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AWD and Back Seats for Next Tesla Sportscar

 
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2009 Tesla Roadster Photo Credit: Rex Roy

2009 Tesla Roadster Photo Credit: Rex Roy

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By all accounts, the Tesla Roadster is a stupendous drive. It's fast, it grips the road and it doesn't use a drop of gas. For all of this, the driver is treated to one retractable cup holder and one passenger. Got luggage? Forgedaboutit.

This green machine is intended for two things - looking awesome and driving fast. As a result, most people with a practical bone in their bodies won't buy one. That's apparently why Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, says his next electric sportscar will come with such niceties as two rear seats, significant storage space and all-wheel drive.

Musk doesn't have to look far for his inspiration. He drives a 911 Turbo which has all of the aforementioned goodies.

This future Tesla model sounds superb. Price it at about $35,000 and put me on the waiting list. (How long is the waiting list for a car that has barely been conceived of?)

Source: WebRidesTV





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  1. By Jason M. Hendler Posted: 6/2/2009 6:36am PDT

    After all the work Tesla did on wheel slip control, they learned the hard lesson of how much power a single tire can actually deliver to the road. It will be interesting to see if they choose:
    a) a single motor with an AWD transmission
    b) two motors, front/back with differentials, or
    c) four in wheel or four near wheel motors and electronically control them as a system
     
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  2. By  Rob Posted: 6/2/2009 10:49am PDT

    Good comment. Seems like Ferrari is facing similar decisions:
    http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1020930_ferrari-files-patent-application-for-four-wheel-drive-hybrid
     
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