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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.

Haye KestelooOct 163 min read

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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.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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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.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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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.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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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.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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Tesla Roadster Interior Has a Fixed Seat and a Thruster Pressure Gauge

Tesla fixed the new Roadster's seat in one position to save weight. Sawyer Merritt's videos show a screen with wing settings and thruster psi.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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Tesla Roadster Thrusters Up Close: A Tank of Air and Four Nozzles

Tesla Roadster thrusters run on compressed air stored in COPV tanks. A video shows the tank and four nozzles, and a Tesla photo shows 5,500 psi.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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Tesla Roadster Kickflips Over a Semi, Then Asks $50,000 With No Price

Tesla's new Roadster flipped over a Semi on SpaceX-developed thrusters. Reservations cost $50,000, or $250,000 for Thrust, and Tesla lists no price.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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