Monday, November 12, 2012

Winning!



The awards keep coming for the Tesla Model S:

http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1301_2013_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_tesla_model_s/

The mere fact the Tesla Model S exists at all is a testament to innovation and entrepreneurship, the very qualities that once made the American automobile industry the largest, richest, and most powerful in the world. That the 11 judges unanimously voted the first vehicle designed from the wheels up by a fledgling automaker the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year should be cause for celebration. America can still make things. Great things.

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/1301_2013_automobile_of_the_year_tesla_model_s/viewall.html

 We weren't expecting much from the Tesla other than some interesting dinner conversation as we considered "real" candidates like the Subaru BRZ and the Porsche Boxster. In fact, the Tesla blew them, and us, away.
Of course, practically every new car claims to be revolutionary. But this one actually feels like it is, to the point that many of us were reaching outside the automotive lexicon to describe it. "It reminds me of the first time I used an iPhone," gasped associate web editor Ben Timmins.


http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/news/2013-yahoo--autos-car-of-the-year--tesla-model-s.html

 the Model S may not be a rocket to outer space, but it is the most significant automobile to land on our roads in many a moon.

http://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/the-tesla-model-s/





I expect more to come.