Tesla plans on unveiling the highly anticipated Model S plug-in electric sedan today. Kevin Rose, the creator and master-mind of Digg.com, had a few images posted on flicker of the new Tesla  Model S fully revealed from the rear and side along with an (obvious pre-production or pre-finish) interior shot. Are these official exterior images? Sure, they are official until we get the “official” images later today after the reports of the “official” unveiling happens. Until then, bookmark or favorite AutomotiveAddicts.com now and come back shortly and we should have several images of the new plug-in sedan that is expected to cost $57,000 with a $7500 tax credit (for driving a plug-in electric vehicle).

We’re all familiar with the nursery rhyme called “This Little Piggy” right? Does this sound familiar: “This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none, this little piggy cried ‘wee wee wee’ all the way home…”  Ok, by now if you’re still reading this you are thinking to yourself “what the heck does all this have to do with cars?” either that or you’re thinking “this guy has gone completely mad!” Well you might be right on both counts as I will soon explain.

The “piggys” going to market in this context are the concept cars that so many manufacturers dangle like a carrot in front of the viewing audience to excite our collective car senses, arouse our vivid mechanical dreams and whet our automotive appetites.  These prototypes are often the only indication consumers have that there’s somebody with imagination at the wheel of these major, mega,  car conglomerates.  The mostly pedestrian selection of mundane motor vehicles seen on the street today are largely a reflection of the apathy (i.e. mediocrity) found in our society at large.  While mostly functional, modern automobile design consists of general, uninspired, average and redundant variations on the same theme, the difference in branding offering the only variety.   Each manufacturer presents something for everybody to collectively like or dislike…agree or disagree, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, Pontiac Aztec owners included.  But one thing that most can collectively agree upon is the detectability of the often futuristic concept cars. These visions that seem to be lifted from the pages of a science-fiction novel often end up gracing the pages of our favorite automobile magazine or automotive blog.