Tesla Motors gave us the Sport edition of the 2010 Roadster for an afternoon, now here's the video.

Like most people that get behind the wheel and don't have to plunk down the $128,000 plus on the purchase price, we loved it. It handles well, accelerates rapidly and nearly everyone stares when you come to a stop at the intersection. We also had a few people try to race us. In terms of acceleration, nothing came close. We let a guy in a Mustang pass us, but that's only because I am a terrible driver and didn't want to go past 85 miles an hour. It took him a long time to overtake us too.

One of the more interesting aspects of the car is how the company is trying to blend sedan comfort with sports car zip. The company has discovered that many consumers now use it as a daily commuting car. Thus, it inserted expanding pellets into the doors to reduce sound. That way you can take conference calls. The Sport can do zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.7 seconds, or faster than the 3.9 seconds it takes the regular Roadster. Firmware included in the car's system also optimizes the acceleration. The firmware, which comes in the Sport, is probably the biggest difference between the older and the newer Roadster. (We drove the Roadster Sport.) Between zero and 20 miles an hour, it moves fairly fast, but once it hits 20 the acceleration climbs. The first time you gun it, you get thrown back in your seat at the 20 mile per hour mark.

And don't worry about charging. Costco and other places are installing free electric charging stations.