New Tesla roadster does 0 to 100 in 4.2 sec

[John -- '02 HAWK]

https://jalopnik.com/surprise-theres-a-new-tesla-roadster-and-its-unbelieva-1820532533

The Tesla Roadster, unexpectedly, is back. The specs that Tesla are claiming verge on the unbelievable. Top speed of 250+ MPH. 0-60 in 1.9 seconds. Range of 620 miles.

Not sure if I like the looks but damn thats fast

[A_A_G]

Rip ice

[Ratt]

That thing is sexy. I want one.

[svauto-erotic855]

I doubt the 620 mile range claim; the rest is plausible but what else do you expect from a 2 million dollar super car?

[A_A_G]

I doubt the 620 mile ranger claim; the rest is plausible but what else do you expect from a 2 million dollar super car?

Your number is way off

Base Specs
Acceleration 0-60 mph1.9 sec
Acceleration 0-100 mph4.2 sec
Acceleration 1/4 mile 8.8 sec
Top SpeedOver 250 mph
Wheel Torque 10,000 Nm
Mile Range 620 miles
Seating 4
DriveAll-Wheel Drive
Base Price$200,000
Base Reservation$50,000
Founders Series Price$250,000
Founders Series Reservation
(1,000 reservations available)$250,000

[svauto-erotic855]

Your number is way off

Base Specs
Acceleration 0-60 mph1.9 sec
Acceleration 0-100 mph4.2 sec
Acceleration 1/4 mile 8.8 sec
Top SpeedOver 250 mph
Wheel Torque 10,000 Nm
Mile Range 620 miles
Seating 4
DriveAll-Wheel Drive
Base Price$200,000
Base Reservation$50,000
Founders Series Price$250,000
Founders Series Reservation
(1,000 reservations available)$250,000

I was talking about what the car cost to make; not what it sells for. If anything my number is probably too low.

[Gasser64]

Que all the old guys who are skeered.

[no4njnk]

620 miles, on what roads/speeds?

I would like to see the true cost of these cars with how much Tesla is subsidized

[svauto-erotic855]

I would like to see the true cost of these cars with how much Tesla is subsidized

Considering how it cost Ford a billion dollars to make the first Taurus from an idea to an actual car and that was 30 something years ago and it was considered super cheap back then I bet Tesla has at least 2 million in each of the 1000 of these they are going to build.

I wonder how long Tesla is going to be able to operate in the red before their backers pull out? My bet is that the big manufactures will start making electric cars that they make a profit on or at least break even on and that will be the end of Tesla. Blackberry comes to mind when I think of Tesla.

Did y'all know that Toyota has lost money on every Prius that they have sold? The Prius program is billions in the red.

[aggie97]

At some point, the American Taxpayer has to stop funding the Musk junket.

[svauto-erotic855]

At some point, the American Taxpayer has to stop funding the Musk junket.

Most of Tesla's money comes from silicon valley dreamers who will sink 10s of billions of their own money into the project just to be part of the dream.

[BLAKE]

Considering how it cost Ford a billion dollars to make the first Taurus from an idea to an actual car and that was 30 something years ago and it was considered super cheap back then I bet Tesla has at least 2 million in each of the 1000 of these they are going to build.

I wonder how long Tesla is going to be able to operate in the red before their backers pull out? My bet is that the big manufactures will start making electric cars that they make a profit on or at least break even on and that will be the end of Tesla. Blackberry comes to mind when I think of Tesla.

Did y'all know that Toyota has lost money on every Prius that they have sold? The Prius program is billions in the red.

I don't think comparing this to a mass market sedan made 30 years ago is valid.

A better comparison would be something like the Lexus LFA. Limited production halo car that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Lexus lost money on each LFA to the tune of hundreds of thousands, not millions of dollars. Couple this with the modular nature of the Tesla architecture and I'm willing to bet there's quite a bit of cost savings there. I agree they'll lose money on them, but not nearly to the tune of 2mm.

[BLAKE]

Ok, and apparently the roadster skips "Ludicrous" mode and goes right to "Plaid".

Yes, really:

https://jalopnik.com/watch-the-new-tesla-roadsters-plaid-mode-rocket-the-c-1820542817

[AnthonyS]

But will it survive a lap of the Nurburgring without going into limp dick mode? Two?

[svauto-erotic855]

I don't think comparing this to a mass market sedan made 30 years ago is valid.

A better comparison would be something like the Lexus LFA. Limited production halo car that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Lexus lost money on each LFA to the tune of hundreds of thousands, not millions of dollars. Couple this with the modular nature of the Tesla architecture and I'm willing to bet there's quite a bit of cost savings there. I agree they'll lose money on them, but not nearly to the tune of 2mm.

I suspect that you may be correct. I know the technology Tesla uses but not their construction techniques.