Tesla neglected to say whether it has fully tested the new Roadster on the open road to record those specs - things are a little different in the real world than on the dyno - or whether the Roadster will be allowed to make 1.9-second launches at will with no software limiters to preserve the drivetrain. While a 620-mile range sounds plausible given the price and some advances in battery and electric motor technology, it may be prudent to treat some other promised specs with a small handful of salt, if only for the reason of tire longevity in real-world conditions. The new Roadster will be powered by three electric motors - two in the back and one up front - drawing juice from a 200-kWh battery. More lurid stats, according to Tesla, include sprints from 0 to 100 mph in 4.2 seconds, and quarter mile times of 8.8 seconds. It is also promised to have a range of 620 miles, but probably not all at its top speed. The second-generation Roadster, promised around 2020, aims to make the original seem like it's from another century altogether with 0 to 60 mph sprint times of 1.9 seconds, a 250-mph top speed and an electric motor capable of producing 7,376 lb-ft of torque. A custom Tesla Model S station wagon is taking shape.The Roadster may have been offered in a lot of flavors over half a decade, but it was a very exclusive car even by the metric of the Model S. Zero to 60 mph sprints were down to 3.7 seconds, but the price was up to $128,500 for the top 2.5 Sport, which offered improved noise insulation, new seats and a larger 7.0-inch optional touchscreen infotainment system.įour versions of just the first-generation Roadster makes it sound like there were a lot of these cars out there, but production for all versions combined topped out at around 2,450 examples. By this time the Roadster featured a single-speed BorgWarner transmission, in contrast to the two-speed transmission of the debut model. These later variants also featured slightly revised styling front and back. The big leap with the first-gen Roadster came with Roadster 2.5 and 2.5 Sport, which served up 288 hp along with a top torque output of 295 lb-ft in the Sport model. Roadster 2.0, the second version of the model, dialed up the power to 248 hp and 280 lb-ft of torque while keeping the range at 244 miles. The base model started at $109,000, an attractive purchase for reasonably well-funded fans of electric cars. The debut base model and the upgraded Roadster 1.5, the first of which rolled out in 2008, could make the sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds and had a top speed of 125 mph. The chassis and body were based on a Lotus Elise/Exige architecture - Lotus provided the motorless "gliders" for Tesla. The base model, the first of four that were produced, featured a range of 244 miles on a full charge and an electric motor that was good for 248 hp and 200 lb-ft of torque. When it debuted the Roadster was a pretty ground-breaking vehicle. Tesla Roadster Sounds Awesome-Can It Be That Good?.
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