Daily Drive: Tesla Model S outsells its luxury competition

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Monday, May 13, 2013                  The Model S outsold luxury rivals in the first quarter of 2013.... Tesla Model S outsells luxury competition As if Tesla needed any more good news this month, first-quarter sales are in and the electric Model S outsold the Mercedes S-class, Audi A8 and BMW 7-series, according to “CNN Money.” In the first three months of 2013, Tesla sold 4,750 sedans while Mercedes sold 3,077 of the S-class, BMW sold 2,338 of the 7-series and Audi sent 1,462 A8s out of the dealership. The Model S does have ...   Derrick Walker named IndyCar's president of competition and operations Derrick Walker is IndyCar's next president of competition and operations, overseeing all technical matters. Walker will continue as general manager of Ed Carpenter Racing through the end of May. Walker's experience in racing is vast, which is ...   Chrysler recalls Jeep Grand Cherokee, Commander Chrysler is recalling more than 295,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Commander SUVs in the United States for an electrical problem that could cause the vehicles to shift into neutral unintentionally. Chrysler has received 26...   Bring a Trailer: 1950 Dodge Power Wagon Campbell woody We've featured Dodge Power Wagons before, but we've never seen one quite like this 1950 Power Wagon Campbell woody...   Experts predict nine-, 10-speed transmissions to dominate in North America In March, luxury maker Land Rover proudly told an audience at the Geneva auto show that it would soon bring to market the industry's first nine-speed transmission. One month later, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors announced that they would   One Lap of the Web: Buick Hellcats, Ford's five-dollar workday and a new look for the Lotus Seven We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- Petrolicious asks a...   2013 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV review notes EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I like this 2013 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV a lot. In my mind Maximas have always offered a fine alternative to the   Ecclestone still wants F1 race in New Jersey to pan out After months of silence regarding the on-again, off-again Formula One Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial in New Jersey, there has been some movement that can be taken as positive news for F1 fans. First, as reported in Autoweek, Chris Pook has ...   Whitmarsh says Perez is making progress McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh says that Formula One driver Sergio Perez is learning and gaining in confidence by the race. In Spain, Perez comfortably out-qualified teammate Jenson Button to start eighth, helped by a penalty to Felipe Massa....   Transcript of Formula One Spanish Grand Prix podium finishers press conference Formula One Spanish Grand Prix podium finishers Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa broke down the race on Sunday in Barcelona. Alonso, starting fifth on the grid, won the race by 9.3 seconds over Räikkönen with Alono's teammate Massa finishing third. The victory pulled Alonso into ...   Disappointed Hamilton sure Mercedes will solve problems Lewis Hamilton remains adamant that his Formula One Mercedes team could solve its current problems with race performance. Hamilton was clearly frustrated on Sunday evening in Spain after he tumbled from second on the grid to 12th at the checkered... You May Have Missed...   Grid girls of Barcelona just part of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix experience While Ferando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and the rest of the Formula One drivers were the main attraction, there were plenty of other things to watch in Barcelona, Spain, over the weekend.Here's a gallery of grid girls to give the folks who weren't lucky enough to be at the Spanish Grand Prix as...   Spanish Grand Prix win puts Fernando Alonso back in F1 championship picture Fernando Alonso won the Spanish Grand Prix by nearly 10 seconds in a dominant performance in front of his home fans on Sunday to close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel and get back in the Formula One title race.Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen finished second for the third straight race,...   Pirelli vows to change its tires before Formula One British Grand Prix Pirelli Formula One boss Paul Hembery says that the Italian company will probably revise its tires in time for the British GP at the end of June.Pirelli had already changed the hard compound for the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. However, Hembery conceded that the four-stop strategies employed by most of...   Rookie Carlos Munoz steals show with top Indy 500 practice speed Speeds still don't mean much yet in Indianapolis 500 practice, but the driver posting them is drawing attention.That would be Colombian youngster Carlos Munoz, the 21-year-old Firestone Indy Lights driver piloting the fifth car at Andretti Autosport. He turned Sunday's fastest lap at 223.023 mph....   Six drivers now virtual lock for NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase field Want to know who's a lock to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this year? I'll give you six names: Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch.Typically, by the time the Cup series leaves Darlington, it's relatively easy to predict most of the...   Short-Track Roundup: Donny Schatz strong at Knoxville Raceway The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series made its first visit of the season to Iowa's Knoxville Raceway. It was a familiar story as six-time Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz turned in a dominant performance.Schatz started seventh in the 25-lap race on the half-mile oval and steadily... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.