Photo: Lem Bingley / Twitter
Slowly but surely Tesla's model range expands. The American electric car maker currently sells sedans and SUVs, but a pickup truck is also in the works, taking the nameplate's reach far beyond its initial markets.
But what of a convertible? Sure, there is the current generation Roadster who could fill in that spot, but we're dreaming of something a bit more exciting.
The most popular car in this segment is the Mazda MX-5, known in some markets as the Miata. The car sold so many units since its introduction in 1989 (well over 1 million, and that's a hell of a record for this niche) that it is doubtful some other car will take its place anytime soon.
But what if Tesla were to get some inspiration from the Japanese and design a Miata-sized roadster? The result would be probably something like this.
What you see in the gallery above is the work of rendering artist Lem Bingley. He posted the images on Twitter last week as a result of a dream he had about "a smaller, lighter and cheaper sports" electric car.
"A while ago I tweeted about an imaginary Tesla Roadster, about the same size and shape as a Mazda MX-5. I'm dreaming of a smaller, lighter, and cheaper sports #EV than Tesla's actual proposed Roadster 2. I've created a couple of new images. Let me know what you think!" Bingley says in his post.
So, what do we have here? The clear proportions of the present generation Miata (2015) mixed with design cues taken from the current Model 3 and Roadster, all wrapped around an electric powertrain that should bring a lot of open-top motoring joy.
Judging by how all Musk-tainted products are instant hits, it's likely such a design, or at least an electric car this size, would probably rise at the top of sales charts in no time.
We'll just have to wait and see if Musk heard the Internet's call.
The most popular car in this segment is the Mazda MX-5, known in some markets as the Miata. The car sold so many units since its introduction in 1989 (well over 1 million, and that's a hell of a record for this niche) that it is doubtful some other car will take its place anytime soon.
But what if Tesla were to get some inspiration from the Japanese and design a Miata-sized roadster? The result would be probably something like this.
What you see in the gallery above is the work of rendering artist Lem Bingley. He posted the images on Twitter last week as a result of a dream he had about "a smaller, lighter and cheaper sports" electric car.
"A while ago I tweeted about an imaginary Tesla Roadster, about the same size and shape as a Mazda MX-5. I'm dreaming of a smaller, lighter, and cheaper sports #EV than Tesla's actual proposed Roadster 2. I've created a couple of new images. Let me know what you think!" Bingley says in his post.
So, what do we have here? The clear proportions of the present generation Miata (2015) mixed with design cues taken from the current Model 3 and Roadster, all wrapped around an electric powertrain that should bring a lot of open-top motoring joy.
Judging by how all Musk-tainted products are instant hits, it's likely such a design, or at least an electric car this size, would probably rise at the top of sales charts in no time.
We'll just have to wait and see if Musk heard the Internet's call.
A while ago I tweeted about an imaginary Tesla Roadster, about the same size and shape as a Mazda MX-5. I'm dreaming of a smaller, lighter and cheaper sports #EV than Tesla's actual proposed Roadster 2. I've created a couple of new images. Let me know what you think! pic.twitter.com/606XhtPqS3
— Lem (@LemBingley) August 11, 2019
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