

Ryan Torres
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@RyanTorresTesla
Staff Program Manager - SSD Retail Programs - North America Sales Operations @tesla - Opinions are my own.




Tesla FSD is nothing short of magic. Just rented a Cybertruck, picked it up at the airport and it drove us directly to the Airbnb. None of the stress of a new city, new roads, new car. Had it for 5 days and never drove myself. It drove perfectly. So easy and liberating



Video shows Cybertruck nearly drive mom and baby off overpass: lawsuit trib.al/WIpocZT

@wholemars @WR4NYGov Logs show driver disengaged Autopilot four seconds before crashing




“You can’t go home again” Yesterday I test drove a Model S Plaid. The Model S was the first electric car that shocked & convinced me that EVs could be better than their ICE competition. Then the Plaid came out, mind blown. 🤯 I absolutely loved my ‘22 MS Plaid. I had hoped that Tesla would do a real update of the MS Plaid instead of the “light refresh” last year. Then last week came the announcement that MS & MX would sunset this year & it was the end of the line. 😢 Many of us were sad & disappointed leading us to pour one out for what was a revolutionary car that many of us dearly loved. My thought in driving the latest was to add a last year model as a long term keeper for nostalgia & knowing it was now or never so to speak. I have vented of my dislike for the new sports seats, mainly how the seat rail is too high & that you can’t get low like you should in a sports sedan. Also, as a taller driver it raised the seat position to the point that the roofline meeting the glass became an annoyance & unpleasant. Decided yesterday while I don’t love the seats after playing with and adjusting that I could live with it. Off on the test drive. Reminded of all the things I loved about the MS Plaid: the acceleration, the quick lane changes & the feeling of teleporting to where ever you want to be. The amazing sound system blasting brought back lots of memories. Then I was taken with some of the new things. The better build quality, less sounds of things that you shouldn’t hear like creaks or rattles. The new ambient light trim. How amazing FSD has become & remembering how awful it could be in a HW3 car not that long ago. On the return to Tesla I was sold & 100% convinced I was getting another one. Frost Blue exterior, White interior & 21” wheels. Heck I might even add track pack brakes as I never liked the old ones. Then I got into my Lucid Sapphire to drive home & immediately drove the J1 Porsche Taycan Turbo S after getting home as well. Essentially driving the three bad boy EV speed demons back to back to back. It became clear how old, dated & sadly tired the MS Plaid had become in comparison. It’s still a great car & should be remember fondly, but it’s time. The competition has not just met it, but blown past in terms of everything that makes a great EV sports sedan. Better suspension, power, handling, ride comfort, NVH, interior luxury, range & charging speed. So I think I’m over the MS Plaid, but will remember how much I loved it, cherished it & dearly wish Tesla would have decided to really update the car bringing their A-game to go past the competition. Sadly not to be & as I said at the beginning sometimes “you can’t go home again”. ✌🏼



