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Tesla's Fan-Free Roadster Can't Beat 2.1 Seconds to 60, Engineer Finds
Engineering Explained ran the numbers on the Tesla Roadster's wall ride, kickflip and 0.81-second launch and called all three legit. One claim failed.
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Tesla's Roadster Suction Patent Uses Radar and GPS to Move Its Skirts
A 2025 Tesla patent maps the Roadster's fan and skirt suction system: four fans, two modes, and radar and GPS that move each skirt. No downforce figure.
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Musk Farts at LeCun's Roadster Math. Tesla Already Said 5 Seconds
Yann LeCun put the Roadster's air thrust at about five seconds and called it impractical. Musk replied with a fart joke. Tesla's own figure agrees.
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Tesla's Slowest Roadster Claims to Beat Rimac's 1.66-Second Nevera R
Tesla says its slowest Roadster will hit 60 mph in under 1.6 seconds. Rimac's Nevera R ran 1.66, and a $1.36 million McMurtry fan car claims 1.55.
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Tesla's New Roadster Wears the Lamborghini Murciélago's Face
Tesla credits two jets for its new Roadster, but its face recalls the Lamborghini Murciélago and the jet-styled Reventón, and the 2017 curves are gone.
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Tesla Roadster Everything We Know: 0.55 Seconds, 1 MW, Still No Price
Everything we know about the Tesla Roadster: 1 MW rear drive, 500 kW charging, fans, thrusters, the cabin, conflicting specs and still no price.
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Tesla Says Roadster Aero Nears F1 Levels. A Wing Patent Says 700 kg
Tesla's Roadster wing has road, high-downforce and low-drag positions. Tesla claims near-F1 downforce, and a Tesla patent for a matching wing says 700 kg.
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Tesla Roadster Drops AWD and Claims 1 MW From Two Rear Motors
Tesla says the Roadster's battery and drive unit make 1 MW, a third more than the Model S Plaid, at half the mass. Two rear motors do all the work.
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