Traded in my 2013 Mercedes S550 for a '14 Model S, best decision ever- it is like going from a Blackberry to an iPhone- its a masterpiece and 11,000 miles later I've never needed to charge anywhere but my home at night, I even drove 3000 mile road trip and paid $0 in gas using the Supercharger network, and I smoked a Lamborghini from a stop light in Nevada :)
I watched this review years ago when it came out. This car has always been my dream car. I just picked up a 2013 P85 for $30K. This is the best car I've ever owned. I'm making tons of reviews on my UA-cam channel.
I hope Brian Cooley does an updated review for this car; especially with all the new tech available with the S P85D. The power + all the new driver assistance tech is really a thing of beauty. If you haven't already; take one for a test drive, you won't be let down :)
if i had the $ i would go get one fully loaded.... i seen so many here in NYC and its so nice. and it looks like it came from 10-20 years in the furture
NeutralGenericUser Tesla has got mOre luggage space and can fit 2 more small riders in the trunk, so fits SEVEN I don't see your stupid Germans coming close to that. Ok the FUTURE may be solar power cars and hydro cars, but for NOW this electric is better than gas. How much do we pay and spend TIME at the gas pump, $70 a week and 20 minutes stop = an hour and a half per month and 300/mo Also the rusty engines (and they WILL rust) that take up a whole FRONT TRUNK with a hood that can fall on your head or fingers annnnnny day now. Sir the idiot is YOU.
For that price you can almost get a Mercedes s class and that car is arguably the most technological and luxurious car available right now in the market.
Tim Dorovskikh cuz obviously the model 3 will be MORE technologically than the model s (as shown in the video) even though the model 3 is going to be a competitor of the 3 series and c class (or anything of that nature). By that logic, ur basically saying a c class is better than an s class, and we all know thats not true for the fact that naturally the s class is better than the c class (and others in its range)
Tim Dorovskikh the model 3 would cost $35,000 but the only thing it would really have going against other luxury cars is that it's electric. I mean, this car has back up camera but doesn't have guidance lines. luxury cars at the price of the model 3 would probably have auto park and adaptive cruise control and adaptive headlights and even awe system. I just think this car brand is more of like a luxury toy that needs a few more years to mature.
***** well I'm not saying Tesla is a naive company who would just keep selling selling cars the way it was and pretend its new. This car almost reminds me of the first ever iPhone. When it first came out it didn't have MMS, or 3G or even have the capability of recording video but it had the cool factor and it had a killer feature, It's easy to use OS and impressive large touch screen without buttons, just like the infotainment of the Tesla Model S. Look at where the iPhone is now, it may not have all the features of all other Android smartphones but it has improved by a ton compared to the original iPhone.
Incredible how tesla updates there cars.@8@ the menu doest not look nothing like that anymore!! And thats incredible. A car that keeps. Getting updates. !!
***** Actually they have drive assisted modes, but they are in beta atm, so you can only open them up by acsessing the car system settings with a password. So it has but they are under testing. Some of they may even be activated now have not chekked it jet(latest i saw aboat 2/3 months ago they where under beta in the car sys menu and in default turned off).
+bluex610 considering that the P90D does it in 2.9, I bet it would do it in like 2.0 or lower. If they also put like 85 kWh or something similar inside, it would have an insane range of probably 500 miles!
I'd honestly say that the Model S isn't so much a direct answer to energy and environmental issues as it is a way to move the spotlight onto that answer. It's an EV that doesn't look or feel like the typical subcompact EV ecowagon, but rather has a lot more in common with conventional premium sedans. However, the Model S also has a relatively low MPG-equivalent compared to smaller, slower, cheaper options these days. I love the Model S, but I wish it was 1000 lbs lighter. At the moment, it's as heavy as some SUVs. I can definitely see composites becoming commonplace in the auto industry, should EVs really start to take off. I should try converting a Birkin S3 Roadster over to electric power. I can get the batteries from my local hobby store (they're actually even better than the ones in the Model S) and RobotMarketplace sells the incredibly powerful Briggs & Straton MARS PMAC as a motor and ESC combo. All of that can fit in the back of the car, which allows the engine compartment to be turned into a makeshift trunk.
***** True in the sense that it's the perfect balance between handling, economy, performance, practicality and luxury. It's not the best in any one category, though, and it's damn expensive, but you won't find another car that can outrun an M5 and still have better economy than a TDI Passat.
thranx11111 WTF? Yes I got buttons on my iPad and iPhone. Power button, volume up down buttons, silence tab, and of course the round "patented" home button. You don't?
azalru Good to know. I am just not warmed up to the full touch screen control of almost everything. Have you tried moving around the screen with wet finger? Watch the screen when sun light hits it directly? I can't imagine how it is at night when the screen light shines on your face...
