Tesla's Model S P85D Scores 103 Out Of 100 By Consumer Reports - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

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It shouldn't come as a surprise that Tesla's latest beast scored well in Consumer Reports' latest evaluation. Perhaps "scoring well" is a bit of an understatement, as the car achieved 103 points out of a possible 100 points.

Tech Crunch noted many reasons why the car achieved a "remarkably high" score, including its "brutally quick" acceleration, superior braking and handling versus the Model S (which already ranks high by Consumer Reports) and the fact that its 600 or so horsepower capabilities is accompanied with the equivalent fuel efficiency of 87 miles per gallon.

"But its significance as a breakthrough model that is pushing the boundaries of both performance and fuel-efficiency is dramatic (even more so because it is coming from the factory of an American startup company)," Consumer Reports stated in its review. "It's a remarkable car that paves a new, unorthodox course, and it's a powerful statement of American startup ingenuity."

How Does A Car Score Above 100?

Consumer Reports noted that "by definition" a score cannot exceed 100. The report states: "The car set a new benchmark, so we had to make changes to our scoring to account for it. Those changes didn't affect the scores of other cars." After accounting for changes in the scoring model, the car had to "settle" for a perfect score of 100.

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simply commented that the car is "so good" that it merely "broke" the rating system.

Not bad for a 12-year-old company that appears to be on a mission to challenge the century-old auto-industry.

Will This Affect The Street's Perception?

Consumer Reports perfect score hasn't been fully digested by Wall Street's top analysts, both bulls and bears.

UBS analyst Colin Langan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell with a price target lowered to $210 from a previous $220.

It's important to note, however, the analyst's note focused on its storage battery initiatives, stating that the company's planned 15GWs of storage capacity may prove to be larger than the entire market in 2020.

Meanwhile, Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley released an uber-bullish report on the company on August 17. The analyst maintained an Outperform rating with a price target boosted all the way to $465 from a previous $280.

The focus of the report was on the company's future opportunity in the "shared mobility" space. The analyst believes that Tesla could share the details of a new business plan of an on-demand, app-based mobility service within the next 12 to 18 months, which could triple the company's revenues by 2019.

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