The Tesla Roadster was the first model of the Elon Musk brand. Inspired by the shapes of the Lotus Elise, this 248 hp electric convertible went on sale in 2009 and was discontinued in 2012. During that time some 2,500 units were sold, three of which have just come out to the public after remaining thirteen. years abandoned in some containers in China.
According to Electrek, an Asian client acquired the three copies in 2010, which were sent on a freight ship to China. Once they arrived at the port, the containers were unloaded, but no one went to look for the vehicles. Thus they have remained long forgotten on the pier. So far looking for new owner.
The company Gruber Motor Company, which is managing the purchase-sale, advances the problem that these Roadsters may present. It is about your batteries, which may be damaged by remaining so long without being used or charged. In any case, he believes that these copies will be able to work again.
For the rest, the three sports cars are in very good condition, because they have been intact for more than a decade and even keep the factory paper mats, they point out from this company. Two are in Very Orange orange and the other in Radiant Red. The latter and one of the oranges have the Sport finish, while the other equips the base level.
If nobody buys them before in China, in the middle of this May they will return to the United States. Gruber Motor Company has already received several offers for the cars, either individually or for all of them. The latest offered at the time of writing this article was $225,000 for all three copies.
It should be remembered that, in 2017, Elon Musk announced that he was developing a new generation of the Roadster. Its launch has been postponed and its date of arrival on the market is not confirmed.
As the Tesla CEO has advanced, it will be a very fast sports car, capable of moving the speedometer needle from zero to 60 miles per hour (about 97 km/h) in just 1.9 seconds. In addition, it will be able to reach a top of 400 km/h and go from 0 to 160 km/h in just 4.2 seconds, less than half the time it will take to complete the quarter mile (8.8 seconds). All this with a range of more than a thousand kilometers provided by its 200 kWh battery.
