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Consumer Reports Says Tesla Model S Is Best Overall Vehicle

Posted by Soulskill on from the opinionmaker-has-opinion dept.

cartechboy writes "When one thinks of Consumer Reports, refrigerator ratings and car seat reviews usually come to mind, but the organization actually reviews cars too. In fact, it just released a new round of top vehicle picks and it said the Tesla Model S is is the Best Overall Car you can buy. It's unusual, to say the least, for an outlet that typically names a Toyota or Lexus to choose an electric car that costs nearly $100,000 in most popular configurations from a Silicon Valley upstart. Interestingly, the Toyota Prius was named the Best Green Car. Isn't the Model S green? But I digress. A company that many thought would be bankrupt and closed by now has produced a brand-new electric car from scratch that Consumer Reports feels is the best car it's actually tested since 2007."

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  1. Re:Film at 11! by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 2, Insightful

    To be fair, you could spend $100k on a Merc or a BMW and get something that looks like a $40k Merc or BMW but is less reliable.

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  2. Re:Another Tesla story? by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Where are the other cars with interesting technology? Having stories for run of the mill ICE cars would be a mistake. But geeks do tend to be interested in EVs and AVs.

  3. Best car overall?? by David_Hart · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So, the best car overall is a $100,000 luxury vehicle that can drive, at most, 4 hours and then needs to recharge for 5 hours??? Obviously Consumer Reports has a different set of standards than 99% of people who live in North America. Most of us are lucky if we afford one car worth $30K, let alone two (Tesla for city driving and another one for long distance).

    I thought that the Consumer Reports mission was to test and report on consumer items not luxury goods...

    1. Re:Best car overall?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It only needs to recharge for 20 minutes. AND, in teh long run, the Total cost of ownership is way less than that "$30K" car. Difference is the cost basis is loaded up front. Look at what your monthly overall bills are for the life of your vehicle, including fuel and repairs, and you'll see that a Tesla is cheaper in the long run.

  4. Re:This is old news by DogDude · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a big deal because a year later, lots of people STILL think it's the best car on the market.

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  5. Re:Film at 11! by icebike · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or you could spend three times that on a Bentley and have a reupholstered Volkswagen Phaeton that delivers all the mileage of a 1980s pickup truck (and is also less reliable).

    Over priced as the Model S is, that price is going no where but down, and range is going to go up.

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  6. Re:Required South Park Reference by Ralph+Wiggam · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I know. And since the Model S is as heavy as a Sherman Tank, it makes a terrible race car. But calling a car that can dust a 911 in a drag race "prissy" is just stupid.