Exactly, standard corruption. Basicly the "free media" concept is a lie, and a "by default" corrupt business model. Some media at least tries to avoid advertisement conflict, but in case of a car site, obviously they will not refuse to advertise cars, thus corruption is inevitable.
For the most part people watch RUclips videos for buying advice more than read MotorTrend. Car companies want to advertise that they have MotorTrend’s best EV of the year. Putting Tesla on top might get you a tweet from Elon, but that’s it.
The irony is that the companies MotorTrend is promoting here are selling those cars quite poorly. In the EV future, the company you would want to advertise on your platform would be Tesla. Yet they are making sure Tesla would never ever want to advertise on their platform. Not good business sense
Tesla not paying for Adds. Similar subject: It could be reasonably inferred that these organizations are at least somewhat capable in recognizing that today people are not being influenced by their advertisements. If this is the case, then it follows that their expenditure have a reason, which we know is access to influence in what they report.
I recall so many haters saying Tesla is not luxary. Well, thanks to you and Motortrend we can see they clearly meet the standards of luxury...as motortrend defines it. Those are their words. All the ice luxary shills who shouted that tesla was not...guess they really are luxury. That must be a jagged little pill to swallow. Absolutely love this video. Whats sad is that Tesla is the best EV and is luxury. Its hard to compete against the best...motortrend knows this. They are throwing non Teslas a bone..basically. Why pay the same price for a non tesla and get fewer features? Who spends equal amounts and want less...lunatics..thats who.
Both the Model 3 and the Model Y IMO are both luxury cars in terms of performance and quality, the other cars you mentioned are basic cars. Should not exclude from the overal best car though.
Quality? Quality? With that interior similar to Central American Toyota Echo? I’m sorry, I have a model Yp and it is not a luxury car. Unless you drank enough koolaid to think that a ‘minimalist’ interior is a good thing. Now, even deleting the stalks, it screams cheap! The seats are cheap man made crap that turn white if you dare get damp sitting under all that glass here in the tropics. ‘Minimalist’ = featureless. I bought it for the crash worthiness for my kids. Hopefully the ratings are true.
@@bearlemleyYou got that right , there's is absolutely nothing luxury about a Tesla . My daughter had a model s , it's ridiculous in how cheaply put together the interior was.
Follow the money trail. Tesla spends 0 $ on advertising, Not only that they have an army of podcasters critiquing their products, pointing out every flaw they can find. What does Tesla do? They address all flaws that are credible within weeks. All of this is for free, doesn't cost Tesla a dime. They are using the podcaster to help create a better product, all free of charge. That's Brilliant. Making all the talking heads look like what they are, no nothing follow the pack sheep.
Outdated information. Tesla advertises now, even if only hesitantly. There have been reports of people seeing ads in an airport somewhere, IIRC. I don't think they advertise on something like Motor Trend, though.
I laughed out loud at the list. I have driven some of them in the list, none of them is closed to my 2024 Tesla model 3 in quality, quietness, acceleration and smoothness...I agree with Sandy Munro who called the 2024 Tesla model 3 " the best sedan on earth"
One thing that you probably wisely left out, is that Matt Farah works for them. He is arguably one of the biggest (Tesla) haters out there, and he is not shy about his distain for the brand.
Ridiculous of course. Car & Driver is also extremely biased. Reporting all Tesla issues from previous years when reviewing the new 2024 Tesla model 3. BTW I take delivery of mine in a week! These legacy publications are useless in the EV era.
Also notice none of the prices for the Tesla vehicles were listed? It's almost like they were trying to hide very easy to find pricing to reduce readers ability to compare.
I’m sure it is not their intention but it is interesting that they are in essence telling you that for the same money that will buy you a plain, boring EV you can instead buy a Tesla and get a more luxurious, sportier and yet bigger EV! To put it another way: Why buy just an EV when you can buy a Tesla!
Another detail that seems odd in the article, is that the Tesla MSRP is “coming soon.” You can get Tesla pricing online anytime. The reason I see is that if they put the price in it would be much cheaper than the other “luxury” vehicles which might raise questions as to why it’s in that category but also show that the Tesla prices are quite reasonable in comparison. 🤔🤫
lmao It's a catch-22 for the Legacy magazines. If they did honest comparisons regardless of who advertised with them, then the advertisers would be pissed. But this is the way these magazines have always operated, in most cases it's the advertiser that pays the most, that walks away with the five-star review or first place.
