Video Summary
- The Tesla Roadster has an EV range of 244 miles.- The base MSRP is approximately $109,000, but as tested, the price is $158,000.
- The interior of the car is small, and two 6-foot tall adults found it cramped.
- The glove compartment is very tiny and will not hold a phone.
- The power-to-weight ratio is huge, and the car has 100% torque all the time.
- The 0-60 mph speed is 3.9 seconds, and the maximum horsepower is 288.
- The car is very fast; in fact, faster off a corner than many Corvettes and Porsches.
- It is strange driving a car that has only wind and tire noise.
- With summer tires, the car is not good in the snow.
- One gear goes up to 122 mph, but the speedometer says 160 mph.
- Driving it hard, a full charge is estimated to last around 150 miles.
- The car gets a lot of attention.
- With a full charge, and hard driving, the car will drive around 150 miles.
- It does not have an engine, exhaust or muffler.
- A real, proper application of battery power for a sports car, however it has no shift option.
- This is just the beginning of a new breed of sport car.
- It is fast, and its dangerousness makes it a good sports car.
- In the Rocky Mountains, the car can be driven to Boulder with almost 70 miles of range left.
