This Tesla Model S Vs Renault Zoe Showdown Is Actually Quite Close

Is the Model S P100D actually worth the huge premium over a small electric car? Time to find out...

03 Nov 2017

The Tesla Model S P100D is considerably faster, roomier and more luxurious than an entry-level electric car like the Renault Zoe. But it’s also far more expensive.

That’s what makes this cheap vs expensive showdown from Car Wow particularly interesting. Is the P100D really worth the premium? Time to find out via drag races, a range test, a brake test and more…

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

It’s like comparing a capsicum to a Bhut Jolokia, both belong to the same group, but oh boy, is one of them hotter.

Yeah the Zoe

Knowing the average reliability of Tesla I would go with the Zoe,its also a more discreet car if you live on a dangerous hood

Renaults aren’t good in reliabilty too…

So close…Think I must sell the Tesla and buy the Zoe…

Lol what?

I want Model S becuz

LUDICROUS MODE!!!!!

The thing I like about Teslas is that they made a desirable electric car, in the way that one would want to have it even if it wasn’t electric. You cannot say the same about the Renault Zoe or about the Nissan Leaf or the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, can you?

Too bad that the build quality is terrible. Maybe “Made in USA” isn’t a sign of quality after all.

I beg to differ…. I was “Made in USA” and have excellent build quality.

Zoe and Leaf are desirable as well. Twizzy on the other hand.

I have sat inside one and not one bit of the interior said £70,000 car, BUT with that said, it actually has the highest safety rating. They have to cut the interior quality because of the price of the mechanics, or should I say electrics

I’m a vehicle mechatronics apprentice and I hear many many complaints about tesla build quality here in Germany, it could just be that the germans are butt hurt but still, the repair reports do seem to show the build quality seems to lack. I blame that on the production problems they’re having. Ford quality is amazing so “made in USA” should still hold some authenticity.