It didn’t come as a surprise, when the Fremont-based company Tesla took the top spot in 2015 Consumer Reports rankings with its Model S for the second time on the trot. German automobiles, however, were not that far behind, by taking up seven spots in the top 11 of this elite car ranking report. The 2015 Consumer Reports rankings further validated the authority of German brands such as Mercedes, Audi, and BMW, when it comes…