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This article has a big flaw imo, as the Model S is not a luxury car as defined here. It competes with the likes of 5/6 Series BMW, Audi A5/A6 and Mercedes E Cla
by kayoone 13y ago
This article has a big flaw imo, as the Model S is not a luxury car as defined here. It competes with the likes of 5/6 Series BMW, Audi A5/A6 and Mercedes E Class. The 7 Series, S Class and Audi A8 are not among its direct rivals, in fact the Tesla only rivals them in price. That doesnt lead to the conclusion that the Model S is eating away market share from the "real" luxury cars though.
- eitally 13y agoI don't think the target market (or at least the people actually buying them) are necessarily the same people who would have bought 7 series, S class, and A8s. At least for the BMW & M-B, the demographics skew toward older, more conservative buyers (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578241481012862470.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732423510457824...). Tesla, I suspect, is getting the folks who previously bought Priuses to make a statement, or who would otherwise be looking at M3/5 BMWs or AMG M-Bs.