Back in the late 80's Car and Driver had a 6-page printed insert in one issue that was a parody of Motor Trend (Changed the name on the cover to Moto Rooter). There were 12 ads in the insert for Trabant, which (surprise!) was declared the year's best car.
Motor Trend just put the last nail in the casket, I will never read or recommend their brand to anyone, I will advise to ignore them from now on. Thanks for the info on the sorriest thing Motor Trend has ever done.
Hello, there's something I don't understand: why rank the discontinued Chevrolet Bolt and Nissan Leaf? How can they be included in the selection of the best electric cars of 2024? What's the point? For people who buy used cars?
Motor Trend can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time. they can't fool all of the people all of the time. Thanks to Sam for your efforts. .
We’re already in the midst of an epidemic of NTEV purchase regret. I suspect that whatever poor suckers purchase decisions are influenced by MotorTrend will not have unbridled appreciation for the publication a few years.
One simple fact blows their list sky high out of the water: that the Model Y was the BEST SELLING CAR WORLDWIDE in 2023, and will likely be again or very close in 2024. If they don't take that massive record breaking fact into account they can't be trusted.
I think the issue is that Tesla is perceived by the general public to be a luxury brand like Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Audi and many more unfortunately. So if Tesla makes a car that really isn't a luxury car, doesn't matter because of brand recognition.
This is the most ridiculous news I have seen. I have a Model Y and a Bolt EUV (both 2023). I can tell you which one is the better vehicle by a mile. Now that the Model Y can be had for less then $40k, it is nuts that it would not be found in a list of the best EVs.
When I was a kid I was awestruck by these companies that dwell on your gullibility and a status symbol. When I grew up I could see their bias by reading more than one companies opinion on cars. I finally realized that the best evaluation is ease of maintenance and of course you can't know that until these vehicles are worked on. So any evaluation for a car right off of the assembly line can only be how it looks, is it a luxury car (for status) or how it rides. When you have to tare a car apart just to fix a water pump or oil pump has got to be the worst engineering blunders of all. This is what all car manufacturers should be evaluated on , not just looks and ride or status. It seems that gullibility and status always wins out when people the world over buy a car.
Honestly I don't feel that hinging this whole argument on the starting prices makes for a strong case against their ranking. Tesla changes prices up and down all the time in reaction to the economic landscape and fluctuations in the car market, and other car makers do too, so these sticker price metrics aren't concrete enough to be used against their categorization methods, I think. But that the Teslas are considered luxury by Motortrend despite their spartan interiors could be considered a mark of quality for Tesla fans. I don't really see a downside here, but maybe I'm not getting the point.
I am literally not a Tesla fan and I own a Citroën BEV.... but Tesla CLEARLY has a far better charging network. Which makes the ownership of a Tesla so much better than just any other brand.... Why did i choose Citroën.... because it's miles cheaper to buy than a Model Y and 30% of the insurance!! So I put up with the occasional away from home dreadful charging experience
Well even if we play by their rules, why not just get the luxury vehicle for $500 to $1000 more. Why would anyone want to save $500 to get a non luxury car or suv?
Actually this ranking is good for Tesla. They define Luxury as a car with higher level of interior quality and fit, and ride comfort. So... even though other cars have the same prices - they built from crap and drive as a crap compare to Tesla. That's what MotorTrend want to say
Luxury means price + comfort, so there are expensive sport car that are definitely not luxurious, because they’re not supposed to be comfortable, like Mustang Mach E, probably. Tesla Model 3 is definitely too cheap to be a luxury car.
teslas are considered lux cars as far as insurance companies are concerned but the others are not. lux is more about features & comfortability & quality over price.
Research, common sense, and 'informed' don't really apply to Motortrend EV miss-propaganda, I might as well read the Motortrend 'movie recommendations' or their 'recipe section' if I wanted misdirection. Also it doesn't have to be Tesla, but they show models that are not released yet and rate them as the best... if it's under a cover, it's not a car to rate - laughably ridiculous.
