{"id":36814,"date":"2026-10-22T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=36814"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:49:51","slug":"payne-back-to-the-future-in-the-2017-tesla-model-x-p100d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/payne-back-to-the-future-in-the-2017-tesla-model-x-p100d","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Back to the future in the 2017 Tesla Model X P100D"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 2017 Tesla Model X P100D can’t fly like the Tesla Roadster – but it has wings.<\/em><\/div>\n

Henry Payne, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n

Richmond, Virginia<\/em> \u2014 Before Tesla made the flying Roadster or autonomous Robotaxi or sci-fi Cybertruck, there was the three-row Model X.<\/p>\n

With Falcon (gull-wing) doors, self-driving software, Model Xmas dance feature, and Ludicrous Mode acceleration, Tesla\u2019s first SUV was a fun, innovative sensation.<\/p>\n

And then it was gone.<\/p>\n

As Tesla retools to build Optimus robots in its Fremont, California, factory, the OG Model X and sister Model S sedan have handed in their brand halos to the rad Roadster and gold Robotaxi. But X is still X-traordinary.<\/p>\n

And cheap. Really cheap. At $145K new in 2017, my top-trim P100D Turo tester has 92,000 miles and can be found on used car sites for just $25K-35K. With a red key fob in my pocket, I walked up to the red Tesla at Richmond International Airport, and the driver\u2019s door swung open to greet me.<\/p>\n

Read full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2017 Tesla Model X P100D can’t fly like the Tesla Roadster – but it has wings. Henry Payne, The Detroit News Richmond, Virginia \u2014 Before Tesla made the flying Roadster or autonomous Robotaxi or sci-fi Cybertruck, there was the three-row Model X. With Falcon (gull-wing) doors, self-driving software, Model Xmas dance feature, and Ludicrous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36815,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36814\/revisions\/36815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}