Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has just released some new insight about the performance of the highly-awaited next-gen Roadster.
Tesla CEO clarifies next-gen Roadster performance
The Tesla boss reiterated his plans to develop and bring the next-gen Roadster with an industry-leading 0-60 mph performance.
Tesla investor Sawyer Merritt called out The Information’s recent report on his social media X, which was apparently inaccurate. The report claimed that the Roadster development team was caught off guard by CEO Musk’s remarks two months ago. At the time, Musk declared that the next-gen Roadster could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 1 second, down from the previous 1.9 seconds.
Merritt’s X post caught the Tesla Chief’s attention, calling the report source “The [Wrong] Information.”
CEO Musk further emphasized that it would not be reasonable for Tesla to develop a purpose-built, performance electric car with the same performance as the already existing Tesla Model S sedan.
“It would also obviously be ridiculous for the Roadster to achieve simply the same 0-60mph time as Model S, even though it is a 2 door fully performance-oriented vehicle.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
In hindsight, Tesla CEO Musk initially said that the Roadster should accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just around 1.1 seconds in May 2021.
Potential collaboration with SpaceX
In February, Tesla CEO Musk also hinted at a potential partnership between his private aerospace company SpaceX and Tesla for the Roadster.
Moreover, he teased plans to debut the new halo electric car by the end of the year. At the time, he shared on X that the Roadster would accelerate from 0-60 mph in just sub-1 second. However, it would not be the most interesting feature of the next-gen Roadster.
Apart from its fast acceleration, the next-gen Roadster would feature a radically improved design. CEO Musk even teased that “there will never be another car like this, if you could even call it a car.”
Tesla originally scheduled the Roadster’s market launch in 2020. However, it has struggled with a subsequent annual delay through 2024. Therefore, it remains unclear if Tesla will actually manage to introduce the next-gen Roadster next year.
