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A first-hand account: Drag racing the Tesla Roadster

The man behind the wheel of the bright orange Tesla that was spotted at Infineon Raceway whilst it was setting an impressively quick 12.7 second quarter-mile time has written about the event. As you might imagine, Iain Morrison, a Test and Validation Engineer at the fledgling automaker, had quite a good time sending the electrified Roadster down the good 'ol 1320, and we're feeling quite envious. Mr. Morrison mentions the poor reaction time that he posted during his first run but points out that it doesn't affect the timing of the run any, so ... Read more →

Tesla Roadster goes to the drags, does a 12.7 second quarter mile Jeremy Korzeniewski

There's no doubt that the Tesla Roadster is a fine performance car. We've driven one (actually, two) and are therefore qualified to say that it's one mean green machine. The acceleration of an ...

A first-hand account: Drag racing the Tesla Roadster 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tesla Roadster goes to the drags, does a 12.7 second quarter mile 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There's no doubt that the Tesla Roadster is a fine performance car. We've driven one (actually, two) and are therefore qualified to say that it's one mean green machine. The acceleration of an electric car is something truly inspiring to witness, with its torque coming on strong right when the ...

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