Tesla makes waves with its family car of the future
Tall on gimmicks, high on style and performance, Model X delivers a smooth and perfect ride
Bad news for Kim Jong-un: when the tubby tyrant fires North Korean biological weapons towards the West in a future provocation too far, countless potential victims will be firing back obscene gestures – from the sanctuary of their Tesla Model X.
A Bioweapon Defence Mode is probably not the first thing you look for when buying a car – not yet, anyway. And outlandish it may be, but it’s a bona fide, if tongue-in-cheek, feature on the Tesla Model X, whose air filter is 10 times bigger – and 800 times better at filtering viruses – than that of any comparable car. But that’s just it: there is no comparable car. The future’s bright: the future’s Tesla. And X marks the spot where it’s all already happening.
As you wait for the apocalypse you are welcome to use that ferocious filter for more mundane jobs, such as saving yourself from the deadly diesel cloud being puked up by the traffic-jammed truck in front. Then, why not amuse yourself with the countless other gadgets, toys and gizmos installed as standard on this new kid on the Hong Kong market?
Finally, it’s here; and in keeping with the vision of Tesla’s Mars-bound Silicon Valley visionary Elon Musk, also boss of cosmic exploration company SpaceX, the X’s armoury of push-button and touch-screen features all boost its futuristic quotient. As do, most prominently, the gull-wing mid-cabin doors.
