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It looks amazing and I bet I can never afford it.]]>Jan 28th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Plus, never buy a first gen product, silly! :)]]>Jan 28th 2008 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/I wouldn't count on the price dropping that much. This is supposed to be a battery-powered car with the performance of a ferrari and it's pretty luxurious besides. It has a 4 second 0-60, which is amazing even for a ferrari, and it looks like a lotus elise but even better. As an addicted car enthusiast, this is a really impressive sports car. It has a top speed of 125mph, which is only because the motor is air-cooled. Because of this, I imagine the price will only be going up if anything, when they produce a model that's liquid cooled with a radiator.

Prices on cars hardly ever fluctuate much from the original (obviously in the case of inflation they do). This is a genuine sports car and they are going to price it as such.]]>Jan 28th 2008 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Ugh! You mean a car this expensive has no power assisted steering like the rusty old 1995 GMC we use? Sorry, we NEED power assisted steering.

On second thought though, manual steering can be so hard to turn you can give yourself a workout while driving to work! Talk about multitasking!

Errr... On third thought I won't want to work out while driving to work. Shame to have sweaty underarms. Ewww!]]>Jan 28th 2008 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Seriously, and I'll bet it's got less than 2,000 lbs. of towing capability too!
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its called driving buddy. too many people are just passengers in the driver's seat and it sounds like you're one of them.]]>Jan 28th 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Hey, I driven an unassisted Jeep and an unassisted Lancer. It was ok when I was at speed but U-Turns, Parallel Parking and navigating in parking lots were hell.

And when did I say I drive a Toyota? We have a GMC!]]>Jan 28th 2008 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
1995 GMC? Well, it's probably 2k more than this one.

Too bad my company will only pay for "practical" cars (through 4 doors can get pretty sporty these days.)]]>Jan 28th 2008 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Personally, i would absolutely love one just for the experience of that massive amount of torque available from the start and just to see what is in store for the rest of us once cars go electric. It is the future boys, better hold on tight or the torque might bight you.]]>Jan 28th 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/]]>Jan 28th 2008 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Do you enjoy longer stopping distances?]]>Jan 28th 2008 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
@ joe antstine
M3s are pretty badass machines. I guess you must drive F430s or 911 GT3s, cuz besides that there aren't too many barebone, highend sportscars anymore . . and even those have ABS, climate control and assisted steering. Why? because it's better technology, it makes it perform better, they aren't idiots. If you wanna go retro ride a horse.]]>Jan 28th 2008 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Did you ever consider that maybe, just maybe, this car weighs less than your 1995 GMC truck? And maybe the steering ratio is different? Perhaps it does not need power steering where a truck does.

I drove an Elise and never noticed anything too heavy about the steering. I didn't even realize it had no assist.]]>Jan 29th 2008 2:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2840/Tesla-Roadster.html]]>Jan 29th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 29th 2008 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
The CHEVY VOLT and the CTS COUPE Concepts look better.]]>Jan 28th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
That said, the tesla looks a lot better in black.]]>Jan 28th 2008 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Lotus chassis. No gasoline. Driver-loving steering. 14,000 RPM. Dreamy.
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In a few years, for the same price, this beats any true lotus on the market...]]>Jan 29th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
And you don't have to worry about taking it on a trip to the beach and running out of juice half way.

And you don't have to worry about replacing the batteries in a few years which will be no doubt a very costly event.

EV is cool, but not very practical now, especially for a sports car. Especially when 70% of this country's electrical power still comes from coal, suddenly your EV isn't so green compared to a highly fuel efficient yet still very quick, balanced, and fun car like the Exige.]]>Jan 29th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.ilea.org/lcas/taharaetal2001.html

Many people just pull in the automatic assumption that because of coal and the battery, EVs MUST be worse than gas cars, but that is not true. While it is important to consider that as a factor, just try not to make too many assumptions.
The roadster is just a first step in to the EV sportscar market, close to the first of it's kind (behind the $300k fetish). Your Exige GT3 came from a long process of refinement, and though the roadster inherits much of that, it also has many new things. The gasoline engine has pretty much evolved as far as it can go, but the EV drivetrain still has a long way to go (esp the battery tech), and considering that it can already reach comparable performance as gasoline cars today, its only going to get better.]]>Jan 30th 2008 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Next time you should proof read before posting though.]]>Jan 28th 2008 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jun 3rd 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
Electric may be the supercharger of the future.

]]>Jan 28th 2008 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/
but you all can use your power assist and escalators on your way to the gym.
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as for power steering if its kept any of the heritage you'd hardly notice.]]>Jan 28th 2008 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 28th 2008 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 29th 2008 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 29th 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 29th 2008 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/tesla-roadster-gets-reviewed-and-road-tested/Jan 30th 2008 12:56AM