It is indeed an interesting read that is flavored with praise for the Tesla-S. As Steve had posted, R&T's comparison of Tesla-S to an Audi A7 puts their credence with the Tesla product line, and also shows what target market the Tesla-S will attract (people that would consider an Audi A7, may now consider a Tesla-S).
But their other comments show that R&T still have their old-ice-head thinking (missing a mechanical steering-feel). The image on the piece of the Tesla-S next to some really old classic cars (tail-fins and all) also tells you where their ice-heads are coming from http://www.roadandtrack.com/cm/roadandtrack/images/5J/EGM_5467-md.jpg The piece does take a pot shot at the affordable Leaf EV for having a less costly/less range pack (range angst), and R&T jammed this bit in: 'Set aside the discussion as to whether EVs are actually feasible given our overtaxed power grid, and whether our electricity-generating power plants are any more environmentally friendly than a really efficient gasoline engine. Ignore, for a moment, that we don't know how the Model S will age or how reliable it will be a decade on. Time will answer all of these, as well as the question of whether Tesla itself can stay solvent long enough to survive into maturity.' So, it was like telling your dog, "What a nice looking dog you are and you run so fast, but your fur is out of place, you do not look like other dogs, you do not eat the same food (never mentioning it is cheaper food), and because you are a new breed you may die". -So, what was the purpose of the piece again, to throw a bunch of praise flavored with bias and doubts, plus end by leaving the reader on a down note (?) Use Steve's link below and take a read. I also found a couple of links of R&T's earlier Tesla reviews: http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/first-drives/2008-tesla-roadster http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/2009-tesla-roadster {brucedp.150m.com} - On Wed, Mar 6, 2013, at 08:54 AM, Steven Lough wrote: > I was 'slapping the racks' at the magazine store, as I like to do, > thumbing through Car And Driver, Motor Trend, and Road & Track, when > there on page 58, the writer says " The last time the world was in Awe > of an American Car, it had FINS" > Had to buy a copy. It is a riveting article.. > > It gets even BETTER. " ...accelerated to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds. Tesla is > wrong. Our car did the deed in 4.1 seconds. That's WAY faster than an > Audi A7, in fact, it's within a blink of the twin-turbo V-8 powered S7 > !" unquote. > > Not sure this LINK will let you read the whole article, but here ya GO. > http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/road-tests/road-test-2013-tesla-model-s?click=main_sr > - {brucedp.150m.com} -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
