{"id":97,"date":"2012-12-31T19:54:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T19:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoconsignmentofsandiego.com\/wordpress\/?p=97"},"modified":"2013-01-07T10:34:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T18:34:45","slug":"telsa-model-s-wins-motor-trend-car-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.autoconsignmentofsandiego.com\/wordpress\/2012\/12\/31\/telsa-model-s-wins-motor-trend-car-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model S wins Motor Trend Car of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013MotorTrend_CarOfTheYear\"<\/a>The 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year is one of the quickest American four-doors ever built. It drives like a sports car, eager and agile and instantly responsive. But it’s also as smoothly effortless as a Rolls-Royce, can carry almost as much stuff as a Chevy Equinox, and is more efficient than a Toyota Prius. Oh, and it’ll sashay up to the valet at a luxury hotel like a supermodel working a Paris catwalk. By any measure, the Tesla Model S is a truly remarkable automobile, perhaps the most accomplished all-new luxury car since the original Lexus LS 400. That’s why it’s our 2013 Car of the Year. Wait. No mention of the astonishing inflection point the Model S represents — that this is the first COTY winner in the 64-year history of the award not powered by an internal combustion engine? Sure, the Tesla’s electric powertrain delivers the driving characteristics and packaging solutions that make the Model S stand out against many of its internal combustion engine peers. But it’s only a part of the story. At its core, the Tesla Model S is simply a damned good car you happen to plug in to refuel.
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