THE 2-SECOND PROMISE

Breaching the 2-second mark in the century sprint has been the stuff of automakers’ dreams for decades – the closest attempt yet being the Porsche 918 Spyder’s run at 2.2 seconds in an independent test.

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Breaching the 2-second mark in the century sprint has been the stuff of automakers’ dreams for decades – the closest attempt yet being the Porsche 918 Spyder’s run at 2.2 seconds in an independent test.
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To shave the last milliseconds off in one fell swoop, however, seems an overly ambitious goal, but not one that Elon Musk is shying away from.

The Tesla head honcho dropped hints that the Tesla Y Roadster may be able to pull off the hitherto impossible – in street legal fashion, he was careful to add. And if you’ve been following Musk, the man makes good on his word as far as technical aspects go. Now, if only he can solve the company’s production bottlenecks and make the Roadster a reality.