Tesla Updates Software, Autopilot Gets Improved For Cars With AP 2.0 Hardware
Tesla Model X and Model S vehicles received the 8.1 software update to some models, and those with Autopilot 2.0 hardware benefit from the biggest improvements. Apparently, the first owners to receive...
View ArticleTesla Delivers 25,000 EVs In Q1 2017, Model S Leads The Way
Based on the results Tesla posted for the period between January and March 2017, it seems that business is booming for the Palo Alto-based automaker. As hardly believable as it sounds from a company...
View ArticleTesla Model S P100D with Semi-Stripped Interior Races Drag Cars, Goes All Out
In the quest for ever-sharper drag strip numbers, Tesla Model S owners are doing everything they can to improve the sprinting abilities of their machines. And since messing with the electric powertrain...
View ArticleEPA Rates Tesla Model S 100D Range At 335 Miles Combined
And the new record for the best electric vehicle range goes to the non-performance version of the Model S with the 100 kWh pack. The EPA confirmation comes almost three months after Tesla announced the...
View ArticleEngineering Explained Drops Dodge Demon vs. Tesla Model S P100D Comparison
Now that the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has swept New York off its feet, the question that sits on many aficionados' lips has to do with how the muscle machine would handle a battle with the Tesla...
View ArticleThe Cheapest Tesla Model S Variant Just Got Cheaper: $69,500
For just about five years now, Tesla has been playing around with both the pricing strategy and battery capacity as far as the Model S is concerned. The full-electric sedan went through another change...
View ArticleTesla Recalls Model S And Model X Over Electric Parking Brake Issue
As Tesla prepares to wrap up Model 3 development and see the newcomer go into production this summer, the manufacturer discovered a problem with the parking brake of the Model S and Model X. Some...
View ArticleTesla Model S P100D "Racecar" with Stripped Interior, Drag Radials Loses 360 lbs
Die-hard drag racing fans among you would better keep close track of what happens in the Tesla corner of the sprinting realm, as the Model S is getting closer and closer to receiving the kind of drag...
View ArticleConsumer Reports Downgrades Tesla Model S Over Missing Safety Feature
Remember when Consumer Reports gave the Model S P85D 103 points out of a maximum 100? Well, turns out that was just the start of Tesla’s downfall in the eyes of the consumer-oriented magazine. More...
View ArticleTesla Executive Klaus Grohmann Ousted From Company after Alleged Clash with Musk
Earlier this month, we reported about threats of a strike from Grohmann Engineering, an automation company acquired by Tesla. It is still unclear if those threats were related to the incident that we...
View ArticleIs The Tesla Model S P100D Better Than The Audi RS7 Performance?
Supercar killer. A warp-drive spaceship on wheels. An electric car with old Mercedes-Benz switchgear. Call it whatever you want, but the Tesla Model S is extremely impressive even today, almost half a...
View ArticleStripped-Out Tesla Model S P100D "Racecar" Hits the Drag Strip, Goes All Out
As Tesla Motors grows, so do the aftermarket players massaging its EVs. So far, when it comes to the tech stuff, you'll have to turn to the gray area of the market in search for extra performance. And...
View ArticleTesla Model S by Prior Design Is Unusually Restrained
A Model S with big wheels and a chin spoiler - understated? Allow us to explain. Prior Design is a company that's well known for massive fender flares applied to the most powerful Porsche, BMW or...
View ArticleTesla Sold More Model S EVs Than S-Class, 7 Series, and A8 Sedans Put Together
Finding a place for Tesla's Model S in the market is a pretty difficult endeavor, and that's because it's a unique proposition no matter what vehicle you sit it next to. It clearly has no competition...
View ArticleGutted Tesla Model S P100D Drag Races Twin-Turbo Coyote Mustang on the Street
Ever wondered what happens when a Tesla Model S driver decides to crash a street racing party? No, the question isn't odd and we even have an example of such a stunt. We're looking at your typical...
View ArticleFan-Made Tesla Model S Commercial Takes a Stab at Lamborghini
Tesla doesn't advertise, but with fans that are so good at making laudative videos, you don't really see any reason why it would actually need to. And when those fans also happen to have 4.6 million...
View ArticleTesla Insurance Rates to Go Up by 30 Percent, the Company Calls Foul
The Model S and the Model X are not cheap cars to buy and are definitely not cheap cars to repair. Of course, just like everything else in this world, that statement is also relative to what you...
View ArticleTesla Offered Certified Pre-Owned Model S EVs for Just Over $30k, Sold Instantly
For tech-geeks and environmentalists - but also those who like their cars really quick off the mark - owning a Tesla is the apogee of personal transportation. Until now, they had to be quite well-off...
View ArticleTesla Auto Parking System Screws Up, the Wheels Take the Damage
Automated parking systems have been around for years, so you'd think there was plenty of time to perfect them to the point where nothing bad can happen. Well, think again. I can think of mass...
View ArticleTesla Model S Acceleration Is Legendary, But How Fast Will It Go in Reverse?
The people who buy Teslas usually do it out of two reasons: they either want to switch to an electric vehicle and, as you can tell, the ones made by Tesla are the best ones around, or they want a car...
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