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    my test of tesla roadster

    I've tested the tesla in montecarlo the 3 january, and i was lucky to have a mild and sunny day.

    I've used to my 993 and other sports car with a lot of noise!

    the most impressive thing is this: silence!! and an incredible torque all the way.

    I drove it for 30 min around monaco and it is so fast you can0t immagine in normal conditions, you just have to touch the pedal and it is like someone takes the car and move it . The 0-100 timo of 3.9 seems realistic at least this is the impressions that the car deliveries. if compared to my 993 it is much faster in the speed range i drove it.

    the range should be ariund 350 km they say , when i was driving the car the pc on board gave me indications of 230 km driving quite fast when it was possible, and the car was not full charged when I drov it.

    so for the daily drive it is just fine.

     

    impressive to drive it, if you can you should have a try.


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    993 c2

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    Interesting car, thanks for sharing Smiley
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    Thank - this sounds great!

    If you say a charge is good for 200-350 km - how many amp/h or Watt do you have to charge to reach that?

    How is the build quality of the car? Comparable to a Porsche?

    I think I remember, you told us that you have ordered one - right?! Do you have planned to sell your Porsche when having it or keep it. In other words, might it be an substitute to a Porsche?

    As said, I'm very interested in hear more about it. Beside the batteries (are there LiPo?), the maintenance should be very low compared to a engine based car. I mean, no oil - no dirt - no grease....



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    I just found that:

    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Roadster

    some of my questions have been answered: Charge - 55 KWh, Batteries are LiIon!


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    Most interesting - they say its consumption is equal to 1,74 Ltr Petrol. To achieve this energy in an oil-electric Comp they would burn 4-8 ltr Oil, but with Solar Panels 25 sq mtr should be enough for 25.000km anual. 

    The batteries should be good for 160.000 km! This is enormous!

    This sounds really like the future of the cars. We just need more solar panels... why dont they put them into the roads - think about an Autobahn fully plated with solar panels - what an energy you could gain there?



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    I will share my experince, yes, I have reserved 1 coming in 2010.

    The car is ok as build quality,  but not comparable to porsche.

    But the thing is that the tesla is lightyears ahead of everybody else.

    I love fast cars, but unfortunalty even here in italy it starts to be a problem driving over 180kmh without problems, so speed is not that important for an everyday car.

    I will keep my 993 as an classic, and get the tesla as the daily car that can take you around your normal trip without any problmes ( i never drive more than 150km a day in worst case) so if the range is 350 km isa far enough for me.

    remember that you can access town and park for free .

    When you have to travel you have another car.

    As far as I know, it costs in Italy around 4 Euro for a full charge = 350 km which is pretty nothing, the night you just charge your car as your mobile phone, that is all!! to cool.

    very low maintance and if the batteries are in warranty for 160.00 km..I will never drive so long with that car, so I should be safe.

    To change batteries costs around 10.000 E but soon we will have the nano silicon batteries ( in 4 years they say) which are 10x...if this is  true.....it means over 1000 km with a charge and even more!!!

    When you drive it you can feel how fast the car is thanks to the enourmous torque all the time, you just touch the pedal and it flies away..amazing...( +0- like an sl 55 amg ) .

    the time of 0-100 in 3.9 is amazing.

    I couldn't try the handling of it, but if top gear is true it did the track as fast as a 997 gt3!!!!!!

    it is so far ahead of the time that only this is amazing driving it.

    and there is no roumors at all, impressive...the police don't hear you and they don't get how fast you are driving.

     

    Lars try one.....belive me. I love cars , and I race also did the 24 of nurburgring 2007 and other races....but this is something completely diferen..the future in my opinion..

    And no porsche can with rolling start keep up the first meters and maybe not even little ( or more)after!!!

     

     


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    993 c2

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    xander71:

     

    And no porsche can with rolling start keep up the first meters and maybe not even little ( or more)after!!!

     

    mmhhSmiley

    we must do a test  as soon as they deliver you the car..

    i will try to burn youSmiley and take up Porsche's name..Smiley

    Smiley



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    997 TT, what a car/che'mmmmmaghena!!!

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    Thanks Xander for your detailed report. 

    I already was in touch with Tesla today, they reponded very fast on my emails and given me all informations I needed. They talked about the first series for 2009 of cars for 112.000 € for the Tesla Sport and tey talked about a reservation for 2010.

     To be honest, I'm still a bit scared investing in a car which you have no experience of durability, service, etc.

     I will try to test one asap and see what my emotions are doing with me.

    I'm very tempted by this technology! :-)

    Thanks again!



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    Are you sure about battery replacement cost? Rumors were it could be as high as 30% of the original cost of the car...

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    Lars997:

    The batteries should be good for 160.000 km! This is enormous!


    I'd be more inclined to believe that if my rechargeable car, mobile phone, digital camera and laptop batteries currently had a useful life of anything remotely comparable to 160,000 km car usage. Smiley


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    fritz

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    yes, so they told me around 10.000 euro. but you have 4 or 5 yearwarranty..dont remember.
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    993 c2

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    the same for me ..I love technology in general, and I love to have always the news especially if they are important for the future...

    this is why the Tesla is making me so interested....

     and what about the sport version! 0-100 in 3.7.... 


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    993 c2

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      Super Darius ..... hahaha......of course...but be ready to lose..hahahahah I have upgrades to the S version  0-100 in 3,7 sec...!!!!!!!!!!

    http://www.teslamotors.com/roadstersport/ 


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    993 c2

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    xander71:

      Super Darius ..... hahaha......of course...but be ready to lose..hahahahah I have upgrades to the S version  0-100 in 3,7 sec...!!!!!!!!!!

    http://www.teslamotors.com/roadstersport/ 


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    993 c2

    Smiley

    i will go to search some extra power....give me a few weeks..

    hahah


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    997 TT, what a car/che'mmmmmaghena!!!

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    Now all they have to do is install a selectable switch where your audio system can i"play " the digitized exhaust sound of the car of your choice, even F1 engine , played over your speakers , as you rev, all the while still quiet outside so as not to awaken the sleeping traffic police officer .

     

    Smiley


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    nooo..there are no more upgrades...for me yet...Smiley
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    993 c2

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    No more upgrades required :-)

     I'm very excited about that new future.... I'm checking right now about where to see and if possible drive this car in person!


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    Lars997:

    No more upgrades required :-)

     I'm very excited about that new future.... I'm checking right now about where to see and if possible drive this car in person!


            Hi Lars..I did the reservation and then they contacted me to make the test.. do it ...I was amazed by this car!


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    993 c2

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    MKW:

    Now all they have to do is install a selectable switch where your audio system can i"play " the digitized exhaust sound of the car of your choice

    In fact, check out Brabus´ offering:

    Having recorded the Brabus V8's note at every single stage of the throttle's travel, the engineers have turned the Tesla into a free-revving gasoline-powered monster with a simple set of speakers and sensors strapped to the throttle. It could have been an abomination, a detached video-game-style soundtrack dripping with cheese. Instead this is a work of art.

    If the V8 isn't cool enough, there's an F1 car program built into the system, although thankfully the volume is kept within legal sound limits. And there are two futuristic "space" soundtracks, which are more annoying than any ring tone you could ever imagine.


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    the cool thng about this car is that it have NO sound!!!...Smiley they cannot here you..and probably you can drive much faster with no attention from police.. 
     


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