Tesla Model X Plaid
Reference — shown, never scored
Why 1.9: 1,020 hp and three rows — the numbers-car formula applied to a family hauler. It racks up genuine miles doing school runs and airport trips, which is exactly why the involvement score and the ownership score point in opposite directions.
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · $120k (2021) → $72k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
The long version
It gets driven plenty — school runs, airport loops, road trips on Autopilot — which is precisely why it scores where it does: the miles are transportation, not enthusiasm. The Plaid button is a party trick performed twice per passenger and then retired. Owners cross-shop it against an Escalade, not a Cayman, and the doors close the sale more often than the horsepower does. High utility, minimal involvement: the cleanest example of why this index needs two numbers.