YOU don’t get to define what premium is then tell everyone they have to disprove you. This is the biggest nonsense ever.
Before Tesla took over the luxury segment, the market considered luxury to be cars with a quiet interior, smooth handling, premium sound, a good ADAS system, good acceleration. keyless/ fobless entry, heated rear seats, a good “infotainment system”, in car navigation, rear seat entertainment, rear heated seats, etc etc etc… All features which Tesla provided in their base models.
So your Q buddies decided that that isn’t luxury. Luxury is about gold spoked rims and wood trim and other pointless nonsense.
The problem is the market doesn’t care about your/ TSLAQ’s definition. What people care about is the experience of driving the car. That is what they are willing to pay a premium for. Wood grain on the console is nice, but having a nav system that updates itself automatically is much nicer. Gold spoked rims are cute, but having your car warm and ready for you when you leave for work is glorious. I could go on, but the point is people fundamentally don’t give a damn about what you and TSLAQ consider ”Luxury” when they can have a car that has a fantastic owner’s experience.
Mercedes delivers pretty things, Tesla delivers things which matter to drivers.
Now can we please stop arguing about what is fundamentally a stupid definition of a term that buyers don’t actually care about?