I am both surprised and
I am both surprised and disappointed by many of the comments here. Both cars are phenomenal achievements in their respective areas. The Tesla Model S is hands down the best electric car on the market, which is why GM is trying to make it illegal to sell it in Michigan. The D version adds all wheel drive and more power, which certainly is a trend in both performance vehicles (McLaren P1, La Ferrari, Nissan GTR) and daily drivers in inclement weather. Yes an electric motor has phenomenal torque across the rpm range but in a vehicle on a road there is only so much traction available and even though internal combustion engines may have less torque, things like 8 speed transmissions and gearing can help minimize the difference. The Hellcat Charger is completely different, it is designed for someone to race and then drive home, it has more power than any other sedan made anywhere. If you don't like the interior or build quality, good buy something else, it has improved a ton over where it used to be and by the way racers want to go fast, the rest is less important. At a price of $65k for the Hellcat charger, it will be very difficult to buy one at sticker price for the first year as they will all be sold to racers and collectors. For those that talk about cost savings with the tesla, you need to either rethink your argument. With a sticker price difference of over $65k even if you drive the Charger (way more than a average one will see, lets say 18k miles per year) and only squeaked out 12-15 mpg, you would still get past the 8 year mark where the Tesla warranty runs out even at $4/gallon, in fact you likely are looking at a battery replacement around year 10-12 about the time the $ is even. Then you could add in depreciation where the Tesla will go down as most cars do and collector muscle cars typically depreciate significantly less. Both cars are truly awesome achievements that were not possible even a couple of years ago, there is really no need to knock one down to try and make the other look better. This is a great time for automotive enthusiasts, enjoy it!