That was expected of a lotus.

I literally laughed so hard cuz it was my first time hearing that joke

@@BrandonCera It's not the first time it's been made, though. I think Jeremy Clarkson said something very very similar, but I can't remember what he was revieweing when he said it.

It's so true. There were bumps and irregularities in my street that I never noticed until my Roadster was delivered.

You can praise lotus for that though not tesla

I wish they'd kept building this. I am almost sure they couldn't afford to.

I really like the more mechanical controls. A lot of new cars have gone too far in touch screen only controls.

My thought on every other electric car video has been, what will happen when this fails, and will this be economical to repair. But, just the simplicity of using a standard key switch to power up the vehicle and a physical linkage between the parking brake and the handle is so confidence inspiring. We desperately need vehicles like this that are economical to produce and maintain.

I've got my fingers crossed that the electric Cayman/Boxster replacement will be able to deliver the more analogue, small-footprint thrills of the original Roadster. Manufacturers have got it into their heads that "sporty" with EVs means a titanic >90kWh battery and 2-3 motors for some monster horsepower figure, but that's not what the market needs. Give me something tactile, agile, and hopefully fairly affordable. $50k, 55kWh, >250bhp,

Look up the Aptera. An affordable, efficient/quick, great handling, light EV. Coming out soon!

Electric cars predate internal combustion vehicles

@@braydos1578 Yea which I find insane. gas engines took over because of their range advantage and we've been driving internal combustion ever since.

In what way is a 2008 model year a fugcking classic? What're you, 17?

Google “GM EV-1”

@@ProTeslaVoltHoly hell

Please no Durability test

meanwhile Zach beating the crap out of it in the nxt vid

What about a TearDown? 😅

Jerry!!! from JerryRigEverything!😳. No wayyy!!!

Total junk. Tesla's aren't good cars. Just hype

because the car is so light, this is why it has so much range. But the faster you drive it the range will drop.

@@mamadouaziza2536 also safety bloat. Adds 100s - 1000s of lbs

They have less range because people want to drive 5000 Ib boats. This vehicle ways 2700 pounds. The lotus version was under 2000. It’s the smallest vehicle you’ll ever see

This was my Tesla Roadster and I’m so thankful to Marques for featuring her on this channel! When I got the Roadster back in 2018, the previous owner had paid the $29,000 R80 upgrade which was offered by Tesla from 2014-2017. It upgraded the original 53 kWh pack to 80 kWh. There were supposed to be aero upgrades, better tires, and a redesigned front fascia but true to Tesla they never got to it. There are many Roadster owners I know on the original pack (when new it would give 160 miles on a standard charge, 240 on full). When I got the car she could go up to 350 miles, nowadays it’s closer to 260. Tesla stopped the 3.0 program because of faster than expected degradation (they used LG cells in the new ones vs the Panasonic cels of the original). I just hope the car lasts for awhile until someone can figure out a solution.

@@mamadouaziza2536 The Model 3 SR+ got 240 miles of range and had the same 54 kWh as this car. Much heavier though at 3,500 lbs (2019)

Definitely not

​@@MadmaxMusic93trust me people will be actively searching for "dumb" cars once car companies realize the full potential of a car as a service

Ever see the i-MiEV?

I agree.

so what is it actually measuring? the rpm of the motors?

@@fitz9806 Yes

The original design of the car had two-speed transmission, so with the RPM you could see which gear you are in and when to shift. But they ditched that since it couldn't handle the torque of the motor. The newer revision swaps the RPM with a power meter, similar to what you get on modern Teslas or maybe Rolls Royce

@@PatrickHavilah Is it though? Looking at the max RPM for various teslas it seems like this is bang on.

Do you know if the parking brake is mandatory for the roadster? He made it sound like it is but it might be him being used to automatic parking brakes all his life (he did say he hasn't driven cars from 2008).

That is the point. It is absurd for a electric car

You mean an old gas car!!! Lol!!!!

@@MartinzW I’ve always parked the car that way, put in Neutral and pull up on the parking brake. I don’t think you have to, but I’m paranoid

@@justingeorge7070 well if you leave it in neutral it could roll, kinda like a manual

Vc por Aki, meu bom senhor? Quando vem o Kuba Kar?