David Lawman the car comes with a screen protected on it it's your choice to take it off or not and I don't really know about the whole wet finger thing but I think that settles it and the sun roof is layered I don't know the direct term they call it but it blocks all bright sunlight in the car and it keeps the sunroof from getting hot and you can adjust the brightness of the screen so at night you can dim it down like you could on your iPhone or iPad...... All problems solved ish lol
The display is a big turn off. Not the screen it itself in anymeans, that's amazing. But it clearly got an underpowered processor to run it. Many laggs and stutters are going on there. This shouldn't be a problem and is definatly a game breaker.
Wonder whats running in the background ... being that Tesla is the only car company with open patents and it uses Linux I don't see a reason why we couldn't replace the computer with something faster. This also gives a Tesla a leg up on every single car since the 70's. 20 - 30 - 40 years from now you will be able to replace every computer in that car with something faster, newer without having to get it from the manufacturer.
As an owner of a Model S 60, I can say that you simply need to at least test drive this car before you make too many comments. The 60 is the least expensive model and has all the power needed to get you anywhere. Also, I have taken it on a 10,000 mile trip around the U.S., through Superchargers and where they don't exist in the South, and I still wanted to continue driving the car when I got home. That pretty much says it all. Recharge times: You charge the car when you get home, not when you approach 'empty' and, therefore, all these 5 hour charge times are somewhat bogus. If you drive 75miles a day it will take your home 40 amp charger about 2 hrs to charge your car - all while you sleep and your electric rates are lower. Of course you could get solar panels for your house and your costs would be reduced even further.
Most of the mercedes/audi etc in that price range will have 7 speed auto's or more. Hell Chrysler has a 9 speed automatic in a lot of their newer cars, like the cherokee.
You know that we are in 2014. New double clutch automatics have 7 or 8 speeds, Porsche and Corvette have 7 speed manuals. Germans have 7 and 8 speeds for quite a while now.
COOLEY! They dont talk about production and the filthier than oil/gas batteries. Or do they grow on trees now? And electricity comes from a magical mythical unicorn! I do like the Tesla alot...but batteries are not the future...but the past. Very old...tech
Put simply, have fun adding a 50,000 dollar battery to your 100, 000 dollar car when its done in about 5-8 years. Therefore, only the rich can afford this; yet if you ware rich, you most likely dont care about MPG and will buy something way nicer than this that actually has resale value. Thus, this will never work! Nice car though, just no possible way it will last.
Resale value: because of limited production, the value goes up, as of right now. We cannot predict more. I will put it simply too: most of the world's auto journalists say that it is the best car, thus, you cannot upgrade to something higher.
8 year unlimited mile warranty. One battery pack at the company has 500,000 miles on a test bed. Enough owners of the model S to show/predict long range degeneration of battery pack is about 1%/yr. So in 10 years, you still have 90% of capacity remaining. Where'd you get $50,000? Not to mention that in your "5-8 years", battery price should drop significantly.
There is no way in hell a lithium ion battery will last more than 8 years without significant problems with power. Its 50, 000 for the top battery, I believe the smallest one is 20gs
Please tell me where you found this, I would like to know as a person who has done much research into the car and is looking at buying one. As a matter of fact, Tesla put out a press release here: www.teslamotors.com/blog/2013-model-s-price-increase. It states quite specifically that battery price will be guaranteed to be under 12,000 for the most expensive one at current prices, which are definitely not prices in 8 years. Also, look at KmanAuto's channel and Bjorn Nyland's channel, both of whom have done updates on their battery life. Kman's car, after well over 30,000 miles, has lost less than 2 miles. So, 50K? I call bullshit. Degradation? I call bullshit. Why do people like you say bullshit like this? How do you benefit by saying unfounded lies? Are you trying to artificially drive down Tesla's stock so you can buy in cheap? I struggle to find another reason, and I guarantee that posting lies in youtube's comment section is not the way to do it. Go burn one if you want to do that. You have not given a single example of any of your claims being founded. Please, if you have nothing truthful to say, just end this comment chain. Stop wasting people's time.
I still can't get over how ugly this car is and how the cheap the interior looks. This thing should be priced along the lines of $50k max not $100k which is beyond ridiculous and suitable for green loving Liberal hippies living Silicon valley or for the Hollywood types.