Hyundai Motor Company spent over $100 million on advertising in digital, print, and national TV in 2022, and 3.1 trillion South Korean won on advertising and sales promotion globally. In the last year, Hyundai has advertised on over 250 different Media Properties across multiple Media formats. According to advertising intelligence firm Vivvix, Tesla spent $151,947 on advertising in the United States in 2022, including TV, social media, web banners, and billboards. However, Tesla has spent almost no money on advertising over the years. Instead, Tesla has become popular through other marketing methods, such as: Emails, Referral programs, Musk's tweets, Building an emotional connection with its audience, and Generating word-of-mouth buzz around its products through innovative and informative content.
A publication relying on the subject of their reviews for revenue, by its very nature cannot be objective and trusted. This has always seemed pretty evident to me.
@@jamesengland7461 Nope it is just good sense. I used to read computer magazines in the 90s and half of the magazine was filled with ads from computer makers, so nobody had to tell me that I could not rely on their reviews, so I mostly read them to keep informed and to learn tips & tricks.
I heard Teslas now have NO TURN SIGNAL CONTROL STALK ?? 😂😢❤ Really? Oh MY!! What were they THINKING!!!??? Does that work well on a roundabout when you NEED TO SIGNAL????????????????? 😢❤
I'm not trying to defend Motor Trend, but I can't blame them for categorizing Tesla under the Luxury class. Luxury cannot simply be defined by price, and something more expensive doesn't automatically qualify it as more luxurious. Tesla cars obviously have a luxurious feel despite their ability to price their cars below their competitors.
Well that's fine, but this still doesn't explain why none of the teslas got into "best cars" category, if its priced below competitors and its still counts as luxury car then there is no reasons why it should not be put into "best cars" category on that alone. Maybe their entire goal was to use each car once on every category, so that because Tesla got into luxury category it can't go into "best car" one... But that would make no sense as "best car" is just all in one thing and isn't a category on itself.
@@Zripas It appears that Teslas are ranked #1 in their respective Luxury sub-category, which is what Sam was pointing out in the video. He said they "hid" Teslas under the Luxury sub-category so that they don't appear under the main list.
@@vinumcopia9850 I mean, when you have car #1 in luxury is not the same as car being #1 as the best car. Like I would automatically skip Luxury category as that one automatically associates with "expensive stuff" or "non family friendly stuff" and so on.
Sam, I like your vids. I am not a Tesla guy; I love my Ioniq 5 and think you are sometimes a little over the top in defense of Tesla. I would even go so far as to say the I believe the Ioniq 6 is the best EV on the road. BUT BUT BUT This Motortrend article is egregiously bad and your use of gerrymandering is elegant. It takes a convoluted definition that even a contortionist couldn't understand to put a Kia Nero or Bolt ahead of any Tesla (and I really liked my Bolt) however the categories are defined. Maybe you should give Motortrend a call and ask them what the best selling car in the world is.
No one has ever said that Kia makes a luxury car. Price doesn’t denote luxury. Also, we can’t use price as an earmark either. Tesla has and will undercut everyone to move the metal. I’m sure by next quarter, they’ll drop the price again. Tesla fanboy harder.
Tesla doesn't spend money on ads😂. You guys must be using this very site with ad block on. It's a ton of Tesla ads on this very site. You'll still see them even if you tell RUclips that you don't want to. Not to mention that Elon brought Twitter just to advertise.
Another comparison they had a rwd Tesla against 2 other dual motor evs complaining the Tesla did not accelerate as well within the price of the others they could have had the long range dual motor Tesla that would have walked over the others on price performance, features and range another rigged test. Testers on the take.
Hyundai Kia makes unreliable vehicles. They require frequent repairs. Hyundai Kia pays print and online media huge sums of money for favorable press. Tesla is the world leader in EVs followed closely by GM which invented EVs almost 30 years ago.
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Sorry, Tesla doesn't spend billions on advertising.
Exactly, the filter is best electric cars that advertise in traditional media.
Their product speaks for itself, doesn’t need all that advertising and still reaches best selling car in the world.
Exactly, standard corruption. Basicly the "free media" concept is a lie, and a "by default" corrupt business model. Some media at least tries to avoid advertisement conflict, but in case of a car site, obviously they will not refuse to advertise cars, thus corruption is inevitable.
