Tesla Unveils All-Wheel-Drive, Autopilot for Electric Cars

Drivers test the new Tesla 'D' model which is a faster and all-wheel-drive version of the Model S electric sedan at the Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles on October 9, 2014. While Tesla produces relatively few vehicles, it has become a star in the

All-wheel-drive has been a potential shortcoming for the Model S since the first cars rolled off the production line in 2012, with Tesla opting to make it rear-wheel drive instead. That's common among performance cars but has also left the car lacking

Tesla unveiled a souped up Model S with all-wheel drive, ultrafast acceleration and novel autonomous safety features on Thursday night, a dramatically reengineered package designed to match and in some cases surpass the capabilities of top luxury 

All-wheel-drive has been a potential shortcoming for the Model S since the first cars rolled off the production line in 2012, with Tesla opting to make it rear-wheel drive instead. That's common among performance cars but has also left the car lacking

At an event last night, Elon Musk finally gave us the D: A dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version of the Tesla Model S. On the top-of-the-line P85D, that second motor brings the max speed up to 155 mph and 0-60 mph down to 3.2