the BMW x5 is -6"L, -10"W, +3"H. (Or consider the 2009 Mercedes-Benz G-Class which very much looks like an SUV, but is again only 184″ L x 71-72″ W x 76″ H. https://www.cars.com/research/mercedes_benz-g_class-2009/)

For comparison a BMW 3 series is 182"L x 71.3"W x 56.3"H So it's -16 inches L, -10 inches W, -10 inches height.

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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by bkjelden on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:26PM (#14546602)
82" is very wide for a vehicle in the US.

Even the Ford Excursion, one of the most gargantuan SUVs ever produced, was only 80" wide: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Excursion

I imagine parking a Model X is a challenge.

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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by beambot on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:34PM (#14546692)
Shouldn't it be able to park itself...?
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by chc on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:38PM (#14546731)
AFAIK that feature is just now about to be added in the next update. I don't know how well it works.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by DEinspanjer on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:18PM (#14547189)
No, they just added the ability to auto-park unattended in a perpendicular spot. From launch, it was able to park itself without an occupant by driving straight into a spot head or tail first. With the driver still sitting in the car, it can parallel park as well as perpendicular park. Those parking features work fine, but I am looking forward to the unattended perpendicular parking as it is the most common parking scenario.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by djrogers on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @07:17PM (#14549494)
82" is not particularly wide - the Excursion was huge because it was long, not wide (it was a Ford SuperDuty pickup turned in to an SUV). The Jeep Grand Cherokee is 85" wide, the Explorer is 79", and to throw a minivan in to the mix, a Honda Odyssey is 80" wide.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by F2 on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:24PM (#14547258)
No, they call it an SUV which it is. Crossovers are typically smaller with much lower towing capacity than the Model X.
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by Retric on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:52PM (#14547497)
Tesla calls it an SUV, but other people call it a crossover: ex: https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/tesla/model-x

  Rankings
  #1 in Luxury Midsize SUVs
  #1 in Luxury SUVs with 3 Rows
  #2 in Luxury Crossover SUVs
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Re:Tesla Model X Is First SUV to Achieve 5-Star Crash Rating... by Navarr on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @01:49PM (#14546872)
Except it's rumored Tesla is working a Model Y crossover
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