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Tesla Roadster

The Tesla Roadster reaches 60 mph in 3.75 s and covers a standing quarter mile in 12.04 s, tripping the lights at 118.1 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.01 s and the eighth mile in 7.85 s, reaching 100 mph in 8.58 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

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Pick who it runs against, then watch it happen — and change the surface, the weather or the distance and run it again.

Down the strip

Standing start Tesla Roadster
0–60 mph3.75 s
0–100 mph8.58 s
60 ft2.01 s
1/8 mile7.85 s
1/4 mile12.04 s
Trap speed118.1 mph

About the Roadster

The 2008 Tesla Roadster is a rear-drive electric roadster of 1,324 kg with 248 bhp, which works out at 187 bhp per tonne. With full torque from a standstill it clears the first 60 ft in 2.01 s, and the question for an electric car is usually not the launch but whether it keeps pulling: it trips the quarter-mile lights at 118.1 mph. Against the 2,929 cars in the set it is the 649th quickest to 60 mph, inside the fastest quarter, and the 7th quickest of the 13 Teslas here. Its 118.1 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 5 of 7 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Tesla Roadster
Year2008
Power248 bhp
Kerb mass1,324 kg
Power to weight187 bhp/t
DrivetrainRear drive
Gears1
EngineElectric
Top speed196 km/h

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Porsche 718 Boxster S20163.63 s12.04 s115.9 mph345 bhp
Porsche 718 Spyder20193.70 s11.95 s119.2 mph414 bhp
Rolls-Royce Spectre20233.93 s12.28 s116.1 mph577 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Head to head

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Questions

What is the Tesla Roadster 0-60 time?
The Tesla Roadster reaches 60 mph in 3.75 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 649th quickest of the 2,929 cars in the set.
What is the Tesla Roadster quarter mile time?
12.04 s at 118.1 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 7.85 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.01 s.
How much power does the Tesla Roadster have?
248 bhp and 1,324 kg, which is 187 bhp per tonne. It is rear-drive, electric, with 1 gears and a quoted top speed of 196 km/h.
What cars are comparable to the Tesla Roadster?
Closest here on pace: Porsche 718 Boxster S (3.63 s), Porsche 718 Spyder (3.70 s), Rolls-Royce Spectre (3.93 s). Each one can be raced against the Tesla Roadster in the panel at the top of this page.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Tesla Roadster is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 5 of its 7 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-09-01. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.