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Consumer Reports Says Tesla Model S Is Best Overall Vehicle

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: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.

  2. 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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  3. 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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