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Tesla is Finally Building an SUV — and They Want it to Appeal to Women

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday June 23 2015, @08:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-cup-holders-does-it-have dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Business Insider:

According to the Washington Post, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said in the past that the Model S is "a little too guy centric." It's an issue that the company is actively trying to correct with X, a vehicle that's expected to cost between $50,000-$70,000.

And it seems to be working, with more than half of the pre-orders for the Model X coming from women.

That's certainly a good thing. In 2014, women account for 40% of the nearly 17 million cars and trucks sold the US, the Washington Post reported. For crossover SUVs, that number is closer to 50%.

Do EVs really have gender specific appeal?

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  • (Score: 2) by mojo chan on Wednesday June 24 2015, @12:44PM

    by mojo chan (266) on Wednesday June 24 2015, @12:44PM (#200348)

    The performance model, the P85D, is the fastest road legal sedan ever made. It can do 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, comparable to a McLaren F1. It's not quite as obvious a penis extension as say the Roadster, but it's certainly got a certainly amount of "gr0w ur member1!" about it.

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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday June 24 2015, @05:54PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday June 24 2015, @05:54PM (#200495)

    This isn't quite correct. McLarens and even Lamborghinis are faster, just not in the 0-60 metric. Try driving 200mph in a Tesla; I'm pretty sure it doesn't go that fast. The Tesla's amazing acceleration is a by-product of its electric motor propulsion; electric motors produce peak torque at stall, which is completely different from gas engines.

  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday June 27 2015, @02:47PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Saturday June 27 2015, @02:47PM (#202077)

    In addition to my prior reply, I'll also add: Performance alone does not equal "penis compensator". There's lots of high-performance luxury sedans from Mercedes, Bentley, etc., but I've never heard anyone call a Bentley a "penis compensator". It may have a big V-12 engine in it, but it also looks nothing like a sports car.