Jeez, Model S is huge isn't it. Just saw it on Daily Politics show now. Parked next to an Outlander phev over Cleggys shoulder. Made the outlander look like a golf buggy!
I think the Model S is one of those design enigmas in that in isolation it looks like a smaller car than it is, because of its relative dimensions and shape... so when you put it next to something else, it looks even bigger than you expect.
I used to get this a lot (in reverse) with the MINI, the original new MINI was shorter than the Ford Ka (first generation Ka), but everyone would go "Oh, it's so HUGE now, it's not a Mini", but then when you put it next to or facing a Ka (or similar) they'd finally see it wasn't at ALL huge by modern (2001) standards, totally threw people. I think the Model S looks smaller than it is, and again when placed in context suddenly your brain goes "wait, what, it's HUGE"...
Essentially the Model S suffers from the automotive version of the Moon Illusion.
