2012 was the final year of the original Tesla Roadster, with a successful run of 2,450 units being sold. The Roadster always set out to display the performance credentials of electrics cars and put to rest the images of electric drivetrains being slow and pedestrian. With a 0-100 kph sprint time of 3.8 seconds, the Tesla Roadster certainly had no issues with demonstrating how fast an electric car can be.
The Sport package for the Roadster was first offered in 2010, and included new drivetrain software and various tweaks to the induction motor, suspension and sway bars. The result was the same power as the base model Roadster, but torque rising from 273 lb-ft to 295 lb-ft. This helps the Roadster Sport accelerate 0.1 seconds quicker to 100 kph.