NO WAY! Haven't you seen the bespoke "Tesla steering wheel"? This vid made me cringe so much...

@@toshy at least he didn't say anything about the Opel Vauxhall parts

Lotus designed the bonded extruded aluminum chassis. It definitely has Lotus DNA, even though it actually shares few actual parts with the Elise.

These "as a" comments got to go LOL, brain-dead population

I am the first (and only) owner of a 2009 Tesla Roadster Sport. Almost every part that is common with an Elise is in the interior: Steering wheel, windshield, etc. The top is not shared, but they are the same size and you can fit an Elise top with minor modifications. The other shared parts are in suspension, but much of the Roadster suspension was custom built by Lotus for Tesla.

This roadster is the model that made Tesla...but one that Tesla stopped servicing.

lol he's amazed because an electric car doesn't have an engine that needs to be ignited, not because he's used to luxury cars

Thank you for watching! I’m so glad my Roadster got featured on here. Never been in an Elise, but something tells me I’ll fit right in 😄

@@justingeorge7070 Most definitely Hahaha

If only Elon gave a care about its customers...

​@@justingeorge7070Dude thanks for loaning it out!! I've been fascinated with Tesla for the past 10 years back when they were a lot more rare to see. That's an awesome fucking car I really enjoyed seeing the specifics of it. You're a lucky dude

his skin tone looks just fine, he's Black.

@@mamadouaziza2536 you clearly aren’t a black person. Although it looks “fine” to you, the tone is actually a bit white washes and over exposed.

@@issacevans9156 Oh? you cleary don't know me... He is using a damn iPhone to shoot his videos on and not a $50k Arri digital cinema camera. Even with the advances in software and chips inside an iPhone, it can never match a $50k dedicated cinema camera. Its a damn car review and not a Loreal Paris commercial

@@mamadouaziza2536 yes it's not an expensive camera, but it is still more expensive than the Pixel that gets the skin tones right. Apple can do better.

What are his audio settings?

Never seen one, but Seen an Elise, at the time my tiny MX-5 looked like an F-250 parked next to a Ford Fiesta lol. It's so tiny.

Thank you Dan!

We’re Old. 😂

You traded yours for NFT. I hope the card is doing well. I'm being positive though. I hope it gets bigger 🙏

What’s inside Dan next?

bruh

I've never watched his channel but I loved the review. It's all the stuff I'd enjoy geeking out over

Yes he is a tech channel, he is reviewing all the tech in the car

Lol…. Nothing special!!!

@@carholic-sz3qv I work as an EV designer myself and I think it's an impressive feat in 2008 to have a car at that level of production especially with the limited resources and knowledge they had for EVs at that time.

@@DillandShaj wrong!!! It’s not impressive at all! It has first of all a massive battery pack that uses almost the entire vehicle rear trunk…. A regular lotus has much more usable space again the lotus has been praised for decades for been super light.

@@carholic-sz3qv What part of releasing a Li-ion car in 2008 is nothing special?

@@carholic-sz3qv “wrong!!’”🤡

current Tesla's what?

@@pesqair commas matter. Or is it comma’s matter 😅

Developed in 2003-2006

@@Telcontarnz apostrophes

@@txma. brilliant!

It also just makes a lot of sense. When I saw a video the other day of the submenus you have to go through to open the glovebox in I think it was the lyric (or whatever it is called) you start asking yourself what those people were thinking

@@Qwertworks I know on many of the Teslas (not sure how many) you can press the voice command button and say, "Open glovebox." That's about as easy as it gets.

@@TheAeroegg sorry when I need voice commands to open a glove box something is wrong with the car design. There’s plenty of times when that’s just impractical: Have some loud kids in the back? Tough luck getting your voice command to work. Listening to music? Too bad. needs, to be paused. Transporting something big for which you have to have your boot partly open? As soon as you’re going on the highway it’ll be too loud for the voice command to be heard. Not to mention if you have some friends inside your car it’ll be like the “say the line, Bart!” meme as everyone just loses it because of the absolute dorkiness of having to use a voice command to open the glovebox that could have just as well have a simple release on it like almost every other god damn car so you can open it in less than a second rather than having to press the button > say the line > wait for it to be recognised > potentially having to do it all again I mean sure in the grand scheme of things it’s not a deal breaker but it’s just absolutely stupid design. If they wanna be smart about it, why don’t they give me all options? A voice command, some sub-menu on the touch screen AND a latch / button? User Experience through the roof!

