2013 Tesla Model S Long-Term Road Test

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• empoweredbc Member Posts: 50

  February 2013

  Kick [non-permissible content removed] ride, fellas! Way to go! Drive the hell out of that sumbitch!
  
  Tesla will change the world!

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• sharpend Member Posts: 177

  February 2013

  Should be a very interesting 12 months with the ultimate EV.

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• cuselancer17 Member Posts: 53

  February 2013

  I am really excited about this. I think this is the most important/interesting new car youve had in the fleet in a long time. Yeah, Its out of reach for alot of people, myself included. But maybe Tesla will shock some other car makers into producing a good EV. cant wait guys, good buy!!!

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• wackford Member Posts: 41

  February 2013

  So, you pay nearly a grand for "delivery", in spite of picking it up!
  How ridiculous.

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• rjett Member Posts: 24

  February 2013

  I'm excited about this one!

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• cjasis Member Posts: 274

  February 2013

  I can't believe I'm typing this but I'm probably more excited to follow this car than any car in your fleet in years!

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• alex2013 Member Posts: 2

  February 2013

  National Geographic HD - Tesla Model S : youtu.be/NAxtOwo8S8w

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• gtiguy3 Member Posts: 12

  February 2013

  Couldn't be happier about seeing a long-term test of this vehicle.
  
  I will say that I agree with Elon Musk's statement regarding the NY Times article that there is a lot at stake.

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• flapsmcgee Member Posts: 0

  February 2013

  Please do a dyno test!!

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• throwback Member Posts: 445

  February 2013

  My prediction, this LT test will garner the most comments. When the EV evangelists get wind of the fact Edmunds has one they will be here in droves. I'm looking forward to the test, but why the Jump seats?

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• noburgers_ Member Posts: 79

  February 2013

  PLEASE don't turn this year long review into another Nissan Leaf experience--find some way of keeping this car charged and on the road. This should turn out to be a fun year!

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• lions208487 Member Posts: 240

  February 2013

  I may not be a real big fan of EV's, but this packs similar performance to a Panamara or perhaps even a nice subsitute for a 7 series, costs around the same, and is environmentally hipster friendly. I dig it.

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• bankerdanny Member Posts: 1,021

  February 2013

  The Model S is an incredible achievment and a relative bargain given its size and performance level.
  
  I am looking forward to seeing what the real range is and how reliable it is.

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• tbone85 Member Posts: 27

  February 2013

  Given the comments about the NYT debacle, you are creating doubt right up front about how unbiased you are going in.

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• tokyorush Member Posts: 24

  February 2013

  Very excited to see how the year goes! I really like this car, and have high hopes that it will prove to be everything the initial reviews are making it out to be.

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• guildenstern Member Posts: 2

  February 2013

  The 40kWh Model S should be good for about 140 miles, not 100. (Tesla says 160 miles)
  
  As far as I know, only the Coda and Toyota Rav4EV come close to this. The other so-called 100-mile car are really only good for about 75 miles (or less, in the case of the Mitsubishi i).
  
  Congrats on the car, hope you enjoy it.

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• temoore_ Member Posts: 10

  February 2013

  Glad to see you tackle this with a positive but skeptical attitude! The important trade these days is between a plug in hybrid like Volt and a full electric like Tesla. Of course the number of charging points is going to make much of the difference, but performance and convenience matter as well.

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• temoore_ Member Posts: 10

  February 2013

  Glad to Edmunds tackle this with a positive but skeptical attitude! The important trade these days is between a plug in hybrid like Volt and a full electric like Tesla. Of course the number of charging points is going to make much of the difference, but performance and convenience matter as well.

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