The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time The sports car peeled out of the hangar, and raced out of sight down a runway at improbable speed – disappearing from view for several long seconds – before burning rubber back into the hangar, screeching to a halt. The convertible four-seat roadster has jaw-dropping specs. It goes from 0-60 in 1.8 seconds, and can travel a quarter mile in just 8.9 seconds. “This is the first time that any production car has broken nine seconds in a quarter mile,” Musk said. “The new Tesla roadster will be the fastest production car ever made – period.” The new Tesla roadster is breaking more than speed records, however. The car has a range of 620 miles – nearly double Tesla’s current best for a passenger car. The roadster is a proof of concept that any notion of “range anxiety” – the fear of running out of juice mid-trip that has hindered the adoption of electric cars – can be a thing of the past. “These numbers sound nutty but they’re real,” Musk insisted. “You’ll be able to travel from L.A. to San Francisco – and back – without recharging.” The big idea isn’t only to please wealthy speed demons – or entice investors who’ve recently soured on Tesla stock. “The point of doing this,” Musk said, “is just to give a hard-core smackdown to gasoline cars.” Going into plaid pic.twitter.com/OUU9s7CUwI