I cant get over how bad of a troll you are. Mentioning anything about the looks of this car in a negative way automatically validates your opinion to be absolutely meaningless because this car is undeniably one of the best looking cars ever created.
seriously , the best #1 car show on youtube , and Cooley its a great car reviewer ..
You’re an OG UA-camr!👍👍
Traded in my 2013 Mercedes S550 for a '14 Model S, best decision ever- it is like going from a Blackberry to an iPhone- its a masterpiece and 11,000 miles later I've never needed to charge anywhere but my home at night, I even drove 3000 mile road trip and paid $0 in gas using the Supercharger network, and I smoked a Lamborghini from a stop light in Nevada :)
Meatpunch It’s the way of the future-no doubt about it.
I watched this review years ago when it came out. This car has always been my dream car. I just picked up a 2013 P85 for $30K. This is the best car I've ever owned. I'm making tons of reviews on my UA-cam channel.
Im thinking about doing the same!
what a beautiful piece of art, a truly stunning work of engineering.
Love your reviews! Best car reviewer, period keep them coming !!👍👍👍
I hope Brian Cooley does an updated review for this car; especially with all the new tech available with the S P85D.
The power + all the new driver assistance tech is really a thing of beauty.
If you haven't already; take one for a test drive, you won't be let down :)
Great review
When is CNET going to go full HD?!
if i had the $ i would go get one fully loaded.... i seen so many here in NYC and its so nice. and it looks like it came from 10-20 years in the furture
NeutralGenericUser the heck is wrong with u?
Audis, Mercedes & Beamers are nice cars man
but this here makes em look like TRASH 4real
NeutralGenericUser Tesla has got mOre luggage space
and can fit 2 more small riders in the trunk, so fits SEVEN
I don't see your stupid Germans coming close to that. Ok
the FUTURE may be solar power cars and hydro cars, but
for NOW this electric is better than gas. How much do we
pay and spend TIME at the gas pump, $70 a week and 20
minutes stop = an hour and a half per month and 300/mo
Also the rusty engines (and they WILL rust) that take up a
whole FRONT TRUNK with a hood that can fall on your
head or fingers annnnnny day now. Sir the idiot is YOU.
I'm all for capacitive touch screens for majority of options, but you gotta put a few basic knobs like volumes and back/on/off.
There are two control wheels (driver programmable) on the steering wheel. With them you can control the media center and much more.
Dude the volume control is on the steering wheel it doesnt get easier than that
did anyone else notice the navigation example given (he typed in a gas station)?
Brian Cooley REALLY sounds like Mike Rowe
He does the best car reviews
Brian Cooley being the host of TopGear omg zzzzz yes please
For that price you can almost get a Mercedes s class and that car is arguably the most technological and luxurious car available right now in the market.
Wait 'till a Model 3 shows up
Tim Dorovskikh cuz obviously the model 3 will be MORE technologically than the model s (as shown in the video) even though the model 3 is going to be a competitor of the 3 series and c class (or anything of that nature). By that logic, ur basically saying a c class is better than an s class, and we all know thats not true for the fact that naturally the s class is better than the c class (and others in its range)
Tim Dorovskikh the model 3 would cost $35,000 but the only thing it would really have going against other luxury cars is that it's electric. I mean, this car has back up camera but doesn't have guidance lines. luxury cars at the price of the model 3 would probably have auto park and adaptive cruise control and adaptive headlights and even awe system. I just think this car brand is more of like a luxury toy that needs a few more years to mature.
***** well I'm not saying Tesla is a naive company who would just keep selling selling cars the way it was and pretend its new. This car almost reminds me of the first ever iPhone. When it first came out it didn't have MMS, or 3G or even have the capability of recording video but it had the cool factor and it had a killer feature, It's easy to use OS and impressive large touch screen without buttons, just like the infotainment of the Tesla Model S. Look at where the iPhone is now, it may not have all the features of all other Android smartphones but it has improved by a ton compared to the original iPhone.
you have a point but you have to look at this as more than a 100k luxury car. its a peek into the future
I want this car so bad
My dream car
Incredible how tesla updates there cars.@8@ the menu doest not look nothing like that anymore!! And thats incredible. A car that keeps. Getting updates. !!
Wow, very nice review, I wonder how this stacks up to a new M5
SmileyLegoGuy did someone just say this really?
***** Actually they have drive assisted modes, but they are in beta atm, so you can only open them up by acsessing the car system settings with a password.
