First Drive: Tesla Roadster Sport

Amongst the Chelsea art galleries in New York City, you’ll find Tesla Motors’ latest showroom and New York presence. You may be thinking that a car dealership would be a garish addition to such a charming district, but you needn’t worry. Tesla, mindful of the fact that building structures willy-nilly is slightly antithetical to their whole environmentally-responsible nature, has integrated itself comfortably within the neighborhood.

The facility itself is nothing wild, just a simple space with a couple of floor models, places to sit, have coffee, and pick options for your soon-to-be ride. When asked if they plan to make good on the statement at the Model S reveal that the dealership would facilitate a functioning art gallery, a representative stated that they will indeed do so, but slowly progress into it. Oh, and expect the works to have an automotive slant. The rep I spoke to also conveyed a desire to have projectors broadcasting images from other Tesla facilities, so say the California location has an event, they can share the festivities across the globe. Also significant is that this location broadens Tesla’s service network on the east coast, having a place to bring your Roaster in to for any issues, and making more service techs available for house calls.
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sizquik - 7/15/2009 4:13:12 PM

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It's the sports car for people who hate sports cars. Give me noise, shifting gears and burning fumes!

topneuro - 7/15/2009 5:48:43 PM

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You can have all that and the view of the rear bumper of the Tesla since it goes from zero to 60 MPH in 3.7 seconds.
100% Torque, 100% of the Time defines a sports car very accurately.

veyron1001 - 7/15/2009 6:13:53 PM

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Buy a Lotus Elise as it will last more than 20min of hard use and save 70k as well.

Driver8 - 7/15/2009 8:05:09 PM

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"100% torque, 100% of the time" is more of a traditional muscle car. A sports car should also be able to turn... and with all that battery weight it won't brake or turn as well as a lotus. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with a muscle car - they are fun in a different way. The tesla isn't even that. It occupies an even smaller niche than a lotus.

Noise, shifting gears and fumes are part of the fun. Rear bumper viewing is for people who want to prove how good they are between stop lights.

thstone - 7/15/2009 4:27:47 PM

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I'd have put the dealership in Westchester County.

rxh8me9000 - 7/15/2009 4:31:55 PM

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Right on.I'm in Yonkers.Would love to stop by and check one of these out.

B7FAN - 7/15/2009 4:44:39 PM

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I am a yonkers native myself I used to live on warburton......small world....but why did you chose Westchester County. I love this car I would take one in a heartbeat