Video: MT pits Tesla Roadster Sport against Porsche Boxster Spyder

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Feb 24, 2010 | 08:32 PM

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Video: MT pits Tesla Roadster Sport against Porsche Boxster Spyder

"Motor Trend magazine's Kim Reynolds and Arthur St. Antoine took the latest edition of the Boxster, the new Spyder to Willow Springs along with a 2010 Roadster Sport. It makes for very interesting comparison since the 2011 Boxster Spyder is the most minimalist version of the Porsche and the Tesla has a slightly more upscale interior than its Lotus Elise progenitor.

At nearly twice the price of the German, the Tesla offers tremendous performance but requires more effort to learn its limits in part because of the reduced feedback it offers. Nevertheless, St. Antoine in particular was surprised at how well Tesla's "science experiment" works. When considered purely from a bang-for-the-buck perspective, the Roadster makes no sense compared to the Porsche, but to be fair, on-track performance has never been the Tesla's raison d'etre anyhow."
Source Autoblog.com

YouTube - Comparison: 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport vs. 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

Feb 24, 2010 | 09:30 PM

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This time the Tesla at least finished ....

Feb 25, 2010 | 12:24 AM

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Great vid. The Tesla is so much lower than the boxster! The Boxster Spyder in Australia will be the same price as a Nissan GT-R, i would get the Boxster anyday

Last edited by B4rad; Feb 25, 2010 at 12:29 AM.