Tesla Model S

Score: 8.6 / 10
“If the logistics of owning and charging an electric car work for you, then the Tesla Model S is a fantastic car. If you don’t have convenient and regular access to rapid charging facilities, the Model S will never be a realistic option.”
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Model reviewed: Plaid
Score: 9 / 10
“The Tesla Model S is back and better than ever – if you can forgive the fact it’s now left-hand drive only. And actually, given the level of tech and driver assistance systems on board, that’s easier to do than you might think.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The all-electric Tesla Model S is an executive car for industry pioneers that want to make a statement.”
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Model reviewed: Long Range
Score: 8 / 10
“The all-electric Tesla Model S has been updated for 2019, gaining boosted efficiency and dynamics.”
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Model reviewed: 75D
Score: 8 / 10
“The Tesla Model S remains one of the most convincing EVs you can buy, and this entry-level 75D model is certainly the pick of the line-up. It has nearly as much range as its significantly more expensive siblings, is almost as fast and keeps all the best attributes of the Model S intact.”
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Model reviewed: 100D
Score: 8 / 10
“The 100D is the latest version in the Tesla Model S range, and it boasts a range of 393 miles – better than any other EV currently on sale.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Tesla Model S is a familiar sight these days, but the Best Green Car in our 2019 New Car Awards is still one of the most remarkable, revolutionary cars on the market.”
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Model reviewed: Plaid
Score: 7 / 10
“The Tesla Model S Plaid brings a level of performance previously seen on only multi-million-pound hypercars to an otherwise sensible executive saloon. However, while the Plaid is sufficiently pleasant on the daily grind, the handling is, at best, lacklustre. At worst, it feels remote and off-putting. The Plaid is a hugely impressive achievement, but we expect a performance saloon to be more than a one-trick pony, no matter how impressive the trick.” (Illya Verpraet)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“Practical, refined and, above all, desirable, the Tesla Model S is a triumph.”
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Model reviewed: 75D
Score: 8 / 10
“New starting point for revised Model S line-up is still the electric saloon to beat.”
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Model reviewed: P100D
Score: 8 / 10
“The additional driving range is welcome, but the range-topping Model S’s increase in performance is overkill, even if it is very entertaining.”
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Model reviewed: Plaid
Score: 8 / 10
“You buy a Tesla Model S Plaid for that mighty performance and getting the best possible thing you can out of the Tesla ecosystem. It’s the ultimate EV play-thing; capable of squirting up a drag strip or countryside backroad quicker than you can say Elon Musk, streaming whatever you like from it as you hook up to a Supercharger.” (Jake Groves)
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Model reviewed: 2020
Score: 10 / 10
“Still a gamechanger. It won’t be long before the EV will be viable for most people – and you can thank the pioneering Tesla Model S for accelerating that process.”
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Score: 8.2 / 10
“The Tesla Model S is fast, refined, well equipped and practical. It also doesn’t come with as many compromises as some other electric cars.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Tesla Model S is a remarkable electric car, blending high performance with luxury, a high-tech cabin and zero emissions. One of its few downsides is that it’s quite a bit more expensive than your average upmarket saloon.”
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Model reviewed: 75D
“It’s still not cheap, and premium rivals are starting to appear, but the Tesla Model S offers high-performance, high-quality, long-distance electric mobility, and the entry 75D is far from the runt of the range.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“Tesla is at the cutting edge of zero-emission motoring, and the Model S looks great, has a range unrivalled by any other electric car, and is a bit of a technological masterpiece.”
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Model reviewed: P85D
“The Tesla Model S is the electric car that confounds stereotypes. It can hit 60mph as fast as a Lamborghini, is as spacious as a luxury saloon and its Autopilot feature can even spare you the pain of a drive back into town.”
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Model reviewed: Long Range
Score: 8 / 10
“While the latest Tesla Model S is very similar in some fundamental ways to the car that was launched five years ago, in many ways it’s much better. Greater range and charging ability, improved comfort and sharper dynamics than before, it is a very accomplished electric car indeed.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The Tesla Model S exudes the benefits an electric car has over fossil-fuelled alternatives; Supercharger network makes it more usable than ever.” (Yousuf Ashraf)
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Model reviewed: 100D
Score: 10 / 10
“All these years since its introduction and the Tesla Model S is still an excellent car. It’s rapid, quiet, refined, spacious, it has an excellent driving range of over 300 miles, you can recharge it easily, quickly and reliably at Tesla’s Supercharger network, and of course it has zero tailpipe emissions.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“It’s unlike anything else on sale and shows the world that electric cars can be enjoyable, useable and desirable. It might be expensive – and there are a few question marks over fit and finish in places – but it’s still an amazing piece of technology and a great car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Tesla Model S has incredible performance, long real-world range and good practicality. On the downside, build quality is disappointing, it’s expensive to buy and it’s not very involving to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The Tesla Model S is the original luxury EV and nearly a decade on from its debut it is still delivering. It could be more fun to drive, but its range, space and equipment are unrivalled, while the ability to use the Supercharger network gives it an advantage no rival can match.” (James Disdale)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.4 / 10
“Groundbreaking Electric Vehicle now with free Supercharging”
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Model reviewed: 60D
Score: 8 / 10
“It was while I was Autopiloting up the M4, just west of Heathrow, that the conclusion became inescapable. The Tesla Model S 60D is quite simply the greatest car I have ever not driven.”
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Model reviewed: P90D
Score: 10 / 10
“The car that gets better with age”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Tesla Model S is by no means perfect, but it does address many of the drawbacks of other electric cars, as well as providing thrilling performance, class-leading space and very low running costs. If it fits into your lifestyle and you can afford the price, it makes a compelling case for itself.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Arguably the biggest step forward for EVs since the Prius, the Tesla Model S shows cylinders may have had their day.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Tesla Model S comes with stunning performance, a feature-packed infotainment system, fine comfort and handling, lots of passenger space and a huge boot.”
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