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That's a pretty interesting quote. But I wonder if that guy took the time to test drive an Elise before placing his order for a Roadster. Several of his points apply to both cars, and although I haven't driven a Roadster, I never pictured it as a straight line acceleration monster. I'd be more interested in taking it to the canyons. Tesla is billing this as a "supercar" and stating supercar-level 0-60 acceleration times. This is a car that's so different from what's on the market already that I would expect it to greatly exceed most cars in some categories and greatly fall short in some others. So I can't blame Tesla for quoting the stats that fall into the former category and make this look like the second coming of the automobile.
He bought a 1.0 product from a small company. Considering that, he's lucky he got what he did.
I'm a little scared of the Model S too. I believe Tesla will build a car that will fulfill almost all of their stated stats - if the company makes it that far. Their business plan seems like Swiss cheese to me at the moment. Elon is making them look unprofessional to potential investors. The car is going to fall short in ways that haven't been revealed yet - possibly even to the engineers working on it. It's another 1.0 product in a lot of ways. I could easily put down a $5,000 (or $40,000) deposit and lose it if the company tanks. But this is not territory for everyone.
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