I took my entire family plus a dog on a 700-mile weekend trip in a Tesla Model X — here’s what happened (TSLA)
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- The Model X is Tesla’s exotic all-electric SUV, with a price tag of as much as $150,000.
- It can seat up to seven people and handle a LOT of cargo.
- The biggest issue for road trips, with or without the family, is keeping the battery charged.
The Model X is Tesla’s offering for American families: a stylish SUV with seating for at least five and up to seven, plus cargo space for gear and room for a pet.
It checks those boxes while looking like a spaceship with a dramatic extended windshield affording a view of the sky, falcon wing doors, and all-electric propulsion. It can also, at the P100D trim level — which means it has a 1oo kilowatt-hour battery pack, and a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system — streak from 0-60 mph in about 3 seconds. Hang onto those Game Boys, kids!
I took a Tesla sedan, the P90D, on an adventurous road trip with some of my family last year. And I spent some time behind the wheel of the Model X after it was rolled out. But I’d never gone on a deep dive, testing the vehicles full capabilities, from seating comfort to ridonkulous speed to Autopilot semi-self-driving technology to the true secret sauce of Tesla-ness: the extensive Supercharger network and the in-vehicle algorithms that enable you to hopscotch between them.
Tesla rectified that by setting me up with a Model X loaner — a fully loaded P100D that likely cost around $150,000. It arrived in a glorious glossy black with a creamy white leather interior. Into the available seating and cargo space I would place myself; my lovely wife; our two handsome sons, James (12) and Dante (7) our talented daughter, August (14) and our cheerful new dog, Marco (2, we think).
We loaded up on a Friday in autumn. Our destination was 340 miles southwest: Deep Creek, MD. We had Superchargers and more adventures in front of us. Here’s how it went.
The mighty Model X! That trippy hue at the top of the windshield is due to condensation on the tinted, extended section.
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The car is indeed a spaceship for the road. Sleek and aerodynamic on the outside, with a "2001: A Space Odyssey" white interior and those famous falcon-wing doors.
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The badging that identifies the model is modest.
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