Recent content by MS16

Tesla says they could build a system as good as AP1, but one problem -- they haven't done it (they actually said even more, they said it would be an "Enhanced" version and sold it for almost twice as much)

Not to beat a dead horse, but might as well, the 100D also missed the top score in the roof strength test and of course the headlight test as well.

IIHS testing is more stringent and is done at higher speeds than the NHTSA tests. I think in this class of car, most buyers would be familiar with both.

That information is irrelevant why? As an owner of a pre-November 2016 S, I'd personally find the information highly relevant.

I'd say there are even more areas or concern. The Poor rated headlamps, the low frontal offset and structure ratings, and the low roof strength ratings for the heavier models and the barely good rating for the lightest models. When cars like the Bolt and or a 5 year old C-Max blow away your...

That's a lot of miles, especially if those are loaner miles. We know how people treat loaners. I have an issue with Tesla's process of putting off-lease vehicles into the loaner pool and then later selling them as a CPO. To me, certified pre-owned is different than certified former loaner...

Why all the negativity here? look on the bright side! Our heads may hit the steering wheel in an accident, our headlights are rated Poor, our roofs are much weaker than we were told, but hey, at least we don't need to worry about having a Takata airbag, right?

Its hard to tell from the photo, but how many cars do you think are in there? I hope they aren't paying $12 a day per car. :)

The Model S was tested three times by the IIHS on the small overlap test. This was not a single outlier test. IIHS allowed Tesla to make changes to the design twice and Tesla did make changes after tests one and two. The third time was not the charm however.

I'm not sure there's an argument. The claim and the test results are very clear. Musk claimed that the Model S has an exceptionally strong roof. A roof so incredibly strong it broke the machine that was supposed to break the car. Thanks to the IIHS we now know the claim was off base. The...

This is actually Tesla's third attempt at the IIHS test. The first IIHS test was earlier in 2016. The results were not published per IIHS policy. If a company doesn't like the first result, IIHS lets a company make changes and re-test. Tesla made changes starting with Nov 2016 production...

Tesla made changes, twice. Retesting by IIHS shows those changes didn't work.

And the Bolt earned a Top Safety Pick 2017 Chevrolet Bolt and the Bolt's roof is stronger than the 'so strong it broke the machine' roof in the Model S

2017 Prius Prime is a Top Safety Pick + 2017 BMW 3 is a Top Safety Pick + 2017 Chevy Volt is a Top Safety Pick + 2017 Tesla Model S Acceptable Frontal Offset, Acceptable Roof Strength on 100D, Poor headlights

Well above the threshold? The S100 is below the 4.0 threshold The lightest weight S is just barely into the green category