2012 Tesla Model S

TheCarConnection.com editors have seen the Tesla Model S prototype firsthand and have distilled available information into this Bottom Line review; TheCarConnection.com will give you the latest info about the 2012 production version of the Model S as it becomes available.

Likes
Elegant design
Long wheelbase promises big interior room
Smart, versatile hatchback design
Zero tailpipe emissions
Choice of battery packs

Dislikes
7-passenger claim seems a stretch
Digital displays and touch screens
Uncertain future of Tesla, and the Model S

The Model S is a four-door sedan that the California electric carmaker Tesla plans to build beginning in 2011, presumably as a 2012 model, and says that it will be the "first mass-produced electric vehicle."