Road Test: Tesla Roadster 2.5 S

TheChargingPoint.com reviews the Tesla Roadster S, the electric supercar that's made even the staunchest of petrolheads sit up and take notice.

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[StygianX]

@ChompChompNomNom

Piece of crap?

FYI:

Tesla Roadster 0-60 in 3.7s (215 kW; 288hp) and 380 Nm torque $108,000

Lamborghini LP650-4 3.4 seconds (478 kW; 641 hp) and 660 Nm torque $416,300

So what you are essentialy saying is, that a car which prices 1/4th of a lambo and only accelerates 0.3 seconds slower to 60 mph is a piece of crap... ...well.. ..no comment :P And among many things you forget instant torque... ..oh and who cares about 0 emissions right?

[Transferstats]

Love this car!

[Auqamoose]

it's so tiny! 

[mnowak365]

@mnowak365 it matters what the car will be worth. A Ferrari will always hold its value and it'll never get boring because you have sound and power combined plus luxurious, and a Ferrari is much better to look at. the tesla is great but not that great especially when its just an electric car thats batteries always die

[thlin]

The only fall about all Tesla cars are the battery =/. Hopefully battery technology gets more advanced.

[toyotaprius79]

@mnowak365 That's your advise. I'd buy the Tesla, being a faster accelerating car for half the price.

[mnowak365]

if u can afford one of these take my advise and buy a Ferrari for the price of a tesla

[rubikfan1]

i saw it in real life! looked cool, at the weel ther was an old man with sunglasses lolz.

[vigorousAtheist]

@Pavke101

It's not just the price of fuel that allows it to be cheaper than other sports cars. It has a lower MAINTENANCE costs as well.

And newsflash, tesla IS coming out with fast, cheap cars. Just wait till after the model S

[Pavke101]

@vigorousAtheist When you buy a car that's worth about 100k you don't look at the price of gas or electricity... When it's price drops to 10k maybe i will buy it because electricity is much cheaper... ;-)

[FormulaWill]

You can buy a Tesla Roadster, because they are not exactly in demand. Despite being in production since 2008, they just recently surpassed the 2,000 unit mark. Although they have stopped production of this 'profitable' car, Tesla continues to significant inventory. Or go buy a few Elise's for the same money.

[vigorousAtheist]

@ChompChompNomNom

This car has over 245 mile range. That's the equivalent of driving across the entire UK.

And most gas cars can only go 200 miles before refueling. And keep in mind that the cost of electricity is way cheaper than gas. Also, maintenance is much cheaper . And the batteries are replaced after 7 years, with a discount.

16 hours to recharge? LOLOL they have a new system that can charge it in 30 minutes.

A lamborghini is cliche and corny. You look like a goof driving it.