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is it fair to compare Tesla sales to Porsche, Jaguar ? aren't these from a different class ?

• true_religion 13y ago
  Not really, Tesla makes a sports car comparable to the Porsche.
  • vonskippy 13y ago
    Obviously you've never driven a Porsche. Except perhaps for the very bottom of Porsche's product lines, the Tesla isn't even close. Tesla is for geeks and treehuggers - but anyone into cars takes a quick look and then laughs - it's definitely not a gearheads ride in any way shape or form.
    • true_religion 13y ago
      > Except perhaps for the very bottom of Porsche's product lines, the Tesla isn't even close. So we're in agreement then. The Tesla price point is pretty similar to stock bottom-of-price 911s, and their 0-60 is comparable as well. I can't speak on handling, but from an outside point of view---they're both sports cars targeting the same market. If Porsche is better than Tesla, that doesn't change their chosen demographic.
• pbreit 13y ago
  Porsche and Jaguar both sell very direct competitors to Tesla. Which makes it even more impressive that Tesla's one model is outselling those brand's in their entirety.
  • sliverstorm 13y ago
    It will be more impressive if Tesla sustains the lead. Auto sales are very "bursty", with huge jumps at the first offering of a new model, and the Tesla S is not only a new model, but the first viable electric in its class. So I expect the levels of demand we see (in its class) today, like the surges of floodwaters, are the highest they will be and will dwindle from here.