I've seen people touch on this in another thread, but I thought we could discuss this further here.
The Model S is sold as a luxury car as compared to other luxury/premium brands. I thought I would ask what makes the Model S a luxury car?
I can start by saying luxury brands to me would be: BMW, Audi, Lexus, MB, Jaguar and less relevant: RR, Ferrari, Astin Martin etc.
Not-luxury: Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Peugeot, Nissan, VW
Near-Luxury: Volvo, Mini,
So what defines luxury?
The Nissan Leaf has the same excellent qualities as an EV for silent and comfortable drivetrain, though not the perfomance of the Model S. The Ford Focus has many of the advanced safety features that f.inst. MB has used to define their high-end models.
Does it has to do with plasticky or non-leathery interiors? I'm pretty sure you can get leather interiors for many higher end Fords here in Norway.
Many cars from both Ford and VW drive well and are good "driver's cars", maybe not as good as BMW but does that mean the Model S has to drive as good as a BMW 5-series or is as a Ford Mondeo good enough?
I'm just curious here, can someone point me to the difference?
Cobos
The Model S is sold as a luxury car as compared to other luxury/premium brands. I thought I would ask what makes the Model S a luxury car?
I can start by saying luxury brands to me would be: BMW, Audi, Lexus, MB, Jaguar and less relevant: RR, Ferrari, Astin Martin etc.
Not-luxury: Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda, Peugeot, Nissan, VW
Near-Luxury: Volvo, Mini,
So what defines luxury?
The Nissan Leaf has the same excellent qualities as an EV for silent and comfortable drivetrain, though not the perfomance of the Model S. The Ford Focus has many of the advanced safety features that f.inst. MB has used to define their high-end models.
Does it has to do with plasticky or non-leathery interiors? I'm pretty sure you can get leather interiors for many higher end Fords here in Norway.
Many cars from both Ford and VW drive well and are good "driver's cars", maybe not as good as BMW but does that mean the Model S has to drive as good as a BMW 5-series or is as a Ford Mondeo good enough?
I'm just curious here, can someone point me to the difference?
Cobos