| Is it really the best car in the world if it's impractical or out of reach for most people? "Car of the Year" doesn't mean, "Car everybody needs to go buy". Taking a quote from Motor Trend's website: the vehicle that best represents exceptional value, superiority in its class and most significant development Take a look at historical "Car of the Year": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Trend_Car_of_the_Year#Car... Notice, for example, the Nissan GT-R ($100,000) for 2009, and the Honda Civic ($15,000) for 2006 |
Do you get $70k worth of car when you spend $70k on a Model S? Absolutely. You get something that can hold a candle to if not surpass the $70k BMW M5 in every way. But the curve isn't linear - the $49k barebones Model S is nowhere near as useful as the BMW 528 you'd get for the same money.