So it has but they are under testing. Some of they may even be activated now have not chekked it jet(latest i saw aboat 2/3 months ago they where under beta in the car sys menu and in default turned off).
i'll wait for the model 3
Totally different car. Have it yet? Didn't think so.
What does the plus stand for?
Fancy sport-tuned air suspension and staggered wheels with performance summer tires.
Am I the only one here who would prefer physical buttons in different locations rather than using a unified touchscreen interface?
model 3 for me
nice
I would love to see a sports roadster from these guys. 0-60 in 4.2, imagine what that would be like it you take out the back seats lol.
+bluex610 considering that the P90D does it in 2.9, I bet it would do it in like 2.0 or lower. If they also put like 85 kWh or something similar inside, it would have an insane range of probably 500 miles!
The first car Tesla ever made was a 2 seater roadster
hard to believe 108k back then now my new model 3 has all the tech an safety features an it's half the cost
Sweet car!
the charging time is a non issue because it can be charged overnight while you sleep.
cooley keeps it too real
It is still the most fun car to drive.
yes but that built in comuper is laggy af
Whoa
9 years later it got the best FSD in the market
not perfect but its a necessary step in the right direction. this car will maybe be looked back on as a turning point for cars
I'd honestly say that the Model S isn't so much a direct answer to energy and environmental issues as it is a way to move the spotlight onto that answer. It's an EV that doesn't look or feel like the typical subcompact EV ecowagon, but rather has a lot more in common with conventional premium sedans. However, the Model S also has a relatively low MPG-equivalent compared to smaller, slower, cheaper options these days.
I love the Model S, but I wish it was 1000 lbs lighter. At the moment, it's as heavy as some SUVs.
I can definitely see composites becoming commonplace in the auto industry, should EVs really start to take off.
I should try converting a Birkin S3 Roadster over to electric power. I can get the batteries from my local hobby store (they're actually even better than the ones in the Model S) and RobotMarketplace sells the incredibly powerful Briggs & Straton MARS PMAC as a motor and ESC combo. All of that can fit in the back of the car, which allows the engine compartment to be turned into a makeshift trunk.
its better than every car
*****
True in the sense that it's the perfect balance between handling, economy, performance, practicality and luxury. It's not the best in any one category, though, and it's damn expensive, but you won't find another car that can outrun an M5 and still have better economy than a TDI Passat.
Nice car, wonder why Jay Leno does not have one
He does.
thranx11111
as
I thought he did.
I want physical buttons please.
How many? A dozen? Two dozen? More? Got buttons on your iPad? Your phone?
thranx11111 WTF? Yes I got buttons on my iPad and iPhone. Power button, volume up down buttons, silence tab, and of course the round "patented" home button. You don't?
***** And so does the tesla, it has a few buttons left and right.
azalru Good to know. I am just not warmed up to the full touch screen control of almost everything. Have you tried moving around the screen with wet finger? Watch the screen when sun light hits it directly? I can't imagine how it is at night when the screen light shines on your face...
David Lawman the car comes with a screen protected on it it's your choice to take it off or not and I don't really know about the whole wet finger thing but I think that settles it and the sun roof is layered I don't know the direct term they call it but it blocks all bright sunlight in the car and it keeps the sunroof from getting hot and you can adjust the brightness of the screen so at night you can dim it down like you could on your iPhone or iPad...... All problems solved ish lol
The display is a big turn off.
Not the screen it itself in anymeans, that's amazing.
But it clearly got an underpowered processor to run it.
Many laggs and stutters are going on there.
This shouldn't be a problem and is definatly a game breaker.
Keep in mind they (Tesla) are doing tons of over the air updates. They most likely will fix the UI
Wonder whats running in the background ... being that Tesla is the only car company with open patents and it uses Linux I don't see a reason why we couldn't replace the computer with something faster. This also gives a Tesla a leg up on every single car since the 70's. 20 - 30 - 40 years from now you will be able to replace every computer in that car with something faster, newer without having to get it from the manufacturer.
gnoxycat
You can technically do that with any car.
The display is a big turn on and makes every other cars display look like a complete joke.
gnoxycat tha'ts freedom
next teslas: 85, 90, 90D, P100, P100D, P120D, P120D+
DAT LAG
Huh as it charges faster in the UK
looks like the guy wears vegetarian shoes :) [7:15]
They need to update Model S within 2 years or it may lose the luster.
