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Below are scans of the first full road test of a Model S, reproduced with written permission of the editor of Autocar | First for car news and car reviews
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The car gets a great overall score, but some of the performance figures seem way off the mark compared to numerous other road tests.
For example, Autocar recorded a 0-100mph of 'only' 11.7seconds, which is considerably slower than the 9.5 seconds that Motortrend recorded. Also, the standing quarter was only 13.4s at 105mph, whereas Motortrend measured a whole second less at 12.4s and 112.5mph which would feel noticeably faster in the real world.
Its almost as if they tested a standard 85kwh car and someone's stuck a chromed '+' on the rear. None the less, an overall score of 4.5 / 5 is very good indeed.
The Motortrend figures can be found here :-
http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1301_2013_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_tesla_model_s/viewall.html
Below are scans of the first full road test of a Model S, reproduced with written permission of the editor of Autocar | First for car news and car reviews
(The Autocar article reproduced below is not available online in the same layout/format.)
The car gets a great overall score, but some of the performance figures seem way off the mark compared to numerous other road tests.
For example, Autocar recorded a 0-100mph of 'only' 11.7seconds, which is considerably slower than the 9.5 seconds that Motortrend recorded. Also, the standing quarter was only 13.4s at 105mph, whereas Motortrend measured a whole second less at 12.4s and 112.5mph which would feel noticeably faster in the real world.
Its almost as if they tested a standard 85kwh car and someone's stuck a chromed '+' on the rear. None the less, an overall score of 4.5 / 5 is very good indeed.
The Motortrend figures can be found here :-
http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1301_2013_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_tesla_model_s/viewall.html