Tesla’s Model S P85D Scores 103 Out of 100 on Consumer Reports’ Ratings System

Re:Tesla’s Model S P85D Scores 103 Out of 100 on Consumer Re... by moron4hire on Thursday August 27, 2015 @01:13PM (#10130690)

But you're comparing this to BMW, which in place of that iPad has iDrive, which is perhaps the single largest UX abomination on the planet.

And personally, I've never been on the highway, with a semi-truck barrelling down on me from behind, needing to get over to make an exit, and thought to myself, "gee, I really wish I had less acceleration right now".

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Re:Tesla’s Model S P85D Scores 103 Out of 100 on Consumer Re... by frankchn on Thursday August 27, 2015 @01:22PM (#10130743)

Which model year BMW did you drive? The early iDrive systems were quite crappy and the controllers were prone to breaking, but the current generation ones are actually pretty good.

Acceleration is great, but I don't think in your scenario it matters whether you have a 3 second 0-60 car or a 5 second one. Both of them are probably going to out-accelerate whatever truck that is coming down (unless the truck is trying to rear-end you).

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Re:Tesla’s Model S P85D Scores 103 Out of 100 on Consumer Re... by moron4hire on Thursday August 27, 2015 @01:25PM (#10130771)

I believe it was a 2014. It was last year, in Germany and Austria. For a rental, it didn't have that many miles on it, which is why I'm assuming it couldn't have been very old.

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