Tesla Model S Exceeding First Quarter Sales Expectations, Expanding to Europe / New All-Wheel Drive Model in 2014? / Road Trip Approved: SuperCharger Stations to "Serve 98 Percent of U.S." in 3 Years

Whether Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk predicted it or not, the new Tesla Model S is the hottest car on the market. And its electric!

After exceeding expectations in first quarter sales, the Tesla Model S is going abroad. The company already has a site pinned for European distribution, and has been delivering the Model S to European consumers all week long.

Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands were first on the list to receive their new electric cars.

Because of the phenomenal success this year, the company may be launching a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S as early as next year, according to a report from The Verge.

For customers that have to drive in snow on a daily basis might decided the all-wheel drive model to be the perfect winter car.

As far as what all-wheel drive could do to speed and performance. The normal Model S has an acceleration time of 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. Would the extra traction of all-wheel drive slow the Tesla Model S down a lot?

But what about long drives and road trips? Many speculate that an electric car of its kind couldn't last a long road trip.

Though the Model S may make you feel like Batman and Captain Kirk at the same time, the car does have its drawbacks.

OregonLive reports the "noise from the road and wheels is louder than what I experience on road trips in my Volvo XC 70."

On their road trip test Joe and Dave point out a couple other flaws. Though "the Model S has the largest sunroof that I've seen in a passenger car and ample leg room for five people (and two rear-facing, fold-out child seats in the back), the head room caused by the sloping back was lacking. My 6-foot-1 frame probably couldn't handle more than an hour in the backseat."

They also point out an oddly placed cruise control lever, right on top of the turn signal.  

As for the road-trippers weary of taking an electric car on the highway, Tesla vows to have enough SuperCharger stations to "serve 98 percent of the U.S. population in three years."