Max gave a pretty good rundown of what we saw Saturday and Santi actually knows what he’s talking about, so I’ll keep it short. I spend a lot of time in my car (like most people in Los Angeles) and I think I can say from my brief exposure that I wouldn’t mind spending most of that time in the Tesla Roadster. It’s a simple car by all accounts, unless you count the big expensive battery hogging up all the trunk space. For its price tag, it’s not particularly fast or powerful (this from a guy who hasn’t actually driven one) but there are a lot of options for the interior. Max made an interesting discovery after looking at one model that was raised off the ground: the bottom of the car is almost completely flat. You know, like a video game car. I am by no means a car genius, but I always figured all that stuff under my car was there for a reason. This leads me to the only logical conclusion: the Tesla Roadster runs on magic.

Oh, and here’s a pic of some idiot in the car:

All in all, it’s a nice little car for that person with too much money and not enough enviro-cred. I’m all for making Prius owners feel envy, so I fully endorse the Tesla Roadster. I might even buy one myself.

I am, however, $108,500 short. I knew I shouldn’t have wasted that money on college.

Filed under: Cars | Transportation — Roy @ 1:30 am