The Roadster is a rear wheel drive roadster car with a mid placed engine, produced by Tesla.
Power is supplied by a powerplant that develops power and torque figures of 248 bhp (251 PS/185 kW) at 8000 rpm and 286 N·m (211 lb·ft/29.2 kgm) respectively.
A 2 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
The Tesla Roadster weighs a stated 1220 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 209 km/h or 130 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 46.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2352 mm | 92.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 3946 mm | 155.4 inches | |
| Width | 1722 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Height | 1127 mm | 44.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1220 kg | 2690 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | electric | ||
| Engine manufacturer | |||
| Engine code | |||
| maximum power output | 251 PS (248 bhp) (185 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 286 Nm (211 ft·lb) (29.2 kgm) |
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| Maximum RPM | 13500 rpm | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 206.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 151.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 203.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.6 kg/kW 11.02 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 46.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | A | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.U&LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.U&LW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 2.17 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 143671 | ||
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| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Tesla Roadster added 2006-08-01. Last modified 2018-08-18. |
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