2022 Tesla Model X Plaid Review // Six Seat Supercar 

What do you mean by that i watch every video but I not really sure by what you mean

@@thomasroussel2739 when they talk about the drag coefficient. There's three videos that tie in with that joke. The Mercedes eqs and the lucid air.

Absolutely! It was cool they brought that back

Throttle House Cinematic universe, and the ongoing narrative

420 likes baby

Drag queen indeed

Very Top-Gear-Grand Tour-esque

I always skip through the skits to be honest

Yeah the quality of this show is pretty good 👍

Thanks Mom...what's for dinner?

@@planestrainsdogsncars4336 cereal

Never ever ever ever ever say Holy Smokes again.

@@shawnhorton2000 holy smokes did that upset you??

@@bilboswaggins5647 yes I am a Canadian and I any stand that hokey boomer saying It’s cringe.

Our man Karston crushed it once again.

Kiss ass owned.

Don't give the Grand Tours guys any more money, let's support this fresh view into the car world!

I saw it right away and i wasn't even looking for imperfections...

Yep ..I wouldn't have accepted delivery.

No need to make a big deal out of it, it's fixed in 1 service appointment for free.

@@SwiftHDX uh yeah it is. It's expensive. No excuse for that build quality

@@SwiftHDX why do you Tesla fan boys accept this type of stuff 😀. I wouldn't be surprised if y'all accepted that the car came without batteries.

I loved my brakes on the 6th gen, but 5th gen was trashhhhh for brakes. I also had the Mag ride, not sure if that helps with the heavy breaking. Sure felt better though.

You're not kidding. I drove a friend's 5th gen back when I had my built 2000 f body, and the (lack of) braking scared the crap out of me. Now add a couple thousand more pounds to that same Camaro, and you have a recipe for disaster.

That’s what you get with a car produced by a group of software engineers that focuses only on acceleration. Cornering is not in the consideration.

How do you get 500 wheels on a car?! Let alone a Camaro

@@adalbertolima3491 he means 500 horsepower at the wheels.

I noticed that too, never seen a new car with such poorly fitted panels

A new car of this price range to boot

That "luxury" Tesla touch.

The door handles at 8:05 too.

They could increase the quality by sending back cars like this and fixing them before delivery, but it would add $50k more to the sticker price of the cars because of the labor and time wasted fixing quality issues. Would you pay $50k to fix a panel gap?

I didn’t realize this one was wrapped until you said something then I noticed the matte finish a bit more long with the blue.., oh and James just said “wrapped”. Damn I thought this was a paint option :(

@@rkalla if only this was an optional paint option !! Be so cool to be able to order it like this.

Same. Very poor marketing on this one I guess

It literally just came out and you're seeing the marketing on RU-vid

Total surprise to me too

@@weavingshroud tesla doesnt even have a pr department. they announced x plaid alongside model s. Youve been able to pre order a model x plaid for like maybe a year.

@@weavingshroud They don't spend any money on advertisement. If the product is good, it doesn't need any.

The brakes are fine. Are you going to the track with your 2.5 ton suv? No you arent

@@Delitor Stopping power is always tied to the capabilities of the car, NOT the intended use case. If the justification of crappy brakes is "you shouldn't be on the track", then it's equally fair that a plaid trim with +1000hp shouldn't exist either.

@biblereader i have never in my whole life seen someone with for example go to the track with a dbx or a bentayga

@biblereader no? What are you talking about lol

Y’all are missing the point. It’s not about the track. (I know Thomas said you don’t want to track it) but it’s like the steering yoke. In a panic stop, will it?

I've seen that comment as well and I can't see it any other way. 😋

happens in almost every other car Brand too its just we Look more to those things at Tesla

@@badema2638 cos it is expensive, it hardly seen on cars at that price range

I just commented that!!!

@@oghenekaro exactly

@@oghenekaro Oh trust me, I’ve seen it on a lot of cars in that price range.

