Current Events > Tesla Model 3 makes history by winning Detroit News Vehicle of the Year
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FLUFFYGERM 12/28/18 3:04:15 PM #1: |
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/henry-payne/2018/12/26/detroit-news-vehicle-year/2379185002/
Tesla made history in 2018. The first viable startup automaker in my lifetime, the American brand's first volume vehicle soared to the top of the luxury sales charts over Germany's formidable brands (I bought a Tesla to follow the journey first-hand. I also own a Subaru, Honda, Ram and Porsche). To put the Tesla Model 3s achievement in perspective, InsideEVs projects sales to eclipse 130,000 units this year. That's nearly double the next best-selling luxury vehicle, the Mercedes GLC SUV. And the Model 3 is a sedan in a sedan-averse market. Tesla achieved this despite regular predictions by industry experts of its imminent doom, the near-meltdown of its mad-genius CEO, and manufacturing mishaps while rushing to fill a record 450,000 pre-orders. The $55,000 Model 3 succeeds because it is Apple on wheels. Musk re-imagined the car like Steve Jobs re-thought the phone as a study in design minimalism that is both gorgeous and more efficient than established platforms. Privately, other automaker execs tell me they admire Tesla for innovations that are pushing the industry forward: over-the-air updates, better connectivity, better user interfaces. As different as the Tesla's operating system is, it sacrifices little in performance to segment athletes like BMW and Alfa. Despite its inherent weight disadvantage, the porky 80.5-kWh battery is integrated to the chassis low in the car, making for good vehicle dynamics. In a head-to-head track test by Motor Trend ace Randy Pobst, the all-wheel drive Model 3 Performance version was just a second off the class-best athlete Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio. Tesla short sellers and Big Oil just got fucking bodied. --- Do good. Eat communists. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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karlpilkington4 12/28/18 3:07:08 PM #2: |
That new Roadster tho
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Ilishe 12/28/18 3:07:14 PM #3: |
Electric cars can't come soon enough.
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E32005 12/28/18 3:12:17 PM #4: |
Ilishe posted...
Electric cars can't come soon enough. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zack_Attackv1 12/28/18 3:14:17 PM #5: |
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ManBeast462 12/28/18 3:14:57 PM #6: |
I didnt know they made the Ranger again just yet
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littlebro07 12/28/18 3:24:44 PM #8: |
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eston 12/28/18 3:28:17 PM #9: |
My brother in law has a Tesla, and he showed us this in the driveway:
 I guess they all do it? It was weird as hell --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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littlebro07 12/28/18 3:41:45 PM #10: |
eston posted...
My brother in law has a Tesla, and he showed us this in the driveway: I'm at work so couldn't use audio. Is it sad that I knew it was TSO's Wizards of Winter? I've listened to that damn song countless times and seen so many light shows to it. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FLUFFYGERM 12/28/18 4:18:55 PM #11: |
littlebro07 posted...
I can't fucking wait for mine. Amen brother. eston posted... My brother in law has a Tesla, and he showed us this in the driveway: Sweet Jesus. --- Do good. Eat communists. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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eston 12/28/18 4:20:15 PM #12: |
littlebro07 posted...
Is it sad that I knew it was TSO's Wizards of Winter? I've listened to that damn song countless times and seen so many light shows to it. Yeah my brain automatically tunes out when I hear that song now --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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