Wow, for me the model s is the easy winner when it comes to looks in that pic
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If anybody can figure it out, Elon can.
I think the wheelbase of the 3-series is still too long for what I'd prefer in a roadster.
...Me too... (Having owned X 1/9 and MR2 in the past...)
What I want to see in Roadster {3.0} are improvements over Roadster {2.0)...
While we are dreaming:
Roadster 3.0 SuperSport:
#7 AWD with 4 independant motors.
#8 Even better aerodynamics - like 0.20 or better.
What I'd like to see for Roadster 3.0:
- No back seat! It's a Roadster, after all.
- Optional AWD that is Ferrari FF-style (the front wheels only get power if the rears are slipping).
- 300-350 mile range.
- Model S-like platform with the batteries in the floor for an extremely low CoG.
- Keep the carbon fiber, even if it's done in a very low-volume variant.
Styling? My biggest advice would be to throw out the rule book and pay no attention whatsoever to today's ridiculous trends. This is not an era of beautiful cars, so why copy the competition's mistakes? If it were up to me, I'd start with the shape of a 1970s Corvette Stingray, then melt away all the sharp edges (but keep the curves!) and give it the Luigi Colani style biological aerodynamic treatment. But that's just me, and is surely not the only possible approach.
Ground clearance: I'm pretty sure it has a little more ground clearance than the Miata, Z4, and Boxster that I've previously owned. It's a very short car and you sit very low to the ground, but the ground clearance definitely isn't low for a sports car....
Make it less "supercar", less exotic, more livable -- less like a Lotus Elise, more like a Mazda Miata. (Or more like a Corvette, for that matter.) Easier to get in and out. More ground clearance. Better visibility all around. Quicker and easier to put the top up and down.
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I'd honestly hope not. If they are going to be luxury, they'll have to be stylish. They've already been one-uped by the Karma (on the styling front anyways), they can't afford to go mundane.
Mazda Miatas aren't progressive or eye-catching these days. Nor are corvettes really.
For such a progressive company, I think not appealing to a newer, trendier crowd would be a mistake.
I read that Elon Musk bought a $1 million McLaren F1 after he sold one of his companies and I saw a video of him saying (paraphrasing) "behold, the fastest car in the world!" At which point I realized the next Roadster / Model R WILL BE the fastest car in the world from 0-60mph. To beat the Bugatti Veyron it will have to go 0-60 in 2.4 seconds and I fully believe that Elon will design the next Roadster from the ground up to make it the world's fastest. How's that for a mid-life crisis car. At a bare minimum he needs to find an exciting reason to stay at Tesla!!
I read that Elon Musk bought a $1 million McLaren F1 after he sold one of his companies and I saw a video of him saying (paraphrasing) "behold, the fastest car in the world!" At which point I realized the next Roadster / Model R WILL BE the fastest car in the world from 0-60mph. To beat the Bugatti Veyron it will have to go 0-60 in 2.4 seconds and I fully believe that Elon will design the next Roadster from the ground up to make it the world's fastest. How's that for a mid-life crisis car. At a bare minimum he needs to find an exciting reason to stay at Tesla!!
Very unlikely if they stick to the small size Li-Ion cells. They have great energy density but their power density is not suited for a supercar.