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Production Of the Tesla Roadster To Finally Begin Next Year
In 2011, when the production of the original Tesla Roadster ended, Elon Musk promised a successor that would be something special. It’s been 13 years since then, and so far we’ve only seen a prototype, and that was in 2017. Now it looks like the wait is finally coming to an end.
According to Musk’s announcements, the stunning roadster with four seats should arrive next year and become the fastest accelerating car in the world, even faster than the Nevera.
Musk claimed in 2017 that the base model would go from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 1.9 seconds. That would be slower than current record holder Rimac Nevera, but in the meantime, Musk has changed the story several times and talked about going to 60 mph in less than 1.5 seconds, in 1.1 seconds, and even in less than one second.
Although Musk likes to “run in” with incredible and unachievable forecasts, and despite the fact that “less than one second” really does not sound realistic at all, it is clear that the Roadster should be a fascinatingly fast car, probably faster than the Nevera.
Musk also once said that he did not want to confirm the maximum speed but hinted that it was above 400 km/h. Musk also claimed that the Roadster has a 200 kWh battery and a range of 1,000 km per charge, three motors, an all-wheel drive, and a torque vectoring system. And the battery capacity sounds extremely unrealistic, but let’s wait for the premiere to see what Tesla has come up with this time.
And we could finally find out what it’s all about next year because Musk has confirmed that the new Tesla Roadster will go into production next year. During a call with investors about the company’s first-half financial results, Tesla’s CEO said the company has “completed most of the development” on the next-generation Roadster.
It will be final because pre-orders will still be open in 2017. At the time, an expected price of $250,000 was mentioned, but we fear that the car will end up being significantly more expensive due to inflation and the large increase in car prices in recent years.
