“Suffice to say the Model S is a nice looking car, having a shape that’s not altogether dissimilar from an Aston Martin DBS but softened a bit. The S is a fully electric car, and unlike the Tesla Roadster it was designed as such from the ground up — starting with the battery pack. That slab makes up the floor of the car, meaning the heaviest part of the car sits lowest.
It supports DC fast charging, enabling the addition of up to 300 miles of range in just an hour. But, if you’re not lucky enough to have access to one of those, the Model S will be quite happy to pull juice from a standard Level 2 charger — and, should you opt for a second, the car can top up again in half the time.
But we already knew all that. What we didn’t know was how it drives. Sadly we still don’t, as Tesla wasn’t letting anybody behind the wheel, but we did get to ride shotgun for a few quick exhibitions of speed. There was a relaxed slalom run, a 0 – 80MPH blast, and then a run around the company’s heavily banked test track at triple-digit speeds.
How did it feel? Incredibly smooth. While there’s nothing like screaming around a track at high speed, doing so in a whisper-quiet car is a new experience altogether. Not only is the motor quiet but the car has been meticulously designed to minimize wind and tire noise as well. It’s smooth and peaceful… even when you’re hurtling along at speeds high enough to put you in jail.” -via engadget
Electric cars are the future. See some future now with Tesla’s Model S. So quite, so fast, so now!
