Test-Driving the Tesla — Holy Cow

I’ve driven a few high-performance sports cars in my day.  I never owned anything more powerful than my current (ancient) BMW 540i, but I drove several of the Maseratis of the 1990s, before their regrettable hiatus on importing them to the US.  Trust me, in terms of performance, the Tesla (0-60 in 3.7  seconds) that I test drove this afternoon is absolutely ridiculous. 

I don’t have the chops for writing car reviews, so I won’t even try.  But the quality of the Tesla is impressive, and the torque is downright frightening.  Terry Ribb, 2Greenenergy Associate and lifelong friend who rode along with me, screamed like a schoolgirl with a frog down her back whenever I nailed the accelerator. 

This was never intended to be a car for everyone.  At $109K, how could it be?  But I can imagine that those in the market for a Ferrari would have to give this a long look.  In a word: Exhilarating.