The Tesla Model S is Consumer Reports' top pick - for the second year in a row!
On Tuesday, Consumer Reports announced that the Tesla Model S is its top 2015 pick for car buyers - that's two years in a row that the Model S has nabbed the publication's prize!
CR's comments on selecting the Model S amount to the closest thing the famously flinty magazine is ever likely to produce to a mash note:
Hubba hubba.
Having driven the regular Model S and the all-wheel-drive "D" variant, I can vouch for CR's enthusiasm. It's a great car.
And notice a very important factor in CR's high opinion of Elon Musk & Co.'s game-changing vehicle: the Model S has effectively rendered the concept of a "new" car obsolete. This top pick is for a vehicle that was a top pick last year!
But as the publication notes, Tesla has cracked the code on one of the biggest problems that the traditional auto industry has faced: keeping up with the pace of technological change.
The big question now is whether Tesla can go for a three-peat in 2016 - or whether that honor will go to the Tesla Model X SUV, scheduled to arrive later in 2015.