Tesla Roadster

Naturally, there's no shortage of David Bowie for the soundtrack.

It's been awhile since the new Roadster was last seen.

Video captures "quickest car in the world" going through its paces

Launch of the first experimental satellites is scheduled for Saturday

With the onboard video batteries long since dead, Starman "is getting dimmer and harder to see."

"Those organics, in that environment, I wouldn't give them a year."

The Starman's not waiting in the sky. He's heading to Mars, baby.

"It's going to be an exciting success or an exciting failure," Elon Musk says.

Just billionaire things.

An ambitious launch wrapped in a publicity stunt.

The CEO touts its expertise in weight, aerodynamic drag and rolling resistance.

All while David Bowie's Space Oddity plays.

Elon tweeteth, the world taketh note.

From supercharged V8s to fancy electric motors and lithium ion batteries, last week was all about power.

There are some things we really like about the new Tesla Roaster. But not all is rosy with the new sportscar.

Base price is $200,000.

It's putting down about 450 horsepower at the wheels.

This is just the 32nd of 33 Roadster prototypes made by Tesla. It was used extensively as a marketing tool.

Tesla Roadster's battery-pack retrofit boosts convertible's single-charge range to 340 miles from about 245 miles.

Rather than its usual partnership with Panasonic, Tesla is using cells from LG Chem for the upgrades to the Roadster's battery pack.