IT HAPPENED! The Tesla Roadster 2021 Is FINALLY Here!

The Tesla Roadster was the car that proved electric cars had a chance and brought
Tesla to the world's attention! After retiring the electric super car in 2012, Tesla has
brought back the Roadster! But where is Tesla making these speed demons?
Join us as we go inside Tesla's new Roadster factory!
If any discontinued car deserves to come back, it is the Tesla Roadster! With the kind of
legacy associated with it, this car deserves a second chance and has fans eagerly
waiting for it!
Tesla set out to prove that electric power and high performance need not be mutually
exclusive and did so convincingly.
First revealed as a concept car in 2006, the drivable prototypes started to show up the
following year. Tesla began manufacturing the convertible Roadster in 2008. For nearly
$100,000, early buyers were treated to a combination of supercar speed and sailboat
sound levels and still smirk each time they drove past a filling station. It was a pleasure
to charge at home, and in those early days, the Roadster would make soft gurgling
sounds as the propylene-glycol coolant circulates through the battery pack and the
radiators. Sometimes, the cooling fans would kick in.
The two-seater Roadster was a breakthrough in automobile battery technology with
more than 200 miles of driving range. This was thanks to a massive lithium-ion battery
pack, a novelty at that time, with liquid cooling, safety fuses, and sophisticated software
that made it safe to work in a performance car.
Tesla had some help from British auto company Lotus in the styling of the Roadster. But
the electric car had its own distinct features, like weight distribution. Apart from this,
almost all of the Roadster's components were specialized.
The original Roadster weighed about 2700 pounds, but it was easily handled by the
electric motor capable of 248 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque.
It also had a touchscreen that reported the miles remaining in the battery. The cabin
was well made with a glossy carbon-fiber center console, with cabin-temperature
controls, seat heaters, and air condition buttons. It definitely looks ancient in comparison
with today's Teslas!
But of course, those early buyers were attracted to the speed, gleefully leaving other
cars behind when the traffic light turned green!
Interestingly, some early adopters feared they could be stuck with a fancy and
expensive paper weight should Tesla go under! But of course, we know their fears were
unfounded now that Tesla has become a trillion-dollar company that sells the highest
number of purely electric cars globally!
Tesla made and sold less than 2,500 units of these speed machines before ending
production in 2012 to focus on the more reasonably priced Model S. But it was enough
to cement the Roadster's place in history.
The original Roaster will reach places that most other cars will never reach, as SpaceX
launched Musk's personal Roadster to deep space in February 2018 atop the Falcon
Heavy rocket in a test flight.
While announcing the discontinuation, then Tesla spokesperson, Khobi Brooklyn, said:
"The Roadster will always be the cornerstone of Tesla, and we look forward to bringing
back a version of the supercar that takes full advantage of our advanced electric
powertrain in the next several years."
Brooklyn's words are coming true as Tesla has brought back the Roadster! It has
undergone a total makeover but still retains the exciting performance of the original
Roadster.
This new Roadster features a slicker design with prominent curves that brings it closer
to modern Tesla cars. The body has been styled for high performance and aero
efficiency.
It is more powerful than ever, with a blazingly fast acceleration time of 1.9 seconds from
0 to 60 miles per hour! It will reach a top speed of over 250 miles per hour, making it the
world's fastest production car!
If that speed is not enough for you, there is a faster version that Tesla is fitting with the
SpaceX Package that will sprint from 0 to 60 miles per hour, as confirmed by Musk
himself! This version has cold gas thrusters for zooming!
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Even Musk is concerned about the speed and recommends that people with a medical
condition stay away from it!
The range is more than double of the original version, with 620 miles on a single
charge. Musk said it would get a massive 200 kWh battery to help it put other electric
vehicles to shame.
The Roadster has gained two extra seats in this generation, although it remains a door-
door car. You will be able to bring more people along on your hair-raising rides!
The glass roof is still removable and can be stored in the trunk for when you want to feel
the wind in your hair on the road.
You can't have all that upgrades and expect the price to remain the same. This new
Roadster starts at a cool $200,000. There is a Founders Series version that starts at
$250,000.