I saw it across manufacturers the German manufacturers: BMW, Mercedes, and Audi. On the Japanese side, Nissan/Infiniti abused the hell out of their 3.5L V6 in

I saw it across manufacturers the German manufacturers: BMW, Mercedes, and Audi. On the Japanese side, Nissan/Infiniti abused the hell out of their 3.5L V6 in every car they made for more than a decade. Regarding the BMW M5, the F10 is actually very similar to the F01 which came on the previous 7 series in 2008. Even the E60 was considered an upsized 3 series engine.[1] Regardless, the point I'm trying to make is that Tesla is really trying to break new ground and needs about a decade for their vehicle platforms to mature before comparisons can be made with any of the current luxury brand. The other brands have a pedigree which goes back multiple decades so even their newer vehicles have a few decades of maturity baked into them. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_F10#cite_note-12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_F10#cite_note-12