Tesla's electric halo sports car, unveiled as a prototype in 2017 and repeatedly delayed, with a planned SpaceX cold-gas thruster option.
Tesla says its single-seat Roadster Rocket reaches 60 mph in under 0.59 seconds. TechSpot reports a one-second demo run and says it is unclear whether owners will get the full capability.
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Tesla is expected to unveil the redesigned Roadster on 15 October 2026 at a SpaceX site in Texas, six years after the 2020 deliveries it promised. Musk's range and acceleration claims have yet to be shown in a production-ready car, so the figures Tesla commits to are the test.
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Tesla's terms for Roadster reservations of up to $250,000 leave the final price open and guarantee no delivery, Business Insider reported. It also describes the payment as fully refundable, so a holder risks the wait and an unset price.
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Tesla showed a redesigned Roadster lifting over five Teslas on 10 cold-gas thrusters near Waco, Texas, with production slated for 2028. None of what the livestream showed has been recorded in a production vehicle, so the claims stay Tesla's own.
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Tesla plans to start Roadster 2 deliveries next year, six years after the car was supposed to reach driveways. Deposit holders from 2017 get a hypercar from a company its CEO now tells investors to treat as a robotics and autonomy business.
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Elon Musk has said the car does not enter production until 12 or 18 months after the unveiling. Since 2017 the only part of the Roadster a reservation holder has been able to use is the refund process.
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Tesla will show the next Roadster at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on October 1 in Waco, which CryptoBriefing calls its first firm public date after at least eight missed timelines, and Musk's delivery window still spans 2027 and 2028.
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