Tesla Motors Roadster!!

Tesla just revealed its new Roadster and it's a complete...

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Tesla surprised everyone and unveiled a new Roadster on Thursday evening.

"The new Tesla Roadster will be the fastest production car ever made, period," CEO Elon Musk said.

The base model of the Roadster will do 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds.
"It will be the first time any car has broken two seconds at 0-60," Musk said. "It will be the fastest to 100 mph, 4.2 seconds to 100 mph," Musk said.

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It will do a quarter-mile in 8.9 seconds, Musk said.

"This will be the first time any production car has broken nine seconds in a quarter-mile. These are all world records, This is what we are achieving in the prototype.

Musk said the car will have a top speed of about 250 mph and a 250 kWh battery pack, which gives it a 620-mile range.

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The four-seater vehicle will also feature a glass roof that is removable and stores in the truck.

Needless to say, this incredible vehicle won't come cheap.

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The base model of the new Roadster will begin pricing at $200,000. A reservation for the base model will set you back $50,000 and if you want a Founder's Series version of the vehicle, you'll have to shell out $250,000.

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