Tesla Roadster Production Car #1 - LotusTalk

smicker · 02-01-2008, 11:50 PM

...followed by four prototypes on University Ave in Palo Alto this afternoon:

AgentTripleX · 02-02-2008, 08:11 AM

Looking good.

goelise · 02-02-2008, 08:21 AM

Thanks for the pic.

Lotus Fury · 02-02-2008, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AgentTripleX

Looking good.

+1

perryeyges · 02-02-2008, 09:58 AM

An awkward looking car from any angle IMHO.

Are these cars silent? I would thing that some kind of sound emitter should come with the car due to the safety aspect(hazard)??

perryeyges · 02-02-2008, 10:00 AM

Looks like a fifth at the stop light in Laser Blue..?

Mr. Know · 02-02-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by perryeyges

An awkward looking car from any angle IMHO.

Are these cars silent? I would thing that some kind of sound emitter should come with the car due to the safety aspect(hazard)??

This has been a point of controversy with many hybrid cars (not just full electric ones).

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Originally Posted by perryeyges

Looks like a fifth at the stop light in Laser Blue..?

Definitely a 5th one in blue at the light

perryeyges · 02-02-2008, 10:25 AM

Someone will put an Elise front end on one once they crash it for about
1/10th the cost of the Tesla parts

. Of course one of us would likley do the opposite

.
To me the only acceptable view on the car is straight on front. The upswept doors and rear view is all mitsubishi.

barfing..

loanshark · 02-02-2008, 10:31 AM

What a boring set of colors! Geez

smicker · 02-02-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by loanshark

What a boring set of colors! Geez

Yesterday's weather was so crappy it was hard to get any kind of decent color from my camera. Here's some better shots.

loanshark · 02-02-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by smicker

Yesterday's weather was so crappy it was hard to get any kind of decent color from my camera. Here's some better shots.

Having spent 6 years in Berkeley/Palo Alto, know all about the weather. However, it is not your camera, it is the dull choice of paint of Telsa!!

AgentTripleX · 02-02-2008, 10:57 AM

May I drive one when I come down with Yo?

smicker · 02-02-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AgentTripleX

May I drive one when I come down with Yo?

I can let you guys sit in one

perryeyges · 02-02-2008, 11:28 AM

The back end is a Mitsu spider all over again....Do something with those tailights!
Looks like the blue and silver cars have optional rear fog lights or something???

Z-dculus · 02-02-2008, 11:43 AM

washed out elises

Mr. Know · 02-02-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by smicker

I can let you guys sit in one

Heh! I didn't know we had a Tesla person on this board. Way cool.

perryeyges · 02-02-2008, 12:27 PM

I was surprised that the Tesla accel figures were a bit slower than originally stated. Is it due to the 2400-2500lb curb weight?

02-01-2008, 11:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
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02-02-2008, 10:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	Someone will put an Elise front end on one once they crash it for about 1/10th the cost of the Tesla parts. Of course one of us would likley do the opposite. To me the only acceptable view on the car is straight on front. The upswept doors and rear view is all mitsubishi.barfing..

02-02-2008, 10:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
AgentTripleX #101 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3,101	May I drive one when I come down with Yo? __________________ http://www.facebook.com/SPRVXN www.twitter.com/autoVXNS http://sprvxn.tumblr.com/ "We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage." Albert Camus "The refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief." Frank Barron

02-02-2008, 09:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	An awkward looking car from any angle IMHO. Are these cars silent? I would thing that some kind of sound emitter should come with the car due to the safety aspect(hazard)??

02-02-2008, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	Looks like a fifth at the stop light in Laser Blue..?

02-02-2008, 10:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
loanshark BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,227 Images: 41	What a boring set of colors! Geez

02-02-2008, 11:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	The back end is a Mitsu spider all over again....Do something with those tailights! Looks like the blue and silver cars have optional rear fog lights or something???

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02-02-2008, 12:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	I was surprised that the Tesla accel figures were a bit slower than originally stated. Is it due to the 2400-2500lb curb weight?

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