# Tesla Roadster **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [July 21, 2006, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162 "2006-07-21T09:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/1 "2006-07-21T09:34:07Z")
I’m sure most of you guys have seen this by now, but its pretty cool ![http://www.teslamotors.com/images/nav/home_r1_c1.jpg](http://www.teslamotors.com/images/nav/home_r1_c1.jpg) ![http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/videos/HiRezPics/FF_162_tesla3_f.jpg](http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/videos/HiRezPics/FF_162_tesla3_f.jpg) Comes fully loaded with sat-nav, a/c, leather interior. You can get a solar panel option where you can actually make more energy on your daily work commute than you use. 250miles per charge, 130mph top speed > **[Electric Cars, Solar Panels & Clean Energy Storage | Tesla](https://www.tesla.com/)** > > Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy, offering the safest, quickest electric cars on the road and integrated energy solutions. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/2 "2006-07-21T09:41:27Z")
![http://www.teslamotors.com/images/content/motor_torque_curve.gif](http://www.teslamotors.com/images/content/motor_torque_curve.gif) :shock: ---
**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/3 "2006-07-21T09:57:52Z")
Not to be confused with this Tesla… ![http://perso.wanadoo.fr/hard-rockcity/images/dico/dicot/Tesla.jpg](http://perso.wanadoo.fr/hard-rockcity/images/dico/dicot/Tesla.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bas/32/5540_2.png) [@BAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BAS)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/4 "2006-07-21T10:05:26Z")
… pretty sure the relationship between Nikola Tesla and the ELECTRIC car was obvious ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/5 "2006-07-21T10:34:56Z")
15,000 RPM TACH. :noes: ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/6 "2006-07-21T10:35:23Z")
![http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/hirezpics/IMG_6846.jpg](http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/autoblog/hirezpics/IMG_6846.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/7 "2006-07-21T10:47:36Z")
Very nice, I didn’t know things were coming along so well in that area. Anyone know how long they “charge” for? Oh, and also not to be confused with this “Tesla”: ![http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/DarkForceJackal/Tesla.jpg](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/DarkForceJackal/Tesla.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/8 "2006-07-21T10:59:39Z")
thats serious but its gotta be such a tease driving it insta torque and then NOTHING at the top end similar to a V8 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/9 "2006-07-21T11:14:51Z")
That’s f\*in baller. Nothing else to say, really. ---
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/10 "2006-07-21T12:14:59Z")
What’s the retail on one of those? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/11 "2006-07-21T12:45:21Z")
‘whats the retail’ indeed… this is a very interesting car. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/12 "2006-07-21T12:48:09Z")
unconfirmed $100k usd for the first 100 telsas $80k after that. not bad really, but i like the concern that i heard on a lotus board… how do you take a road trip if the car requires a 3.5 hour charge from full empty…hmmm…hmmm… hmmmm ---
**Author:** ![cloudzero3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cloudzero3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cloudzero3)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/13 "2006-07-21T13:09:20Z")
i guess it’ll be a road trip with a lot of downtime. at least it’s affordable :lol: ---
**Author:** ![DTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTS)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/14 "2006-07-21T15:31:52Z")
ide drift it. ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/15 "2006-07-21T15:50:15Z")
> [@bing](#): > > unconfirmed > > $100k usd for the first 100 telsas > > $80k after that. > > not bad really, but i like the concern that i heard on a lotus board… > > how do you take a road trip if the car requires a 3.5 hour charge from full empty…hmmm…hmmm… hmmmm Easy - bring a really horny girl along… ---
**Author:** ![NiTeRiDeR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@NiTeRiDeR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NiTeRiDeR)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/16 "2006-07-21T16:10:56Z")
> Range 250 miles EPA highway > Full Charge As short as 3.5 hours Annnnd that’s where it gets rocked. 400km and you have to recharged for a MINIMUM of 3.5 hours. That makes an 800km trip at 100km/h take 11.5 hours with a charge mid-trip. Although it does have some sort of system where it recharges the batteries under braking. For the price, I would much rather buy one of these: ![http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/images/cars/ariel_atom.jpg](http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/images/cars/ariel_atom.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/17 "2006-07-21T16:13:34Z")
^ the problem with that is that you can’t bring the horny girl along :smileysex: and your face gets discombobulated ---
**Author:** ![NiTeRiDeR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@NiTeRiDeR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NiTeRiDeR)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/18 "2006-07-21T16:14:50Z")
> [@got\_boost\_S13](#): > > ^ the problem with that is that you can’t bring the horny girl along :smileysex: > > and your face gets discombobulated Yes you can, it’s a two seater you moron. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/19 "2006-07-21T16:20:46Z")
touche but your face still gets discombobulsetatemeded ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162/20 "2006-07-21T17:57:23Z")
Does it have VTEC? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tesla-roadster/98162.md?page=2)