Elon Musk: Tesla Roadster Range Will Be “Above 1,000 Km”

We haven’t heard that much about the second generation Roadster ever since Tesla first previewed it approximately one and a half years ago, but Elon Musk made an interesting comment on Twitter about it last week.

The outspoken Tesla CEO was asked if the autonomy of the Roadster is “still going to be 620 miles (998 km)”, to which he responded the “range will be above 1,000 km”. That’s more than 621 miles, whereas the initial estimate was up to 620 miles (998 km), in ideal conditions, of course, and without abusing the throttle.

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That kind of range is extremely impressive, especially considering the new Roadster’s performance, which falls in true hypercar territory. Naught to 60 mph (0-96 km/h) will take a mind-blowing 1.9 seconds, and 0-100 mph (0-162 km/h) a barely believable 4.2 seconds. It will also run the quarter-mile in 8.8 seconds, while Top speed will exceed 250 mph (402 km/h). The company’s test driver admitted that the finished car is going to be even faster (!), thus bringing on the heat to some big names like Bugatti and Koenigsegg.

The new Roadster won’t be cheap, but considering its hypercar-beating performance, it’s actually a bargain. The base model is expected to start from $200,000 and the Founder Series, that will be limited to 1,000 units, should be $50,000 more expensive in the United States. Reports speak about a possible price increase of around 10 percent or a little bit more when it finally goes on sale, which is still hugely more affordable than the multi-million machines it competes with.