Tesla, Roadster

Christian von Koenigsegg, the head of supercar maker Koenigsegg, says that the Roadster’s performance was “embarrassing” them and they had to up their game following the unveiling.

In an interview at Pebble Beach with Top Gear, Koenigsegg said that Tesla has thrown down the gauntlet with the new Roadster: “We kind of had our future mapped out, and then we heard about the new Tesla Roadster and its insane acceleration numbers, and we thought ‘damn that’s put the gauntlet down’.”

When unveiling the car, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he wanted to deliver a major “smackdown” to gas-powered vehicles with the new Roadster – removing the halo effect that they have on the industry.

The specs, especially the acceleration, were quite shocking:

Acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds
Acceleration from 0 to 100 mph in 4.2 seconds
Quarter mile in 8.8 seconds

Koenigsegg said that they looked at the numbers to make sure it was actually possible and felt embarrassed: “We thought, ‘this is not OK’. We wondered whether it was possible, and yeah, it’s possible. Then we thought, ‘OK how do we deal with it? This is embarrassing.’”

Looking at the specs of the Roadster, it is evident that Tesla is dead serious about making the vehicle a class above the norm. Equipped with three electric motors, the all-electric supercar is capable of sprinting from 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, accelerating all the way to a top speed of more than 250 mph. The vehicle is equipped with a very sizable 200 kWh battery pack as well, giving it a range of 620 miles per charge. Few gas-powered cars in the market today can hold a candle to these specs.

The next-generation Roadster’s upcoming disruption of the supercar industry was showcased in a brief teaser created by a Tesla enthusiast who goes by the name of The Yazuki. Uploaded on video sharing website Vimeo, the spec for the next-gen Roadster likened the vehicle to light, in the way that it is powerful and capable of breaking through barriers. The teaser featured a number of impressive shots of the Roadster, all of which highlight the supercar’s futuristic design.

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