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Tesla X P90D reviewed by German AMS. Handling is horrible but straightline perfornance is good but not that spectacular.
0-100 kph in 4.2 seconds
0-200 kph in 18.3 seconds (the Macan Turbo needs 17.8 seconds according to a review)
Also, a couple of full acceleration attempts and they ended up with a range of around 100 km. Unacceptable.
They also criticized the poor interior quality for such a car, price is in the range of a Cayenne Turbo (which would be 3 seconds faster from 0-200 kph...just saying).
Also, high speed braking performance is pretty bad: From 160 kph to 0 kph...130 meters. This is what many high performance cars need from 200 kph to 0 kph. I may be wrong but I think the Cayenne Turbo needed 137 or 140 meters from 200 to 0 kph, so the Tesla X is clearly a car made for the US but not for the Autobahn.
I almost bought one, but the silly fact of the fixed rear seats was killing the deal. However - I like the car.
I agree what you are saying, but when buying a Tesla you don't buy a Autobahn racer. The car must be driven economical. Otherwise you can't achieve range. As you know, I drive weekly on the Autobahn. To avoid stress I'm today the one sitting on the right lane with 130. I very rarely speed, so I kind of could live the economical driving style. BTW - ever seen a Tesla one the left Autobahn lane speeding? I only see them sticking to the right driving like grandpa
Regarding interior - I still think that Tesla makes a great job. The car looks very valuable inside. The only thing bothering me is that they don't sell any leather seats. Whenever I had a Mercedes loaner car with those "artico-seats" I was sweating my shirts wet. I'm sure same happens in a Tesla (that's why they offer those ventilated seats). Other than that - car looks valuable.
Regarding exterior - it looks "ok", but it is not beautiful nor a stunner! Looks like an older version of the Volkswagen Sharan.
Apropos speeding - even when testdriving I could feel that your acceleration already slows down once you hit the 100km/h. It feels like a rubber band which looses the tension after a while. Also - you only have one run, the second time the acceleration is much slower, third time the acceleration is on a level of a low class Diesel car. The batteries don't like those games and can't deliver fast enough the electricity to the capacitors sitting between batteries and engine. So - nice feel with the 0-100 but only one time and only up to 100, then the show is over!
Today I still like the Tesla - but I don't regret that I didn't order one. I also have the Tesla 3 on order, but most likely I will pass on it.