Fastest Roadster There Will Ever Be?

[Geof3]

Gotta hand it to Musk, but man it takes some serious KoolAide to buy the crap at the end of the day. When looking under the surface just a little you find a company that is having difficulty with supply, manufacturing, reliability etc. Tesla is (sort of) the only game in town, and if they can get their corporate crap together can have a strong product. The only reason Tesla still exists is a lack of any real competition. When Porsche, Audi and other big makers bring out a competitive car, Tesla will most likely die on the vine. Meanwhile, the big media stuff is at least entertaining.

[rexcramer]

I still have my dad's slide rule. The only thing I know how to do with it is multiply.

[kk2002s]

Pretty incredible to have a private company do such a large scale thing.
Still they went through all this effort to throw a F#%$ing car away
Marketing I guess.
They could have taken up a block of ice or bag of water to simulate lifting weight
Man humans are incredible at how ingenues we are at disposing of trash

Car probably had a sealed bearing in the electric motor that failed causing a catastrophic failure

If only Porsche had access to rockets

[mikefocke]

Ya know, to be a critic is easy. To do not so much. Elon has done in multiple industries.

Don't listen to the short sellers pushing stories trying to drive down the price. Only time will tell. Recall how the Prius was ridiculed at first. Now any manufacturer who can has a hybrid.

If I could buy a Model 3 today for list today, I would. But waiting for 2019 doesn't appeal. And by then, how many improvements will have been baked in to the next generation Tesla? And what will be the features and quality of the competition?