As an owner of a Model S 60, I can say that you simply need to at least test drive this car before you make too many comments. The 60 is the least expensive model and has all the power needed to get you anywhere. Also, I have taken it on a 10,000 mile trip around the U.S., through Superchargers and where they don't exist in the South, and I still wanted to continue driving the car when I got home. That pretty much says it all.
Recharge times: You charge the car when you get home, not when you approach 'empty' and, therefore, all these 5 hour charge times are somewhat bogus. If you drive 75miles a day it will take your home 40 amp charger about 2 hrs to charge your car - all while you sleep and your electric rates are lower. Of course you could get solar panels for your house and your costs would be reduced even further.
I went here just to laugh at all the critics of tesla
#mkbhd
WTF watching TV and Driving not on my Lada
Get your hands off the toys and onto the WHEEL
I wanna see 2 things: SPEED, & MANEUVERING.
7,8,or 9 gears? What are you smoking. Most cars have 4,5,6! only some random nissans and a few other asian automatic tranys have that many gears.
Most of the mercedes/audi etc in that price range will have 7 speed auto's or more. Hell Chrysler has a 9 speed automatic in a lot of their newer cars, like the cherokee.
You know that we are in 2014. New double clutch automatics have 7 or 8 speeds, Porsche and Corvette have 7 speed manuals. Germans have 7 and 8 speeds for quite a while now.
Yea but thats not the majority
Dayton Sander It is the majority of luxury vehicles.
ralphinator2
" Most cars these days have 7,8,9 gears. "
Is it me or does the model s look like a Bentley?
COOLEY! They dont talk about production and the filthier than oil/gas batteries. Or do they grow on trees now? And electricity comes from a magical mythical unicorn! I do like the Tesla alot...but batteries are not the future...but the past. Very old...tech
Too much money !
This car is popular in Norway because its so cheap. Haha.. And you calling it overpriced
It's a great car in Norway. But in the U.S., the Model S is only accessible to the wealthy. Tesla's Model 3 will hopefully change that.
Put simply, have fun adding a 50,000 dollar battery to your 100, 000 dollar car when its done in about 5-8 years. Therefore, only the rich can afford this; yet if you ware rich, you most likely dont care about MPG and will buy something way nicer than this that actually has resale value. Thus, this will never work! Nice car though, just no possible way it will last.
Ok where did you get $50,000?
Resale value: because of limited production, the value goes up, as of right now. We cannot predict more.
I will put it simply too: most of the world's auto journalists say that it is the best car, thus, you cannot upgrade to something higher.
8 year unlimited mile warranty. One battery pack at the company has 500,000 miles on a test bed. Enough owners of the model S to show/predict long range degeneration of battery pack is about 1%/yr. So in 10 years, you still have 90% of capacity remaining.
Where'd you get $50,000? Not to mention that in your "5-8 years", battery price should drop significantly.
There is no way in hell a lithium ion battery will last more than 8 years without significant problems with power. Its 50, 000 for the top battery, I believe the smallest one is 20gs
Please tell me where you found this, I would like to know as a person who has done much research into the car and is looking at buying one. As a matter of fact, Tesla put out a press release here: www.teslamotors.com/blog/2013-model-s-price-increase.
It states quite specifically that battery price will be guaranteed to be under 12,000 for the most expensive one at current prices, which are definitely not prices in 8 years. Also, look at KmanAuto's channel and Bjorn Nyland's channel, both of whom have done updates on their battery life. Kman's car, after well over 30,000 miles, has lost less than 2 miles.
So, 50K? I call bullshit. Degradation? I call bullshit. Why do people like you say bullshit like this? How do you benefit by saying unfounded lies? Are you trying to artificially drive down Tesla's stock so you can buy in cheap? I struggle to find another reason, and I guarantee that posting lies in youtube's comment section is not the way to do it. Go burn one if you want to do that.
You have not given a single example of any of your claims being founded. Please, if you have nothing truthful to say, just end this comment chain. Stop wasting people's time.
Parking assist? Driver warning? NO THANKS! I DO NOT want big brother prettending to be a nagging spouse co-pilot.
I still can't get over how ugly this car is and how the cheap the interior looks. This thing should be priced along the lines of $50k max not $100k which is beyond ridiculous and suitable for green loving Liberal hippies living Silicon valley or for the Hollywood types.
Troll.
You're such an idiot it begs belief.
I cant get over how bad of a troll you are. Mentioning anything about the looks of this car in a negative way automatically validates your opinion to be absolutely meaningless because this car is undeniably one of the best looking cars ever created.
I think the car looks a little over decent, especially due to the rear end
My dream car