03 TESLA MODEL S
Rating 4.5
ENGINE Dual permanent magnet synchronous
POWER 310kW
TORQUE 601Nm
0-100KM/H 4.4sec (claimed)
WEIGHT 2108kg • PRICE $127,800
LIKE: One of the most significant new cars of this generation; big innovation; lots of mechanical grip
DISLIKE: Very heavy; dynamic driving eats range
TESLA AIMS TO ELEVATE THE ELECTRIC CAR FROM INTRIGUING CURIOUSITY TO A VIABLE MEANS OF EVERYDAY TRANSPORT
IT’S UNCLEAR AT this point whether Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk intends to save the world or try and take it over. Perhaps it’s both. In between building space transportation vehicles, planning to colonise Mars and inventing new methods of high-speed transport, the 43-year-old Canadian billionaire entrepreneur found time to create the world’s first manufacturer of all-electric cars.
Tesla’s first offering was the Roadster. Built from 2008-2012, the Elise-based sports car offered range and performance that remains
