Mixed Reactions To Tesla's 'D' Unveiling

Days of speculation finally came to an end Thursday night after Tesla Motors Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk finally unveiled the mysterious "D."

It turns out, to the disappointment of some, that the D is an all-wheel drive version of the Model S that can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and 275 miles on a single charge.

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Others had anticipated a driverless car, among other things. Naturally, Twitter was full of responses to the unveiling:

$TSLA down 7% on news that it's built the fastest car ever that also drives itself. Because logic.

— Mark Brooks (@TMFKnightly) October 10, 2014

If you bought $10K of $TSLA the day Romney called it a 'loser' you'd have $85K today — enough to buy a Tesla D

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 10, 2014

Some people weren’t very excited by the new features:

I am not sure I want a car that reads speed limit signs and then goes that speed. #Tesla

— janewells (@janewells) October 10, 2014

Tesla d - Because there are so many daily situations where I need to go from zero to sixty in 3 seconds $tsla

— howardlindzon (@howardlindzon) October 10, 2014

What happens if and when the auto pilot on the Tesla malfunctions? Who will be blamed? How will the blame be proven?

— Balaji (@MrSandhubaadh) October 10, 2014

Others thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread:

Say what you will about $TSLA, but they sure know how to dream big. http://t.co/YzRSKUPM2L

— Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) October 2, 2014

In the car, you feel 1G acceleration. It's unbelievable. Unlike anything I've ever felt in the car

— Chris Ciaccia (@Chris_Ciaccia) October 10, 2014

Here at the Tesla event...what Elon has just shown is the most revolutionary movement forward in cars ever. Simply incredible.

— George Zachary (@georgezachary) October 10, 2014

Tesla proved electric cars are viable alternatives to gas cars. Tesla proved electric cars are viable alternative to the fastest cars.

— ファビリセ (@fabricetdc) October 10, 2014

Some took the opportunity to make a few jokes:

Breaking: I've drafted a letter to @elonmusk... $TSLA pic.twitter.com/QkBUqFBuo4

— Jeff Macke (@JeffMacke) October 9, 2014

If Tesla has cameras that recognize speed limit signs, could they also spot cop cars and hit the brakes in time? Asking for a friend.

— Nick Bunkley (@nickbunkley) October 10, 2014

Ubering a Google self-driving Tesla D in the future is going to be great.

— Aaron Levie (@levie) October 10, 2014