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2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

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This week's most discussed car may well be the 2012 Tesla Model S. And that's by design.

Startup electric-car company Tesla Motors opened its Fremont, California, factory for the last three days to let a select list of customers, reservation holders, and journalists from around the world see, touch, and ride in--but not drive--three beta versions of its upcoming Model S all-electric sport sedan.

Tesla says it will start delivering the first "Signature Edition" 2012 Model S cars to customers just nine months from now. The first beta prototypes that use some parts built on production tooling will be assembled later this month, according to manufacturing VP Gilbert Passin.

After bringing you news about the performance of the new Model S Sport, plus our first ride impressions, we thought it might be time for some photos.

The images in the gallery below were shot earlier today on the grounds of the Fremont factory, formerly a joint Toyota-GM assembly plant known as New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. or NUMMI.

2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

2012 Tesla Model S beta vehicle, Fremont, CA, October 2011

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With two dozen or more Tesla executives and staff on hand, a small group of journalists climbed all over the cars before rides on the high-speed banked test track that came as part of the sprawling 5.5 million-square-foot Fremont plant.

So imagine yourself just outside the Telsa Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] plant, walking around and looking into the new Model S. Enjoy.

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  1. CDspeed avatar CDspeed . Posted: 10/3/2011 8:48pm PDT

    How is the car started, and how do you put it in gear, park reverse drive??
    Thanks for all the live pics it's great to see the Model S in detail.
     
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  2. fb_1001015277 avatar John Briggs Posted: 10/4/2011 4:13am PDT

    The enormous storage space under the hood as well as under the hatchback, shows the great vision Tesla has in making this car. It is as practical as an SUV with a very low aerodynamic drag profile, and thus highly efficient. Well done Tesla.

    Also, every time I see the side profile of the model S, I cannot help but contrast it with the hideously ugly Porsche Panamera. It is possible to make a four door sports car that is not ugly.
     
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  3. James Davis avatar James Davis Posted: 10/4/2011 5:02am PDT

    Making a non ugly sports car in America is no longer possible, John. All our creative artistic engineers moved to Germany back around 1985 when Ford came out with those cars that looked like a slanted crossed-eyed puffball with a gaping catfish mouth; now those were hideous and nearly drove Ford into bankruptcy. Fort didn't start to change that ugly design until 2005 with the Mustang and the F150.
     
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  4. CDspeed avatar CDspeed . Posted: 10/4/2011 5:53am PDT

    You do realize he was calling the Porsche Panamera ugly not the Model S?
     
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  5. fb_1001015277 avatar John Briggs Posted: 10/4/2011 10:21am PDT

    I must endeavor to write more clearly.
     
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  6. CDspeed avatar CDspeed . Posted: 10/4/2011 2:08pm PDT

    No your writing is fine, it's just James again ; )
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  7. fb_1001015277 avatar John Briggs Posted: 10/4/2011 7:51pm PDT

    I would love to see the Tesla Model S succeed. What an epic story to add to the success of the Tesla roadster (well and SpaceX and PayPal).
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