For the most part people watch RUclips videos for buying advice more than read MotorTrend. Car companies want to advertise that they have MotorTrend’s best EV of the year.
Putting Tesla on top might get you a tweet from Elon, but that’s it.
MotorTrend has become a media whore. Maybe they already were, and we didn't know.
Motor Trend is legacy auto shill. Can’t lose advertisers!! 🙄
The irony is that the companies MotorTrend is promoting here are selling those cars quite poorly. In the EV future, the company you would want to advertise on your platform would be Tesla. Yet they are making sure Tesla would never ever want to advertise on their platform. Not good business sense
Thanks for calling out the clear conflicts of interest with these media outlets.
This is why years ago I dropped my subscription to motortrend.
In the record business they called it payola.
Maybe they should now call
It PAYOTA
Tesla not paying for Adds. Similar subject: It could be reasonably inferred that these organizations are at least somewhat capable in recognizing that today people are not being influenced by their advertisements. If this is the case, then it follows that their expenditure have a reason, which we know is access to influence in what they report.
I recall so many haters saying Tesla is not luxary. Well, thanks to you and Motortrend we can see they clearly meet the standards of luxury...as motortrend defines it. Those are their words. All the ice luxary shills who shouted that tesla was not...guess they really are luxury. That must be a jagged little pill to swallow. Absolutely love this video. Whats sad is that Tesla is the best EV and is luxury. Its hard to compete against the best...motortrend knows this. They are throwing non Teslas a bone..basically. Why pay the same price for a non tesla and get fewer features? Who spends equal amounts and want less...lunatics..thats who.
Man! What A Comment! You Nailed IT! Thanks!
Both the Model 3 and the Model Y IMO are both luxury cars in terms of performance and quality, the other cars you mentioned are basic cars. Should not exclude from the overal best car though.
Quality? Quality? With that interior similar to Central American Toyota Echo? I’m sorry, I have a model Yp and it is not a luxury car. Unless you drank enough koolaid to think that a ‘minimalist’ interior is a good thing. Now, even deleting the stalks, it screams cheap! The seats are cheap man made crap that turn white if you dare get damp sitting under all that glass here in the tropics. ‘Minimalist’ = featureless.
I bought it for the crash worthiness for my kids. Hopefully the ratings are true.
@@bearlemleyYou got that right , there's is absolutely nothing luxury about a Tesla . My daughter had a model s , it's ridiculous in how cheaply put together the interior was.
Follow the money trail. Tesla spends 0 $ on advertising, Not only that they have an army of podcasters critiquing their products, pointing out every flaw they can find. What does Tesla do? They address all flaws that are credible within weeks. All of this is for free, doesn't cost Tesla a dime. They are using the podcaster to help create a better product, all free of charge. That's Brilliant. Making all the talking heads look like what they are, no nothing follow the pack sheep.
"Know" nothing, as in understanding nothing.
Outdated information. Tesla advertises now, even if only hesitantly. There have been reports of people seeing ads in an airport somewhere, IIRC.
I don't think they advertise on something like Motor Trend, though.
I laughed out loud at the list. I have driven some of them in the list, none of them is closed to my 2024 Tesla model 3 in quality, quietness, acceleration and smoothness...I agree with Sandy Munro who called the 2024 Tesla model 3 " the best sedan on earth"
Thanks for pointing this out. This kind of blatant misinformation pisses me off.
Motor Trend was once referred to as 'General Motors Trend' -when people used to read it, that is.
One thing that you probably wisely left out, is that Matt Farah works for them. He is arguably one of the biggest (Tesla) haters out there, and he is not shy about his distain for the brand.
Ridiculous of course. Car & Driver is also extremely biased. Reporting all Tesla issues from previous years when reviewing the new 2024 Tesla model 3. BTW I take delivery of mine in a week! These legacy publications are useless in the EV era.
The amount of advertising purchased may be a hidden criteria
Yeah that's great. Of the top 3 "electric cars", one is discontinued and another is a compliance vehicle based on years-old tech.
Also notice none of the prices for the Tesla vehicles were listed? It's almost like they were trying to hide very easy to find pricing to reduce readers ability to compare.
When I buy an electric car eventually, it will be a Tesla.
