Overall 2013 Tesla Model S Reviews
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| Overall 2013 Tesla Model S |
- Overall 8.4 of 10
- Interior 9.0 of 10
- Performance 9.0 of 10
- Quality 8.0 of 10
- Safety 8.0 of 10
- Features 8.0 of 10
- Fuel Engine 10.0 of 10
- Overall 8.4 of 10
2013 Tesla Model S is the second year for the first high-volume car of Silicon Valley startup Tesla Motors [NASDAQ: TSLA]. It went into production in June 2012, and at the end of 2012, the company built a few hundred every week, working down the backlog of more than 10,000 orders for the all-electric sports sedan luxury.
The shape, the length of the sleek Model S 2013 seems to remind the audience most XJ and Jaguar XF sedan - good company to keep if you are a startup manufacturer of luxury cars. The interior is well made, but quite simply, is dominated by a 17-inch touchscreen display stunning mounted vertically in the middle of the dashboard. Its sheer size, graphic design, brighter screens, and a lightning-fast response really makes touchscreen interface each other car was 10 years old. There is also a smaller instrument display for the driver in the usual position behind the wheel. While we wonder about the disruption that comes from relegating small to display all the control center, has large icons and clear, easy to read font, so it is more helpful than we have seen.
While competing in the Model S sport-sedan segment, it's actually a five-door hatchback with a pair of child-sized optional jump seat facing the rear of the cargo bay. They are only suitable for kids willing to put on a four-point safety harness, but they let the claims Tesla Model S that holds seven passengers. However, the lack of a large crossover utility vehicle, no other sedan even try to hold seven occupants. We are more than a little curious about the safety rules, though - children sitting very close to the liftgate.
The floor-mounted lithium-ion battery pack of the Model S provides a very low center of gravity, and a rear-mounted electric motor drives the front compartment exempt under the hood - which contains a storage compartment that Tesla insisted on calling "frunk," or front trunk.
Three battery pack capacity offered - 85 kilowatt-hour, 60 kWh, or 40 kWh - with production focusing first on the largest package. Intermediate package is set to begin shipping the very beginning in 2013, with the smallest battery following a few months later. All packages are thermally conditioned with liquid cooling or heating, for better energy retention and performance more predictable. EPA Rates the largest battery at 265 miles of range, the ratings have not been out to the other two. Remember, though, that like all electric cars, the real-world range will vary with speed, acceleration, driving style, temperature, and other factors.
Motor unit standard 270-kilowatt (362-hp) that powers the rear wheels. Performance upgrade version of the Model S more powerful 301 kW - (416-hp) motor, let it rocket from 0 to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds. The standard version that reached speeds in 6 to 7 seconds. Tesla Model S handles and holds the road like a sports car, because the center of gravity is lower than other sedans. It rose firmly on pavement imperfections - you'll know it's not a luxury sedan gently floating over anything in the way - but the air suspension makes the trip very well on big bumps, bumps, and even the deepest pit and most uneven surfaces.
With a large battery packs, fast charging is a must. Tesla special charging station provides power for one or two 10-kilowatt onboard charger - the second is optional on some models - with 20-kW charging about three times faster than any other plug-in cars.
Tesla also held its own, unique rapid charger Supercharger network located between the city pair. This will greatly (but not completely) refill packs of Model S in about half an hour. Stop and plug-in, Tesla said, use the restroom, get coffee, check your mobile device, and then you could be on your way to another 150 or 200 miles are available. If the network can cover the route enough - Tesla said it will offer national coverage by the end of 2013 - it would make intercity trips possible in a zero-emission car for the first time. And as a bonus for drivers Tesla, electricity provided by the network Supercharger free.
2013 Tesla Model S is not perfect (although it's much better than almost all automotive journalists or industry analysts expected). Tesla still update the software to add features that are not aware of the owners want, including creeping idle to simulate the behavior of the automatic transmission, and personalized settings for seats, mirrors, and so on. In addition, it lost most of the electronic equipment and safety systems found in other luxury cars competing against. Omissions that might not make a difference for early adopters, but it functions like adaptive cruise control - now found on almost all German and Japanese luxury sedans - is something Tesla had to add.
For 2013, various versions of Model S is priced from $ 57,400 to $ 87,400 before incentives and options. Top-end models can reach $ 100,000, though of course the cost of running power lines only a fraction of the fuel used by competing luxury sedans. Tesla Model S to qualify for the federal $ 7,500 tax credit income, along with a variety of incentive state, local, and company - including, in California, a single-occupant access to carpool lane on a busy state highway.
In the first year, Tesla Model S won a number of prestigious awards that have been given to electric cars fully. This handsome, very strong on the digital side, and so far, seems to be well built. Moreover, it can be used without any compromise in various situations. If Tesla managed to roll out its network Supercharger, the last major gripe for electric car batteries - that they can not be used for long road trips - will fall away for a driver Model S, Tesla and will do something truly extraordinary.
Assuming no major quality or security breach - and it's early days yet - the main concern for the potential buyer will most likely be the Model S battery life and future prospects of Tesla as a company. On these issues, we have to wait a while longer.
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