As the Model 3 and Model Y take the world by storm, Tesla's success can be traced back to one vehicle: the Roadster. Based on the Lotus Elise, the Roadster went live for the 2008 model year.

This story about the Tesla Roadster is different, because after years of hype, anticipation and the almost-inevitable delays in production, CAR Online has finally driven one at length, on British ...

A YouTube review of a 2008 Tesla Roadster shows how much the carmaker has evolved in 14 years. Tesla's first model was a tiny sports car that was built off a Lotus Elise. Since Tesla went public ...

The Tesla Roadster's extremely powerful electric motor and battery -- consisting of nearly 7000 lithium-ion cells -- make it wickedly fast in the cut-and-thrust of traffic and an experience ...

Teslas are already known for being sleek and fast, but there’s an even sleeker and even faster model on the way as Tesla is reviving the beloved Tesla Roadster. The original Tesla Roadster was ...

The second-generation Tesla Roadster — the all-electric sports ... She previously wrote for Fortune, The Verge, Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review and CBS Interactive.

Few cars have been lavished with more praise before anyone has actually gotten his or her hands on them than the Tesla roadster. To be sure, the specs look great—it’s not just extremely rapid ...

1. With 288-hp and 295 ft-lbs of torque, the Tesla Roadster 2.5 S can hit 60-mph in just 3.7 seconds. 2. Power comes from an electric motor with energy stored in 6831 rechargeable lithium-ion ...

You'll find all our 2011 Tesla Roadster reviews right here. 2011 Tesla Roadster prices range from for the Roadster to for the Roadster . Our reviews offer detailed analysis of the 's features, design, ...

We’ve raided the Retro Motor archives for this review of the original Tesla Roadster, first written for Performance Car ...