Koenigsegg says Tesla better than M5

[mvigod]

18 months is a long time to wait for a car. But that didn’t deter Koenigsegg founder Christian von Koenigsegg from putting down an order for a Tesla Model S, which the Swedish hypercar builder took delivery of last October. Speaking at an electric car conference in Helsinborg, Sweden, Koenigsegg said that there is no better car than the Model S in its price range, claiming it to be the best sports sedan on the market with better acceleration and handling than the BMW M5 while also being more fun to drive.

http://carbuzz.com/news/2014/2/12/Ko...Money-7718623/

I've driven both. Can't understand how he could say this. M5 handles so much better than the Model S. Not even close. Model S might keep up with it to 60 but after that see you later. M5 will leave it behind. Worse yet for Model S is if batteries are cold or not at peak or hot or a few years old. It only gets worse as time goes on for Model S or you could replace the battery for 20k to get back to new. M5 gets better with time and does it lap after lap in all conditions.

Maybe Koenigsegg doesn't like BMW or just enamorate with his shiny new toy?

[Boss330]

Originally Posted by mvigod

18 months is a long time to wait for a car. But that didn’t deter Koenigsegg founder Christian von Koenigsegg from putting down an order for a Tesla Model S, which the Swedish hypercar builder took delivery of last October. Speaking at an electric car conference in Helsinborg, Sweden, Koenigsegg said that there is no better car than the Model S in its price range, claiming it to be the best sports sedan on the market with better acceleration and handling than the BMW M5 while also being more fun to drive.

http://carbuzz.com/news/2014/2/12/Ko...Money-7718623/

I've driven both. Can't understand how he could say this. M5 handles so much better than the Model S. Not even close. Model S might keep up with it to 60 but after that see you later. M5 will leave it behind. Worse yet for Model S is if batteries are cold or not at peak or hot or a few years old. It only gets worse as time goes on for Model S or you could replace the battery for 20k to get back to new. M5 gets better with time and does it lap after lap in all conditions.

Maybe Koenigsegg doesn't like BMW or just enamorate with his shiny new toy?

Put his comments in the context of where he was speaking

[mvigod]

Good point! He was at the Kool-Aid conference....uh I mean "Electric Car Conference".

[MrPrena]

Even Elon Musk would laugh at that article.

[Boss330]

Gustav don't think it's better than the M5 (see comments below the video). And this video ends up just a few hundred meters short of the Koenigsegg factory... (been to the place a few times and recognized the buildings where he turns off the main road and with those old military baracks).

In fact, the Tesla Gustav drives might just be Christian von Koenigsegg's own car...