Originally Posted by Loganss - Latest compiled list. Can a mod update the OP with this? [List of first drive reviews/impressions from news outlets:] MotorTrend: (June 22, 2012) +++ 2012 Tesla Model S First Drive - Motor Trend (1.5 hours) +++ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUg-BZAR5ro (? time) +++ Temple of Tesla: Touring Elon's Factory - Motor Trend (? min) co.exist: (July) Inside The Tesla Model S | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation (10 min) Forbes: Taking A Spin In The Model S With Tesla Investor Nancy Pfund - Forbes (? time) (July 11, 2012) (Edit) A (Quick) Test Drive: The Tesla Model S - Forbes (July 24, 2012) CNET: (June 22, 2012) Tesla Model S first drive: Quiet satisfaction | The Car Tech blog - CNET Reviews (? time) GigaOm: (June 22, 2012) Video: We test drive Tesla Cleantech News and Analysis (8 min) Wired: (June 22, 2012) Driving the Tesla Model S Quickly, And Briefly | Autopia | Wired.com (8 min) Yahoo Auto: (June 22, 2012) Tesla Model S: First drive of the electric sedan that will change the world or die trying | The Lookout - Yahoo! News (1 hour) Engadget: (June 22, 2012) Tesla Model S first drive: the sports sedan goes electric (update: video) (10 min) Daily KOS: (June 22, 2012) Daily Kos: Tesla Model S Has Arrived: You Have a Duty to Buy One (If you can afford) (? time) Road&Track: (June 22, 2012) 2012 Tesla Model S Review – What We Uncovered in a 10 Minute Test Drive – RoadandTrack.com (10 min) USA Today: (June 26, 2012) First Drive: Tesla's Model S electric is spectacular (? time) Autoweek: (June 25, 2012) +++ A missive from the Tesla factory grounds - Autoweek (20 min) +++ 2012 Tesla Model S: Drive review - Autoweek (20 min) Edmunds: +++2012 Tesla Model S First Drive (10 min) (June 26, 2012) +++ (Edit) 2012 Tesla Model S | (Full Review) (July 25, 2012) Automobile: (June 25, 2012) 2013 Tesla Model S - Status Update - Automobile Magazine (8 min) Daily Breeze: (June 28, 2012) Business Casual: Getting a charge out of Tesla's Model S - The Daily Breeze (? time) Classic Driver: (June 28, 2012) Driven: Tesla Model S - Classic Driver - MAGAZINE - driving report (? time) Automotive News: (July 2, 2012) +++ http://edit.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120702/OEM03/307029984/0/teslas-test-drive-manipulation-or-circumstance/on-first-glance-tesla-s-is-a-winner (10min) +++ http://edit.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120702/RETAIL03/307029993/teslas-test-drive-manipulation-or-circumstance (Time N/A) LA Times: (June 30, 2012) Saturday Drive: 2012 Tesla Model S - latimes.com (20 min) Winding Road: (July 2, 2012) http://www.windingroad.com/articles/reviews/driven-2012-tesla-model-s/ (8 min) Charging Point: (July 4, 2012) Tesla Model S first drive report (15 min) Wall Street Journal: (July 6, 2012) 2012 Tesla Model S Signature Performance Review: I Am Silent, Hear Me Roar | Rumble Seat by Dan Neil - WSJ.com (1 hour) Bussiness Week: (July 10, 2012) Test-Driving Tesla Motors's Super-Fast Model S - Businessweek (? time) MercuryNews: (July 13, 2012) +++ Wolverton: Tesla's new Model S luxury sedan is a sweet ride - Inside Bay Area (15 min) +++ Wolverton: Tesla's Model S is fast and fun - San Jose Mercury News (15 min) SFGate: (July 14, 2012) Tesla test drive: Smooth, silent, fast - SFGate (15 min) TechCrunch: (July 18, 2012) Test Driving The Super-Connected, All-Electric Tesla Model S [TCTV] | TechCrunch (8min) GreenCarReports: (July 19, 2012) +++ 2012 Tesla Model S: First Drive Of All-Electric Sport Sedan (1hr) +++ 2012 Tesla Model S: First Drive Video (1hr) Fox News: (July 20, 2012) Quick Spin: 2013 Tesla Model S | Fox News (30 min) Popular Mechanics: (July 20, 2012) Tesla Model S EV Sedan Test Drive - Popular Mechanics (30 min) CNN Money: (July 23, 2012) Tesla Model S review: A good first impression - Jul. 23, 2012 (? time) ConsumerSearch: (July 24, 2012) Hands-on with 2013 Tesla Model S (25 min) CarTalk: (July 24, 2012) Fast Forward: First Pedal to the Metal in Teslas Model S | Car Talk (? time) Slate: (July 25, 2012) Tesla Model S test drive: It's electric, it's got great lines, and there's a waiting list a mile long. - Slate Magazine (15min) Chicago Sun Times: (August 8, 2012) Tesla Model S electrifies Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times Vanity Fair: (August 6, 2012) Is the Tesla Model S the Most Important Car of the 21st Century? | Style | Vanity Fair AutoGuide: (August 7, 2012) 2013 Tesla Model S Review: Car Reviews Car and Driver: (August 8, 2012) 2013 Tesla Model S Car and Driver The Globe and Mail (August 9, 2012) The do-or-die model for Tesla - The Globe and Mail AutoBytel Buyers Guide: (August 9, 2012) 10 Things You Need To Know About The 2012 Tesla Model S | Autobytel.com [List of detailed first drive reviews/impressions from TMC users:] Todd Burch | gg_wants_a_tesla | Zextraterrestrial | Derek M | Trnsl8r | spatterso911 1 | spatterso911 2 | spatterso911 3 | capt601 | DrComputer | gjamrok | Silenus136 | AnOutsider | jbherman | westcoast | SoCalGuy | Francis Lau 1 | Francis Lau 2 | FlasherZ | Odenator | Discoducky | ian201 | jasonhi | EarlyAdopter | Vegi | 100thMonkey | olanmills Mycroft | BriansTesla | sandwood | teslasguy | kendallpb | dflye | Andrew Wolfe | BS Mann | johndoe74 | gjunky | kishdude | ADN_ModelS | AndyM | MikeK | wycolo | vfx | J in MN I updated the review list with the edit points in red. I am also going to create a thread just to update this list since nobody has been copying this back to the start of this thread for new arrivals. If that leads to a moderator merging the threads with this at the beginning, that is fine as well Dates are added, but it's a mess formatting wise. I killed the Loganss quote so you can edit the post with "Reply with Quote". I can copy and paste changes back to the first post as needed. If you have a personal review, or news story you want added just post a link.
Until this gets merged back to the Model S Review thread, keep comments in this thread about the formatting or content of this list as opposed to discussing the reviews. The main thread can continue for discussion. If the mods decide to keep this thread separate it will keep things cleaner.
How about a headline when a new month starts, so they are in paragraphs for June 2012, July 2012, August 2012, etc. ?
Testing... Some Review Some other review January Some Review Some other review February February review 1 Feb review 2 March April May June July August Interesting bug in the forum software. Nested bullets get converted to numbers. (The red entries should be bullets not numbers.) Testing workaround... January February March April May June July August Lame: quote wrappers don't workaround the issue. You could try one of these styles if you like, CapOpp: January Some Review Some other review February February review 1 Feb review 2 March April May June July August
haha.. will it matter? I'll start clicking on stories and note the date next to the link. Regardless of the formatting, that info needs to be gathered.
Original post edited with dates (not formatted) and I unquoted it so you can get the source with "Reply with Quote". If anyone wants to tinker they can. I can copy back into the original as changes are suggested. For now I gotta bolt, but if nobody has it reformatted I'll get back to it tomorrow maybe.
I copied all of the updates here back to the original thread Model S First Drive Reviews since the sticky is now a wiki.