5gears-IS

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peteharvey

I wonder how many lbs it weighs?

It has a massive battery pack - not just to give a whopping 620 mile range, but also because full throttle acceleration 0-60 in just 1.9 seconds would use so much energy!
We need a 200 kW-hr battery pack just to have enough energy to do repeated full bore acceleration.

There was a regular poster who's thinking is that PHEV's neutralize itself, because the extra weight of the bigger batteries neutralize the acceleration.
However, I believe just like this Tesla roadster that the extra battery capacity and energy stored, will allow repeated full throttle acceleration, which will use up a lot of energy, hence the need for a bigger battery pack.

blacksc400

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Wow I’m speechless... the specs are crazy, so how much will it cost? I guess it would even cost more than the highest spec model S?

xioix

Founders edition start at $250,000

pman6

makes me excited for the future. 600+ mile range is amazing.

That's waaaaay better than my gas tank. I can only get 470miles max hwy

S2000toIS350

Regular edition is only $200K

That is amazing, too bad it takes a $50K deposit to reserve one

That was a mind bending presentation

JessePS

Tesla did a great job on the 2nd generation roadster. The specs are amazing and the starting price isn't all that bad. I wouldn't mind owning one.

Diesel350

Don't think too many people will be putting down a $250k deposit for a car that comes out in 2020

RXSF

Really hope Tesla doesnt go bankrupt before this comes out

Sulu

As long as there are blind Tesla investors, this may not happen anytime soon.

Stormwind

Every sports car automaker is panicking right now.

Hoovey689

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My thoughts too. Musk is really stretching it with the Semi Truck and Roadster both of which are years away, and Model 3 production is far from ramped up. Even if they were to go bankrupt, I'm sure there's some billionaires out there ready to pounce at ownership. The reveal last night saw a $13 dollar spike per share, though its settled down a few hours later (still higher than yesterday morning though).

pman6

how's the handling though?

Aren't teslas known for chitty handling, but they're rockets in a straight line ?

bitkahuna

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the only problem is it will take 3 weeks to recharge unless you have a power station in your home

mmarshall

Good point.....and, over and above that, not to mention the amount of electric power it will probably take the motor do a 1.9-second 0-60 run.


On another issue, but related to a 0-60 time that quick, although the headrest and/or high seatback will help, just think of what kind of G-force someone's spine and neck could take from that kind of acceleration. Back in the early 1960s, the small Shelby AC Cobra roadster with the big Ford 427 in it (arguably the fastest street-legal car then in production), which was nowhere near as fast as this car, required bracing one's neck carefully before hammering the throttle.