| Tesla Roadster | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tesla, Inc. |
| Production | late 2024-2025 (to commence) |
| Designer | Franz von Holzhausen |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
| Layout | Tri-motor, all-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | Three electric motors (one front, two rear) |
| Battery | 200 kWh |
| Electric range | 620 mi (1,000 kilometres) |
| Plug-in charging |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Tesla Roadster (first generation) |
The Tesla Roadster is an upcoming battery electric four-seater sports car to be built by Tesla, Inc. The company said it will be capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds,[1][2][3] which would be quicker than any street legal production car to date at its announcement in November 2017.[4] The Roadster is the successor to Tesla's first production car, the 2008 Roadster.
Originally set to ship in 2020, the date has been repeatedly pushed back several times. In early 2024, Tesla CEO Elon Musk expected that the Roadster should unveil at the end of 2024, and they were aiming to ship in 2025,[5] but in October 2024 Musk confirmed that the Roadster is further delayed.[6] Musk said that higher-performance trim levels will be available beyond the base specifications, including a SpaceX package that would "include ~10 small rocket cold air thrusters arranged seamlessly around the car" which would allow for dramatic improvements in "acceleration, top speed, braking & cornering," and such as a claimed 1.1 second 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time,[7] and "maybe ... even allow a Tesla to fly".
- ^ Acceleration times:
- 1.9s: standing start 0–62 miles per hour (0–100 km/h), without rollout allowance.
- 1.9s: rolling start ~6–60 miles per hour (10–97 km/h), with 1-foot rollout allowance
- ^ Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (June 27, 2019). "2.1 sec 0–60 mph is base mode" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sage, Alexandria (November 16, 2017). "New $200,000 Tesla Roadster speeds in front of electric big-rig truck". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Elon Musk Tesla Roadster Unveiling 2024", Teslarati
- ^ Elon Musk: Tesla Roadster delayed, regular $25k car “pointless”, October 28, 2024
- ^ Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (June 9, 2018). "SpaceX option package for new Tesla Roadster will include ~10 small rocket thrusters arranged seamlessly around car. These rocket engines dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking & cornering. Maybe they will even allow a Tesla to fly …" (Tweet). Retrieved March 25, 2019 – via Twitter.