My Tesla Paris Model S Test Drive

After two visits at the Tesla Store Paris, I finally test drove a Tesla Model S yesterday, with my son :-)

Part city and part freeway, under the rain with heavy traffic, Traction Control put to use few times while accelerating hard on the wet road

I must admit this car is probably the most powerful I have ever driven, it is an amazing feeling to feel pushed like this in a sporty / luxurious interior ...

Second Visit to Tesla Store Paris

Yesterday, instead of going to Paris directly, we first went to the Tesla Store in Gennevilliers, next to Paris, to see what was going on, what was new

- Chassis on display
- New P85+ dark blue
- Rear child seats test
- Test drive booked in 2 weeks





Arriving, 2 test drive Model S were parked outside, waiting



The first new thing in the showroom is the Chassis on display, very interesting, so took many close ups to see technical details






The AC Motor is huge !




Tesla Serial number on the AC Motor







A view in the shop from the little window in the showroom and a Model S on the lift, plus many recently delivered ones on the right, with new plates, etc



Also the black Model S has been replaced by a dark blue P85+, very nice


and it is charging




using the regular EVSE and plugged into a regular 220V outlet, next to an iMac






My son Clément loves to be in the driver's seat and tests everything on the huge screen, including opening the roof, the trunk, etc



and this time we tried out the rear child seats, that are folded in the back of the trunk


Very well designed mechanism


At 12 years old, he is a bit to tall to fit, but he managed to shut the seatbelt

and we closed the trunk :-)





We then talked to a new saleswoman, and booked a test drive in two weeks ...

A Model S plugged in and charging at an Autolib station in Paris

Renaud Roubaudi films a beautiful brown Tesla Model S P85 - Performance 85kWh - in a nice street of Paris, plugged in and charging at an Autolib station







The charge port is located at the rear and on the left, which is not too far and the owner is using his own Type 3 to Type 2 - Mennekes - cable

So I was wrong, a Model S can fit in an Autolib spot, a big one though ...



Source : POA - Petites Observations Automobiles de Renaud Roubaudi