Tesla's new Roadster 2 is so fast it looks like a cartoon
Have you ever wondered what it would look like to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds? Probably not, because before yesterday, it was almost impossible. All that changed when on Thursday, Tesla's Elon Musk unveiled the second-generation Roadster, the Roadster 2, which is the fastest production car ever made, The Verge reports.
Can't quite wrap your head around that? Here's what it looks like, if you're the unlucky bystander watching the Roadster 2 peel off into the California night:
You can take a test drive below, or wait for the real thing to drop in 2020 for $200,000. Jeva Lange
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.