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Except that the Tesla's huge touchscreen is about as usable as the Vertu phone. And unlike Vertu, Tesla has no precious materials in it. Tesla has the innards of an old Hyundai.

I can understand when you laud Tesla for being emissions-free, or for high torque, or for figuring out how to cool Panasonic's battery packs properly. But pretending that it is a luxury car is just silly.

Heh, yeah the Virtu phones were a joke. ~$20,000 for a platinum encased Nokia.

There are some gimmick luxury cars out there but for car people, there are some damn fine experiences out there. An entire range of expensive UX from the rugged to the sleek. Cars are just different.