Roadster review in the LA Times

[graham]

Mostly positive review from the LA Times:
Tesla Roadster packs power in a flash of electricity - Los Angeles Times

What transpires in the next 2 seconds is the heart and soul, the essence and spirit, of the Roadster. This is the trick this one-trick pony does better than perhaps any sports car on Earth. We in the business call it "rolling acceleration."

At about 20 mph I nail the go pedal, and the power electronics module summons a ferocious torrent of amps, energizing the windings of the 375-volt AC-induction motor. Instantly -- I mean right now, like, what the heck hit me? -- the motor's 276 pound-feet of torque is converted to dumbfounding acceleration.

 

[dpeilow]

A pretty honest article (although unfortunately I've not been able to test the claim of the motor feeling laboured at 100mph myself :frown

Favourite quote:

I only had the car for 24 hours but I caned it like the Taliban caned Gillette salesmen

 

[TEG]

Dan Neil (who wrote that article) has been following Tesla since the beginning.
Seemed to be a well researched article.

LA Times' Dan Neil gushes over Tesla Roadster - AutoblogGreen

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/news...dan-neil-auto-industry-falls-short-green.html

LA Times

The dead-sexy Tesla delivers on its promise
by Dan Neil, November 29, 2006

LA Times

Look, Ma, no gas -- and yet zero to 60 in just four seconds
by Dan Neil, July 26, 2006

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

 

[Cobos]

A very good review, not the least because the writer has an excellent voice in the review.

About the motor feeling laboured around 100miles, he is probably comparing it to other super sports cars which might be very true. Still for Norway it doesn't really matter as at 100 miles, if the police catch you, you loose car, license, insurance on the spot and go straight to jail.

Anyway a very nice review.

Cobos

 

[vfx]

For a while I wondered what all the fuss was about Dan is. I had met him and he is rather normal. At one event I met Motor Trend's Kim Reynolds who went on and on about how he wishes he could write like Pulitzer Prize winning Dan Neil. I think their skill on video is about equal.

This is one of those clips that shows a skill and creativity worth aspiring to.

video kim
First Drive: 2008 Tesla Roadster Video | Concept Photos, Reviews, & More at Motortrend.com
video dan
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/11/30/la-times-dan-neil-gushes-over-tesla-roadster/

 

[TEG]

As John Cleese would say, "And now for something completely different":

 

[dpeilow]

Err, Model S had better not be too much like the XF then...

 

[Sgee]

Im just hoping they don't get so cheap that they put a plastic looking grill on the front.