Tesla has never been something i have been interested in. The quality has only gotten worse and the design is awful and literally 10 years old, nothing new. Those cost too much for how little you get. For the same price, get a Mercedes EQS or the EQE

@@polardabear Or compare the Rivian R1T with Tesla X.. (i would choose a similar price Rivian R1T)..

@@poplaurentiu4148+ Rivian is on the same level as Lucid, in better words, trash. I want a car made by people that know what a car is. Those are just some Chinese people that just put plastic on a battery and sell it for tens of thousands. And 300 miles of range on a off-roader?! Thats pathetic!

@@polardabear Quality has only gotten worse ?!? You are criticizing a design because it is old ?! So a design became ugly just because it is starting to get old ? "cost too much for how little you get" ?! Just say you don't like Tesla because to each their owns. No need to do the bullshit talking. Some we prefer the general performance of a model S Plaid instead of the I imagine the luxury confort and perfect fit and finish of an Eqs. Plaid offers the best 1/4 time of production cars while costing 130 000$. And with few mods you can even have fun at track and destroy some supercars. And all that in a daily car that is confortable and that you can use for your vacation with your family. For 130 000$ there is no other car that can offer that. But of course if you don't care about doing the 1/4 mile faster than a Chiron, you don't really care about canyon driving, you don't like the look or the everything on screen or you don't care about supercharging network etc. Go for the Eqs.

@@polardabear you gotta remember when you buy a Tesla u also buy access to their supercharging infrastructure. Teslas not only can go farther than any other electric vehicle including the EQS but also have supercharging stations almost anywhere you go. Same can't be said with the EQS and you will be having a hard time with long trips. Further more the EQS is a slouch when it comes to acceleration and handling compared to almost any tesla.

Dude gives 0 shit what other people think. I love it. I’ll never understand why so many people are so influenced by what others say. If you like the car, buy it. If you don’t, don’t buy it. So many people are so scared what others might think and make judgements about a car before ever once sitting in it or seeing it in person.

Everyone likes cars go straight fast But perform poorly on tracks

Tesla is the worst EV manufacturer on the planet with Lucid. And no, Dodge isn't making a crappy EV hellcat. And they surely ain't naming it Hellcat because they would get hate lile Ford did naming their EV a damn mustang.

@@directlinkrexx4409 If it's not going to be used on the track, then a car's track capbilities are irrelevant. All that matters is it handles "good enough" on the road, where 99% of the time you can't safely or legally toss a car around like on a track. On the flipside, straight line performance _can_ be safely and practically used on the road to a much larger extent. That's why straight-line performance is popular, because the vast majority of people aren't buying a performance car with the intention of throwing it around the Nurburgring.

@@walkertheragdoll144 bro no one hatin on anyone whats yo problem 🤓

"Drag coefficient of drag"

@@joshuathomas512 😂

It’s not an SUV, it’s a people mover. Tesla have fooled everyone with their marketing speak.

@@neelparmar6690 mpv? Muh-puh-va.

The yoke doesn't feel that bad for normal driving.

Yup. 😂

It makes you appreciate a car that was never mentioned once? They didn’t even test the brakes here lol, this review had nothing to do with the taycan and the two cars aren’t even in the same class

Pretty sad that porsche is a legendary company and thats its only advantage.

@@WUTaNIGGAiAM 🤡

@@sanyadau77 porsche makes some of the worst ev's everyone knows

@@WUTaNIGGAiAM personally i would have prefer the 911 anyways but the taycans nice

Wasn’t the model 3 the one without a speed dial behind the steering wheel?

2021 TM3P I love and hate it, 😂

It's also a reference to massive panels gaps and poor alignments.

Thank you Rajesh!

Hardly a suv

@@YTU37 Similar silhouette as it turns out. Most coupe SUV are shaped like a Prius. lol

@@YTU37 That's the point, you see, my 2010 Prius Gen 2 "egg" was the 2nd best production CAR at .25, which this (bigger) SUV has equalled in 12 years time. Great strides indeed.

@@scottstewart5784 cd is dimensionless, which makes it a bit of a "gotya" measurement in the car world. The cd of the tesla and of the prius may be the same, and yet the drag of either one could be substantially more, as you've still got to multiply cd by total frontal area to know anything useful. Most likely the Tesla has a larger frontal area, but either way the point stands.

