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youtube.com - 12/15/2008

Tesla Roadster Reviewed and Put on Topgear Track (video)

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Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear reviews the revolutionary electric car, the Tesla Roadster before it is taken on the track by their tamed racing driver: The Sti...

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jalopnik.com - 12/15/2008

Top Gear Reviews Tesla Roadster

— jalopnik.com — Jeremy Clarkson took the Tesla Roadster 'round the Top Gear track, saying it's "an astonishing technical achievement...it's... just a shame that in the real world, it just doesn't seem to work." Video below. The Top Gear boys got their fish and chips ... (more) Top Gear Reviews Tesla Roadster

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dvice.com - 12/17/2008

Tesla Roadster put to the test with surprising results

— dvice.com — Good thing we don't have an extra $109K lying around, or we would have already bought that... pricey electric car, the Tesla Roadster . But Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson dampens our spirits when he takes the electric rocket out for a spin, pitting ... (more) Tesla Roadster put to the test with surprising results

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Tesla Roadster put to the test with surprising results
DVICE Atom Feed — Good thing we don't have an extra $109K lying around, or we would have already bought that pricey electric car, the Tesla Roadster. But Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson dampens our spirits when he takes the electric rocket out for a spin, pitting it against the similar-bodied Lotus Elise. He was impressed with the sprightly acceleration and awesome torque of the electro-mobile, crying out, "It's electric! ... Not bad for a motor that's the size of a watermelon." But our hearts sank as the little car ran out of charge after a mere 55 miles of rambunctious driving. It was a long 16-hour wait for the ...

Top Gear Crew Puts the Tesla Roadster Through Its Paces [Cars]
Gizmodo — If there's a more entertaining show about cars in the world than the BBC's Top Gear, I've never seen it. Which is why we're psyched to see them take on the Tesla Electric Roadster. The gang finds that, while the Tesla is amazingly fast out of the gate and cheap to operate (once you drop the cash on buying one), it's not without its faults. For one, that battery is crazy heavy, and charging it up takes a whopping 16 hours. Also, it has a way of breaking down. But don't take my word for it, as I'm far less charismatic than Jeremy Clarkson. Side note: bring this show to DVD/Blu-ray, BBC! Come on! ...

Top Gear Tackles Tesla
OhGizmo! — By Evan Ackerman Well, it looks like the Tesla roadster is now officially a legitimate car, since it’s shown up on the most authoritative (and grounded and unbiased) car show in the known universe: Top Gear. Jeremy Clarkson goes over some things we know already, like the Tesla’s massive amounts of torque and correspondingly sprightly acceleration, which helps is to trounce the Lotus Elise (that it shares a platform with) in a drag race. Looks like that new single speed transmission that we heard about back in April is working out just fine. He also says it’s ten times cheaper to fill it up (or ...