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Tesla's Model S P85D Is So Good It Broke Consumer Reports' Rating System

The P85D's "insane mode" made it the fastest car ever tested by Consumer Reports.

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How good is Tesla’s Model S P85D? Insanely good, says Consumer Reports, with the electric sedan performing better than any other car the magazine has reviewed and breaking its rating system in the process.

“The Tesla initially scored 103 in the Consumer Reports’ Ratings system, which by definition doesn’t go past 100,” said Consumer Reports. “The car set a new benchmark, so we had to make changes to our scoring to account for it.” The P85D had to make do with a score of 100 instead.

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This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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