CrzRsn
So long, and thanks for all the fish
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This is the teaser shot from Tesla
http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/5570/teslamodelsmg4.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/teslamodelsmg4.jpg/1/w494.png
and this is what Road and Track thinks its gonna look like....
Looks decent.
http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/5570/teslamodelsmg4.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/teslamodelsmg4.jpg/1/w494.png
and this is what Road and Track thinks its gonna look like....
http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/1699/102320081443041416qb1.jpg
http://img512.imageshack.**/img512/102320081443041416qb1.jpg/1/w565.png
Tesla is making some big moves, literally. The company is planning to relocate from its current headquarters in San Carlos, California, to a $250 million facility in San Jose, California, the construction of which will begin in the summer of 2009. The reason? The Model S, an all-new 4-door 5-passenger zero-emissions luxury sedan powered by a lithium-ion battery pack. Unlike the Tesla Roadster, which is built in partnership with Lotus in the U.K. and based on a stretched Elise platform, the Model S will ride on a platform developed by Tesla.
Tesla says the Model S will get about 240 miles per charge while still offering "exceptional performance." Numbers being bandied about include 0?60 mph in less than 6 seconds. The Model S will have a base price of about $60,000 (versus the Roadster's $109,000 price tag) when it goes on sale in late 2010. Tesla recently hired Franz von Holzhausen as its chief designer; he was formerly the director of design for Mazda North America. His first project is to put the finishing touches on the Model S.
Looks decent.