Yep
No you wont buying a Tesla!
I’m sure it is not their intention but it is interesting that they are in essence telling you that for the same money that will buy you a plain, boring EV you can instead buy a Tesla and get a more luxurious, sportier and yet bigger EV!
To put it another way: Why buy just an EV when you can buy a Tesla!
Bingo.👍
Another detail that seems odd in the article, is that the Tesla MSRP is “coming soon.” You can get Tesla pricing online anytime. The reason I see is that if they put the price in it would be much cheaper than the other “luxury” vehicles which might raise questions as to why it’s in that category but also show that the Tesla prices are quite reasonable in comparison. 🤔🤫
lmao
It's a catch-22 for the Legacy magazines. If they did honest comparisons regardless of who advertised with them, then the advertisers would be pissed. But this is the way these magazines have always operated, in most cases it's the advertiser that pays the most, that walks away with the five-star review or first place.
Thank you Sam for the deep dive into this article, I appreciate it!
Thank you for calling it out.
Back in the late 80's Car and Driver had a 6-page printed insert in one issue that was a parody of Motor Trend (Changed the name on the cover to Moto Rooter). There were 12 ads in the insert for Trabant, which (surprise!) was declared the year's best car.
Notice that 'luxury compact' is always at the bottom of the list, hidden so you'll either ignore or scroll further
There is still Motor Trend????? I had no idea!
Great reporting, you make good compelling points. Keep up the good work.
4th estate is MORE corrupt than the other 3😒
Motor Trend just put the last nail in the casket, I will never read or recommend their brand to anyone, I will advise to ignore them from now on. Thanks for the info on the sorriest thing Motor Trend has ever done.
I think Motor Trend forgot to specify their most important criterion for eligibility for the award: Advertises with them - yes/no.
Excellent call out. I read Motortrend four over 2 decades. I quite when I saw them changing.
Was that a Biden whisper imitation? 😂😂😂
MT is just an ad agency for car sellers. Don’t pay them, don’t get any fake article/ad time. Their articles are just ads.
Hello, there's something I don't understand: why rank the discontinued Chevrolet Bolt and Nissan Leaf? How can they be included in the selection of the best electric cars of 2024? What's the point? For people who buy used cars?
Thanks!
Thanks 😊
Motor Trend can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time. they can't fool all of the people all of the time. Thanks to Sam for your efforts. .
Its simple, they recognize that you get way more bang for the buck with a Tesla.
At least they recognize that Tesla is a luxury car
Hey, Sam, welcome back. Good work here.
We’re already in the midst of an epidemic of NTEV purchase regret. I suspect that whatever poor suckers purchase decisions are influenced by MotorTrend will not have unbridled appreciation for the publication a few years.
One simple fact blows their list sky high out of the water: that the Model Y was the BEST SELLING CAR WORLDWIDE in 2023, and will likely be again or very close in 2024. If they don't take that massive record breaking fact into account they can't be trusted.
It's been years since I've read an issue of MT (or C&D, R&T). I didn't feel I was getting unbiased information.
M&T should have just come clean with a disclaimer that said Teslas are in a class by themselves.
I think your video should be titled:
"Why you should not click on X article"
Motortrend will go the ICE vehicle way!
Don't call it gerrymandering. Call it motormandering.
Yahoo news has just released an article about why Tesla's share is doing so badly. Every part of the story is the exact opposite of reality.
I think the issue is that Tesla is perceived by the general public to be a luxury brand like Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Audi and many more unfortunately. So if Tesla makes a car that really isn't a luxury car, doesn't matter because of brand recognition.
We live in a world of dishonesty and lies!
This is the most ridiculous news I have seen. I have a Model Y and a Bolt EUV (both 2023). I can tell you which one is the better vehicle by a mile. Now that the Model Y can be had for less then $40k, it is nuts that it would not be found in a list of the best EVs.
When I was a kid I was awestruck by these companies that dwell on your gullibility and a status symbol. When I grew up I could see their bias by reading more than one companies opinion on cars.
I finally realized that the best evaluation is ease of maintenance and of course you can't know that until these vehicles are worked on. So any evaluation for a car right off of the assembly line can only be how it looks, is it a luxury car (for status) or how it rides.
