Car of the Year 2014 Finalist: Tesla Model S

The Tesla Model S takes the ‘electric premium’ totally out of play. Line it up against similarly priced prestige rivals, and it holds its own, comfortably.

Performance is astonishing, fuel-consumption non-existent.

The quietness and serenity of its cabin in motion needs to be heard – or not – to be believed. And the quality and execution of its interior outshines everything else for the money.