Auto Car | 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport first drive | Tesla often emphasizes that it works more like a Silicon Valley technology company than a traditional car company. And the company just proved it by delivering a model update to the Tesla Roadster for 2010. Remember, the Roadster has only been in production for one year, but in that time Tesla completely redesigned the interior, while at the same time adding new materials to reduce cabin noise. Model updates from other automakers often take five years.
Externally, the casual observer won't see much difference. The Tesla Roadster uses the same Lotus-sourced body clad in carbon fiber. But the carbon fiber stands out more, as clear-coat panels make up the hood, spoiler, and even the insets in the rear air intakes. The suspension is now adjustable for comfort or sport, and the all-new Sport version of the Roadster uses an upgraded power train that rockets it to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, faster than the standard Roadster's 3.9 second time.
The Tesla Roadster Sport drives like nothing on the road today. If you've driven a bumper car you'll have some idea of how the Roadster Sport operates. You push the accelerator and it goes. But unlike bumper cars, the Tesla Roadster Sport gets pushed by a robust motor making 295 pound-feet of torque. That high torque figure comes on almost as soon as the motor starts spinning, and carries all the way up to 6,000 rpm.
In Europe, the base price for the standard Tesla Roadster is 84,000 Euros and the Roadster Sport Signature model is 108,000 Euros. A 9,000 Euro deposit secures the delivery of a Tesla Roadster and the waiting time is currently between 3 to 4 months for customer delivery.
The standard safety features are four sensor, four channel ABS brakes, traction control, tyre pressure monitoring system, front and rear crumple zones, driver and passenger front air bags. The aluminium chassis has a rigid occupent safety cell, side impact door beams, seat belt pretensioners, body integrated head restraints. For security, the Tesla Roadster comes standard with an advanced theft-deterrent and immobilizer system with both a security PIN for starting the car and a valet mode to restrict speed, performance and range of the car when your Roadster over to someone to drive.
The performance of the Tesla Roadster is impressive with a 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) time of just under 4.0 seconds and the Tesla Roadster Sport improves upon this time with a 0 to 100 km/h time (62.5 mph) of 3.8 seconds, by using a more powerful 215 kW electric motor over the standard 185 kW electric motor on the Roadster. The top speed of the Roadster is 200 km/h (125 mph) and the range on a full charge is 393 km (245.63 miles). But no matter which Roadster you choose, the Lotus engineered handling and the acceleration are mind blowing, and the body is hand crafted in carbon fibre.
(reviews.cnet.com)
Externally, the casual observer won't see much difference. The Tesla Roadster uses the same Lotus-sourced body clad in carbon fiber. But the carbon fiber stands out more, as clear-coat panels make up the hood, spoiler, and even the insets in the rear air intakes. The suspension is now adjustable for comfort or sport, and the all-new Sport version of the Roadster uses an upgraded power train that rockets it to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, faster than the standard Roadster's 3.9 second time.
The Tesla Roadster Sport drives like nothing on the road today. If you've driven a bumper car you'll have some idea of how the Roadster Sport operates. You push the accelerator and it goes. But unlike bumper cars, the Tesla Roadster Sport gets pushed by a robust motor making 295 pound-feet of torque. That high torque figure comes on almost as soon as the motor starts spinning, and carries all the way up to 6,000 rpm.
In Europe, the base price for the standard Tesla Roadster is 84,000 Euros and the Roadster Sport Signature model is 108,000 Euros. A 9,000 Euro deposit secures the delivery of a Tesla Roadster and the waiting time is currently between 3 to 4 months for customer delivery.
The standard safety features are four sensor, four channel ABS brakes, traction control, tyre pressure monitoring system, front and rear crumple zones, driver and passenger front air bags. The aluminium chassis has a rigid occupent safety cell, side impact door beams, seat belt pretensioners, body integrated head restraints. For security, the Tesla Roadster comes standard with an advanced theft-deterrent and immobilizer system with both a security PIN for starting the car and a valet mode to restrict speed, performance and range of the car when your Roadster over to someone to drive.
The performance of the Tesla Roadster is impressive with a 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) time of just under 4.0 seconds and the Tesla Roadster Sport improves upon this time with a 0 to 100 km/h time (62.5 mph) of 3.8 seconds, by using a more powerful 215 kW electric motor over the standard 185 kW electric motor on the Roadster. The top speed of the Roadster is 200 km/h (125 mph) and the range on a full charge is 393 km (245.63 miles). But no matter which Roadster you choose, the Lotus engineered handling and the acceleration are mind blowing, and the body is hand crafted in carbon fibre.
(reviews.cnet.com)
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