Tesla Model S refresh, 2021 Cadillac Escalade driven and more: Roadshow s week in review
Here s a look back at the best stories from the week ending Jan. 30. Listen - 02:09
There s a new Model S in town. Tesla
Welcome to the week in review, Roadshow reader. It s the time when we take a pause and round up the best we saw from the week now behind us. And this week turned out to be a big one, especially if you re a Tesla fan.
If you missed the big Tesla news, read on for it below and check out some of the cars our editors spent time with during the week ending Jan. 30 while you re at it.
Feds want to talk to Tesla about the Model S yoke steering wheel
NHTSA officials aren t sure if Elon s Knight-Rider-style wheel meets federal regulations. Listen - 01:26
NHTSA wants a closer look at this. Tesla
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Roadshow on Friday it has reached out to Tesla following the news of its planned yoke-style steering wheel for the refreshed Model S electric sedan. The government agency did not say if the automaker has been in touch with regulators since it debuted the radical new wheel.
Tesla this week revealed the refreshed flagship sedan, along with a revamped Model X SUV, with the steering yoke grabbing eyeballs across the internet. Roadshow s Editor-in-Chief Tim Stevens has laid out why the design is a likely safety risk, but US regulators will certainly get to the bottom of it. NHTSA told Roadshow that on first glance it cannot det