It's in the ball-park though. Your assessment seems pretty fair. I've seen some call the Tesla's weight "insane" though.
My old (still current gen) Volvo S80 T6 weighed 4,400lbs IIRC. I assume that's "dry" weight. Since a Model S is always "dry" aside from a gallon of wiper fluid or the like they probably weigh just about the same on the road. And the Model S is a bigger, faster car.
My Jeep Grand Cherokee (with the panoramic sunroof option I didn't actually have) weighed 5,500lbs. Again, I assume like motorcycle manufacturers that car manufacturers are listing the "dry" weight. So that baby is probably over 3 tons wet when optioned up.
The Cadillac seems on the light side for it's class. Even so, "wet" the difference in weight is probably one passenger. Despite it being a smaller car (5" actually seems pretty significant IMO, that's 5" less wiggle room to stay in your lane!).
That's (I assume) the worst-case-scenario highest capacity Tesla. Performance is far in excess of most cars on the road already. Capacity with smaller battery packs will surely improve. It seems like weight can only go down from here, and it's not out of line with it's competition as is.
My old (still current gen) Volvo S80 T6 weighed 4,400lbs IIRC. I assume that's "dry" weight. Since a Model S is always "dry" aside from a gallon of wiper fluid or the like they probably weigh just about the same on the road. And the Model S is a bigger, faster car.
My Jeep Grand Cherokee (with the panoramic sunroof option I didn't actually have) weighed 5,500lbs. Again, I assume like motorcycle manufacturers that car manufacturers are listing the "dry" weight. So that baby is probably over 3 tons wet when optioned up.
The Cadillac seems on the light side for it's class. Even so, "wet" the difference in weight is probably one passenger. Despite it being a smaller car (5" actually seems pretty significant IMO, that's 5" less wiggle room to stay in your lane!).
That's (I assume) the worst-case-scenario highest capacity Tesla. Performance is far in excess of most cars on the road already. Capacity with smaller battery packs will surely improve. It seems like weight can only go down from here, and it's not out of line with it's competition as is.