At this point, the roadster is almost more controversy than car. After coming under fire from several motoring publications, the litigious Tesla has nearly caused us to forget what the car was about in the first place. The folks at Tesla knew that the electric car would never gain the kind of popularity it needed in order to be considered a viable alternative to gasoline if the only EVs you could buy were all horrible little commuter cars. Tesla therefore built the Roadster to be an EV which people could connect with emotionally, essentially the first fun EV. It is quite a fast little car as well, too bad few people remember that part of it.
See trim levels and configurations:
| Trim | Engine | Transmission | Drivetrain | Price (MSRP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 Sport |
Electric
|
Single Speed Automatic
|
Rear-Wheel Drive
|
$128,500 |
NHTSA safety ratings are not available at this time.
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