Tesla Roadster (second generation)

Tesla Roadster
Tesla Roadster
Overview
Manufacturer	Tesla, Inc.
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)
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 has said that it will be capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Roadster is the successor to Tesla's first production car, the 2008 Roadster.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the Roadster should ship in 2025.^[4] Musk said in a tweet 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 supposedly allow for dramatic improvements in "acceleration, top speed, braking & cornering" such as a claimed 1.1 second 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time.^[5]

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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 model before adding rocket thruster option" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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^ https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-unveiling-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.

[1] 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

[2] 1.9s: standing start 0–62 miles per hour (0–100 km/h), without rollout allowance.

[3] 1.9s: rolling start ~6–60 miles per hour (10–97 km/h), with 1-foot rollout allowance

[musk-20190627-1.9s-2] Musk, Elon [@elonmusk] (June 27, 2019). "2.1 sec 0–60 mph is base model before adding rocket thruster option" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[:3-3] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] ttps://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-unveiling-2024/

[5] 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.

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