When you have to tare a car apart just to fix a water pump or oil pump has got to be the worst engineering blunders of all. This is what all car manufacturers should be evaluated on , not just looks and ride or status.
It seems that gullibility and status always wins out when people the world over buy a car.
shorts sellers are even paying financial advisors to advise against Tesla.
Old Loyalty- Tesla New Loyalty
takes a lot of ads to make a really great car.
Honestly I don't feel that hinging this whole argument on the starting prices makes for a strong case against their ranking. Tesla changes prices up and down all the time in reaction to the economic landscape and fluctuations in the car market, and other car makers do too, so these sticker price metrics aren't concrete enough to be used against their categorization methods, I think.
But that the Teslas are considered luxury by Motortrend despite their spartan interiors could be considered a mark of quality for Tesla fans. I don't really see a downside here, but maybe I'm not getting the point.
I am literally not a Tesla fan and I own a Citroën BEV.... but Tesla CLEARLY has a far better charging network. Which makes the ownership of a Tesla so much better than just any other brand.... Why did i choose Citroën.... because it's miles cheaper to buy than a Model Y and 30% of the insurance!! So I put up with the occasional away from home dreadful charging experience
You get what you pay for.
Well even if we play by their rules, why not just get the luxury vehicle for $500 to $1000 more. Why would anyone want to save $500 to get a non luxury car or suv?
Tesla doesn't buy advertising in their mag.
If Tesla did advertise, they could not supply the demand it would generate, so no need to advertise until you can sell the extra demand on hand.
Tesla advertise on this very website .
Actually this ranking is good for Tesla.
They define Luxury as a car with higher level of interior quality and fit, and ride comfort. So... even though other cars have the same prices - they built from crap and drive as a crap compare to Tesla. That's what MotorTrend want to say
My guess before the video starts is that the list is heavily influenced by dealerships.
so MotorTrend seems hellbent on going down on the HMS GasCar .. oh well !>
There playing up on the fact that Teslas are perceived as a expensive vehicle.
Yup. Hide then in the luxury category everyone will skip over because they assume it's unaffordable. Very sketchy.
Luxury means price + comfort, so there are expensive sport car that are definitely not luxurious, because they’re not supposed to be comfortable, like Mustang Mach E, probably. Tesla Model 3 is definitely too cheap to be a luxury car.
teslas are considered lux cars as far as insurance companies are concerned but the others are not. lux is more about features & comfortability & quality over price.
Research, common sense, and 'informed' don't really apply to Motortrend EV miss-propaganda, I might as well read the Motortrend 'movie recommendations' or their 'recipe section' if I wanted misdirection. Also it doesn't have to be Tesla, but they show models that are not released yet and rate them as the best... if it's under a cover, it's not a car to rate - laughably ridiculous.
Hyundai Motor Company spent over $100 million on advertising in digital, print, and national TV in 2022, and 3.1 trillion South Korean won on advertising and sales promotion globally. In the last year, Hyundai has advertised on over 250 different Media Properties across multiple Media formats.
According to advertising intelligence firm Vivvix, Tesla spent $151,947 on advertising in the United States in 2022, including TV, social media, web banners, and billboards. However, Tesla has spent almost no money on advertising over the years. Instead, Tesla has become popular through other marketing methods, such as: Emails, Referral programs, Musk's tweets, Building an emotional connection with its audience, and Generating word-of-mouth buzz around its products through innovative and informative content.
A publication relying on the subject of their reviews for revenue, by its very nature cannot be objective and trusted. This has always seemed pretty evident to me.
It was perhaps less obvious than when Tesla emerged, not paying for ads like everyone else.
You can't put down your advertisers by a non-advertiser or you'll be out of business. It's as simple as that.
@@jamesengland7461 Nope it is just good sense. I used to read computer magazines in the 90s and half of the magazine was filled with ads from computer makers, so nobody had to tell me that I could not rely on their reviews, so I mostly read them to keep informed and to learn tips & tricks.
@@camman194 See my reply to James England.
Keep up the good work exposing this deception.
It just shows if you don't pay. You don't get counted. People should boycott such biased publications.
Maybe they should be renamed EngineTrend?
