I finally get to see Model X in person...and all I can say is "Wow, those doors are amazing!" Some may criticize Elon Musk for pushing for their inclusion, but they truly define this car.

The X really does look like it could take off. If I could, I would drive around town with them open!

I'm always amused by how much usable cargo space there is when your vehicle does not need an internal combustion engine. The frunk is larger than the trunk in Valerie's convertible MINI...and I'm guessing its volume is similar to my NSXs.

The middle row seats are quite flexible in how much they can move forward and back. When legroom is sufficient in the middle row, it is minimal for the back row. If you don't have passengers, the middle row can press against the front seats to maximize cargo volume...but I still would have prefered a middle row that can fold flat.

While growing up, two features really stood out when I started dreaming about what I might someday get to drive. Popup headlights (which I first enjoyed in my mom's '88 Celica and eventually with my NSX) and gullwing doors (thanks, in part, to Back to the Future's use of the DeLorean DMC-12, but also fueled by my love for the Mercedes 300SL). The Model X's Falcon Wings are next level given their hinged-approach and ability to sense and adapt to their surroundings. A silver one prepares to leave as a titanium one enters the lot...the latter appears to be the one I'll get to drive

First sighting of a Model X in the wild...during our office's Starbucks walk

P90D with Ludicrous...now sure which white this is, but it looks like the one I saw at Tesla Costa Mesa

Adam takes a peek inside

APRIL - Model X in the wild (spotted from my NSX)

Owner is showing off the doors to a random passerby?

Second Model X encounter from inside my NSX

How did we get on a mailing list for performance luxury SUVs?

How did we get on a mailing list for performance luxury SUVs?

While 90D Model X leaving the Peninsula Center...could this be me in the near future?

AUGUST - Still waiting...no updates from Tesla about my EV

Speaking of EVs, an electric Smart ForTwo would seem to be a no brainer except that the range is just far too limited...and I hear its handling is uninspired

After seeing a considerable increase in Model Xs in the area as summer approached, I stopped seeing them altogether. I cannot recall seeing more than one or two over the entire month of July. And then, all of a sudden, I see this one (followed by a red one coming up Crenshaw just moments later). Weird!

SEPTEMBER - For the past couple of days, a white 75D Model X has been parked in a space reserved by Motor Trend. They also have a P90D with Ludicrous sitting in their main lot.

It's annoying because there has been no word of when mine will be ready since my "Delivery Specialist" scheduled a mid-August pick up date only to learn my car was still in production

Motor Trend's Model X is still here on Labor Day....so I can preview how the cars look side-by-side. The Model X is definitely bigger than my NSX!

Motor Trend's Model X is still here on Labor Day....so I can preview how the cars look side-by-side. The Model X is definitely bigger than my NSX!

Motor Trend's Model X is still here on Labor Day....so I can preview how the cars look side-by-side. The Model X is definitely bigger than my NSX!