Anyone upgrade to GT from Touring?

[Thinjake]

I have a touring reservation since 08/2020. But with "options" pushing back the expected time even further (realistically Q4 or Q1 23), I am contemplating upgrading to GT.

Has anyone on here upgraded and received their GT already? I am wondering about the timeframe from upgrade date to delivery.

 

[rbbarry]

If you upgrade, you should be able to confirm your order within a day or two... I did, so did others.

 

[MPawelek]

I have a touring reservation since 08/2020. But with "options" pushing back the expected time even further (realistically Q4 or Q1 23), I am contemplating upgrading to GT.

Has anyone on here upgraded and received their GT already? I am wondering about the timeframe from upgrade date to delivery.

I reserved a Touring in 2019 and upgraded to a Grand Touring last month, April 5, and received confirmation 4 days later. Have heard nothing about a VIN since then.

 

[Pwmac]

I upgraded on 4/19 and have my first call with the DA this morning. Unless there's a delay it seems like it should be delivered within 4 months of confirmation date compared to others but I'm hoping it they start ramping they may start pushing them out quicker.

 

[Sandvinsd]

I reserved a Touring in 2019 and upgraded to a Grand Touring last month, April 5, and received confirmation 4 days later. Have heard nothing about a VIN since then.

It will be a while for a VIN. I confirmed in November and only got a VIN last week.

 

[des16]

I ordered a GT 5/2021 with the expectation I would get the car in the first half of 2022. After no word on the actually build and delivery date, I downgraded to Touring since I needed a car and purchased a Kia EV6 GT. I will not be in the market for a another car until 2023, so no longer ini a rush; and the 27K price difference for the larger battery, alcantra and massage seats did not worthwhile for me.

 

[Thinjake]

OK, I did it! Just upgraded to GT. Spoke to someone in CA (nice guy named Adam) who walked me through the process. Said Should hear from someone in next week or so to confirm order, then wait 2-5 months for delivery.

 

[Whatchagot]

I initially reserved a Touring. But then I thought through my lessons from owning a Tesla and upgraded to a GT. The primary lesson for me was maximizing range. The Touring to GT upgrade scores you a lot of cool gadgets. But the part that will pay off is the extra range. I know a lot of folks on this board say “I don’t need 500 miles of range — 400 is enough for me.” News flash — you won’t ever see that range top line. News flash 2 — batteries degrade over time (I’ve owned the same Tesla for four years, so trust me when I say battery degradation is real). If you are going to own this car for more than a hot minute, then max out the range. And when you pick up the car, switch to percentage — tracking miles will do nothing for your sanity. [When I owned ICE cars, I relied on fractions to keep track of my range (e.g., 1/2 tank, 1/4 tank). Why would I suddenly be obsessing over exact miles with an EV?]

The “extra” range will be worth every dime. In the meantime, good luck with your choice!

 

[Sandvinsd]

I initially reserved a Touring. But then I thought through my lessons from owning a Tesla and upgraded to a GT. The primary lesson for me was maximizing range. The Touring to GT upgrade scores you a lot of cool gadgets. But the part that will pay off is the extra range. I know a lot of folks on this board say “I don’t need 500 miles of range — 400 is enough for me.” News flash — you won’t ever see that range top line. News flash 2 — batteries degrade over time (I’ve owned the same Tesla for four years, so trust me when I say battery degradation is real). If you are going to own this car for more than a hot minute, then max out the range. And when you pick up the car, switch to percentage — tracking miles will do nothing for your sanity. [When I owned ICE cars, I relied on fractions to keep track of my range (e.g., 1/2 tank, 1/4 tank). Why would I suddenly be obsessing over exact miles with an EV?]

The “extra” range will be worth every dime. In the meantime, good luck with your choice!

Exactly!

 

[Bus Driver]

I initially reserved a Touring. But then I thought through my lessons from owning a Tesla and upgraded to a GT. The primary lesson for me was maximizing range. The Touring to GT upgrade scores you a lot of cool gadgets. But the part that will pay off is the extra range. I know a lot of folks on this board say “I don’t need 500 miles of range — 400 is enough for me.” News flash — you won’t ever see that range top line. News flash 2 — batteries degrade over time (I’ve owned the same Tesla for four years, so trust me when I say battery degradation is real). If you are going to own this car for more than a hot minute, then max out the range. And when you pick up the car, switch to percentage — tracking miles will do nothing for your sanity. [When I owned ICE cars, I relied on fractions to keep track of my range (e.g., 1/2 tank, 1/4 tank). Why would I suddenly be obsessing over exact miles with an EV?]

The “extra” range will be worth every dime. In the meantime, good luck with your choice!

Amen!!! I’m a three-Tesla owner myself. When I got cold feet and stepped down my order from a 2017 Model S100D to a Model S75D, I later regretted it. My next two Tesla purchases were two 2018 Model X100Ds. The lesson I learned for my driving needs? Buy as much range as possible. Definitely buy more than you think you’ll need.

When EEEHHHLOHHHHN(!) blithely declared that “you don’t need more than 400 miles of range”, I thought, “are you out of your mind, you blubbering ninny?!”

400 miles works, if EEEEHHHHLOHHHNNN(!) was talking about real world, real life, real driving miles. But to get 400 of those miles, Teslas would need to develop, and then advertise EPA rated ranges of at least 600 miles.

So, 600 “Tesla miles”/EEEEHHHHLOHHHH(!) miles/EPA rated range miles/whatever, is what I would need to continue remaining a believer in Tesla vehicles.

Which is why I’m turning away from Tesla and training my sights on Lucid instead. Today, they are the closest to achieving those 400 real range, real world, real driving miles.

Sorry. Rant over.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

In an Air GT on 19” real world you can get over 400 miles if you’re not pushing it. That was why I upgraded from Touring to GT in October of last year. And also the extra HP and gadgets. If you’re gonna have fun with the car, the extra range takes the sting out of using up the battery for fun.

 

[Slam08]

I wanted a touring a initially reserved one. Then I wanted a test drive sooner so I changed to a grand touring and got the test drive. Then dropped the reservation back to a touring.

I wanted to see if I should even even stick w the reservation.

 

[Thinjake]

I wanted a touring a initially reserved one. Then I wanted a test drive sooner so I changed to a grand touring and got the test drive. Then dropped the reservation back to a touring.

I wanted to see if I should even even stick w the reservation.

AND?!?!?!? What's the conclusion? How was the test drive?

 

[Slam08]

AND?!?!?!? What's the conclusion? How was the test drive?

To be honest everything that other have said. Liked the feel and that acceleration is ridiculous in sprint mode!

The things that most impressed me was the suspension. They managed to let the suspension have enough give to be comfortable on roads but still stiff and relatively flat in turns. And they did this with coils springs and no air suspension.

I ended up dropping the reservation back to a touring. I personally don’t need the extra acceleration and range of the GT at the 150k price point. 100k seems better for me.