Skip to content
GizmoDriver

Is the 2021 Tesla Model S a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 16 sedans

3rdof 16

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 4 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 25.0 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 16 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (1st of 19), cargo (3rd of 16).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (12th of 15).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

Pick a model

Subject
CLASS OF 2021 · SEDANSE-ClassMercedes-Benz E-ClassA6 All…Audi A6 AllroadModel STesla Model SA7Audi A7S7Audi S7GhibliMaserati GhibliPaname…Porsche Panamera8 Seri…BMW 8 SeriesTaycanPorsche Taycan5 Seri…BMW 5 SeriesA6Audi A6S6Audi S6S90Volvo S90G80Genesis G80M3BMW M3MiraiToyota MiraiHonda Clarity Fuel CellKarma GS-6Mercedes-Benz CLSNo number3rd of 16
19 sedans from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Tesla Model S in a class of 19
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$69,42010th of 1950%
Best combined mpgN/AN/AN/A
Most horsepower1,020 hp1st of 19100%
Cargo behind rear seats25.0 cu ft3rd of 1687%
Rear legroom35.5 in12th of 1521%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 35.0 cu ft
  2. Audi A6 Allroad 30.0 cu ft
  3. Tesla Model S 25.0 cu ft
  4. Audi A7 24.9 cu ft
  5. Audi S7 24.6 cu ft
  6. Maserati Ghibli 17.7 cu ft
  7. Porsche Panamera 17.6 cu ft
  8. BMW 8 Series 14.8 cu ft
Show all 16
  1. Porsche Taycan 14.3 cu ft
  2. BMW 5 Series 14.0 cu ft
  3. Audi A6 13.7 cu ft
  4. Audi S6 13.7 cu ft
  5. Volvo S90 13.5 cu ft
  6. Genesis G80 13.1 cu ft
  7. BMW M3 13.0 cu ft
  8. Toyota Mirai 9.6 cu ft

No figure: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, Karma GS-6, Mercedes-Benz CLS.

Sedans in 2021: 86. The photo shows the 19 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked