This is one of the beautiful things that are brought to us electric wave which is distributed in the automotive sector. The return of categories of cars that we thought were gone! Remember, before SUVs were massive on our roads, the automotive market has become much more diversified! Sedans, city cars, coupes, minivans, convertibles… Most of these historic bodies have been abandoned. In favor of SUVs, crossovers, coupe SUVs and even convertible SUVs like Land Rover or Volkswagen! But the transition to electricity makes the return of these models more attractive and less rational. From his Urbansphere conceptFor example, Audi is working on a large electric minivan over the next few years. On their part, Polar Star and MG are going revival of a dying category: roadsters!
Roadster, the very first Tesla model
Remember the “roaring twenties” of roadsters and convertibles. THE BMW Z3, Mercedes SLK, Audi TT, Toyota MR Or Fiat Barchetta ! We would even regret the more classic convertibles: Chrysler Stratus, Volvo C70 or Rover 200! Back to the 2020s and the age of electricity, it is You are here who is going to run a a new generation of its roadster, baptized … Roadster! The first of this title was released to the market from 2008 to 2012 and sold less than 3,000 copies. He already offered, and this is original for that time, an electric motor. Developed on the basis of the Lotus Elise chassis 292 horsepower for a maximum speed of 201 km/h. Considering its weight of 1.3 tons, it accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds! Imagine it one of Elon Musk’s personal copiesCEO of Tesla, is now…in space!
Major Tom’s ground control
It’s an incredible feat, and a great publicity stunt to promote both Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company. February 6, 2018 for the first flight Falcon Heavy rocket, the Tesla Roadster is part of the journey. It serves as a dummy load to test the rocket’s drop capabilities. It was launched into orbit the same day, becoming the first mass-produced car that visited space ! To raise the fantasy to a new level, model was installed in the driver’s position! He wears a Space X suit and helmet, Truer than nature! today, several sites refer to the roadster’s exact position in space We can say that at the time of writing these lines it is so closer to Mercury than Earth! On the day our planet disappears, Elon Musk’s roadster will continue its endless journey…
Source: Auto Plus
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