Tesla Model Sec Beats Porsche Inwards Owner-Satisfaction Survey
Tesla drivers were to a greater extent than probable than Porsche owners -- or anyone else -- to tell they’d purchase their cars in i lawsuit to a greater extent than inwards this year’s edition of the closely watched Consumer Reports buyer survey.
Tesla’s Model due south luxury electrical sedan topped the U.S. survey a minute twelvemonth inwards a row, scoring 98 out of a possible 100, afterward posting a 99 terminal year. This year’s No. ii brand, Porsche, scored an average of 87 out of 100 across its model lines. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla, co-founded together with led past times billionaire Elon Musk, said terminal calendar month that it expects to sell 50,000 Model due south cars side past times side year.
“Not alone is the Tesla roomy, comfortable, together with a lot of fun to drive, exactly it also has depression operating costs,” Consumer Reports said.
The survey volition bolster the 11-year-old carmaker’s icon equally the leader inwards the concern of making high-end electrical cars. Tesla conception to expand sales of the Model due south together with educate the long-awaited Model X SUV, which is expected inwards the 3rd quarter of 2015. Tesla stock has gained 52 pct this year.
Sports Cars
The side past times side 3 close satisfying vehicles inwards the Consumer Reports Survey, afterward the Model S, were sports cars: General Motors Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, amongst a 95 pct satisfaction rating, together with Porsche Cayman together with Boxster, which tied for 3rd amongst 91 pct of buyers proverb they’d purchase them again.
The survey covered 350,000 vehicles from i to 3 years former together with took into concern human relationship “attributes such equally styling, comfort, features, cargo space, fuel economy, maintenance together with repair costs, overall value, together with driving dynamics,” Consumer Reports said.
Hybrid, electrical together with diesel-powered cars outscored gas engines throughout the survey, amongst the Chevrolet Volt together with Toyota Prius leading the compact-car category together with Honda Accord Hybrid together with Ford's Fusion Energi atop the listing of mid-sized sedans.