@@Qwertworks If the release was on the glove box, why in heavens name would you be reaching for it while driving? I've had no problems with ANY of the voice commands (there are several) at highway speeds and/or with other people talking.

@@TheAeroegg Even if it works perfectly it just simply takes longer sorry. If I can’t reach the glove box I wont be opening it anyway because I can’t reach the contents lol

Performance mode exists on the non sport version as well

Doug Demuro. Go watch it.

He's recording with the phone's default microphone.

that's a really good mic@@SaurabhSubhashMelveetil

@@tezzla6358 its iphone mic

Never compare "this" to a 911. Especially when you never owned one. No comparison!

Sadly, Tesla has abandoned it like trash. Jettisoned it to outer space. Kind of like their 25K car project.

not really.. The Model S was always a very expensive car with lots of features. Today there is the Lucid Air and the various Porsche Taycans.. If other manufactures built a car anywhere near what a Model S is, the price of said car would be $90k. The key is to build cars without all the tech, not every car needs adjustable suspensions, two motors, 100kwh battery and countless over the air updates.. The Model S is expensive and a flagship for a reason..

​@@mamadouaziza2536 Not really what? Nothing you said contradicted me. My point is Tesla produced a car with specs and features that are still pretty modern by today's standards and many competitors can't/don't produce a car that matches that 10 year old car in many ways. For instance, working software that is mostly free from serious-bugs, efficient packaging (seven seats and 2 cavernous trunks), keyless entry and driving done right (ex: no pointless "start" button), quick on-board charger, etc.. Of course, the other makers are doing better than 10 years ago... but that's TEN YEARS ago... Countless OTA updates is not just a nice-to-have... it's a must-have for convenience, but also for safety and it's-2022-why-shouldn't-your-car-always-be-up-to-date-and-modern. And BTW, the Model S 10 years ago only had one motor and a 85kWh battery. The Model S was expensive because batteries were expensive. That's all. It wasn't "all the tech." What tech? You think adding the giant touch screen made it more expensive? No. The touchscreen and "all the tech" allowed Tesla to save costs. Physical buttons with switches, wiring harnesses, connectors, and the labor to source/store inventory/manufacture/assemble costs a lot more than a touchscreen. What Tesla packaged around the expensive battery is pure genius and a testament to their ingenuity for the time.

@@mamadouaziza2536 it was $60k

@@ken830 but the Roadster doesn't have any of the things you mentioned.. You said that todays car manufactures can't produce a car anywhere near the technology of the Roadster?? Minus the carbon fibre bits, the Chevy Bolt EUV surpasses the Roadster in technology.. BMW's i8 Hybrid seems just as good or even better than the Roadster. Lets not even mention the Taycan or the Air Dream edition, both cars have technology for days.. To say that no car today has the technology of a 2008 Tesla Roadster is to say that The USA flag isn't Red, White and Blue.

@@mamadouaziza2536 Dude. The price of battery's have fallen 90% since the model S in 2012. Not a fair comparison at all! The only reason Tesla's sell for so much these days even though they're wayyy cheaper to make is because of high demand.

same as iPhone

Yeah, thank god for the rich.

Hmm, Tesla is no longer light years ahead in electric cars, the Koreans saw to that.. However, Tesla is still ahead in some technology though.. I mean if all one wants is a simple electric car, there are plenty of them to buy.. BMW at one point was doing well with developing electric cars until they gave up, they had a great start with the i8 and i3. Now all we get are heavy clunky original gas cars converted into battery powered cars.. The i4 is horrible, it quick and handles well and thats about it.

Insane to think that 2008 was 14 years ago. I feel so old now

any car has better software than the ID.4

One of the OGs still drives his, and occasionally brings it out to Roadster meets. Really awesome guy.