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The IIHS considers the Tesla Model S a "Large Luxury Car" in its classification system. Other "Large Luxury Cars" as classified by IIHS include... * Acura RLX
by MrFoof 9y ago
The IIHS considers the Tesla Model S a "Large Luxury Car" in its classification system. Other "Large Luxury Cars" as classified by IIHS include...
* Acura RLX
* Audi A6
* Audi A7 (not rated)
* Audi A8 (not rated) (aluminum body)
* Bentley Continental GT (not rated) (aluminum body)
* BMW 5 Series
* BMW 6 series (not rated)
* BMW 7 series (not rated)
* Cadillac CTS
* Cadillac XTS
* Genesis G80
* Genesis G90
* Infiniti Q70
* Jaguar XJ (not rated) (aluminum body)
* Lexus GS
* Lexus LS (aluminum body)
* Lincoln Continental
* Maserati Ghibli
* Maserati Quattroporte (not rated) (aluminum body)
* Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class (not rated)
* Mercedes-Benz E-Class (partial aluminum body)
* Mercedes-Benz S-Class (not rated) (partial aluminum body)
* Porsche Panamera (not rated) (aluminum body)
* Volvo S80
* Volvo S90
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The main issue is the IIHS doesn't test many vehicles that can exceed a $100,000 MSRP, as they're a small portion of the overall market.
- jd20 9y agoAnd the Tesla is furthermore an outlier, because for a long time it was the only luxury EV in widespread use. In a couple more years, the data on "luxury electric vehicles" should have a lot more data points.