A new Tesla Roadster has been revealed. And the electric car maker’s chief Elon Musk reckons it will be “the fastest production car ever”.
The two-seat convertible is said to accelerate from 0-60mph in 1.9sec, which would make it the first production car to break the 2.0sec barrier. And it is claimed to hit 100mph from rest in just 4.2sec and have a top speed of more than 250mph.
In addition, the new Tesla Roadster, which is styled to look like a coupé but features a removable roof panel, is said to have a range of 620 miles on a single charge – almost 300 miles more than any electric car on sale today.
Musk said: “The point of doing this is to give a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars. Driving a gasoline sports car is going to feel like a steam engine with a side of quiche.”
The Tesla Roadster is set to go on sale in the US in 2020, with the first examples costing £189.000. There is no word yet on when the car will come to the UK.
