Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey

Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey by warfangle on Monday April 14, 2014 @03:07PM (#7588124)

The original parent implied strongly that it wasn't just the falcon-wing doors (two-hinged; the e.g. delorean had only one hinge) that was a total let down. Made me think they were let down by capacity or clearance or torque or Other Criteria(tm) as well.

> or even worse, they get replaced with standard doors

But we're talking about the X here, which doesn't.

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Re:Tesla Model S – Cost of Ownership vs. Honda Odyssey by jdeibele on Monday April 14, 2014 @04:11PM (#7588560)

I think a big let-down is that there's still no pricing available for the car. I see estimates from third parties that it's expected to be 5-10% more than a comparable Model S but there's nothing official that I can find.

The doors seem silly. I drive an Odyssey and love sliding doors for the kids or the dog or when I have an armload of groceries. I've seen the sliding doors back up when they bump into something. I know they work. And they're reasonably fast, which is important when you live in Oregon with the rain.

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