2008 Tesla Roadster

Description[]

The 2008 Tesla Roadster is a Hot Wheels casting based on the production car of the same name, debuting in the 2008 New Models. The Tesla Roadster is an all-electric sports car produced by the electric car firm Tesla Motors.

Since 2018-02-06 a Hot Wheels Roadster sits on the dashboard of the real model in space on orbital trajectory between the asteroid belt and Earth. It is part of a mass simulator for the first lauch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket and could be seen on live footage. This toy car therefore will travel more miles than any real one existing except the one it's attached to.

Versions[]

The 2008 Tesla Roadster has come out in the following 1/64th scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color	Window Color	Interior	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes
026/196	2008	New Models 26/40	Electric Blue	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Light Smoke	Black	10SP	L9941	Malaysia	Base code(s):
026/196	2008	New Models 26/40	Metallic Watermelon	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Light Smoke	Saddle Brown	10SP	L9941	Malaysia	Base code(s): A32, A35
026/196	2008	New Models 26/40	Metalflake Silver	Trim Details, Logo on hood	Black / Plastic	Light Smoke	Black	10SP	L9941	Malaysia	Base code(s): A42, A49, B02
	2009	Valentine's Day Cars	Metalflake Steel Blue	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Light Smoke	Black	10SP	N8576	Malaysia	Wal-Mart Exclusive Base code(s):
	2009	Valentine's Day Cars	Orange	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Light Smoke	Black	10SP	K4305	Malaysia	Target Exclusive, part of 6-pack, each car has its own card, without hanger. Base code(s):
	2010	Speed Machines	Orange	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Black	Chrome rim, Black CM6	R8508	Malaysia	Base code(s):
	2010	Earth Day	Metallic Green	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Black	10SP	V1415	Malaysia	Wal-Mart Eggsclusive Chase Base code(s): C02
	2011	Speed Machines	Metallic Blue	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Chrome rim, Gray CM6	T4439	Thailand	Base code(s):
067/244	2011	Track Stars 2/15	Metalflake Green	Trim Details	Black / Plastic	Tinted Gray	Black	Chrome rim, Black PR5	T9752	Malaysia	Base code(s): C30, C31, C33, C40, C43, C47, C50, C51
	2013	Speed Machines	Metalflake Dark Blue	Tesla emblem on front, Silver 'Tesla' on rear, Black stripe on top	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	OH5SP	T4439	Thailand	Base code(s): F03
	2013	HW Showroom Mission Madness 6/6	Dark Grey	Grey & Green stripes across top, Trim Details, Logo on hood	Black / Plastic	Clear	Grey	Greenline PR5	BGJ68	Malaysia	Kroger exclusive: Scavenger Hunt Released internationally in Mystery Models series. Base code(s): F39
	2013	Mystery Models 40/48	Dark Grey	Trim Details, Logo on hood	Black / Plastic	Clear	Grey	Greenline PR5	BBM45	Malaysia	Base code(s): F39
	2014	HW Road Trippin' 31/32	Metalflake Blue	Trim Details, Logo on hood	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Chrome Spoke PR5	BDK84	Malaysia	Base code(s): G29
241/250	2016	HW Green Speed 1/5	Red	Black & Silver designs on hood & trunk	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Black	TRAP5	DHT28	Malaysia	Card Versions: Base and Target Exclusive Snowflake card. Base code(s): H30, H33, H35, H37
241/250	2016	HW Green Speed 1/5	Spectraflame Dark Red	Black & Silver stripes across top, painted taillights, HW logo on trunk, 'Tesla' on rear	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Black	RR5SP	DHT90	Malaysia	Super Treasure Hunt Base code(s): H29
	2019	Tesla: Greetings From Space	Metallic Red	"Tesla" & Tesla Logo	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	RA6	GFJ71	Malaysia	Base code(s): L29, L30, L31, L32
217/250	2023	Then and Now 6/10	Orange	Tesla logo, Black stripes	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Black 10SP	HKJ44	Malaysia	Updated tooling Base code(s): S19, S23

Modified Versions[]

The Tesla Roadster with Starman has come out in the following 1/64th scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color	Window Color	Interior	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
109/250	2019	HW Space 2/5	Metallic Red	Tesla logo on hood, "Tesla Roadster Sport" & trim detail on rear	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black & White	Black RA6	FYD29	Malaysia	Base code(s): L44, L46, L47, L50

2008 card[]

From the back of the 2008 card:

Born: 2008
Birthplace: San Carlos, CA, USA
Designer: Tesla Motors
Specialty: With a top speed of 125 mph, this high performance electric sports car requires no gas and was made for zero emission, high speed cruising.

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