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  • So we just landed here in Amsterdam for the Mercedes A-Class car reveal, but there's a

  • pit stop first that we need to make to show off one of the most unique cars I've ever

  • seen, one-of-a-kind Tesla, which could be the last ride anyone would ever take....

  • ... A hearse.

  • [Intro]

  • So the reason I say this is the last ride you could ever take is because this is a silent,

  • modern, and very stylish farewell.

  • This Model S Tesla converted into a hearse.

  • We'll take it for a spin here in a second, but this is literally one-of-a-kind.

  • They've taken the Model S, which you can see here in the front part, and they sliced it

  • in half, extended the body, this is a rear wheel drive, and added the back half.

  • So here in the back, this is where the coffin would lay.

  • And there are spots for flowers and stuff.

  • You can take the coffin and slide it along those rollers inside.

  • In the book about Elon, he says he wants to die on Mars, but if he ends up dying here

  • on earth, this might be a valuable option.

  • So obviously the Tesla does not have a motor in the front, so there's the front space which

  • you could put different things there.

  • And then they've also...when they extended the body of the Tesla, this might be the same

  • hinges that they used for the previous door.

  • They just, you know, have a half door instead of the full door.

  • And then you can put different funeral stuff in here that they use for that.

  • Then these rails right here are for the flowers.

  • Alright, so coming around here to the back of the Tesla, this opens up and this is where

  • the coffins are stored.

  • So if I were to grab right here, this whole thing slides out and I believe locks into

  • place.

  • Then the coffin is slid over these rollers all the way back into the very back, and then

  • this is placed here and locked in to keep the coffin from sliding around.

  • And then this is where the coffin would sit, you know, on it's final journey to the grave

  • site or the graveyard.

  • Then obviously, the whole thing slides out so people can grab it on either side and do

  • the carrying.

  • And then if we want to put it back in...perfect.

  • Let's take this hearse for a spin.

  • Alright, so pretty much just like a normal car.

  • We're going to jump inside.

  • It's got the huge display up front, just like other Model S's and the Model 3 have.

  • It's got the same dashboard that we saw inside of Dan's Model X.

  • And we are moving.

  • So here in the front it looks pretty much the same as other Tesla's that we've seen.

  • But over in the back is where things start to get a little bit different.

  • We have the compartment back there for the coffin.

  • So how fast is this thing?

  • [Driver] Well... [speeds up]

  • [Zack] Ha ha ha!

  • Okay, so the acceleration on this thing is the exact same as the Tesla.

  • It has as much get up as a regular Model S. This is pretty sweet.

  • One thing I do like is that they kept the aluminum side panels because the Tesla's use

  • aluminum body panels.

  • And then they kept the glass top.

  • So you know, you've seen in the Model 3 and the Model X it has the glass roof in the back.

  • And so I like the aesthetics as the glass goes back over the top.

  • This is my first time in a hearse.

  • This is the fastest hearse that I will probably ever be in.

  • So the company that designed this hearse specializes in funerals, and they have quite a selection

  • of different hearses that they use for funerals.

  • So if you have a funeral here in the Netherlands to take care of, this might be a valid option

  • for you.

  • That is it for the Model S Tesla.

  • Now we are off to the Mercedes event to check out their A-Class.

  • And thanks a ton for watching.

  • I'll see you around.

So we just landed here in Amsterdam for the Mercedes A-Class car reveal, but there's a

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