A better comparison would be the 2014 Audi R8 4.2 Coupe (Tiptronic), which does 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds [1], although that's still slower than the Model S which

A better comparison would be the 2014 Audi R8 4.2 Coupe (Tiptronic), which does 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds [1], although that's still slower than the Model S which does 0-60 in 4.2 seconds [2]. Of course, the R8 costs significantly more than the Model S in spite of the inferior performance. [1] http://www.zeroto60times.com/Audi-0-60-mph-Times.html http://www.zeroto60times.com/Audi-0-60-mph-Times.html [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Options http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Options