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		vm on Feb 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elon Musk calls NYT review of the Tesla Model S ‘f... Not true. Tesla sued BBC's Top Gear for libel after a review [1]. That didn't stop Tesla from getting this NY Times piece [2] and other award-winning press, such as Motor Trend Car of the Year 2013. [1] Tesla vs Top Gear, well documented by Tesla http://www.teslamotors.com/teslavstopgear [2] NY Times piece in question: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/automobiles/stalled-on-the... Edit: removed date of lawsuit per comment below

cube13 on Feb 11, 2013 | [–]

> Tesla sued BBC's Top Gear in 2012 [1]

It was in 2011(http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/tesla-sues-top-gear-for-l... ), and it was over a largely positive feature on the roadster that aired in 2008.

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