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Tesla Roadster

U.S. specifications for documented generations and configurations. Values apply to each listed year and configuration.

1st generation · 2008–2011

2011 Tesla Roadster

2.5 · Electric · RWD

Dimensions

Length: 3946 mm / 155.4 in
Width: 1851 mm / 72.9 in
Height: 1127 mm / 44.4 in
Wheelbase: 2351 mm / 92.6 in

Powertrain and fuel economy

Powertrain: Electric Single-speed · RWD
Horsepower: 288 hp Electric drive system output.
Torque: 273 lb-ft
City efficiency · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Highway efficiency · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Combined efficiency · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Driving range · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Seats: 2
Seat rows: 1

Sources & notes

This record describes the stated 2011 U.S. configuration only; it does not represent every model year, wheel option, battery revision or seating layout in this model family.
Dimensions retain the manufacturer’s millimeter values (rounded to whole millimeters where necessary) and separately published inches. They are approximate and may vary with equipment.
The original Roadster is absent from the current EPA consumer vehicle database reviewed for MY2008–2011. No EPA MPGe or exact model-year EPA range is inferred from generic promotional range claims.
Roadster 2.5 and 2.5 Sport are revisions within the original Roadster model family; they are not the announced future second-generation Roadster.
Width includes extended mirrors. Height is measured at mid-laden weight: two 165 lb occupants and no cargo. Standard and Sport both publish 288 hp, while motor torque differs (273 versus 295 lb-ft).
2.5 · Electric · RWD

2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 owner’s manual, printed pages 10-15–10-17; standard and Sport motor ratings — Tesla, Inc.
Tesla 2013 Form 10-K: Roadster deliveries began in early 2008 — Tesla, Inc.
Tesla 2011 Form 10-Q: U.S. Roadster production limited to vehicles built before September 1, 2011 — Tesla, Inc.

2011 Tesla Roadster

2.5 Sport · Electric · RWD

Dimensions

Length: 3946 mm / 155.4 in
Width: 1851 mm / 72.9 in
Height: 1127 mm / 44.4 in
Wheelbase: 2351 mm / 92.6 in

Powertrain and fuel economy

Powertrain: Electric Single-speed · RWD
Horsepower: 288 hp Electric drive system output.
Torque: 295 lb-ft
City efficiency · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Highway efficiency · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Combined efficiency · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Driving range · U.S. EPA: Not verified Exact model-year EPA MPGe and EPA range were not verified. A generic manufacturer range claim is not substituted for an EPA record.
Seats: 2
Seat rows: 1

Sources & notes

This record describes the stated 2011 U.S. configuration only; it does not represent every model year, wheel option, battery revision or seating layout in this model family.
Dimensions retain the manufacturer’s millimeter values (rounded to whole millimeters where necessary) and separately published inches. They are approximate and may vary with equipment.
The original Roadster is absent from the current EPA consumer vehicle database reviewed for MY2008–2011. No EPA MPGe or exact model-year EPA range is inferred from generic promotional range claims.
Roadster 2.5 and 2.5 Sport are revisions within the original Roadster model family; they are not the announced future second-generation Roadster.
Width includes extended mirrors. Height is measured at mid-laden weight: two 165 lb occupants and no cargo. Standard and Sport both publish 288 hp, while motor torque differs (273 versus 295 lb-ft).
2.5 Sport · Electric · RWD

2011 Tesla Roadster 2.5 owner’s manual, printed pages 10-15–10-17; standard and Sport motor ratings — Tesla, Inc.
Tesla 2013 Form 10-K: Roadster deliveries began in early 2008 — Tesla, Inc.
Tesla 2011 Form 10-Q: U.S. Roadster production limited to vehicles built before September 1, 2011 — Tesla, Inc.

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