Up and coming car behemoth Tesla will be releasing its new model X a little later this year, and we here at Hilton Auto are incredibly excited. With only a single model the company has been able to revolutionize the entire auto industry. Clever design choices have made for one of the best vehicle designs in modern history.

For those unfamiliar with Tesla, they are a unique ‘modern’ car company. I put modern in quotes because it is difficult to describe what a modern car company is, really. The three major manufacturers in the USA (Ford, GMC, and Cadillac) have been designing and selling 95% of American cars for almost 90 years now. I’m also pretty certain that at least one of the companies at one time or another has advertised that it is a ‘modern’ company, working for the modern person. But, just because they claim that, it does not make it true.

Tesla is ‘modernizing’ the industry, because not only is their product modern (some could argue it is revolutionary, though personally I do not agree) they are attempting to change the way automotive business is handled. Rather than going through dealers, Tesla works directly with customers to get them the car they want, an idea so shocking that the state of New Jersey is actually planning on banning the vehicle.

The current Tesla Model S comes with a variety of features. It’s a 4-door sedan with a large Ipad-esque touch screen computer in the front console, up to six seats, and with the engines attached to the wheels, both the front and back can be used as storage compartments. The cars can be charged at home or for free at a Tesla charge station. The cars interior and exterior have the look and feel of the newest luxury cars.

The newest model of Tesla is a Sports Utility Vehicle, the Model X. The Model X will feature the same style of engine from the Model S except they will be on both drive axels instead of just one. The rear doors, looking like seagull wing doors from a DeLorean DMC-12, are called ‘falcon wings,’ and open upward instead of outward. The second row seats can easily slide forward and backward, allowing easy access to the rear seats/trunk from the doors. Finally, like the Model S, the X is all battery powered; has no tailpipes or any sort of emission system. This is the future of family vehicles, finally fully realized.