Tesla just revealed its new Roadster and it's a complete game-changer
Nov 17, 2017, 12:40 IST
Tesla surprised everyone and unveiled a new Roadster on Thursday evening.
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"The new Tesla Roadster will be the fastest production car ever made, period," CEO Elon Musk said.
The base model of the Roadster will do 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds.
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"It will be the first time any car has broken two seconds at 0-60," Musk said. "It will be the fastest to 100 mph, 4.2 seconds to 100 mph," Musk said.
It will do a quarter-mile in 8.9 seconds, Musk said.
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"This will be the first time any production car has broken nine seconds in a quarter-mile. These are all world records, This is what we are achieving in the prototype.
Musk said the car will have a top speed of about 250 mph and a 250 kWh battery pack, which gives it a 620-mile range.
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