The shape of the Prius is probably still better than a model X , the X has a much bigger front , crag co numbers can be a little misleading

RU-vid has surpassed the TV audience, i’m sure their RU-vid revenue is larger than any TV show would bring in

@@LeJunny very true.

Well, it's not like it makes sense for an SUV to cost 140-150k.

@momo same

We have a Model S and Model X Raven/Perf and now have Plaids also - working on selling the Ravens. Here's a quick take: The new suspension is much tighter and sportier than before - more taut, but still comfortable. The sound isolation is definitely improved - but not quite as big a leap as you might think. But the dual pane glass and a few other changes do make it more quiet. The stereo - IMHO - is a BIG improvement. Gone are ANY loose parts that could rattle or distort the sound. Everything is beefed up to handle the full 1000 watt output. The new materials are super nice- on the Plaid you'll find metal and Alcantara where you used to see plastic trim. The new carpet is deeper and more luxurious. Everything, every material is just a step better or nice, while still being familiar.

@@texastriguy Finally someone mentions the stereo. Thanks EF!

I own both a 2019 GLS and the new X (albeit long range, but except for the tri-motor drivetrain, it's identical). I can confidently say that it is a very comfortable car, and the ride is smooth. To be more specific, I think the two have very different types of comfort: the GLS is more of a couch; it has a plush ride that feels like pillows over bumps, which does mean, however, that there is a lot more lean, pitch, dive, and roll, making it less comfortable in that regard; in other words, the X deals with the bump in a more noticeable, yet much faster way. The seats are more conventional in the GLS and seemed almost too simple at first compared to an S class, but you never get fatigued. In the X, the seats are pretty much thin marshmallows if that makes sense; not too well bolstered, but you can sink into them when sitting properly. As for sound insulation, it is quieter in the X due to a lack of engine noise, and as for wind and tire noise, maybe maybe the GLS is quieter, but we are really splitting hairs here. Keep in mind I have the smallest available wheels on both cars: 19s on the GLS and 20s on the X. I noticed that the noise cancelling feature in the X isn't really noticeable until you listen to music: the 22 speaker sound system blows the GLS's Burmester out of the water with the right EQ calibration (which I found was by lowering everything to the minimum and heightening what you wanted to be more pronounced; that way the speakers aren't forcing certain noises out; they simply inhibit what you don't want to hear as much of); the sound system in the X is closer to a pair of open back headphones than it is of a stereo; you feel the sound of each instrument; no mushy middle sound, and a lot more bass available. I can't speak about the sound insulation and the suspension compared to the old X since I've only test driven it once back in 2015, but I think comparing it to the best similarly priced 3-row luxury SUV is a good reference point. Hope this helps. Edit: after a 7-hour road trip in the X, my points still stay true, although I will accentuate that the suspension is more taught and large bumps are more pronounced than in the GLS. I tried to take notes on my lap with the computer on the seat next to me in both cars now that I have done a road trip in the X as well, and while I had no issues in the GLS when I did a road trip in that car, I did get some back fatigue in the X, and my writing was a little more sloppy. I also want to point out that the suspension was in "low" during this road trip and I should have set it to high.

@momo You know Germany is a western country right?

I thought the same. Then I bought it, now I would not exchange that yoke for a pedestrian round steering wheel in a million years.

Theres aftermarket wheels from t sportline that keep the stock wheel and complete it with an arc

Holy shit.. Someone needs to make a plaid wrap for it. That would be stupidly amazing.

True, doug is kinda overrated tho imo

His content is good but his fans treat his word like the bible, kinda gets annoying especially since they think hes the be all end all for car reviews

@@jasonv6319 yeah I’ve noticed that too.

Doubt it

@superkadabra whut?

The Yoke is absolutely ridiculous. You can retrofit a wheel from an older Model X, and add the stalks back, but it's a lot of work and money.

