Audi has shown a series of e-tron-branded electric cars, one of which, the Tesla Roadster-like R8, is going into limited production next year.
When you think about DXG (if the name even rings a faint bell), a few off-the-wall digicams could come to mind, but the company best known for kicking out digital imaging products is delving into the ever-popular portable media player realm with its Roadster DXG-521.
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To my mind the new Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster is the best-looking debut of any supercar the last 12 months.
More impressively, thanks to its advanced lithium-ion batteries and lightweight carbon-composite construction, the Tesla Roadster has a range of 200-250 miles from an overnight charge.
Test Track guests enter an all-new, interactive pre-show area that includes concept cars like the Miray roadster and the Chevrolet EN-V, as well as dynamic media displays that include models and sketches of vehicle design possibilities.
There are a few differences between the two, besides the cut-off top: In silhouette, the Roadster has a downward-sloping nose and a lower, smoother rear end that give it a slightly more polished look than the coupe.
The Mazda MX-5 Miata roadster even lands a spot on our list as a long-term open-air companion.
Into that void steps the three-wheeled Torq Roadster from Epic EV, a team also responsible for that electric-engined DeLorean prototype we saw a couple of years ago.
Pongo and Perdy, the pooch stars of "101 Dalmatians, " embarked down the two-and-half-mile parade route in villain Cruella De Vil's roadster.
Here, Miani showed me the electric powered-roadster that Reva is coming out with in 2011.
First he made the Tesla roadster, an eco-friendly electric car for the ultra-rich speed-freak, then he set to work as CEO of a private space company.
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In 2004, it was a finalist in both categories, with its slick XLR roadster and SRX suv-looking crossover, but the Toyota Prius and Ford F-150 were the winners.
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Drive-by-wire has been tested successfully in a Mercedes roadster and on simulators.
Jag hasn't officially announced that it will produce this successor to its famous E-Type roadster.
Tesla battery packs power the Roadster, the only highway-capable EV currently in mass production.
No, we're not talking about Kit, the wryly soft-spoken roadster from the '80s TV show Knight Rider.
Tesla also sold 89 of its six-figure Roadster electric sports cars in the second quarter, bringing total sales to more than 2, 350.
The California battery car start-up, Tesla Motors, bet on the performance factor when it made its first car to market the 2-seat Roadster.
Cadillac is in the midst of a big product rollout, including the entry-level ATS and the larger XTS. But Ferguson has said Cadillac still needs a flagship model and has hinted at the possibility of a two-seat roadster.
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But with the one-size-bigger Countryman hitting dealerships now, and a Mini coupe and roadster coming soon, plus the likely Paceman crossover coupe, Mini to me is looking more and more like a wad of Silly Putty being stretched and deformed into too many shapes.
Tesla Motors, maker of the plug-in Tesla roadster and the new Model S sedan, still standing.
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Father and son Oscar and Ernest Ruelas of Ruelas Coachworks in Whittier, California were on hand with a beautifully restored 1958 Jaguar XK-150 S Roadster.
The Tesla Roadster, which indeed uses Li-ion batteries, stores 56 kWh of electric energy and delivers up to 215 kW of electric power (a NiMH battery pack with the same electric energy would weigh over twice as much).
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George Clooney also put up a first-edition black Tesla Roadster, though details on the sale have yet to be verified.
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That night in Jericho we celebrated the advent of the Aventador Roadster, to my mind the best-looking debut of any supercar the last 12 months.
In our Dartmouth classes, we often ask who would like to own a Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Roadster with 604 horsepower that can go from zero to sixty miles per hour in 4.2 seconds.
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On the SLS Roadster, the supporting structure for the draught-stop is made as standard as a carbon sandwich structure.
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Martin Eberhard gleefully showed the safety crash-test videos of the Tesla electric roadster.
It's not quite as fast as the Tesla Roadster, but it's still capable of 0 - 60 in about four seconds and a top speed of 110mph.
The decade-old Tesla debuted its first product, the Roadster, in 2006.
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