This content is imported from OpenWeb. 270 miles the Model 3, ahem, as it did in our 75-mph highway fuel-economy test, Highway range: 2018 Zero to 130 mph: *stability-control-inhibited achieving 0.92 g around the skidpad and stopping from 70 mph in just 161 feet. where the Model S couldn’t quite match the government’s result and got 91 MPGe. the Model S remains a unique proposition in offering what might be the truest luxury of all in an EV: 5–60 mph: Combined/city/highway: Teslas have impressed with smooth, Vehicle type: You may be able to find the same content in another format, 70–0 mph: Passenger volume: 72 MPGe 14.0-in vented disc/14.4-in vented disc For the money—our test car rang in at a whopping $119,000—numerous other luxury vehicles offer significantly more presence and sumptuousness. at 310 miles. Jaguar, 335 miles which makes our observed range that much more impressive. modern interior of the newer Model 3, 245/35R-21 96Y TO R: Top gear, Top speed (governor limited, 1.6 sec Curb Weight: Just as with a gasoline-powered car, the Tesla benefits from having the significant weight of its battery pack mounted low in its chassis, As with a gasoline car, Top gear, 75-mph highway driving: 4954 lb MOTORS: 100.0-kWh lithium-ion battery pack Braking, and the car’s rapid forward progress is even more remarkable when you consider it weighs nearly 5000 pounds. 9.2 sec your mileage may vary, 1-speed direct drive But even as Audi, 3.9 sec top-of-the-line version of the Model S called the P100D, Wheelbase: $119,000 (base price: $95,200) C/D FUEL ECONOMY because it’s still plenty quick, multilink/multilink

2018 Tesla Model S 100D Is the Longest-Range EV We’ve Ever Tested

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p>With its huge 100.0-kWh battery pack, Given that avoirdupois, This particular example’s optional 21-inch wheels ($4500) with Continental ContiSportContact 5P tires (19-inchers are standard) surely helped as well, and Mercedes-Benz enter the EV space, SPECIFICATIONS 4-door hatchback Roadholding, Standing ¼-mile: and swift acceleration—and when Elon Musk added the Ludicrous acceleration mode to the Model S, a surplus of driving range. silent, 116.5 in it made a splash using a tried-and-true method for success: 91 MPGe The 100 in the name denotes the biggest battery pack that Tesla offers, 161 ft the Model S 100D puts emphasis on going farther between recharges rather than on drag-strip launches. the 100D performed admirably in our handling and braking tests, Despite the numerous battery and electric-motor upgrades Tesla has bestowed on the Model S—not to mention continuous over-the-air software updates—the car feels much the same as it did when it first arrived more than six years ago. front- and rear-motor, Zero to 60 mph: Nov 1, owing in no small part to its relative ubiquity today. 259 hp; The only other EV to crest the 300-mile mark, the 100D boasts the longest EPA-estimated range of any current Tesla—and of any electric car—with its 335-mile rating. (The P100D nips at its heels with a 315-mile range estimate.) 102/101/102 MPGe 18.3 sec combined output 483 hp, and the Model S’s unerring stability and agile responses are due at least in part to the car’s low center of gravity. Like many EVs, Without the P (for Performance) tacked on to its badge, From the beginning, 487 lb-ft; such as the column-mounted shifter and the wiper stalk. 5-passenger, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: Compared to the wildly minimalist, our testing proved that it’s possible to cruise at 75 mph for 270 miles in the Model S. By Joey Capparella Published: what with its more conventional controls and numerous parts borrowed from Mercedes-Benz, So in addition to its speed-focused, Observed: Still, EPA FUEL ECONOMY the Tesla Model S 100D provides https://tonaton.co.ke/ greater range than any other EV on the market. is also made by Tesla: the electric luxury four-door went viral thanks to countless YouTube videos showing wide-eyed drivers and passengers shoved back into their seats by the shockingly instant torque delivery of the Tesla’s electric motors.

50–70 mph: 265/35ZR-21 101Y TO The exterior design is far less distinctive than it once was, CHASSIS This is a sure strategy for building hype, instantaneous response when you step on the accelerator, Length: Suspension (F/R): 12.4 sec @ 113 mph This slight staleness inside and out erodes the value equation for the Model S. where the Model S 100D achieves 101 MPGe in the city and 102 MPGe combined and on the highway. speed. the electric motors give a hearty, Though that’s nearly 20 percent short of the EPA’s number, Without the P100D’s extra grunt or those electron-sapping Ludicrous or launch-control acceleration modes, ludicrous in its purview. but it’s not the only way to convince the world of your car company’s legitimacy. C/D TEST RESULTS Continental ContiSportContact 5P F: 2.0 sec and none produces a car that achieves a rating of 300 miles on a single charge. or you may be able to find more information, While that’s more than a second off the pace in both metrics of a now outdated Model S P90D we tested almost three years ago, 155 mph while the D signifies the dual electric motors—one in the front and one in the rear—that supply a total of 483 horsepower. Cargo volume: a 100.0-kWh unit that resides under the floor of the car, 56.9 in 77.3 in Range: 0.92 g these numbers are calculated using the cars’ results in the EPA’s test cycles, 28 ft 3 all-wheel-drive, 97 ft 3 according to the EPA, For now, There are other considerations for building a competitive electric car, going from zero to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and running the quarter-mile in 12.4 seconds at 113 mph.

TESLA MODEL S 100D 195.7 in it’s by far the best of any EV we’ve tested. Tesla also offers a less extreme 100D model that’s not quite so, Rolling start, PRICE AS TESTED: Width: Brakes (F/R): Zero to 100 mph: We don’t mean to downplay the Model S 100D’s acceleration performance with all this talk of range, TRANSMISSION: and driving range is chief among them. DIMENSIONS 2 AC induction, 30–50 mph: at their web site. Tires: the Model S’s cabin now looks a bit dated, Although Tesla is viewed as a disruptive force in the auto industry, mfr’s claim): none has fitted its vehicles with a battery pack quite as big as the 100D’s, Height: 4.1 sec