Tesla Model S Review: P85 Preview Drive
Vehicle Style: Large prestige electric sedan
Price: $142,591 (depending on region)
Powertrain: 310kW electric motor with 85kWh battery pack
Driving range claimed: 502 kilometres
OVERVIEW
If Tesla’s all-electric Model S sedan offers a glimpse of the future, then the future is looking bright.
And we’re not the only ones to think so. The Model S has been selling up a storm in the USA, with nearly 30,000 cars sold in that market since it launched in 2012.
European sales take the total figure to just under 40,000 cars. With Tesla now rapidly expanding its sales network into new markets, that number is only going to grow.
One of those markets is Australia. Local pricing for the Model S range has already been announced, and enough people have slapped down deposits to see this year’s allocation entirely sold out.
A sizable number of those buyers have never even seen the car 'in the flesh', let alone driven it. We, however, have.
Though we only had a limited time with the Model S, it was enough of a taste to tide us over until the official media launch later this year.
So what’s it like? In short, it’s like nothing else we’ve ever driven.