Tesla Roadster runs the quarter-mile in 12.7 secs

Who said sports cars couldn’t be fuel-efficient and fast at the same time. 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds is very impressive for a 100 percent electric-roadster and now Tesla is claiming that its Roadster can run the quarter mile in 12.7 seconds.

Tesla’s validation engineer Iain Morrison, who does all the weather and speed testing for Tesla, ran the quarter-mile run in the Tesla Roadster at Infineon Raceway, California on Oct. 29th. Morrison hit a top speed of...
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Need4Speed - 11/6/2008 9:58:39 AM

0 Boost

In the interest of saving fuel this car is unbeatable...in almost every respect. But how much driving pleasure can you get from a car that has a 1 speed transmission and no exhaust....it most likely sounds like its humming instead of "growling" like a nicely tuned quad pipe. This may be some people's idea of fun...but my conscience for global warming and its effects have not reached the level where I would pass over a petrol engined competitor with similar performance. Oh well, can't impede progress, if this is what things are coming to then if you can't beat 'em...join 'em.

Agent009 - 11/6/2008 10:52:35 AM

+3 Boost

with that much power you can put in a subwoofer and make your own noise

veyron1001 - 11/6/2008 10:12:47 AM

-3 Boost

The car is only a fashion statement.

veyron1001 - 11/6/2008 10:59:04 PM

-1 Boost

Go join a tree hugger car forum if you are going to say that.

tesla311 - 11/24/2008 12:48:49 AM

+1 Boost

I'd rather use my money to futher technology.