It’s been years. In fact, depending on your point of view, it’s been over a decade in the making. But now, after all the mentions, the teasers, the surprise prototype debut, the delays, the other delays, and promises of insane performance, the second-generation Tesla Roadster is preparing to launch. And that might be a literal launch.
Whatever Elon Musk has in store, we’re all going to watch it happen live on October 15. And you can see it right here, starting at 8:55 pm Eastern time. As soon as the stream starts, we’ll plug it in and grab some popcorn.
Giving A ‘Hardcore Smackdown’ To Gas Cars
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The OG Roadster made Tesla a household name, and while it was good for its day, it wasn’t a match for the world’s supercars. But, we’re talking about a world nearly 20 years in the past, and much has changed since then. Among other things, Musk built a space empire and is launching rockets into orbit on a regular basis. He even launched a Roadster to freaking Mars, and it’s now orbiting the sun.
We point this out because Musk has suggested on multiple occasions that the new Roadster could actually incorporate a thruster system not entirely unlike the gas system used on Falcon rockets. It’s not a fuel-burning system, but a compressed air system that could direct pressurized air like thrust to aid cornering and braking. It’s actually a plausible idea for a car, but Musk also talked about legit rocket thrusters, so take it all with a grain of salt.
In theory, these unorthodox systems all combine to give the next-gen Roadster the ability to out accelerate any production car in the world. Musk has said zero to 60 mph could happen in less than one second. Then again, he also said a Cybertruck would cost $40,000 and go 500 miles. So again, take it all with a grain of salt.
Will The New Roadster Actually Reach Production?
Elon Musk is a visionary and an entrepreneur, and has turned the auto industry on its head with his disruptive technology and ideas.Wikimedia Commons
Most people remember the surprise debut of the new Roadster prototype, which took place in November 2017 during the Tesla Semi announcement. However, the first mention of a second-gen Roadster goes all the way back to the end of the original Roadster production in 2011. At that point, Musk theorized a new model could arrive in 2014. That became 2019, then 2020, and then it just kinda became whenever. There was even another delay just two weeks ago, allegedly due to weather.
So, will all these years of waiting be worth it? Will the new Roadster really have thrusters? Will the debut be as monumental as Musk has been hyping it up to be? We’re about to find out – we will have the livestream embedded in this post and will follow-up with a full reveal as soon as the information becomes available. Stay tuned.
