AUDIO: TESLA HAS A "BIOWEAPON DEFENSE MODE"
The Tesla Model X comes equipped with a feature is called “bioweapon defense mode” that turns on the car’s air filter and purportedly delivers interior air quality on par with a hospital room. Model X driver Bjørn Nyland was recently driving his car through Arizona when he caught a whiff of the foul stench of manure. This gave him the perfect opportunity to put the bioweapon defense mode to the test, and he was surprised to learn that the feature worked exactly as advertised. He writes, “The fans went full speed and created a pressurized cabin. Normally, any smell inside the car will take several minutes to clear. But with the bioweapon defense mode, the smell disappeared within seconds. Very impressive!”
* I’d be more impressed if Tesla hadn’t just issued a recall for 2,700 Model X’s yesterday. (Middle back seat can fail during an accident.)
* I guess it’s just a coincidence that this story hit the news at the same time.
* On the whole, I think I’d rather have a rear seat that doesn’t come loose during an accident.
* I won’t care what the air smells like if I’ve just been catapulted from the back of the car into the dashboard.
* “Bioweapon defense mode” is just a fancy-schmancy name for “fart fan”.
* What do they call the windshield wipers? Anti-rain assault weapons?
* Air on par with a hospital room? Like hospital rooms don’t smell funky.
* I like how the driver blames this on manure when he probably just fired one off himself.
* That’s right: “He who smelt it, dealt it.”
* This could also work if you’re smoking a joint when the cops pull you over.
* Sure, it worked exactly as advertised because that always happens.
CLIP: Bjorn Nyland tries out the Bioweapon Defense Mode near Gila Bend, Arizona.
CLIP: Here’s a car with an interior odor neutralizer: our classic “Gallantry FA” parody spot.