I agree. I just left a comment about that steering. Whoever designed it and whoever approved it are wrong for that. It's a serious safety issue. Sometimes I oversteer and almost lose my grip of the steering. That is why I never liked the flat bottom type steering wheels. Now this??? Makes no sense at all.

The Round v Yoke should be an option when you order your car. & Like you I'm a track rat & I haven't seen a Tesla yet I'd want to put on a track. The yoke & the brakes & its inability to handle the weight. That's the difference between Tesla & Porsche. Do 10 hot lap in a Tesla you'll have warning lights, alarms & probably limp home. The Porsche wouldn't care if you did 20.

@@mrtim5363 This. 👍

Agreed. I HATE that steering wheel. It is a deal breaker for me.

It’s like that for my 2018 X. So many panels are horribly aligned 😅 it’s quite bad. Those Falcon doors, lol what alignment? Tesla really doesn’t seem to know the meaning of the word. Passenger fender isn’t lined up too great either, and varying other issues all around the car. However, still a great car.

Explain how this is a bargain. Like aren't these things almost 6 figures to over 6 figures.

​@@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS Any other SUV you want to get that comes close in performance will either be significantly more expensive, or significantly slower in a straight line. EV SUVs that come close to this performance doesn't even exist at this point. This is also true every single car that Tesla makes. No other EV in the respective class of the Model 3, Y, and S come close in performance, range, and charging infrastructure for the price. It's at a point where even comparable gasoline cars are often times more expensive. But as the OP said, the trade off (for the customer) is the build quality is not great in comparison to its competitors, hence the comparison to the Corvette.

@@rousseau327 ...... First question is why would you be buying an SUV for performance. Second question is if you're not looking for performance and you're looking for good build quality and a simple A to B suv what makes this a bargain to say for example a Toyota 4runner or Rav4

​@@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS Your first question is completely doesn't make sense, because people buy performance SUVs all the time from BMW, MB, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, etc. Why would you buy an SUV for performance? Because you have kids, you like the extra space, you like the extra ride height, or maybe you just like how an SUV looks, but you also like to go faster than anyone else with a normal SUV. The fact that Lamborghini made the Urus should tell you all you need to know about demand for performance in the SUV space. These buyers could have easily purchased a mid-tier X5 or GLE, but they went with M and AMG versions of it. Just because YOU don't care for performance in an SUV, doesn't mean other buyers don't. The fact that you're even bringing the Rav4 and 4Runner into this conversation is completely idiotic. Those cars are also bargains. They even more of a bargain than the Tesla is, cause they're way cheaper, very capable, reliable, and have good build quality. That does not mean the Tesla Model X is not a good bargain as well compared to other performance SUVs you can buy. Just because the 4Runner is a bargain relative to the Model X, doesn't mean the Model X isn't a bargain relative to a more expensive SUV, such as the Urus, or a Cayenne Turbo.

Can't say the same about Tesla...

@AP13P Their video quality seems fine to me.

This car is garbage

@@AP13P lol people who haven't driven it say this

@@AP13P or can't afford it

Or just in general bigger break pads. Contrary to popular belief, carbon ceramics *dont* improve braking capability, they just last longer under heat. This car wont be used much for racing, so it wont need constant high speed braking. Thats why i believe, that just bigger break pads are needed for WHEN you need the breaking

@@sesto194 Oh, I know that, but the carbon ceramics for the S are significantly improved over the stock brakes in every way (bigger rotors and pads, more pistons, and come with high-temp brake fluid), so I just meant release the track pack brakes for the X as well.

Their customer base doesn't care, so they don't have to get it right

They already have outside of the US. Americans still get cars from the old Fremont factory, whereas the rest of the world mostly gets them from Shanghai.

Probably because they're a relatively new car company. The first Model S came out in 2012. Combine that with the fact that there's a lot of demand for their cars.

Tesla owners claim not to care, yet NA Hyundai Ponies and gen 1 Excels had better quality of assembly even with lesser grade materials. Subpar assembly is to Tesla what IROC is to Camaro.

Why can't beat Tesla on any other metric? (The question that's rarely asked)