The long-awaited second-generation Tesla Roadster is engineered to go the place no automotive has gone earlier than, CEO Elon Musk stated.
In a latest interview with ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon, Musk revealed that Tesla is collaborating with SpaceX on the reincarnation of the Roadster, Tesla’s iconic electrical sports activities automotive.
Musk would not immediately reply questions on whether or not the Roadster might fly, solely saying such a characteristic isn’t “out of the query.”
“It is gonna be actually cool, and it is gonna have some rocket expertise in it,” Musk stated. “The one strategy to do one thing that is cooler than the Cybertruck is to mix SpaceX and Tesla expertise to create one thing that is not even actually a automotive.”
The unique Roadster put Tesla on the map
The Tesla Roadster put Musk’s electrical automotive firm on the map within the late aughts, with about 2,450 of the limited-edition sports activities automobiles bought between 2008 and 2012. Musk has been promising a return for the Roadster since 2017, teasing a brand new model of the sports activities automotive on the unveiling of the Tesla Semi.
Since then, the Roadster has run into myriad manufacturing delays and has fallen out of the dialog as Cybertruck took the highlight on the finish of final yr. However Musk posted about renewed design targets for the Roadster on his social media platform X (previously Twitter) in February.
Musk has stated earlier than the brand new Roadster will include an estimated price ticket of round $200,000 for a base mannequin. Tesla would justify that eye-popping sticker value with “one thing that is by no means existed earlier than,” Musk informed Lemon.
“It’s going to do 0-60 [mph] in underneath one second,” Musk stated. “And that is not even essentially the most thrilling factor about it.”
What else we all know in regards to the new Roadster
Lemon pressed for extra particulars, however Musk was sparing, confirming solely that it might be managed with a drive-by-wire yoke much like these present in planes and it that will be outfitted with tires.
When requested whether or not the Tesla-SpaceX Roadster collaboration would have wings, Musk hesitated.
“It doesn’t have huge wings, huge wings can be unwieldy on the street,” he stated.
Musk has typically dangled hype for the Roadster when the corporate’s inventory value is struggling, or new product launches are hitting snags. Tesla inventory is down almost 14% up to now month. In the meantime, the EV firm is providing referral program incentives on Cybertruck orders, typically an early signal of flagging demand.
Nonetheless, Musk stated within the interview that Cybertruck nonetheless has over 1,000,000 orders within the queue.
