(upbeat music)
- This is the original Tesla Roadster, 2010.
You guys have seen this in a few of our videos
and I've told you that it's small and it's tiny.
I'm 6'2", I fit inside of it
but it is a tiny car.
Today we're gonna do a bit of an experiment.
We're gonna see can an NFL offensive lineman
fit inside of this car.
The car right now maybe doesn't look
as small on camera, but this is what
an NFL offensive lineman drives.
A Ford Raptor.
So if you remember a while back,
we did What's Inside University of Oregon
football facilities and we had
our friend Tyrell Crosby for the University of Oregon.
Well, he graduated college and he went to
the NFL and started this year on the offensive line
for the Detroit Lions.
So, Tyrell Crosby, right here.
All right, first thoughts on seeing
this little tiny car.
- I think I can squeeze in (laughing).
- [Man] What are your measurements?
- 6'5" 315.
- 6'5", 315.
That's bigger than me.
So we'll see this and then we're gonna check
with some other YouTube'ers and see
if they can fit in here.
I'm gonna let you go in first.
How about that?
- Tryin' to figure out the best angle of approach.
- Feet first inside.
- [Tyrell] Is this sturdy?
(jovial music)
(grunting and laughing)
Oh my gosh.
- Now look at this, there's no separation
in between the two seats.
So our shoulders touch (laughing).
Hey, the doors shut, yeah, there we go.
- I'm stuck.
- Your arm's stuck (laughing)?
Can you get the gas pedal?
Or the pedal?
Yeah, you can do it, okay.
This does have a key, I'll put it in for ya
around your knee.
Okay, this is crazy.
So we barely fit in here.
I'm not even gonna try to put my seat belt on.
We're gonna actually try to drive this thing.
(laughing)
All right so this is where you put it in drive.
Right there around your knee.
It doesn't have power steering either.
So you gotta get moving before you turn the wheel.
(upbeat music)
- Oh my gosh.
- Yeah!
It still moves.
I thought that our heads would be sticking out of it.
You're pretty close.
- Like... - Oh you are out of it.
Kind of.
- I'm dunking so I can actually see.
(laughing)
- We're squished into this little car.
You survived.
- You talk about getting in/out.
Get out.
- Getting out's the actual hard part.
All right, this is Tyrell's brother
and he is 6'8".
You're tall.
Played professional basketball in Europe, right?
- France.
- In France? - Yep.
- [Man] Yes.
(laughing)
- Oh boy, yeah, I think we're right here.
Real intimate.
- [Man] You guys have never been closer.
- This is how mom would put us in time out.
Oh jeez, let me just...
It looks like you're driving a go cart.
(laughing)
We can almost touch the ground.
(laughing)
- [Man] All right, ready?
- Ready.
- [Man] Three, two, one, go!
(engines revving)
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- That Tesla's so fast.
- You didn't look too far behind though.
- I wasn't too bad.
- I was impressed actually.
I knew I would win but I looked in my rear view mirror
and you weren't that far behind.
- I was a lot better than I thought.
- Oh this car is so much fun.
I love this car.
Even though it's not as fast as our other ones,
it is so much ore fun due to it
being a convertible and being so low to the ground.
I barely fit in it.
So does Tyrell, but it's still a dang fun car.
- [Man] Three, two, one, go!
(upbeat music)
- Woo!
We beat him, we beat the Tesla Model 3.
So yes, the Roadster can beat another Tesla.
That makes me really happy.
Not 'cause the Model 3's a bad car,
but because this is a fun car.
I wanted to be faster than something.
So there you go.
I am faster than some of the Model X's
and S's and Model 3's.
It just can't beat the performance models.
So that race that we did the other day
was not indicative of what this car
is actually capable of.
All right Mr. JerryRigEverything,
first time in the Roadster.
- I've been talking about this for a lot,
so I'm pretty excited to finally get a seat in it.
It's about time.
Dude, this is weird.
It's like freakin' Tetris trying to get inside of it.
(laughing)
Oh my gosh dude.
Oh and then you're sitting on the ground.
- [Man] Reach your hand down and touch the asphalt.
- Right here dude.
That's crazy.
- [Man] Just gun it.
- Where's the seat belts at?
- [Man] Oh come on, where we're going--
- Safety first usually.
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It's cool seeing both humps of the wheel wells
in the front, like that's legit.
- That's probably the fastest that car's ever gone.
- He was like gearing up, like his smile
was just getting bigger and bigger
and then as soon as he's passing by
he's not even looking at the road.
He's like...
Is that all you got?
- I need one of these.
(laughing)
- [Man] It might have been the fastest
this car has gone.
- Really?
- [Man] I don't know what you were doing but--
- I don't know how fast I was going.
- It looked fast. - Really?
- [Man] It looked like it was over 100.
- No, there's no way.
From there to here?
- [Man] Maybe because this thing is so small
but it looked so fast.
- I mean if we want to hit 100,
I'm not opposed to it.
(laughing)
- [Man] Okay, Ben's never tried it.
I'll let you guys go on a ride.
You still have to freakin' wiggle your legs
up in there.
- Yeah, it is easier if you put
your legs in first, for sure.
(upbeat hip hop music)
- [Man] All right, what do you think Ben?
- Yeah, this is, I'll take it.
- [Man] It's like no other Tesla
you've ever ridden in right?
- The funniest thing, we go to back up
and I'm like where's the camera?
I can't see.
- Yes, the Tesla Roadster won both drag races
but Tyrell and Zack wanted to make it a point
that there's one thing
that the Tesla Roadster cannot beat the truck at.
Off roading.
(upbeat hip hop music)
All right Tyrell, thoughts on
the 2010 Tesla Roadster.
- It's fun, it's small
but it's fast, which I like.
If I could fit, I'd get one.
(engine roaring)
- That is the new water bottle flip challenge.
Jump your truck, the water bottle flips up and goes...
Did you see that?
I hope we got that on camera.
I hope you enjoyed this random video
of us showing you cool Tesla and Ford Raptor stuff.
Check out Tyrell Crosby next year
in the NFL, he's awesome.
Follow him on Twitter.
Check him out. We follow him so if you need to find him,
just look who we follow.
He's one that we've followed for like two years now.
And then Zack, thanks for your help today.
- No problem. - [Man] You like the Tesla?
- It's great.
- [Man] You need Santa to buy you one.
- Santa will buy me one.
- [Man] Teslanomics, Ben, thank you.
You're awesome.
Thanks for letting me be you.
I know you let off the gas pedal.
Thank you, that was kind. - I try to help you there.
- [Man] I didn't even ask you about the race.
Tell me about the race.
- There's something about the Model 3 that I have.
It has a little hesitation
so maybe we'll have to do an upgrade or something.
- [Man] Right at the beginning.
- Yeah. - I guess a software update
would fix that.
- It could, yeah, it has a take off
but then it stalls for a second
and I think that makes all the difference
between yours and mine right there.
- [Man] Hunter, good job on getting the shots.
- Yeah, you know, that's what I'm here for.
- [Man] You guys are awesome, high fives.
Thank you.
- Thanks for having us.
- [Man] He's so tall right now.
(laughing)
- [Tyrell] This is actually really difficult.
One leg.
- [Man] You're gonna have to put your butt on the road dude.
- [Man] Need a hand?
Yes!
Yes.