Showcasing the performance abilities of Tesla’s all electric sports car design, the 2010 Roadster 2.5 Sport delivered a 0 – 60 mph acceleration time of about 3.7 seconds. This exhilarating driving experience led automotive magazine Car and Driver to comment that the Roadster 2.5 Sport acceleration felt like “the closest thing to being shot out of a potato gun.” Met with generally glowing reviews for performance, technology advancements, and a novel driving experience, the Roadster still had a few quirks in comfort thanks to the cramped cabin of the Lotus Elise body and other less than luxury features for the high price point.
Still, the uniqueness of the Roadster 2.5 Sport and its Base counterpart kept orders from intrigued customers trickling in. By the end of 2010, Tesla had produced and delivered over 1,400 Roadsters and was deep into the design phase of a new all electric production sedan (the Model S).
The exterior of the Roadster 2.5 Sport gained two extra paint colors over the Base model: Lightning Green and Atomic Red. Other color options came in Racing Green, Arctic White, Radiant Red, Brilliant Yellow Metallic, Electric Blue, Jet Black, Obsidian Black Metallic, Fusion Red, Glacier Blue Metallic, Sterling Silver, Twilight Blue Metallic, Thunder Gray, and Very Orange. Additional exterior features included Wheels in a directional Forged Silver or Black style (16” in front and 17” in the back) and a removable top.
Interior packages increased the options for the previously spartan cabin of the Tesla Roadster, including a Carbon Fiber Upgrade Package and the Executive Leather pack that featured French stitching and additional leather accents. Color options for the interior included Saddle, Red, Orange, Light Gray, Dark Grey, Cream, Beige, or Black.
No version of Autopilot was available at the time of the Roadster 2.5 Sport’s production as the technology was still not utilized in Tesla’s vehicles. First generation Roadsters, such as the 2.5 Sport, were not built with hardware capability for any version of the Autopilot software.
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