PistonMotorTrend
I heard Teslas now have NO TURN SIGNAL CONTROL STALK ?? 😂😢❤ Really? Oh MY!! What were they THINKING!!!??? Does that work well on a roundabout when you NEED TO SIGNAL????????????????? 😢❤
I'm not trying to defend Motor Trend, but I can't blame them for categorizing Tesla under the Luxury class. Luxury cannot simply be defined by price, and something more expensive doesn't automatically qualify it as more luxurious. Tesla cars obviously have a luxurious feel despite their ability to price their cars below their competitors.
Well that's fine, but this still doesn't explain why none of the teslas got into "best cars" category, if its priced below competitors and its still counts as luxury car then there is no reasons why it should not be put into "best cars" category on that alone.
Maybe their entire goal was to use each car once on every category, so that because Tesla got into luxury category it can't go into "best car" one... But that would make no sense as "best car" is just all in one thing and isn't a category on itself.
@@Zripas It appears that Teslas are ranked #1 in their respective Luxury sub-category, which is what Sam was pointing out in the video. He said they "hid" Teslas under the Luxury sub-category so that they don't appear under the main list.
@@vinumcopia9850
I mean, when you have car #1 in luxury is not the same as car being #1 as the best car. Like I would automatically skip Luxury category as that one automatically associates with "expensive stuff" or "non family friendly stuff" and so on.
Tesla's bias (not a negative connotation) is superior engineering, not luxury. As such, I don't consider Tesla MY or M3 to be luxury vehicles.
I would push a Tesla before I buy a car from Mary Barra!
They are harming their own brand more than Tesla's. Thank you for shining light on their garbage journalism.
Kinda weird…! Thanks!!
The Ioniq6 is realy the best,and the Bolt is best value for money!Teslas are just ok!
More like P hacking. Start with the conclusion, work backwards until you find the outcome you're trying to support.
Aptera is the best . Period
As far as evs are concerned, tesla is the goat 🐐
Sam, I like your vids. I am not a Tesla guy; I love my Ioniq 5 and think you are sometimes a little over the top in defense of Tesla. I would even go so far as to say the I believe the Ioniq 6 is the best EV on the road. BUT BUT BUT This Motortrend article is egregiously bad and your use of gerrymandering is elegant. It takes a convoluted definition that even a contortionist couldn't understand to put a Kia Nero or Bolt ahead of any Tesla (and I really liked my Bolt) however the categories are defined. Maybe you should give Motortrend a call and ask them what the best selling car in the world is.
No one has ever said that Kia makes a luxury car. Price doesn’t denote luxury. Also, we can’t use price as an earmark either. Tesla has and will undercut everyone to move the metal. I’m sure by next quarter, they’ll drop the price again. Tesla fanboy harder.
“Sameandering” - digging for the facts so one can present the truth.
Tesla didn't pay for publicity. Follow the money.
You okay, Sam? We miss your videos, and there have been some real doozies of msm articles to analyze
Because they are corrupt!!!! & because Tesla don't advertise.
Dual purpose write in campaign, to make Tesla the winner AND call out the Motor Trend cabal.
Got an email address(es) for Motor Trend?
Tesla doesn't spend money on ads😂. You guys must be using this very site with ad block on. It's a ton of Tesla ads on this very site. You'll still see them even if you tell RUclips that you don't want to. Not to mention that Elon brought Twitter just to advertise.
Another comparison they had a rwd Tesla against 2 other dual motor evs complaining the Tesla did not accelerate as well within the price of the others they could have had the long range dual motor Tesla that would have walked over the others on price performance, features and range another rigged test. Testers on the take.
Clearly software defined cars are excluded.
Sorry, the rank is for advertisers.
If I bought anything but a Tesla based on Motor Trend's lies I'd consider a class action lawsuit.
Lol wut. Imagine not putting Ford on best selling truck xD
I noticed this too.
Not trustworthy at all.
Who owns the media
BIG OIL
Motor trend is an ad platform. Guess who pays for it.
Calling any Tesla a luxury car is hilarious.
Hyundai Kia makes unreliable vehicles. They require frequent repairs. Hyundai Kia pays print and online media huge sums of money for favorable press.
Tesla is the world leader in EVs followed closely by GM which invented EVs almost 30 years ago.
Why no Chinese cars? Chinese EVs are dominating the market. No way to hide it
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